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Regarding the colors and un-linkability... why is that? To discourage lengthy "Ask HN" posts? While I appreciate the commenters who do it, I think it's kind o
by dsteinweg 17y ago
Regarding the colors and un-linkability... why is that? To discourage lengthy "Ask HN" posts?
While I appreciate the commenters who do it, I think it's kind of silly to have to comment a "clickable link" for HN submissions that need it. Why not just change that?
- mooism2 17y agoThe unlinkability is to prevent people who post a link from essentially posting a (biased) comment that can't be voted down. The colours is just to discourage lengthy "Ask HN" posts I think, yes.