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Re:The "Unknown or expired link" chestnut. Why can't "More" ... by brudgers on Saturday February 23, 2013 @12:30PM (#5270487)
"I suppose, because he can, and he's likely more interested in satisfying intellectual curiosity than designing a normal pagination system."

I suspect that PG's approach is something more than peccadillo. The HN software appears to afford a great deal of power for managing the community, and managing the community is much more important than worrying over expired links. I'll add that I've never seen someone quit HN over expired links, but several over community behavior.

Seeing as YC applications require HN accounts, it is unlikely that YC takes HN's functions lightly.

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Re:The "Unknown or expired link" chestnut. Why can't "More" ... by jarek-foksa on Monday February 25, 2013 @01:15PM (#5280493)
There is no excuse for having broken pagination, table-based layout and GIF images on a modern site, especially when you are targeting tech users. Those are obvious bugs, not features, that should be fixed right away even if it means introducing more code complexity and some refactoring.
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