MetaFilter: neaten up comment bylines
// ==UserScript==
// @name MeFi Neater Bylines
// @namespace https://github.com/klipspringr/mefi-userscripts
// @version 2025-08-29-a
// @description MetaFilter: neaten up comment bylines
// @author Klipspringer
// @supportURL https://github.com/klipspringr/mefi-userscripts
// @license MIT
// @match *://*.metafilter.com/*
// @grant GM_getValue
// @grant GM_setValue
// @grant GM_registerMenuCommand
// ==/UserScript==
;(async () => {
"use strict"
if (
!/^\/(\d|comments\.mefi)/.test(window.location.pathname) ||
/rss$/.test(window.location.pathname)
)
return
const KEY_CUSTOM_LABEL = "custom-quote-button-label"
const SVG_REPLY = `<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" hidden style="display:none"><path id="mrql-reply" fill="currentColor" d="M 69.941 48.117 C 72.437 48.117 74.776 47.63 76.959 46.657 C 79.142 45.684 81.043 44.37 82.66 42.715 C 84.279 41.06 85.555 39.134 86.491 36.934 C 87.427 34.735 87.894 32.39 87.894 29.898 C 87.894 27.406 87.427 25.071 86.491 22.891 C 85.555 20.711 84.279 18.803 82.66 17.169 C 81.043 15.532 79.142 14.248 76.959 13.314 C 74.776 12.379 72.437 11.912 69.941 11.912 L 68.071 12.087 L 68.071 0 L 69.941 0 C 74.074 0 77.963 0.779 81.608 2.336 C 85.253 3.892 88.441 6.024 91.169 8.729 C 93.899 11.435 96.053 14.608 97.632 18.249 C 99.211 21.888 100 25.772 100 29.898 C 100 34.025 99.211 37.908 97.632 41.548 C 96.053 45.187 93.899 48.37 91.169 51.095 C 88.441 53.82 85.253 55.972 81.608 57.548 C 77.963 59.125 74.074 59.913 69.941 59.913 L 23.626 59.913 L 44.036 80 L 27.953 80 L 0 53.723 L 27.953 28.028 L 44.036 28.028 L 23.626 48.117 L 69.941 48.117 Z" /></svg>`
const SVG_USE_REPLY = `<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1em" viewBox="0 0 100 100" style="vertical-align:middle"><use href="#mrql-reply" /></svg>`
const getSetting = async (key, def = "") => {
const value = await GM_getValue(key, def)
return String(value)
}
const handleEditLabel = async () => {
const existing = await GM_getValue(KEY_CUSTOM_LABEL, "")
const edited = prompt(
"Quote button label (leave blank for reply arrow):",
String(existing)
)
await GM_setValue(KEY_CUSTOM_LABEL, edited || "")
await modifyQuoteButtons()
}
GM_registerMenuCommand("Edit quote button", handleEditLabel)
const modifyQuoteButtons = async () => {
const start = performance.now()
const customLabel = await getSetting(KEY_CUSTOM_LABEL, "")
const label = customLabel || SVG_USE_REPLY
const nodes = document.querySelectorAll("a.quotebutton")
nodes.forEach((node) => {
// replace quote button content
node.innerHTML = label
if (node.hasAttribute("data-mrql-moved")) return
// move quote button to before flag button
node.parentNode.parentNode
.querySelector("span[id^='flag']")
?.before(node.parentNode)
// mark as done so we don't pick this up again
node.setAttribute("data-mrql-moved", "")
})
console.log(
"mefi-replace-quote-label",
nodes.length,
Math.round(performance.now() - start) + "ms"
)
}
document.body.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeend", SVG_REPLY)
// MefiQuote listens for the "mefi-comments" event, but:
// (a) my event listener wasn't picking that up for some reason; and
// (b) there could be timing issues as MefiQuote needs to complete its work first
// hence using MutationObserver instead.
const newCommentsElement = document.getElementById("newcomments")
if (newCommentsElement) {
const observer = new MutationObserver(() => modifyQuoteButtons())
observer.observe(newCommentsElement, { childList: true })
}
modifyQuoteButtons()
})()