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And I don't keep an enemies list. One thing that probably helps here is that HN doesn't use avatars and visually de-emphasises the username - if I don't specif
by caf 12y ago
And I don't keep an enemies list.
One thing that probably helps here is that HN doesn't use avatars and visually de-emphasises the username - if I don't specifically look for it I usually have no idea who I'm replying to.
- hollerith 12y agoI definitely notice that forums that have avatars have much higher rates of ego-driven commenting than forums that do not. Parenthetically, I'd go even farther than HN has gone and make the reader navigate to another page to see the username.