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I'm pretty sure upvoting a comment is seen as a means to notify someone on HN. Maybe it's only in my head but that's how I see it.
Up/down votes are irrelevant, though, in this context: if I've asked a question, I shouldn't have to go hunting to find out if people replied (or if they've asked something back, etc)
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
The link is not in the topbar but it's easy to find in your profile.
there's this: https://www.hnreplies.com I understand it is built by an HN moderator, actually, so somewhat endorsed.
also this chrome extension was mentioned 10 months ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26590720
Instead of varied thoughts from many people in replies you’d be much more likely to have the one person arguing their point against replies which is terrible every time I see ot.
there's this: https://www.hnreplies.com I understand it is built by an HN moderator, actually, so somewhat endorsed.
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 internet, and on HN we're in the blessed position of not needing to juice the numbers.
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That’s Dan Grossman, a community member. dang is Daniel Gackle and runs HN.
My mistake. I don't know what caused me to conflate them to begin with.
It's a filter, and it works very well. If you're tech savvy you can figure it out for yourself, if you're not then what are you doing on HN? Here is your latest reply RSS feed: https://hnrss.org/replies?id=warrenm
no thanks :)
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If I reply to a post or comment that's over several days old there's almost no chance the author will ever see it. That is a Good Thing.
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?