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I would love to see a messaging system on HN. There are so many great people here; but most don't put an email link in their profile. I think adding very simple

I would love to see a messaging system on HN. There are so many great people here; but most don't put an email link in their profile. I think adding very simple messaging (just enough to exchange contact info) would be a very positive force in the world.

fortran77 2y ago
I would imagine if they don't put an email (I don't) they don't want to be contacted. If people want to find me badly enough, they do--it's happened several times!
- justmarc 2y ago
  This can't possibly always be true.
  - wingworks 2y ago
    I never had any contact details in my profile, in fact it was empty before today. I would actually love to meet like minded people. Just never thought anyone would want to (or be able to, I live kinda way out from where you'd normally find tech people). + couldn't be bothered to setup a burnable email in case of spam.
    - detourdog 2y ago
      Sound like we live near each other:)
      - wingworks 2y ago
        Near as in, in NZ? or like in the bay? Not many tech people stay in the bay, let alone in NZ.
        detourdog 2y ago
        Sorry I was joking because your generic description of isolation was relatable. I live in the USA.
justmarc 2y ago
Upvoting this. It is extremely frustrating when you recognize a like-minded individual, you want to engage with them, befriend them, for the benefit of both, and you're just unable to because they neglected to add some contact detail/link/hint.