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1. rd+I5[view] [source] 2026-01-08 19:28:00
>>Rooste+(OP)
I've always wished there was a "block comments from this user" feature that didn't rely on vibe-coding my own Chrome extension (and thus not work on Safari where I spent at least 50% of my HN time). I imagine it could even work like Sponsorblock does, and we could crowdsource people who's comments are inflammatory.

I've also noticed that very obviously LLM-generated comments are called out, and the community tends to agree, but those that have any plausible deniability are given far too much leniency, and people will over-index on the guidelines to give them the benefit of the doubt.

I don't think a captcha is the solution, as it'll degrade conversation by an OOM though.

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2. nother+Re[view] [source] 2026-01-08 20:18:30
>>rd+I5
That extension already exists and works well. “Comments Owl for Hacker News”
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