I’ve noticed that same thing. On other sites, I get into repeated and ongoing conversations. Maybe not like making friends exactly, but a welcome extra level of connection sometimes. Doesn’t feel like it happens here, at least not for me.

I wonder if simply bolding the username, or having it on its own line, or some other subtle emphasis would be enough to lift usernames in our awareness.

I only get this on Forums because it repeatedly bumps threads so the usernames repeats and conversations continue.