HN is a fairly tight knit community overall and I think the repercussions for being problematic citizens would be stronger. Simply posting someone's real name i

HN is a fairly tight knit community overall and I think the repercussions for being problematic citizens would be stronger. Simply posting someone's real name is not sufficient: It needs to be the person, their company, their work history, etc, to be a sufficiently strong deterrent. Your point about whistle-blowers and retaining anonymity for privacy/protection reasons is a very valid one, I hadn't considered that.