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Re:Ask HN: Are throwaway accounts becoming a problem for HN? by muzani on Friday November 04, 2022 @05:42PM (#33474228)
From the guidelines:

"Throwaway accounts are ok for sensitive information, but please don't create accounts routinely. HN is a community—users should have an identity that others can relate to."

Sure, everyone would rather be anonymous given the chance, but it's not what this site was meant to be.

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Re:Ask HN: Are throwaway accounts becoming a problem for HN? by oneoff786 on Friday November 04, 2022 @07:34PM (#33475628)
I find this rule strange. The only people on HN I’ve consciously remembered are dang and a few folks who are so combative and painful to discuss anything with I just try to avoid their posts altogether regardless of interest.
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