Ask HN: Contact info in profiles

paulgb | karma 25596 | avg karma 5.84 · 2009-04-23 20:07:07+00:00

Your profile doesn't have any contact info either :).

The email address field is not public. Only PG/YC can see it.

knightinblue | karma 649 | avg karma 3.51 · 2009-04-23 15:09:48

Oh wow, I had no idea. I thought it was visible to everyone.

Fixed it.

Thanks :)

raquo | karma 3253 | avg karma 3.44 · 2009-04-23 20:35:53+00:00

That probably answers your question :)

knightinblue | karma 649 | avg karma 3.51 · 2009-04-23 20:43:18+00:00

So maybe they should make that field visible to everyone?

Zev | karma 2386 | avg karma 1.73 · 2009-04-23 20:45:32+00:00

I don't think many people would like that as a default option. Spam is something that people tend to get aggravated about.

knightinblue | karma 649 | avg karma 3.51 · 2009-04-23 16:08:32

I understand. I thought people were leaving them under the impression that everyone could see them.