Comment on Please don't use hnreputationparentComments−sachinag17yThe issue is that respondents may start addressing their comments to nerf such a change. Instead of:"You're forgetting something", you may get:"tdavis, you're forgetting something."−pyre17yTrue, but that person could get appropriately down-voted for that 'work around' if enough people dislike it.−apotheon17yWhat -- so now we aren't allowed to refer to people by name? I think that's a terrible idea, especially when I'm talking to foo about something bar said.
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The issue is that respondents may start addressing their comments to nerf such a change. Instead of:
"You're forgetting something", you may get:
"tdavis, you're forgetting something."
True, but that person could get appropriately down-voted for that 'work around' if enough people dislike it.
What -- so now we aren't allowed to refer to people by name? I think that's a terrible idea, especially when I'm talking to foo about something bar said.