When I read an article linked from Hacker News, then read some comments that are generally not tearing it to pieces, I assume the author must have some credibil

When I read an article linked from Hacker News, then read some comments that are generally not tearing it to pieces, I assume the author must have some credibility and therefore is not throwing out conclusions for fun. Also, I have a minor in inferring existence of fascinating undetected evidence.