Threaded discussions are as old as the internet. They're not some new thing where the social norms are still under negotiation. The whole point is to allow conv

Threaded discussions are as old as the internet. They're not some new thing where the social norms are still under negotiation. The whole point is to allow conversations to branch off in different directions. They're not private chat rooms between you and the person you replied to. Your response[0] was to my comment[1]. If you meant to reply to [2], you should have clicked that reply link instead of replying to my comment. I'm not /u/7thaccount. It's an easy and common mistake most people just acknowledge and move on from. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38416060 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38416060 [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38415924 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38415924 [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38415793 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38415793