Ask HN: What do the green usernames signify?

5 points by umjames 15y ago ↗ HN

Sorry, but I don't know if there's a more official channel to ask this.

Does it have something to do with passing a threshold in karma points?

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182446 15y ago ↗

That's not as helpful as you think.

sorbus 15y ago ↗

If the answer to a question is in the first page of google results, it should not be asked.

dcosson 15y ago ↗

I just happened to google this question and now this post is the first result, so I'd say there was no harm in him asking.

portman 15y ago ↗

Newly created accounts.

[deleted] 15y ago ↗

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Mz 15y ago ↗

My previous answer (here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2454874) was: They're greenhorns.