Ask HN: Why do some timestamps on HN have a full stop at the end?

Re:Ask HN: Why do some timestamps on HN have a full stop at ... by jn6118 on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @07:51AM (#25197967)

Looks like a dot means "most recent post for user".

For those with only a single post, these users will have dots.

For those with multiple posts, only the latest ones retain the dot.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Why do some timestamps on HN have a full stop at ... by runald on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @07:59AM (#25198030)

This one will have a dot.

Edit: Seems to be true, but porpoise's comments is a clear counterexample.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Why do some timestamps on HN have a full stop at ... by dottershmidt on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @08:52AM (#25198392)

If you are to delete your last comment, the preceding comment will not reacquire its dot.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Why do some timestamps on HN have a full stop at ... by Ellipsis753 on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @10:22AM (#25199231)

This is my most recent message. Does it have a dot?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Why do some timestamps on HN have a full stop at ... by wyldfire on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @10:39AM (#25199395)

Yes, but please don't participate in any more discussion on HN anymore otherwise this thread will all seem very confusing.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Why do some timestamps on HN have a full stop at ... by danso on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @10:25AM (#25199267)

Yes

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Why do some timestamps on HN have a full stop at ... by nkurz on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @09:03AM (#25198468)

I think this is right, where "most recent post" is chosen from both comments and submissions. Looking at top of the https://news.ycombinator.com/newest page illustrates this pattern. Almost every timestamp there ends with a dot, except for the cases where the submitter commented on their own submission, in which case that comment has the dot. For example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25198319.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Why do some timestamps on HN have a full stop at ... by perryprog on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @08:00AM (#25198032)

Seconded; this can be seen on Hemmert's last two comments (both of which are on this post): https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=hemmert

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Why do some timestamps on HN have a full stop at ... by runald on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @07:59AM (#25198027)

This one will not have a dot.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Why do some timestamps on HN have a full stop at ... by jaifraic on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @08:31AM (#25198243)

I'm just gonna test this here.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Why do some timestamps on HN have a full stop at ... by jaifraic on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @08:32AM (#25198247)

This comment should have a dot. The above one not.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Why do some timestamps on HN have a full stop at ... by willcipriano on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @08:33AM (#25198260)

Dot comment?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Why do some timestamps on HN have a full stop at ... by throwablePie on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @08:20AM (#25198171)

I think you are correct. That's something I failed to notice when I referenced your post.

[ Parent | on HN ]