[samueladam]

Because netlog's audience is pretty different from hacker news.

Search for common names to get an idea: http://www.google.com/search?q=netlog+profile+for+julia http://www.google.com/search?q=netlog+profile+for+john

[wesley]

No need, they have a full people directory:

http://nl.netlog.com/go/directory/ (Holland & Belgium, change subdomain for diff areas)