For upvotes, submissions, and replies, the login page also has as a signup form. However, there seems to be a secondary login page (linked to at the top right) that has no such form as is shown in that screenshot in the comment you replied to.
It's probably hard to tell, but I would assume HN is the least fertile spamming ground for miles around - we all seem to have fairly well tuned netizen antennae
That said what if you turned up the requirements - for example a uuid in a TXT entry on a domain. I would be surprised if 75% of HN do not already own one and 90+ be capable of getting and managing one?
Presumably a throw away domain is more costly than a throw away email?
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[ 3.8 ms ] story [ 32.5 ms ] threadI really hope HN hasn't stopped accepting signups.
EDIT: In the unlikely event that signups are stopped forever, I wonder what an account would be worth on the black market?
A few months ago we really cracked down on spammers. Anyone who looks at /newest with showdead turned on has probably noticed the difference.
That said what if you turned up the requirements - for example a uuid in a TXT entry on a domain. I would be surprised if 75% of HN do not already own one and 90+ be capable of getting and managing one?
Presumably a throw away domain is more costly than a throw away email?
Likewise, anything I've posted on HN that even does well in comments becomes a bit of a spam magnet.
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