Connecting with the fantastic minds

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I agree—needs evolve over time. In the past, there was both the desire and the need to stay behind a nickname; nowadays, sometimes it feels necessary to step out with your real name just to stand out from the crowd of people claiming they “know their stuff.”

The idea of finding a way to connect privately is nice. I’m not sure what the best approach would be—maybe a subforum to share LinkedIn contacts, or even going back to something like IRC for quicker interactions. Hard to say, it probably depends on everyone’s different needs, but it’s definitely an interesting idea.