Some time ago tptacek argued against a suggestion that HN members include disclosure of their company/org affiliation in threads with possible conflicts of inte

Some time ago tptacek argued against a suggestion that HN members include disclosure of their company/org affiliation in threads with possible conflicts of interest. This was a suggestion that at least merited a rational, constructive debate.[0] However, his comments in that discussion were dismissive, obnoxious and negative. Now tptacek publicly argues against Snowden's pardon without disclosing his NSA affiliation. The original comment calling for disclosures was heavily downvoted by HN community. I am interested in the opinion of the HN members present in this thread. Should there be an effort to expose possible conflict of interest on HN? Context is important: HN is one of/the most influential tech and startup media/community. tptacek is a respected, well-known and authoritative HN member with lots of clout. [0]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8667657 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8667657