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> If you send hints like "someone wants to #reunite" I'm sure the recipient will accept just to find out who the person is regardless of what their offline inte
by dougk16 8y ago
> If you send hints like "someone wants to #reunite" I'm sure the recipient will accept just to find out who the person is regardless of what their offline intentions are. Since your identity is revealed anyway I don't see how this saves you from the perceived embarrassment of just asking the person directly.
The way hashtag-based hints work is that the recipient would only see that someone had a thought with that hashtag, not who. I don't know if that addresses your point exactly, but the recipient in this case doesn't necessarily know who wants to #reunite, it's not revealed just by clicking or anything. If they suspect someone specifically then it's up to them to guess essentially.
- everdev 8y agoYeah but then you just write "#reunite" and the match is made and identity is revealed right?
- dougk16 8y agoThe recipient of the hint #reunite has to guess the identity of the person who sent the hint. It is never simply revealed in this case. To add to the confusion ;) there is another type of hint that only reveals the identity and not the hashtag.
- everdev 8y agoIs there anything to prevent guessing dozens of people until you guess the right one?
- dougk16 8y agoNope! Beyond a lot of clicking :)
- tylerhou 8y agoOP suggested that they might add a cost per guess.
- dougk16 8y agoThat sounds like both a good way to both monetize and rate limit spam guessing. I'm not seeing where OP suggested this idea, so I'm crediting you! Thanks. Or maybe I'm OP?
- prawn 8y agoThere is zero chance this would work. Maybe if each email address started with 10 credits and chewed through them.