Ask HN: Why can't I comment on some stories?

2 pointststegart3 comments

I notice some stories I can comment on, and others are completely lacking a comment box and have no reply links next to others' comments. Is this on purpose? A bug? It seems to be random, or at least has a pattern I can't quite figure out yet. Is there a way to stop it? Tom

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You can't comment on old posts, dead posts or jobs posts.

Is is possible to increase the time that you can comment on an old post? I found some of the posts in the "Ask HN" section were old, but not yet stale.

Possible for pg, no doubt, but not for any of us.

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