LW client-side comment improvements

Bakkot

Custom Comment Highlights

NOTE FOR FIREFOX USERS: this contained a bug which has been squashed, causing the list of comments not to be automatically populated (depending on your version of Firefox). I suggest reinstalling. Sorry, no automatic updates unless you use the Chrome extension (though with >50% probability there will be no further updates).

You know how the highlight for new comments on Less Wrong threads disappears if you reload the page, making it difficult to find those comments again? Here is a userscript you can install to fix that (provided you're on Firefox or Chrome). Once installed, you can set the date after which comments are highlighted, and easily scroll to new comments. See screenshots. Installation is straightforward (especially for Chrome, since I made an extension as well).

Bonus: works even if you're logged out or don't have an account, though you'll have to set the highlight time manually.

Slate Star Codex Comment Highlighter

Edit: You no longer need to install this, since Scott's added it to his blog. Unless you want the little numbers in the title bar.

Yet another script, to make finding recent comments over at Slate Star Codex a lot easier. Also comes in Chrome extension flavor. See screenshots. Not directly relevant to Less Wrong, but there's a lot of overlap in readership, so you may be interested.

Note for LW Admins / Yvain

These would be straightforward to make available to all users (on sufficiently modern browsers), since they're just a bit of Javascript getting injected. If you'd like to, feel free, and message me if I can be of help.

All of these things I mentioned in the most recent open thread, but since the first one is directly relevant and the comment where I posted it somewhat hard to come across, I figured I'd make a post too.

Custom Comment Highlights

Bonus: works even if you're logged out or don't have an account, though you'll have to set the highlight time manually.

Delay Before Commenting

Another script to add a delay and checkbox reading "In posting this, I am making a good-faith contribution to the collective search for truth." before allowing you to comment. Made in response to a comment by army1987.

Slate Star Codex Comment Highlighter

Edit: You no longer need to install this, since Scott's added it to his blog. Unless you want the little numbers in the title bar.

Note for LW Admins / Yvain

Vulture12y10

I'd agree with that for a default implementation, but as a userscript I like the "collective search for truth" one better.

Best of all, I think it would be cool to have a server-side implementation with the text customizable, set by default to "Are you sure you'd like to post this?" (and possibly opt-in).

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LW client-side comment improvements

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Custom Comment Highlights

Delay Before Commenting

Slate Star Codex Comment Highlighter

Note for LW Admins / Yvain

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LW client-side comment improvements

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Custom Comment Highlights

Delay Before Commenting

Slate Star Codex Comment Highlighter

Note for LW Admins / Yvain

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