> Please don't use HN primarily for promotion. It's ok to post your own stuff part of the time, but the primary use of the site should be for curiosity.
And that this article is authored by you, maybe that's a happy coincidence.
did you look at the UA, IP, fingerprint?
i'd put my hand on a bible if i had one.
"My agents said they didn't post anything" is not a plausible defense that there are no shenanigans afoot. Your agent admits to astroturfing by commenting as you on Sep 7, which tracks: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49600098
1) Don't be obtuse. Why in the world would I create accounts with my OWN site's name?
2) I have thousands of registered users and many people want the site to succeed, so yes, it is a plausible defense.
3) It should be easy to go see what the IP of those users are. It's definitely not me.
edit: I have publicly complained about HackerNews shadowbanning me, so my hunch is one of my supporters/fans is doing to be helpful.