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Ask HN: Why do people comment on an article?

by abhishekdesai on 3/15/16, 11:54 AM with 3 comments

Bloggers have a different motivation to blog than a commenter to comment. We have heard of "top bloggers" but have we heard of "top commenters"?

My questions are

1. Why do people comment on an article? 2. Why do they invest time in doing something, which they may not be able to retrieve later on?

  • by tcj_phx on 3/16/16, 6:01 AM

    Sometimes I have something to say that I think people will find helpful. Sometimes people reply to my comments with useful information.

    Feedback is important for everyone.