lobsters/lobsters

"N comments" link in .byline of single story page not working

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#2,011 opened on May 5, 2026

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Description

Take this story as an example.

https://lobste.rs/s/pidcaz/how_llms_distort_our_written_language#comments_story_01kqsf58zrf51rm9e6c5np2xjj

Click in the (now) "22 comments" at the top of the page (in the grey line under the title). It should scroll to the comments list, but it does nothing.

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The issue is that clicking the '22 comments' link in the .byline of a single story page does nothing. Expected behavior is to scroll to the comments section. The bug is likely in the JavaScript that handles the scroll or the HTML anchor tag. Investigate the view template (probably app/views/stories/show.html.erb or similar) to see how the comments link is rendered and if it has an onclick handler or a valid href. Check the JavaScript file (likely app/javascript/packs/application.js or a specific JS file) for the scroll function. The issue was reported on 2026-05-05, and there is one comment (though not shown). No linked PRs.
Tech stack
rubyjavascripthtml
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Fresh
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Clear
Prerequisites
basic JavaScriptRuby on Rails
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
75