> > Hacker News is moderated mainly by dang aka Dan Gackle (pronounced ‘Gackley’). He’s not of asian descent > ??? Is it common that people think he is Asian f

> > Hacker News is moderated mainly by dang aka Dan Gackle (pronounced ‘Gackley’). He’s not of asian descent > ??? Is it common that people think he is Asian for some reason? What a strange paragraph to include... "Dang" is a surname in Vietnam, China, and elsewhere [1], which has led to subthreads like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20643150 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20643150 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25053380 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25053380 in which, yes, people thought he was Asian. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dang_(surname) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dang_(surname)