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Isn't this it?

• staunch 17y ago
  If we could send messages privately/directly to each other through HN that's when it'd become 90% of what a social network is IMHO. Friending would take it to 95%.
  • pg 17y ago
    Messaging is already implemented; it's just only enabled for conversations between us and YC founders. One reason I haven't turned it on is that I don't want all the responsibilities that come with running a message service. But if a lot of people want this, I'd consider turning it on for everyone.
    • ivankirigin 17y ago
      The "friending" should just be an asymmetric following system, like Tumblr of Twitter. I want to see a stream of stories that my "friends" have upmodded, with a stream of threads too. I find myself going to my threads, and editing the url to see other people I track, all the time.
      • far33d 17y ago
        I just found myself wanting this morning when I was reading through the comment threads of a friend of mine. I really wished that I had seen them at the time they were posted instead of 3 months after the fact. I don't think this would be a particularly hard thing to build as a weekend hack...