> I thought maybe "HN is a community—users should have an identity that others can relate to." meant our nyms should point to a real person
Your HN username should represent you as a person in the sense of providing an identity over time, because that's necessary for a community. But it's totally fine not to use your real name. I've posted a bunch about this over the years if anyone wants more: https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme....
Your HN username should represent you as a person in the sense of providing an identity over time, because that's necessary for a community. But it's totally fine not to use your real name. I've posted a bunch about this over the years if anyone wants more: https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme....