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Re:Quiet Hacker News by faizshah on Sunday September 17, 2017 @06:39PM (#15272094)
Why does it seem easier to scan the links on the front page of reddit than on HN?

Often when I'm looking to upvote a link I just clicked on HN I will scan through all the links but miss the one I'm looking for. Is it the contrast and boldness of the titles that makes reddit better in this regard?

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Re:Quiet Hacker News by aldoushuxley001 on Sunday September 17, 2017 @06:43PM (#15272110)
I think it's the background-colour.

Every other link on reddit has a slightly darker background, which helps separate the links. HN doesn't have this, preferring to simply number the links as its way of differentiating

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Re:Quiet Hacker News by kilceem on Sunday September 17, 2017 @06:54PM (#15272157)
If one was so inclined one could make a custom css for HN. everyone has there quarks and can not make everyone happy.
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Re:Quiet Hacker News by jasonm23 on Sunday September 17, 2017 @08:14PM (#15272460)
You are triggering my OCD. It's my problem though.

Everyone has their strangeness and charm. Not sure they have quarks but I'm quirky like that.

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Re:Quiet Hacker News by jessriedel on Sunday September 17, 2017 @06:46PM (#15272128)
Reddit also has thumbnails, which in this use case serve as icons (whose purpose is to be faster to understand at a glance than text).
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