Ask HN: Why do people comment on an article?

[abhishekdesai]

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?

[tcj_phx]

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.

[abhishekdesai]

Do you think it should be easier for you to retrieve this feedback?

[tcj_phx]

It'd be nice if HN let me know when someone responds to my comments, though there are 3rd party tools for this purpose. Otherwise I'm not exactly sure what you mean.