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Meta: why is his HN username green? Is it because it's a new account?
by jonpaul 16y ago
Meta: why is his HN username green? Is it because it's a new account?
- Groxx 16y agoYep. I've only seen it on two people so far, both were 1 day (or less) old accounts. edit: just saw another. 2 days that time.
- user24 16y agofunny though, as that's the only reason I clicked this article. I wonder if the purpose is to encourage new accounts or warn people. Seems like bright highlighting makes them more prominent and thus sends a message that they're more interesting than the boring grey account names...
- Groxx 16y agoYeah, I expect more of a "warning" color for new users than for old-timers. New users are more likely to be a problem than older ones, if only because they're more likely to be spambots.
- jamesbritt 15y agoPlus maybe people will cut them some slack, write a reply with some helpful guidance instead of just down-voting if a comment seems inappropriate.