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Can you explain why this is a good idea?
– J Sargent
Commented Jun 18, 2015 at 0:42
Again if this feature is implemented, then why should it be restricted to high-rep users? The whole problem here is artificial limitation to start with, and your proposed solution just lowers that limitation to include yourself, instead of eliminating it altogether as it should be.
– corsair992
Commented Jun 18, 2015 at 1:02
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@NoviceInDisguise, see the linked feature request (and the dozens of duplicate and linked posts from that). There are many reasons but the main one for me is that many comment sequences make little sense due to name changes.
– Awesome Poodles
Commented Jun 18, 2015 at 3:41
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@AwesomePoodles I think chat-like highlights would be better. Past names seems like it shouldn't be put out there. The user probably changed it for a reason.
– J Sargent
Commented Jun 18, 2015 at 11:12
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@NᴏᴠɪᴄᴇIɴDɪsɢᴜɪsᴇ high-rep regulars can and do already figure out who name-change users are on the non-massive (non-SO) sites, this would just save the hassle of hitting the user profile and scrolling until you see an answer you recognise. So I think this makes perfect sense as a high-rep-only mini-privilege, "we know you'll do this anyway so we made it easy"
– user56reinstatemonica8
Commented Oct 19, 2015 at 20:45

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