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I suspect there are a lot of Russian (and Chinese and CIA and ...) trolls on HN as well. While dang and the overall community holds a decent bar, it is too easy

I suspect there are a lot of Russian (and Chinese and CIA and ...) trolls on HN as well. While dang and the overall community holds a decent bar, it is too easy to slip into flamewars. I wonder if a right solution here is to have fully de-anonymized forums, at least for a majority of topics. I know that anonymity is important for activists against tyrannies. But do we need that everywhere? I have seen that conversations are much more polite when everyone knows the identity of the speaker. People tend to self-moderate when they know that their reputation is at stake. And maybe that's a good thing for many topics (certainly not all).

ls15 4y ago
> I have seen that conversations are much more polite when everyone knows the identity of the speaker. I have seen that it does not make a difference, but clear name enforcement puts people under surveillance and in danger. I also locks out those who cannot or do not want to provide their clear name - on top of all the hassle that comes with verifying all those names.
- RestlessMind 4y ago
  > I have seen that it does not make a difference Maybe we just live in different circles then. > on top of all the hassle that comes with verifying all those names. We have solved that problem for online banking which adheres to all the KYC/AML regulations. There are companies which offer KYC-as-a-Service. So no more hassle to verify someone's identity.