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HN isn't a forum.

• warrenm 5y ago
  ...says the person replying to a comment ;)
  • ziggus 5y ago
    Allowing comments on a news aggregator doesn't mean it's a forum. The fact that HN purposely doesn't have much of the standard functionality of a forum should clue you in to the fact that it isn't one.
    • hypertele-Xii 5y ago
      https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/forum#Noun https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/forum#Noun forum, noun: An Internet message board where users can post messages regarding one or more topics of discussion. HN is clearly a forum.