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  Dennis Hackethal archived idea #3950 along with any revisions.
  Dennis Hackethal revised criticism #5700 and marked it as AI-assisted.

Mark as AI-assisted


A sticky button can't work here: the main content area has to be a horizontal scroll container so deeply nested trees can grow sideways, and that stops position: sticky from sticking. The workarounds (reworking the global layout, or JavaScript positioning that jitters on mobile) are too risky for such a small benefit.

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A sticky button can't work here: the main content area has to be a horizontal scroll container so deeply nested trees can grow sideways, and that stops position: sticky from sticking. The workarounds (reworking the global layout, or JavaScript positioning that jitters on mobile) are too risky for such a small benefit.

  Dennis Hackethal posted idea #5730.

Tyler suggested (#3904) we use the chart type from Kialo:

Kialo chart

Could be a useful visualization in addition to trees.

Each top-level idea would be the center node. Then red segments around it for pending criticisms. Gray for non-pending criticisms and neutral comments.

Unlike Kialo, though, each segment would have the same size as the other segments on its circle.

  Dennis Hackethal posted criticism #5729.

Offer easy way to link to latest version of an idea. The ability already exists – an idea link + /latest will always go to the latest version – but isn’t directly exposed in the form of a link or button yet.

  Dennis Hackethal archived idea #4437 along with any revisions.
  Dennis Hackethal archived idea #3905 along with any revisions.
  Dennis Hackethal archived idea #4827 along with any revisions.
  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #5726.

Reiterating/refining #3904: There should be a graphical indication for pending criticisms. The dropdown line should be red if the comment it leads to is a pending criticism. The yellow pills can be turned gray to be easier on the eyes.

#5726​·​Dennis HackethalOP revised 1 day ago

Done as of c00ed18.

  Dennis Hackethal revised criticism #5719. The revision addresses idea #5725.

Reiterating/refining #3904: There should be a graphical indication for pending criticisms. The dropdown line should be red if the comment it leads to is a pending criticism.

Reiterating/refining #3904: There should be a graphical indication for pending criticisms. The dropdown line should be red if the comment it leads to is a pending criticism. The yellow pills can be turned gray to be easier on the eyes.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #5719.

Reiterating/refining #3904: There should be a graphical indication for pending criticisms. The dropdown line should be red if the comment it leads to is a pending criticism.

#5719​·​Dennis HackethalOP revised 1 day ago

This says nothing about the yellow color of the criticisms pills, which I think Tyler is saying are too harsh on the eyes.

  Dennis Hackethal revised criticism #5722.

That doesn’t mean the pill has to say yellow. Too harsh.

That doesn’t mean the pill has to stay yellow. Too harsh.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #5710.

Would avoid putting it in a tooltip. Best to keep it for accessibility. Communicating only with lines and colors is too little information.

#5710​·​Dennis HackethalOP, 1 day ago

That doesn’t mean the pill has to say yellow. Too harsh.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #5712.

Reiterating/refining #3904: I think the yellow "Criticism of" bubbles can and should be replaced by a graphical indication that is much easier on the eyes. The dropdown line can be made red if the comment it leads to is a criticism, and the bubble on the criticism can be eliminated. Reading the yellow bubble to get the idea # it is referring to, then searching the ideas above for the matching # is inelegant (even if it is usually the one right above).

And dimmer red for refuted criticisms, brighter red for pending ones! Default gray for comments.

#5712​·​Dennis HackethalOP revised 1 day ago

And dimmer red for refuted criticisms, brighter red for pending ones! Default gray for comments.

Would get alternating dim and bright depending on insertion order. Confusing!

  Dennis Hackethal revised criticism #5717. The revision addresses idea #4828.

Reiterating/refining #3904: I think the yellow "Criticism of" bubbles can and should be replaced by a graphical indication that is much easier on the eyes. The dropdown line can be made red if the comment it leads to is a criticism, and the bubble on the criticism can be eliminated. Reading the yellow bubble to get the idea # it is referring to, then searching the ideas above for the matching # is inelegant (even if it is usually the one right above).

Reiterating/refining #3904: There should be a graphical indication for pending criticisms. The dropdown line should be red if the comment it leads to is a pending criticism.

  Dennis Hackethal revised criticism #5712. The revision addresses ideas #5715 and #5716.

Reiterating/refining #3904: I think the yellow "Criticism of" bubbles can and should be replaced by a graphical indication that is much easier on the eyes. The dropdown line can be made red if the comment it leads to is a criticism, and the bubble on the criticism can be eliminated. Reading the yellow bubble to get the idea # it is referring to, then searching the ideas above for the matching # is inelegant (even if it is usually the one right above).

And dimmer red for refuted criticisms, brighter red for pending ones! Default gray for comments.

Reiterating/refining #3904: I think the yellow "Criticism of" bubbles can and should be replaced by a graphical indication that is much easier on the eyes. The dropdown line can be made red if the comment it leads to is a criticism, and the bubble on the criticism can be eliminated. Reading the yellow bubble to get the idea # it is referring to, then searching the ideas above for the matching # is inelegant (even if it is usually the one right above).

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #5712.

Reiterating/refining #3904: I think the yellow "Criticism of" bubbles can and should be replaced by a graphical indication that is much easier on the eyes. The dropdown line can be made red if the comment it leads to is a criticism, and the bubble on the criticism can be eliminated. Reading the yellow bubble to get the idea # it is referring to, then searching the ideas above for the matching # is inelegant (even if it is usually the one right above).

And dimmer red for refuted criticisms, brighter red for pending ones! Default gray for comments.

#5712​·​Dennis HackethalOP revised 1 day ago

And dimmer red for refuted criticisms, brighter red for pending ones! Default gray for comments.

It’s more in line with refute.us if non-pending criticisms are neutralized, ie gray as well.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #5712.

Reiterating/refining #3904: I think the yellow "Criticism of" bubbles can and should be replaced by a graphical indication that is much easier on the eyes. The dropdown line can be made red if the comment it leads to is a criticism, and the bubble on the criticism can be eliminated. Reading the yellow bubble to get the idea # it is referring to, then searching the ideas above for the matching # is inelegant (even if it is usually the one right above).

And dimmer red for refuted criticisms, brighter red for pending ones! Default gray for comments.

#5712​·​Dennis HackethalOP revised 1 day ago

And dimmer red for refuted criticisms, brighter red for pending ones! Default gray for comments.

Tried it – unfortunately, there aren’t enough shades of red to easily tell the difference.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #4830.

The quote

indentation bar

is red, which would cause visual confusion.

#4830​·​Tyler Mills, 6 months ago

Not red anymore. Gray as of 5b3358f.

  Dennis Hackethal revised criticism #4827. The revision addresses idea #4833.

Reiterating/refining #3904: I think the yellow "Criticism of" bubbles can and should be replaced by a graphical indication that is much easier on the eyes. The dropdown line can be made red if the comment it leads to is a criticism, and the bubble on the criticism can be eliminated. Reading the yellow bubble to get the idea # it is referring to, then searching the ideas above for the matching # is inelegant (even if it is usually the one right above).

Reiterating/refining #3904: I think the yellow "Criticism of" bubbles can and should be replaced by a graphical indication that is much easier on the eyes. The dropdown line can be made red if the comment it leads to is a criticism, and the bubble on the criticism can be eliminated. Reading the yellow bubble to get the idea # it is referring to, then searching the ideas above for the matching # is inelegant (even if it is usually the one right above).

And dimmer red for refuted criticisms, brighter red for pending ones! Default gray for comments.

  Dennis Hackethal criticized idea #4833.

And dimmer red for refuted criticisms, brighter red for pending ones! Default gray for comments.

#4833​·​Tyler Mills, 6 months ago

Best to put additional information in a revision of the target idea, not as a comment. Comments aren’t for chronological addition of information like on X or Reddit.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #4832.

The link could be put in a new tooltip, or something. Or kept as is, just without the yellow bubble, frankly.

#4832​·​Tyler Mills, 6 months ago

Would avoid putting it in a tooltip. Best to keep it for accessibility. Communicating only with lines and colors is too little information.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #4829.

Is it handy? I have yet to want to open the criticized idea in a new tab. I have only ever wanted to scroll up to see it, which is slightly irksome with the current yellow bubble hashtag-matching method. And when the criticized idea is clearly immediately above, the yellow bubbles serve no real purpose, only add visual clutter.

#4829​·​Tyler Mills, 6 months ago

I have yet to want to open the criticized idea in a new tab

I do that on occasion and like being able to do it. Other users may, too.

  Dennis Hackethal archived idea #5148 along with any revisions.
  Dennis Hackethal archived idea #5145 along with any revisions.
  Dennis Hackethal archived idea #4837 along with any revisions.