HACKER Q&A
📣 jahdmdir

Aren't throwaway accounts a bad symptom?


HN's database must be littered with one-use accounts. Why not offer proper anonymous posts?


  👤 quickthrower2 Accepted Answer ✓
An advantage is "one-use" accounts might make say 2-3 reply comments and you know they are from the same person. Whereas anonymous, each post unlinked.

👤 sacrosanct
> Why not offer proper anonymous posts?

Feature minimalism.