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I guess on the one hand if the conversation didn't warrant you returning to it in a timely fashion, maybe it wasn't that critical. For any company related stuf
by raiyu 6y ago
I guess on the one hand if the conversation didn't warrant you returning to it in a timely fashion, maybe it wasn't that critical.
For any company related stuff I usually checked in regularly and also have google alerts set up.
But for casual banter, I think the no notification is a nice feature of HN and probably reduces some of the bad noise other public forums have.
That being said, still a nice feature to add for those who want it =]
- neom 6y agoIt's true. There is also some interesting gamification in looking at your Karma and trying to figure out why it increased. Sometimes my karma randomly goes up a bit, and in investigating why, I get to go back and re-enjoy threads on articles because someone replied to something from a while ago, but most of all I like the impetuous is on me to go look for replies, I think it adds a level of friction that makes the HN experience better.
- phobosanomaly 6y agoYup, it's fun to chase-down arguments and points you were curious to hear feedback on.
- ivanovb 6y agoI think it will be nice to stay as it is for the most part, but for a comment of your own you should have the ability to enable notifications for direct answers. It would be really useful when I have follow up questions. Maybe add a limit on how many 'followed threads' you could have active at the same time, so they discourage automating this behavior and make you really think if the thread is that important for you at the moment.