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I like hearing different takes on a subject. People here come from all walks of life and are not all stereotypical basement dweller hackers. You claim that comm

by beauHD 4y ago

I like hearing different takes on a subject. People here come from all walks of life and are not all stereotypical basement dweller hackers. You claim that comments don't get that much attention, but they do. Some comments could even be likened to a blogpost, the only difference being you didn't setup a site, and people go here instead to read various takes on a matter. Also you mentioned that HN might go away some day, but I imagine it would be archived and go into read-only mode in that case.

behnamoh 4y ago
> Also you mentioned that HN might go away some day, but I imagine it would be archived and go into read-only mode in that case. Maybe I wasn't clear enough! I meant HN posts are temporary; they get out of the spotlight in a manner of hours (or a couple days). Plus, HN doesn't allow replying on comments of older posts.
- beauHD 4y ago
  Ah gotcha. Well sometimes posts re-surface after many years as HN allows for that. I've often posted something that was on HN ten years ago, and have a whole new discussion, even if the URL hasn't changed! Some posts are given a second chance and are not deemed a 'dupe'.