I wholeheartedly support the idea of people self promoting if the articles are of relevance to HN readers. If I find the article is interesting, I really could

I wholeheartedly support the idea of people self promoting if the articles are of relevance to HN readers. If I find the article is interesting, I really couldn't care less who submitted it, I'll upvote it anyway. The only time I actually look at the usernames is in the comments anyway.