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From the Github docs [0] > Organization moderators, and anyone with write access to a repository, can hide comments on issues, pull requests, and commits.
by Raed667 4y ago
From the Github docs [0]
> Organization moderators, and anyone with write access to a repository, can hide comments on issues, pull requests, and commits.
> If a comment is off-topic, outdated, or resolved, you may want to hide a comment to keep a discussion focused [...]
[0] https://docs.github.com/en/communities/moderating-comments-and-conversations/managing-disruptive-comments https://docs.github.com/en/communities/moderating-comments-a...
- Brian_K_White 4y agoDoes not explain why there is any difference between a logged-in user and any other for reading.
- Raed667 4y agoEven on HN you have to be logged-in to see dead threads and comments.
- hdjjhhvvhga 4y agoYou haven't really explained the reason.
- kichik 4y agoI would guess this helps prevent spam by hiding the spam comments from bots that may index it. Indexing bots aren't usually logged in.
- Raed667 4y agoIndexing would have been my first thought as well, but since I don't work for neither HN or Github, any answer I'd give would be speculation.
- Brian_K_White 4y agoThat would be something that matters to github not to a repo owner. Why would that be a repo owner tool if that were the reason for it? It doesn't add up.