Why HN lacks a reply alert feature?

Question

I don't know if meta posts are allowed or not. I am quite new to the community. Trying to learn from mistakes here.Why don't we have a "reply" feature, that alerts on every reply to a comment on any thread?Its very difficult to check manually by navigating through own comments, especially if there are comments on more than 2 threads in a day.I don't want to compare, but lobste.rs have implemented such a feauture and I find it very useful.

codegeek · Accepted Answer

This one [0]. Know of this for many years but not sure if still running.EDIT: Yes, it still works.[0] http://hnreplies.com/

brudgers · Answer

Its very difficult to check manuallyIt discourages this sort of thing, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24377372

gitgud · Answer

Personally I like not having alerts. I'm sick of every site having a little bell with a red number on it... It's great to leave comments, and check back every once and a while...

LatteLazy · Answer

I believe its a design choice to discourage flame wars like you get on reddit. Making you go look prevents that (or at least discourages it).There is also a timer expressly preventing you from replying too quickly to each other.

Pick-A-Hill2019 · Answer

Questions like yours that get asked time and time again on HN make me sigh with frustrated rage, especially when posted by someone with a 20 day old nick with 100+ karma. But, to quote one of your own submissions [1]
There are many quotes on questions, like “better to ask and be thought a fool for five minutes than to remain a fool forever” and the likes, but to me, there is something deeper than that. Asking questions often reveals a lot more information than just the answer to the question, almost regardless of the situation.
However, it is always worth doing a search before asking questions rather than receiving a spoon-fed answer (or a Dang "discussed Previously At:) comment but - here ya go ... follow the Rabbit Hole of Links to Truly Understand the 'Why'.
Search is your friend when it comes to things like 'why doesn't HN do x or y?'.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21788013
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23741350
Edit to add forgotten [1] link https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24366538

27182818284 · Answer

There used to be one actually at one point in time--I think? It was long enough that I can't remember its name anymore, so I'll have to let others help out with this thread.Personally, I'm glad it doesn't exist. I don't expect HN to be like every other forum out there.

probinso · Answer

When you click on the "threads" link you see all of your conversations

Why HN lacks a reply alert feature?

This one [0]. Know of this for many years but not sure if still running.
EDIT: Yes, it still works.
[0] http://hnreplies.com/

Its very difficult to check manually
It discourages this sort of thing, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24377372

Personally I like not having alerts. I'm sick of every site having a little bell with a red number on it... It's great to leave comments, and check back every once and a while...

I believe its a design choice to discourage flame wars like you get on reddit. Making you go look prevents that (or at least discourages it).
There is also a timer expressly preventing you from replying too quickly to each other.

There used to be one actually at one point in time--I think? It was long enough that I can't remember its name anymore, so I'll have to let others help out with this thread.
Personally, I'm glad it doesn't exist. I don't expect HN to be like every other forum out there.

When you click on the "threads" link you see all of your conversations