Poll: Do you use your real identity on HN?

Re:Poll: Do you use your real identity on HN? by cupcake-unicorn on Friday May 17, 2013 @04:34PM (#5726571)

I had too many friends who "weren't reachable" other than Facebook. I'm not sure how they were getting the Facebook notifications - apparently over email, or on their phone, which also has SMS, but I could never get in touch with them unless I sent them a Facebook message.

I don't have those friends anymore. I deserve better. If someone can't take the time to reply to a simple email or text unless it's through Facebook, they're not worth having as friends. Yes, you may lose some friends, but the ones you keep you know are going to be there for you.

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Re:Poll: Do you use your real identity on HN? by diminoten on Friday May 17, 2013 @05:39PM (#5726820)

Why does having a communication preference make a person a good or bad friend? That seems incredibly small of you.

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Re:Poll: Do you use your real identity on HN? by cupcake-unicorn on Saturday May 18, 2013 @12:43PM (#5729504)

Choosing friends on their refusal to communicate with me via anything other than Facebook is somehow wrong of me? I don't care what you use to communicate with, but if I don't have access to that, I do expect someone to "go out of their way" to send an email/text. I was saying that I had friends who I couldn't ever contact once I left Facebook, despite them apparently having a phone and email address.

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Re:Poll: Do you use your real identity on HN? by diminoten on Saturday May 18, 2013 @09:52PM (#5731405)

You shouldn't have left Facebook.

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Re:Poll: Do you use your real identity on HN? by onedev on Friday May 17, 2013 @11:40PM (#5727837)

So you're choosing friends based on the messaging service they use?

I would not want to be your friend.

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