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Comments are small addenda to each question or answer, intentionally limited in size and formatting and intended to prompt clarifying edits. Can also be used for comments on the blog posts.

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When exactly do I get comment notifications?

On a question, you will receive notifications automatically for comments on the question only, not the answers. … One exception is auto generated comments, like closing as duplicate: you will not get notified of such comments. …
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Is there a way to strike out text in comments?

The SO Editing help that jmort253 linked in the comments explicitly enumerates all the markdown you can use: _italic_ and **bold** text, inline `code in backticks`, and [basic links](http://example.com …
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Is it ok to "advertise" for Area 51 sites in comments on SO questions?

Flag such usage as "not constructive" and perhaps post a comment explaining that they shouldn't post such comments and/or pointing them at this or another meta post on the subject. …
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Add point to functionality to comments like in the chat

As a moderator, I would really like this to be implemented. This would make it a lot easier to follow the flow of a discussion, particularly to evaluate its context and civility. Case in point, I rec …
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Should I get a notification on any new answer/comment under my question?

You get notifications of comments on the question directly, any that @ping you, and if you are the only commenter on an answer where its poster posts a comment (less well known auto-ping). …
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Undeleting comments breaks the layout

As the title says, a mod undeleting a comment adds a second top bar, adds a random second copy of the logo and top buttons in the middle of the page, pushes the comments to the bottom of the page, and …
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Downvote - linked to supported comment

See what I did there? Remember, downvoting is anonymous, and the Stack Exchange leadership is still strongly in support of that. But if you want the poster to know you downvoted, post a comment to tha …
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Automatically delete custom close reason comments on migration

But when the post is migrated, the comment stays with it even though it's even more obsolete than the two other types of automatically deleted comments. Example that prompted this. … should be removed from the post, like "belongs on [site]" comments are. …
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