Based only on the comment? I'd want something to demonstrate he was who he said he was. Something to back up his claim. Everyone became a drilling engineer overnight with the BP disaster, it seems.
RandomDood123 doesn't have to change his name, either. But something that relates back to who he is. I do check a person's comments for HN, and I generally try to find out who a person is before responding, or taking their advice. If RandomDood123 ran an iPhone App startup, then his advice in that arena would be worth considering.
> Would that make you more likely to take his word over pg's?
It really depends on the subject. If I didn't know RandomDood, then yes. If, however, RandomDood had a blog, and some other information that lead me to believe he was in a specific industry, I'd be more likely to listen to what he has to say.
Based only on the comment? I'd want something to demonstrate he was who he said he was. Something to back up his claim. Everyone became a drilling engineer overnight with the BP disaster, it seems.
RandomDood123 doesn't have to change his name, either. But something that relates back to who he is. I do check a person's comments for HN, and I generally try to find out who a person is before responding, or taking their advice. If RandomDood123 ran an iPhone App startup, then his advice in that arena would be worth considering.
> Would that make you more likely to take his word over pg's?
It really depends on the subject. If I didn't know RandomDood, then yes. If, however, RandomDood had a blog, and some other information that lead me to believe he was in a specific industry, I'd be more likely to listen to what he has to say.