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I'm not sure who maintains the site, but it helps me notice replies to my comments. And since I only check it once a day or so, I don't get too involved with flamewars.
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I believe Dan Gackle is the only public HN moderator, and that this isn't really endorsed.
And Scott 'sctb' Bell. Don't think he comments as much though (at least, that I notice/in threads I read). (Oh or actually.. not active since 2019? Maybe you're right.)
case in point: I asked this question ~1 hour ago, it's garnered (as of this comment) 78 comments, and yet I had to go hunting for it when I got back to HN
https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=warrenm The link is not in the topbar but it's easy to find in your profile.
And no one has (as of 1133 EST 17-Feb-2022) provided a real answer for why HN has such an obvious feature missing :)
It doesn't need extra features if they just read data and do things when stuff changes - you can do that yourself.
If I see my karma go up, that usually tells me that someone may have replied to something I said. Otherwise, I'm glad there's no alert for new replies. Conversation should be intentional. If I'm gonna be reading what someone said in response to me, I better already have enough motivation to check back and see if someone replied. When I don't check back, it's probably because I've got something more important to focus…
Same, in my profile I ask to upvote if replying to start a discussion. Simple and does the job of catching my attention.
This has been addressed by dang before, one representative pastequote from a recent (ish) comment: Yes, I think we'll continue to avoid the notification system, not just because of flamewars but also because (relatedly) it's not so compatible with curiosity. Push notifications seem to jack up the nervous system in a way that's good for engagement but not necessarily for users—we all experience this elsewhere on the i…
One of the really good things about HN is the Algolia integration so building things like a notifier relatively easy. The structure of the data means you can do a lot. The HTML of the pages is old-school enough that rewriting it with a browser plugin is straightforward too. HN is "hackable" in the classic sense of the word. You can build your own things on top of it. It doesn't need extra features if they just read d…
I'm sure I "could" do that myself - but why waste my time when it's something so incredibly trivial to add to the site so everyone benefits?
Intentionally breaking the pattern of internet fora by withholding this feature seems ...
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No, it's not If you ask a question, and I happen to see it a couple days later and can answer it, why would you not want to see said answer?
Because conversations have lifespans. If I want to see said answer I can visit my profile and check. But I don't want the website constantly pestering me "someone responded to that thing you said a week ago!" If I'm still curious of the answer a few days later I can check my profile a few days later
Basically too inconvenient for a troll, but usable for most probably productive purposes.
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I used to do that, but you can just click "threads".
Mind blowing! I had not spotted that feature yet.
Ux is hard. Personally, I had clicked the "comments" link and it was not what I was looking for, and then it took a moment of curiosity several years later to try again. I think the moral of the story is, if you want something to be discoverable, don't hide it behind a less obvious naming choice when the more obvious looking choice is used nearby. But who knows.