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26 votes
2 answers
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Auto-expand @username in comments to keep the username up-to-date

Comment-discussions are becoming very inconsistent if users change their names, so it might be a good idea if @username would be automatically replaced by @userno on submission and autoexpanded to the ...
Tobias Kienzler's user avatar
30 votes
1 answer
712 views

Add "Reply" link to comment that pre-populates comment box with @username

In relation to this problem, I propose that a new link, reply, be added added after the time indication on comments which opens the comment box and pre-populates it with the @username of the comment ...
Pollyanna's user avatar
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5 votes
3 answers
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Reply to comment feature request

Maybe I'm creating a dupe here, but here goes... Similar questions: Make recent activity and responses show new comments on questions/answers I have commented on (even if I don’t own them) and Let’s ...
squillman's user avatar
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2 votes
3 answers
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Shortcut to the @name feature?

When leaving comments to comments, it feels rather random to type in people's names. Is there a way to automatically insert a user's name? ETA Like I mentioned to @Code in the comments, "random" ...
TLP's user avatar
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-3 votes
2 answers
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Deleting comments which are replied to should not be so easy

There are quite a lot of apparent monologues in comments which where actually replies to other comments leaving an incomplete conversation. If the original commenter wants to delete his comment, those ...
Tobias Kienzler's user avatar
10 votes
2 answers
150 views

How about markup for usernames?

Instead of just simply pasting a link to a user profile or tediously writing [name](link) why don't we have markup that will dynamically insert the current name of the user and a link to their profile?...
user avatar
17 votes
1 answer
162 views

Notify on deletion of replied-to comment

There are quite a lot of apparent monologues in comments which where actually replies to other comments leaving an incomplete conversation. If the original commenter wants to delete his comment, those ...
Tobias Kienzler's user avatar
0 votes
2 answers
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Comment replies from newbies not reaching addressees

This has been discussed at least once before but it was accepted and implemented but not the way it was originally intended. If I overlooked an already existing identical feature request, sorry. When ...
Pekka's user avatar
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3 votes
1 answer
210 views

Add a [reply to comment] feature

Possible Duplicates: Reply to comment feature request Let’s make it easier to reply within comments! I would like a reply to comment feature to SO, so when someone replies to one of your ...
Pop Catalin's user avatar
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2 votes
2 answers
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What exactly does the activity in the profile display?

Does the activity tell me if someone has replied to a comment I leave in an answer? i.e. I comment on a question or answer, maybe asking for clarification or something. Will my activity be updated ...
user68183's user avatar
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0 votes
1 answer
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When I hover over a comment, please change the background color of its parent post and all replies

Problem: When a post has dozens of comments (like this post does), it can be hard to tell which comment is a reply to which. My proposed solution: When I hover my mouse over a comment, please ...
unforgettableidSupportsMonica's user avatar
3 votes
1 answer
168 views

Autolink @username to the user identity/profile [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: @<name> comments should link to the named person’s profile (like twitter) Rampant throughout the system is the adopted usage @SoAndSo to target a user. However ...
John K's user avatar
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-7 votes
1 answer
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Reply button as standard feature for comments? (see from a new user's standpoint)

I do see that there are many questions about having a reply button but they all refer to this question for the answer: "Reply" links on comments This link allows users to install a script ...
Eric F's user avatar
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1 vote
0 answers
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Making @mentions clickable [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: @<name> comments should link to the named person's profile (like twitter) Autolink @username in comments to most recent relevent post with #comment-123546 style ...
Lazer's user avatar
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1 vote
0 answers
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Add ability to reply to specific comment

Sometimes someone may post more than one comment on a post. If I am referring to one of their older comments it is hard to tell which one I am responding to, without going into details in the comment (...
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