I should add that without some way of knowing a priori if a question on something I'm interested in is from a new user, I'm not going to click through to read it. — David Roberts4 hours ago
@theHigherGeometer Maybe I misunderstood something, but did you want to write "something I'm interested in" or "something I'm not interested in"?
As in: This question is not something which would be of interest to me based on topic. But still, I see that it's a new user - so I'll check whether the OP needs some help with editing, choosing the correct site, etc.
Is there a way to view the site without having to look at reputation information?
I do not want to track my rep information or see anyone else's. I think that'll let me focus more on the questions themselves. Is anyone else interested in this feature?
I don't see anything on Stack Overflow itse...
It's not an option for the entire network, but IMHO worth mentioning: MathOverflow just implemented this by default: Reputation and badges are no longer visible next to the users' names, with a (currently broken) option to opt out. Who knows, it might evolve to a (hopefully opt-in) feature on oth...
I see that the comment mentioned above was edited:
I should add that without some way of knowing a priori if a question on something I'm not interested in is from a new user, I'm not going to click through to read it. — David Roberts18 hours ago