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Re:Show HN: I made an open source Chrome extension to notify... by londons_explore on Saturday October 08, 2022 @01:58PM (#33134460)
I think HN doesn't have reply notifications deliberately.

It is isn't a messenger service for two individuals to have a back and forth conversation - it's made for everyone to contribute when they have something to add.

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Re:Show HN: I made an open source Chrome extension to notify... by anandrmedia on Saturday October 08, 2022 @02:06PM (#33134512)
Yes, the problem is that, sometimes we miss an important reply in a threaded conversation. With an extention like this, it easier to spot new replies so I don't have to keep checking my threads.
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Re:Show HN: I made an open source Chrome extension to notify... by counttheforks on Saturday October 08, 2022 @02:09PM (#33134535)
Sure, and they should really revisit that decision considering how many people want it.

https://hn.algolia.com/?q=notify+reply

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Re:Show HN: I made an open source Chrome extension to notify... by anandrmedia on Saturday October 08, 2022 @02:16PM (#33134595)
Yes. IMHO, having an unread count is not annoying, but productive.
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