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catlikesshrimp01/21/20252 repliesview on HN

That was a troll feature. It usually showed any user his own information.

MAYBE some forum doxxed users by posting their informatio? but I didn't see any.


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giancarlostoro01/21/2025

My friend would figure out the username, but he never did it maliciously, just for the challenge. Forums would show you which user was viewing a thread...

iforgot2201/21/2025

Wikipedia still does if you aren't logged in