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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If you want to hide something it implies that there is shame in it.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would assume that's because, at least partially, because there's an abundance of addons which automatically block blue checks.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

It wouldn't be so bad if they didn't also give them more weight in the algorithm. Any time you load a thread with more than a few comments, there's like 5 trolls on top with bullshit comments.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are other reasons too.

I'm not ashamed of being moderator on a online forum but I don't want it to show next to my name when I'm not moderating.

I'm also not ashamed that my truck is a 4x4 but I still don't want the badge on my tailgate.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I didn’t finish my thought. My bad. I meant in cases like this, not in general.