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I know that I could beg our @dang to act as intermediary and contact the user in question on my behalf, but he's too busy and valuable to turn into a glorified
by LinuxBender 2y ago
I know that I could beg our @dang to act as intermediary and contact the user in question on my behalf, but he's too busy and valuable to turn into a glorified phone operator
He would not do that. If people do not wish to be contacted outside of HN they leave their contact information out of the profile. I personally like that I have the option and to keep conversations here. If something was urgent I can create a throw-away email and temporarily list it in my profile, then remove it.
I would suggest that if people opt to share contact info in their profile, they should use a canary address that can be discarded without causing grief as there are some unhinged lurkers. I see them planning raids on this site from other sites from time to time.
- squigz 2y ago> I would suggest that if people opt to share contact info in their profile, they should use a canary address that can be discarded without causing grief as there are some unhinged lurkers. I see them planning raids on this site from other sites from time to time. The day I'm afraid of Internet trolls finding my email is the day I leave the Internet forever.
- PenguinCoder 2y agoThe days of internet trolls turning to physical nuisances or outright danger, happens daily.
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- impendia 2y agoI have my real email address in my profile, and I've only been contacted once that I can remember (and it was by a non-troll). I have no argument with anyone who prefers to remain anonymous, but the negative consequences you described haven't materialized for me.
- mettamage 2y agoLikewise here, I've been a bit more active.