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Re:Some Tips to Improve the Civility on Hacker News by tom_ilsinszki on Thursday June 03, 2010 @10:08AM (#1401329)
See your point (btw I liked the comment you posted about your gf; I feel the same way).

Okay then, there should be an option to mask your identity as anonymous, if you're not totally comfortable with a subject and post it like that. But those who would comment under their (real) name could get a higher priority for that given comment.

EDIT: an algorithm to verify identity (far from perfect and not necessarily for HN)

1) Give 1 person a verified account (linked to facebook) who the admins know personally. 2) Let that person invite her _facebook friends_ to the system. ... and so on

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Re:Some Tips to Improve the Civility on Hacker News by thirdstation on Thursday June 03, 2010 @10:32AM (#1401404)
I look at privacy as a zero-sum game.

Under your scheme, I can elect to comment pseudo-anonymously but, I'm not really anonymous. I've given my anonymity to HN (and the OP indirectly).

If I give something away I want to feel equally compensated. I wouldn't in this case.

I'm not opposed to using real names but, reject being compelled to do so.

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