points by YuriNiyazov 5 years ago @dang could we please unflag this? If the original message stayed up and was not flagged, this should remain too.
gautamcgoel 5 years ago Dumb question: does the @ actually do anything on HN? detaro 5 years ago no yjftsjthsd-h 5 years ago No, and mods have indicated that email is better IIRC. YuriNiyazov 5 years ago No; it's just that "dang" it's also a word in English, so the "@" is there to disambiguate.
YuriNiyazov 5 years ago No; it's just that "dang" it's also a word in English, so the "@" is there to disambiguate.
Dumb question: does the @ actually do anything on HN?
no
No, and mods have indicated that email is better IIRC.
No; it's just that "dang" it's also a word in English, so the "@" is there to disambiguate.