Timeline for Why are there "answered by" usernames on answers?
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| Aug 10, 2010 at 19:48 | comment | added | Richard JP Le Guen | B - this is true. | |
| Aug 10, 2010 at 19:34 | comment | added | user27414 | @Richard - fair enough; that's another way you could do it. I think, though, that if that's how SO worked people would request that your rep appear next to your name. It seems only natural to want to know as much as possible about the person you're talking to. | |
| Aug 10, 2010 at 19:27 | comment | added | Richard JP Le Guen | B - Equally then, why not only have all this info also in their profile? | |
| Aug 10, 2010 at 19:19 | comment | added | user27414 | @Richard - you can post a link to your CV, website, or whatever in your profile, which is linked at the bottom of your post. So it all works out :) | |
| Aug 10, 2010 at 18:58 | comment | added | Richard JP Le Guen | Then why not link directly to a personal website or a CV? Why a SO user profile? Rep Score just/mostly tells us how long a user spends on the site; not how qualified that really are. For example, I know this user personally, stackoverflow.com/users/3218/skrud and while his rep's less than a third than mine, if it came down to it there's no doubt in my mind which of us would get/deserve the title "expert." (edit: not me, for clarity) | |
| Aug 10, 2010 at 18:29 | history | answered | user27414 | CC BY-SA 2.5 |