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I would also like to have longer lived threads, and that users actually discussed, read each others comments, and reply We need notifications for replies ! So far, posts get posted, end up on the main page, get 300 comments at once from different users, then fall into oblivion. All of that within a few hours
I would also like to have longer lived threads, and that users actually discussed, read each others comments, and reply We need notifications for replies ! So far, posts get posted, end up on the main page, get 300 comments at once from different users, then fall into oblivion. All of that within a few hours
Agree. It’s hard to have a conversation here, but I don’t know exactly why. I suggested once that if usernames were just bolder it would make a difference. Avatars seem like fluff, but I think they really do make it easier to spot a familiar “face”. Oh, also… I do check “threads” sometimes if I want to keep up with a conversation.
I would also like to have longer lived threads, and that users actually discussed, read each others comments, and reply We need notifications for replies ! So far, posts get posted, end up on the main page, get 300 comments at once from different users, then fall into oblivion. All of that within a few hours
You can get notifications of replies to your own comments with this service: https://www.hnreplies.com/
Also good for following particular threads : https://hnrss.github.io/#thread-feeds
I would also like to have longer lived threads, and that users actually discussed, read each others comments, and reply We need notifications for replies ! So far, posts get posted, end up on the main page, get 300 comments at once from different users, then fall into oblivion. All of that within a few hours
Agree. It’s hard to have a conversation here, but I don’t know exactly why. I suggested once that if usernames were just bolder it would make a difference. Avatars seem like fluff, but I think they really do make it easier to spot a familiar “face”. Oh, also… I do check “threads” sometimes if I want to keep up with a conversation.
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Agree. It’s hard to have a conversation here, but I don’t know exactly why. I suggested once that if usernames were just bolder it would make a difference. Avatars seem like fluff, but I think they really do make it easier to spot a familiar “face”. Oh, also… I do check “threads” sometimes if I want to keep up with a conversation.
To me, the nested format of comments is the issue. In a flat format like a forum, people are forced to stay on a main line of conversation, with occasional tangents using quotes or new threads. In the HN style, everyone peels away into their own little side discussions, which themselves generate side discussions. It's almost like socialization at a party, and it's encouraged by the heirarchical structure. A detailed…
It really should use a flat format to that end, but it's written in a lisp, so not having it render a tree view is probably sacrilege.
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Agree. It’s hard to have a conversation here, but I don’t know exactly why. I suggested once that if usernames were just bolder it would make a difference. Avatars seem like fluff, but I think they really do make it easier to spot a familiar “face”. Oh, also… I do check “threads” sometimes if I want to keep up with a conversation.
The difficulty in having conversations reduces the tendency for people to get caught up in the cycle of reactive response. Were to introduce response notification, the engagement metrics would rise, but so would the number of fights. Given that HN isn't incentivized to increase engagement to sell ads, posing such an impediment isn't clearly tied to a dollar valued opportunity cost and therefore easier to swallow.
The increasingly frequent multi-thousand comment long garbage fire political threads disagree with you.
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The difficulty in having conversations reduces the tendency for people to get caught up in the cycle of reactive response. Were to introduce response notification, the engagement metrics would rise, but so would the number of fights. Given that HN isn't incentivized to increase engagement to sell ads, posing such an impediment isn't clearly tied to a dollar valued opportunity cost and therefore easier to swallow.
>The difficulty in having conversations reduces the tendency for people to get caught up in the cycle of reactive response. The increasingly frequent multi-thousand comment long garbage fire political threads disagree with you.
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The difficulty in having conversations reduces the tendency for people to get caught up in the cycle of reactive response. Were to introduce response notification, the engagement metrics would rise, but so would the number of fights. Given that HN isn't incentivized to increase engagement to sell ads, posing such an impediment isn't clearly tied to a dollar valued opportunity cost and therefore easier to swallow.
>The difficulty in having conversations reduces the tendency for people to get caught up in the cycle of reactive response. The increasingly frequent multi-thousand comment long garbage fire political threads disagree with you.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Agree. It’s hard to have a conversation here, but I don’t know exactly why. I suggested once that if usernames were just bolder it would make a difference. Avatars seem like fluff, but I think they really do make it easier to spot a familiar “face”. Oh, also… I do check “threads” sometimes if I want to keep up with a conversation.
The difficulty in having conversations reduces the tendency for people to get caught up in the cycle of reactive response. Were to introduce response notification, the engagement metrics would rise, but so would the number of fights. Given that HN isn't incentivized to increase engagement to sell ads, posing such an impediment isn't clearly tied to a dollar valued opportunity cost and therefore easier to swallow.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
The difficulty in having conversations reduces the tendency for people to get caught up in the cycle of reactive response. Were to introduce response notification, the engagement metrics would rise, but so would the number of fights. Given that HN isn't incentivized to increase engagement to sell ads, posing such an impediment isn't clearly tied to a dollar valued opportunity cost and therefore easier to swallow.
I’ve had conversations cut off by the site when there’s too much back-and-forth between me and one other person. Is that still in force?