Ask HN: Why are URLs clickable in comments but not in main thread?

4 pointsiworkforthem14y ago2 comments

I'm sure this can be changed easily. But it is not. So I guess there's a reason behind it. Also, it makes no sense for authors to post their own links in the comments.

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riffraff14y ago

From: http://ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html How do I make a link in a question?

    You can't. (This is to prevent people from using this
    method as a way of submitting a link, but with their
    comments in a privileged position at the top of the
    page. If you want to submit a link with comments, just
    submit it, then add a regular comment.)

dholowiski14y ago

If they were clickable, this would be an easy way to get around the 'link can only be submitted once' rule.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse