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minimaxir / hacker-news-undocumented

Some of the hidden norms about Hacker News not otherwise covered in the Guidelines and the FAQ.
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Add behavior of not replying to own comments's replies #24

Open localhostdotdev opened 5 years ago

localhostdotdev commented 5 years ago

In my experience HN is not made for discussions except if one is the main person concerned by the post.

I actually prefer editing my comment instead of replying to not bloat the discussion, but I think most people just don't reply either because they don't check the replies (very likely) and/or do not want to engage in a public discussion/debate/flamewar.

devnoname120 commented 5 years ago

Also on HN there is a sense that an opinion does not belong to someone hence why other people can (and are encouraged) to respond to criticism in place of the parent.