Hacker News Clone - CLI Version

The MVP of this project is a clone of https://news.ycombinator.com but in CLI. A user should be able to log in from the command line and be presented with a list of stories, along with a 'menu bar' that has the options in HN: news, comments, ask, show, jobs, submit (we will likely not use all of these options, but let's keep it as a clone for now).

features

voting

1. registration

   required to comment (?)

2. search

   by popularity, date. I find it effective.

3. threaded collapsible comments

   • All threads threaded and collapsible. maxed by default. each can be minimized individually, collapsing all contained comments.
   • main threads sorted by quality, replies chronological (?),
   • poor quality comments remain visible but dimmed according to how downvoted

4. user karma

   • users have karma
   • user post/comment history can be seen by clicking on their profile.

5. voting

   regiistration required min karma required for downvoting (comments only?)

6. sort algorithms (see note below)

   • posts sorted by ratio of upvotes / newness / user karma / voodoo

7. user control of search / sort options

   • users can view HN sorted view, chrono posts, chrono comments, (?)

8. 'dead' (shadowbanned) profiles

   These are profiles where the user doesn't know they are 'shadowbanned', so they continue to post but can't tell that no one else can see it.

   • explicit rules and culture to encourage / discourage certain content

User Stories

MVP

• landing page has a list of articles
• submit a story by pasting a link

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