>There's no way for me to follow . . . a particular user
So this is not good enough for you: https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=maxaf
Is that because there is no way to get notified by email when a new comment is made by the user?
So this is not good enough for you: https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=maxaf
Is that because there is no way to get notified by email when a new comment is made by the user?
The "engagement" aspect of HN is in the quality of items that make it to the front page, and in the comments. It's not in the slow drip-drip-drip of near-real-time notification regarding the activities of specific users.