Interesting idea, but I have neither a face book id nor a Linked In id. I wouldn't want to create either just to participate in HN. Perhaps I could link to my webpage and/or blog, but I use distinctive "tones" for each, so I'll have to think about how that works.
It's not so much the specifics of linking real world accounts to HN accounts, but increasing the investment cost of accounts, such that people want to be on their best behavior.
Even charging money for an account wouldn't do that, because it's easy enough to write off the account, and get a new one later.
But for example, look at my user account, e1ven. If you Google it, you'll see work I've done with Zimbra, Freenet, SQ7, and a dozen other projects.. The username certainly has a great deal of weight on it's own, without needing to link it to my resume.
How else do you think people could be encouraged to have "weighty" reputations, so they don't want to give them up?
"But for example, look at my user account, e1ven. If you Google it, you'll see work I've done with Zimbra, Freenet, SQ7, and a dozen other projects."
yes and if you google my username you won't find any connection to the "real me". Yet I (like to think I) am a responsible and constructive member of this forum.
"How else do you think people could be encouraged to have "weighty" reputations, so they don't want to give them up?"
I don't know. I don't even know if it is the right question to be asked.
> It's not so much the specifics of linking real world accounts to HN accounts, but increasing the investment cost of accounts, such that people want to be on their best behavior.
Another approach is to remove identity from posts. The underlying idea is not unlike the idea behind the ITS "crash" command.
It may also be useful assigning downvotes to users not posts, to keep users unaware of totals, and possibly the votes on their articles.
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Interesting idea, but I have neither a face book id nor a Linked In id. I wouldn't want to create either just to participate in HN. Perhaps I could link to my webpage and/or blog, but I use distinctive "tones" for each, so I'll have to think about how that works.
It's not so much the specifics of linking real world accounts to HN accounts, but increasing the investment cost of accounts, such that people want to be on their best behavior.
Even charging money for an account wouldn't do that, because it's easy enough to write off the account, and get a new one later.
But for example, look at my user account, e1ven. If you Google it, you'll see work I've done with Zimbra, Freenet, SQ7, and a dozen other projects.. The username certainly has a great deal of weight on it's own, without needing to link it to my resume.
How else do you think people could be encouraged to have "weighty" reputations, so they don't want to give them up?
"But for example, look at my user account, e1ven. If you Google it, you'll see work I've done with Zimbra, Freenet, SQ7, and a dozen other projects."
yes and if you google my username you won't find any connection to the "real me". Yet I (like to think I) am a responsible and constructive member of this forum.
"How else do you think people could be encouraged to have "weighty" reputations, so they don't want to give them up?"
I don't know. I don't even know if it is the right question to be asked.
> It's not so much the specifics of linking real world accounts to HN accounts, but increasing the investment cost of accounts, such that people want to be on their best behavior.
Another approach is to remove identity from posts. The underlying idea is not unlike the idea behind the ITS "crash" command.
It may also be useful assigning downvotes to users not posts, to keep users unaware of totals, and possibly the votes on their articles.