It also seems to specifically violate HN guidelines: Throwaway accounts are ok for sensitive information, but please don't create accounts routinely. HN is a c

It also seems to specifically violate HN guidelines: Throwaway accounts are ok for sensitive information, but please don't create accounts routinely. HN is a community—users should have an identity that others can relate to. <https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html> Snarky shallow dismissal ain't sensitive information. It's precisely the sort of behaviour which should be tied to, and reflect reputation of, a primary account. (Which can of course be pseudonymous, example myself.)