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I wouldn't say HN has mastered the conversation. There are still major issues, like how late comments can be drowned out by the noise, despite being really high

I wouldn't say HN has mastered the conversation. There are still major issues, like how late comments can be drowned out by the noise, despite being really high quality. And how there's a tendency to brigade one side of an issue on particular topics. I think these problems are solvable with a bit of creativity.

ksaj 6y ago
Yes there is that issue. If someone posts something, and you post the one and only correct answer 12 hours later, it is highly likely nobody will notice. But it does suit my attention span, so I don't even mind missing upvotes if I'm able to answer something a bit late for the party. Upvotes just mean that something I've said might be worth looking back on just in case there are replies to reply to. If I get an upvote for something I said more than 12 hours ago, I will at least notice that and get a chance to reply to it. Without that, they're lost, too. I just hope the OP notices whatever it was I tried to add, and move on. I'm not the center of what OP was presenting. Unlike Reddit, where everyone is competing to be that center. It's why I always upvote anything resembling a good thread. Sometimes its the only hope of noticing if a comment got any traction. There probably is no way to solve it for everyone. But at least here it doesn't automatically devolve into a meme or fire storm of utter hatred. When that is the norm, I know I'm not among peer and search for a different site. And I say all that knowing that nearly nobody will notice. ;p