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This seems like a good point to beat my drum: put your email address in your HN profile, people! A website link also wouldn’t hurt. Otherwise if someone wants

• tredigi 2y ago
  That won't work because many people here post anonymously. They have a throwaway account and make a new one now and then to leave no trace to their real identity. Leaving an email address would mean having to maintain a throwaway email in sync with the HN account. Nowadays that's even harder to do since HN shadowbans new accounts for a while. You write a comment and you are surprised that nobody replies. It's because nobody but yourself can see it. Which, ironically, contributes to the issue disussed here. I'm also using a rather new account, let's see if this msg actually is visible now.
  • user_7832 2y ago
    > Leaving an email address would mean having to maintain a throwaway email in sync with the HN account. Apple's hide my email or DDG's email services are good for that imo. > I'm also using a rather new account, let's see if this msg actually is visible now. Take a guess ;)