Comment by jefftk
5 years ago
That doesn't seem like a reason to disallow necro-replies? The primary reason people write replies isn't communication with the parent commenter.
5 years ago
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
I think HN lacks a notification system intentionally. HN is very much geared towards reducing flame wars, and I think that is part of it.
If they wanted a notification system I'm sure they could have implemented it.
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