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by ubercow 3843 days ago
How does this handle identity? For example, what's preventing me from just changing my name and reviewing myself?
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Probably the same way that git handles author and committer fields see: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10005577
Why does anyone part attention to your review anyway? Reputation. No one's going to trust a review from someone that doesn't have a track record. If you want to get a sock puppet identity with that much reputation by making useful contributions through it, well, go ahead. :) xkcd.com/810/