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I'm just not comfortable with having a large amount of easily accessible forum comments indexed and linked to my (fairly distinct) name. I don't say anything pa
by SandB0x 16y ago
I'm just not comfortable with having a large amount of easily accessible forum comments indexed and linked to my (fairly distinct) name. I don't say anything particularly controversial, but the anonymity gives me a bit of freedom to write whatever I feel.
When emailing people from HN I give my handle and real name though, no problems there.
- ivankirigin 16y agoBut the most interesting things are identifiable anyway, e.g. some story from the inside of a company that no on knows. I have no hesitation to give an opinion or fact that isn't violating some non-confidentiality agreement, and no one here should either.
- alexophile 16y agoBut say he works for some tech company and has a great story to share that may be a bit unflattering - if I've got his real name and he's high enough up the ladder, I'm a crunchbase search away from having a pretty good guess at what company it is, which could land him in hot water.
- ivankirigin 16y agoMy point is that hiding his name wouldn't make it hard to find out who he is with an interesting enough story. So anonymity doesn't buy you license to speak freely.