Ok, so I just had another idea to throw out there. We've recently incorporated a feed at the bottom of the page that highlights other posts from the user/tag. It helps give background and makes everything a little more networked. How about when you hit the reply button for a comment, a similar thing drops down with the comment box, effectively taking some of the user's background and rubbing it in your face? If not that, maybe the sidebar from their page would be better. I think that would be better actually.
I neglected to mention the three links at the bottom, and I shouldn't have. it's a great path towards personalization and the hubski crew got short shrift by my not pointing it out. I have no idea how well any of these ideas would work but see a lot of ones I think are good. I also think we all benefit by my not attempting to run this conversation in any way as my ideas already have too much weight in this instance.
How about when you hit the reply button for a comment, a similar thing drops down with the comment box, effectively taking some of the user's background and rubbing it in your face?
I dig this idea. Thanks zebra2! mk, insomniasexx, rob05c, forwardslash