Lately I've encountered threads where I posted and then the OP "replies" to me by simply making another post on their thread instead of hitting the "reply" button. Since I don't have my settings set to automatically follow every thread I post to (as that would be a notification nightmare, especially on popular threads with hundreds of posts per day), and instead only have notifications set for replies or mentions, that means I never know they replied unless I just happen to re-visit the thread and notice their post.
So just a PSA (especially for newbies) to always use the reply button or at least use @ + the user's name (e.g. @usagora to be sure they know you replied!
So just a PSA (especially for newbies) to always use the reply button or at least use @ + the user's name (e.g. @usagora to be sure they know you replied!