I was wondering why we don't have it already. It's very difficult to contact other HN members directly. We could have a karma limit to avoid spamming.
Request HN: Can We have a Private Messaging Feature in HN?
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#2agree +1
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#3I have noticed most people have their email addresses publicly displayed (in some human readable form), or have web pages with ways to contact them. In that note, I have been contacted via HN before and have met some people as well. Considering the ultimate purpose of a Private Messaging feature is to allow communication between two willing parties - the existing infrastructure is already there.
Moreover, more influential people who very strictly value their time and privacy (Matt Cutts for instance) might not be comfortable having an open avenue by which anyone can contact them.
More importantly, if you have someone's full name, there's a reasonably high chance you can find a proper way to contact them - provided you are determined enough to do it.
Re: Request HN: Can We have a Private Messaging Feature in HN?
#4Let's not forget that, at least in my opinion, part of what makes HN great is it follows the old Unix tradition: it does one thing well.
I have always liked HN because it is simple, no-frills, totally focused on one thing.
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#5Use Hackernewsers.com. It's what I've been using to contact other HNers (who doesn't list their contact email in the profile) to request for their permission to publish their comments in Hacker Monthly.
Re: Request HN: Can We have a Private Messaging Feature in HN?
#6Let's not forget that, at least in my opinion, part of what makes HN great is it follows the old Unix tradition: it does one thing well. I have always liked HN because it is simple, no-frills, totally focused on one thing.
Agreed.
I got the hell away from Digg because of its push towards being "social." While messaging isn't that big of a feature I feel that if people here want to find/contact each other they will.
We're all pretty smart individuals if we want to contact/find someone we will be able to if they want to be contacted/found.
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#7I really don't want people mailing me on HN.
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#8I suspect that in many cases, if it's tough to contact them directly, that's exactly how they want it to be.
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#9Totally Agree, The one thing that I really like about HN is that its simple.
Re: Request HN: Can We have a Private Messaging Feature in HN?
#10I really don't want people mailing me on HN.
Why not? (just curious)