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To my knowledge, there is a combination of specific views on the site that highlight important features of the site (an obvious example might be the list of fla
by striking 4y ago
To my knowledge, there is a combination of specific views on the site that highlight important features of the site (an obvious example might be the list of flagged comments; a less-obvious example might be https://news.ycombinator.com/topcomments https://news.ycombinator.com/topcomments which shows the top-most comment of each front page item) as well as email alerts from a variety of sources, some of those being user-driven.
- cmonnow 4y agoin order to read your reply to my comment, i had to : - click on my user name - click on comments - search/scroll to this thread and see your reply I don't get notified of comment replies like on reddit. there is no slack/email page of DMs/PMs.
- striking 4y agoYou can refresh your replies list over time, or you can sign up for Notify HN or any similar service that notifies you via email.
- effingwewt 4y agoYou can just click the 'threads' link at the top left and it'll show you your comments and nested replies. I had no idea about this until someone mentioned it. Prior to that I couldn't be bothered very often to check my comments for replies. It was too many steps and made me feel narcissistic for doing all that just to see. edit- spelling.