[wtbob]

> If I want to reply to a comment in a thread (like I'm doing right now) I don't want the page to refresh after I submit, causing me to lose my scroll position.

That's what middle-click to create a new tab is for.

> Even worse is when discussion sites (cough HN) whisk you away to a whole 'nother page to submit your comment, then dump you back to the thread afterward.

If HN were a single-page app, I wouldn't use HN. Period.

> Let's say you have a long list of topics in a sidebar on the left. If I find a bunch of topics that I want to read and they're in the middle of the scroll, I'll be annoyed if the whole page refreshes when I click on one.

Again, that's what middle-click is for.

> If I'm filling out a long form (like enrolling in school or applying for a job) and I enter something wrong, I want to know immediately.

Sure, that's a nice use for JavaScript. I just don't want to have to expose my entire system, and all my data, and every system I can connect to, to malware in return.

[oldmanjay]

I have to admit, I'm not really interested in your restrictions on what people are allowed to use in browsers. You are definitely not the arbiter of the one true way, no matter how right you feel about your opinions.

[wtbob]

Are you interested in security and privacy? Are you interested in functionality?

I am, of course, the arbiter of what I permit my browser, running on my computer and accessing my data, to do.

[dalore]

Ok how to middle click on a tablet? Press and hold, but that sucks.

How to middle click with an apple mighty mouse with no middle click? Press and hold cmd whilst clicking left click.

Middle click doesn't work and it if you are about to submit a comment on a thread how do you middle click to load the same page at the same scroll position?

[zbyte64]

What percentage of internet users either have a middle-click or know how?

[rubicon33]

Opening a new tab works, but come on... It's a crude tool!