Always wondered about this. Real identity means that you have your real name/contact info in your profile even if you username is generic
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Poll: Do you use your real identity on HN?
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#2That's the big differentiator between the communities HN and other aggregators, and that's a good thing. (Did SlashDot and Fark have as much emphasis on real names?)
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#4I use my real name as a way of keeping myself accountable as I've noticed that I'm much more inflammatory when under the guise of a pseudonym.
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#5Yes. It's pretty easy to find who I am.
I'm more polite on HN than I am in other places. I don't think that's because I use my real name. There are pseudonymous posters who are polite and real name users who are pretty rude.
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#7Yes. It's pretty easy to find who I am. I'm more polite on HN than I am in other places. I don't think that's because I use my real name. There are pseudonymous posters who are polite and real name users who are pretty rude.
Your last name is really Beale-COCKs?
(heh, pseudonym...)
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#8Yes. It's pretty easy to find who I am. I'm more polite on HN than I am in other places. I don't think that's because I use my real name. There are pseudonymous posters who are polite and real name users who are pretty rude.
Your last name is really Beale-COCKs? (heh, pseudonym...)
Yes, really!
It plays havoc with the occasional email filter.
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#9On the internet I always use my pseudonym.
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#10I use my online profile name for HN, you can always find and contact me on Twitter: @flavmartins.
If I have something to say, I say it and stand behind it.