Add member name to QA Question main page
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The QA page shows the time a question was posted, and the tags associated with it, but no indication about which member asked the question. I can think of arguments both for and against adding the member name (and maybe a link with hover) to the main page. It might be argued that not knowing who posted the question might mean more people will look at it. On the other hand, knowing who asked the question might help those who are likely to respond to given question to decide if it's something they want to do.
Keep Calm and Carry On
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The QA page shows the time a question was posted, and the tags associated with it, but no indication about which member asked the question. I can think of arguments both for and against adding the member name (and maybe a link with hover) to the main page. It might be argued that not knowing who posted the question might mean more people will look at it. On the other hand, knowing who asked the question might help those who are likely to respond to given question to decide if it's something they want to do.
Keep Calm and Carry On
k5054 wrote:
knowing who asked the question might help those who are likely to respond to given question to decide if it's something they want to do.
Why? I can't think of a single reason that knowing the OP name would persuade me to look at a question. I can think of reasons why knowing a name might dissuade some people from looking - but most of those are probably based on assumptions about race and / or gender from the given name, which I don't think we really want here. So why add it? When do you think it will encourage people to give help they otherwise might not?
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The QA page shows the time a question was posted, and the tags associated with it, but no indication about which member asked the question. I can think of arguments both for and against adding the member name (and maybe a link with hover) to the main page. It might be argued that not knowing who posted the question might mean more people will look at it. On the other hand, knowing who asked the question might help those who are likely to respond to given question to decide if it's something they want to do.
Keep Calm and Carry On
Questions had the names of the author for years, and it was changed to the current way. I don't know the reasons back then, but I suppose there were some valid, if not I don't think the change would have been implemented.
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
