HACKER Q&A
📣 silexia

You are posting too fast."


I see this warning periodically and it blocks me from posting the comment I wrote. This is very frustrating. This feature should give a warning BEFORE you write a long comment reply right?

  👤 solardev Accepted Answer ✓
FWIW I made a habit to cmd-C any long text I write before I submit anything. Years of lost comments taught me the hard way, lol.

I think there are also "form saver" browser extensions that can back up form data automatically for you in case of a failed submission/browser crash.

HN is old-school and the UI doesn't seem to a big priority. I wouldn't count on it changing much... people here like it that way.

👤 mixmastamyk
Does this apply to everyone or only accounts that have been "yoked" by a moderator?
👤 JTyQZSnP3cQGa8B
I write all my posts in a local git repository before I post. After that, it is pushed to a thousand repos around the world. Or you could use some kind of post-it application.
👤 bell-cot
In theory, perhaps.

But HN has no "Unlimited Comments" plan, to upsell you to. Nor ads, that they want you to view more of. Nor feature-rich software, that they want you to buy.