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by ohwp 4633 days ago
A small rant: I think it is bad practice to hide content below the page height. I just wanted to close the website because I thought 'nothing to see here' before I accidentally scrolled and more content was revealed.
3 comments

There's a learn more button...
It has really faint text semi-transparent text on a semi-transparent background which is covered by a Twitter icon, at least in my Chrome with my browser height.

If I zoom out all the way, there's still no indication you can scroll down, because the page "helpfully" hides everything from you.

It's pretty bad.

Agreed, also, don't make me click on a button to figure out what I am looking at and why I should be interested.
You're talking about 'The Fold' and it's a myth - http://blog.kissmetrics.com/why-the-fold-is-a-myth/

It doesn't really matter if there's content below the page height, just that you ensure users see they have the affordance to scroll.

I read this comment before actually going to the site, which is fortunate, because I'm certain I would've missed the rest of the content if you hadn't pointed that out.

I rarely complain about design issues on websites but this a case where things should really be changed.