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Re:Donald Trump Is Elected President by paulddraper on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @11:40AM (#12911706)
> I would have thought that could be handled client-side instead

It could be, but that would add a JavaScript dependency that HN currently doesn't have.

Re:Donald Trump Is Elected President by oneeyedpigeon on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @11:42AM (#12911723)
True. But it could be a 'progressive dependency' - i.e. you could still do everything you can now without javascript, it would just be used to hide the voting buttons/links/whatever else is dynamic.