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For people to use a consistent identity especially with issues where you get fired for an unorthodox opinion, it's necessary for people to be able to go back an
by malandrew 6y ago
For people to use a consistent identity especially with issues where you get fired for an unorthodox opinion, it's necessary for people to be able to go back and delete comments that could be used to doxx them. This is one of the biggest drawbacks of HN and why I increasingly use throwaway accounts.
- dang 6y agoI can meet you partway on that by agreeing that there are lots of constraints on this problem. But if someone is repeatedly creating accounts on HN just to post on flamewar topics, that's not a high quality use of the site.