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Re:Longer Discussions in HN? by marojejian on Sunday February 05, 2023 @07:53PM (#34671793)
This may be true. But I think the greater value of HN is in fact the community: the set of people who use it and the norms that have emerged, more than the features. I think encouraging more "slow" conversation would improve this community, and it would not be too risky to test out more default comments notification.

I use HN replies (and RSS)... but very few others do, so the the change of getting a reply to this comment is low, even though I got here within a day.

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Re:Longer Discussions in HN? by lolinder on Sunday February 05, 2023 @09:57PM (#34672731)
Hi! I don't use HN replies, but I do go back and check my less-than-day-old comments.

When I say a system, I'm including everything, including the community. It's not any one part of HN, it's the way all the parts interact. Seemingly small changes can have a dramatic impact on the way the system operates, which includes the community. Suddenly different voices become amplified while others feel marginalized, and it's hard to predict if that will be a good outcome.

I'm not saying that it would for sure be a problem, but I sympathize with dang wanting to be very careful before introducing something like that.

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Re:Longer Discussions in HN? by marojejian on Monday February 06, 2023 @10:54AM (#34679201)
Nice, thanks for the reply! I agree - I'm also very sympathetic to that. In this case, I think it is an example of a feature worth experimenting with, even if slowly. I would love to have more slow threads like this one.
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