Comment by jedberg
5 years ago
Because the people who made the comments won't know that someone replied since HN doesn't have a notification system.
5 years ago
Because the people who made the comments won't know that someone replied since HN doesn't have a notification system.
Not a Hacker News feature, and probably not new to many here, but some might find it useful: http://www.hnreplies.com
That was new to me, thanks!
That doesn't seem like a reason to disallow necro-replies? The primary reason people write replies isn't communication with the parent commenter.
True but at the same time if you refute a claim someone made in the comments, it seems only fair to give them a chance to reply.
Which is a good reason to add a reply-notification system, not a good reason to block replies
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