The account you're responding to is over 3 months old, which, while not as old as some, doesn't appear to have been created purely for this conversation. There

The account you're responding to is over 3 months old, which, while not as old as some, doesn't appear to have been created purely for this conversation. There are quite a few members on HN whose accounts appear to have originally been created as a throwaway that have gone on to use it as their main account. Let's err on the side of giving them the benefit of the doubt.