Ask HN: Should I add comments to my website?

Re:Ask HN: Should I add comments to my website? by ggm on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @04:54AM (#45195053)

You're right to be concerned about spam. You will have to moderate. Immigration invites bad actors, state actors and racists into the room. It's happening worldwide.

But having said that moderated feedback and comments would be valuable. They help build community.

Your website, your rules. Don't be put off by free speech minimalism, and be thick skinned as you become a target.

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Re:Ask HN: Should I add comments to my website? by nicbou on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @05:04AM (#45195120)

I'm not too worried about such bad actors. The website is pragmatic and apolitical, and it's mostly invisible to the German-speaking crowd.

The biggest risks are more technical: automated spam, and possibly the low signal/noise ratio. I hope to get a lot of good feedback from those comments, but I also expect very low quality questions from tire kickers, just like in my email inbox.

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