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Re:Ask HN: Why do Hacker News, Reddit, not show the users th... by brudgers on Tuesday October 26, 2010 @01:21AM (#1833126)
Anonymous voting reduces quid pro quo, vendettas and other sorts of unproductive behaviour.
Re:Ask HN: Why do Hacker News, Reddit, not show the users th... by suliamansaleh on Tuesday October 26, 2010 @01:31AM (#1833154)
"quid pro quo" i didnt know what it means, but it sounded pretty kool, just checked it on wiki, it sounds so british, im a londoner myself, fantasttic use of words @brudgers
Re:Ask HN: Why do Hacker News, Reddit, not show the users th... by mzl on Tuesday October 26, 2010 @04:34AM (#1833493)
You could also use google translate from latin, although this particular phrase is somewhat special :)
Re:Ask HN: Why do Hacker News, Reddit, not show the users th... by brudgers on Tuesday October 26, 2010 @02:29AM (#1833294)
If only I could program in Latin.
Re:Ask HN: Why do Hacker News, Reddit, not show the users th... by ntoshev on Tuesday October 26, 2010 @02:19AM (#1833272)
Quora shows who voted up an answer among the people you follow (presumably you value their opinion). Makes a lot of sense in that context.