Good to know! In your experience, do necro comments tend to get interaction on LW, or is it more like “socially acceptable, but don’t be surprised if no one reads or responds”?
Depends on if the user you’re replying to is still active or not. If they are, there are decent odds of a reply. If not, well, I’m sure you get the gist.
Side note: Necro’s are fine on LW. Yes, even for posts written at the dawn of time, 2009.
There is no taboo against it, but if the new comment initiates a big debate, I would prefer that to happen in a new thread. It will be easier to read.
Of course, it can be difficult to predict what happens.
Good to know! In your experience, do necro comments tend to get interaction on LW, or is it more like “socially acceptable, but don’t be surprised if no one reads or responds”?
Depends on if the user you’re replying to is still active or not. If they are, there are decent odds of a reply. If not, well, I’m sure you get the gist.
But even if not, several years down the line, someone might necro comment your necro comment. It happens.