Since https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14144814 got locked (which, to provide context for anyone else reading, is why this reply is here in this thread) maybe you could repost it now.
FWIW, this idea in and of itself is worth spending a bit of time on. The page itself is very... basic right now, and I wouldn't discount that this may be one major reason why nobody is taking the concept seriously.
Which makes sense: nobody knows what your areas of specialty and experience are, what you're capable of, and all they've got is this very barebones page. Noone knows what to suggest for you to do!!
Spending some time on the page design and specifying the kinds of things you're capable of - and, most importantly, the things you're most interested in - might just turn things around a fair bit.
Thanks for the ping :) and hopefully you see this.
I note you have not yet put any contact info on that page :P (Gmail happily forwards, and Outlook (which forwards too) also has aliases)
My email is in my profile FWIW. You could also drop your username on the page and tell people to "find your email on HN". That could be a good filter.
Since https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14144814 got locked (which, to provide context for anyone else reading, is why this reply is here in this thread) maybe you could repost it now.
FWIW, this idea in and of itself is worth spending a bit of time on. The page itself is very... basic right now, and I wouldn't discount that this may be one major reason why nobody is taking the concept seriously.
Which makes sense: nobody knows what your areas of specialty and experience are, what you're capable of, and all they've got is this very barebones page. Noone knows what to suggest for you to do!!
Spending some time on the page design and specifying the kinds of things you're capable of - and, most importantly, the things you're most interested in - might just turn things around a fair bit.
Thanks for the ping :) and hopefully you see this.
I note you have not yet put any contact info on that page :P (Gmail happily forwards, and Outlook (which forwards too) also has aliases)
My email is in my profile FWIW. You could also drop your username on the page and tell people to "find your email on HN". That could be a good filter.