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Could we not attach their name to this so that it comes up when future employers search for it? It just seems unnecessary.
by maxbond 4y ago
Could we not attach their name to this so that it comes up when future employers search for it? It just seems unnecessary.
- Waterluvian 4y agoIt’s in their bio? I’m just trying to be friendly to a young individual who is interacting in an often unfriendly context.
- maxbond 4y agoI get that, but I don't think it's fair to interpret that as license to use their name, given that it also makes it clear they're a minor.
- genconfused 4y ago
- rvnx 4y agoWaterluvian: I also think maxbond raised a valid point; it could be kind of you, if you could remove the name of the child, to not permanently attach its real name to the posts. He/she can edit the bio later, but he/she can't edit your post. I'm pretty sure this kid is going to be very successful, especially when you see how he is acting today and curious about learning.
- maxbond 4y agoThank you, this is what I meant, I wasn't expressing myself as well as I could have. I don't mean to say GP was being unkind, I understand their intention, but it's not fair to be loose with the personal information of minors, and their doing so shouldn't be interpreted as consent.
- Waterluvian 4y agoI hear what you’re saying. But minors are people and if they’re allowed on here at all, they should be treated with respect and equality. I will gladly change the message if they ask me to or if a moderator determines that is the correct course of action. As someone who mentors young people in STEM, something I’ve found to be very important is to respect their agency. If this is a “this person is not competent enough to make the right call in not sharing their name” then perhaps a moderator should be involved and they shouldn’t be on here. But if they’re allowed to be on here and introduce themselves with their name, we should respect that. I appreciate that you have good intentions. I hope you see the same in mine. If you feel very strongly about this, please don’t hesitate to report the thread. Dang is pretty wise.
- maxbond 4y agoYou realize if we did that, dang would have to ban this person? There's no guideline about age afaik, but HN is in the United States & is bound by COPPA. I think that would be a needlessly bad outcome.
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- genconfused 4y ago
- maxbond 4y agoI think it's pretty clear that I'm not outraged, and you're actually putting out flamebait to stir outrage in each of your comments.
- Quarrelsome 4y agoIf I search for a job applicant's name and see them at 12 years of age trying to use github then that's totally a plus. What sort of idiot would think it a minus?
- maxbond 4y agoFeel free to replace this metanym with something you find disagreeable.
- Quarrelsome 4y agoOk, I guess it might ruin their chances to go to rock college where they learn to throw rocks and nerds while whooping and hollering. Perhaps a Fourth Reich will rise up that is Luddite and those capable of engineering software will be rounded up and placed into... oh wait that did kinda happen in Cambodia under Pol Pot. Fair enough.
- genconfused 4y ago
- ZhangSWEFAANG 4y ago
- maxbond 4y agoEntirely needless bullying.
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- dang 4y agoIf OP wants their name redacted they can contact as at hn@ycombinator.com. We do that for people all the time.