[_l4jh]

No.

I don't like to be notified about anything non-critical. I take time in my day to check the 'threads' link at the top of Hacker News and spend the 10 seconds or so it takes me to see if anyone has replied to anything I posted over the past few days and if I feel it warrants a response.

If it does I pop a note in my to-do list along with a link to the comment in question and get around to it later.

The last thing I want is yet another ping to tell me someone replied to me on a social news site. One of the reasons I comment on Hacker News is that it doesn't poke me in the eye for every reply I may get.

Honestly if Hacker News were to add this feature I would disable it instantly or maybe just not bother interacting with the community if they did it in an invasive way that I cannot disable, although that is quite unlikely.

Quick edit: I didn't mean for the above to sound hostile to what you have made. Apologies if it comes across that way. I just feel very strongly about over-notifications in todays world. For those that want it hopefully they find your extension helpful!

[anandrmedia]

Nice to hear your perspective. Just asking, You wouldn't use it even if it's just a badge (or an indication), and nothing intrusive like a push, or a popup?

[satysin]

Nope. Sorry.

You know on reddit it has that little orangered envelope to notify you of when you have a reply? I use uBlock Origin to nuke even that tiny little envelope (I also remove a lot of other stuff from reddit to be fair).

A few years ago I totally removed all forms of notifications outside of actual critical things such as my sons school calling.

On my phone I have no notification badges on the icons and all app notifications disabled. I don't care to know about anything without it being my choice.

Do I waste a few seconds now and then? Sure but it's time I can control. If I don't want to waste those few seconds I just don't check for any updates. With a notification I have no choice, that second or two is sucked away from me no matter what.

Perhaps it seems extreme but using a phone, tablet or computer is so much better when it doesn't keep poking you in the eye with "look at me!!" badges or notification shades popping or sliding in the corner or edge of the screen.

[anandrmedia]

That's nice :) In my case, notification (or an indicator atleast) help me save a lot of time. This is especially when I'm serious about knowing the latest updates on something. If it's something less critical, I'd simply snooze them!