[briancurtin]

I downvoted it because it was needless speculation by an anonymous account called "routergate" which was created 35 minutes ago for the purpose of stirring the pot.

[ChuckMcM]

Exactly right. If you want to say something snark then human-up and say it, don't try to hide behind a throwaway account.

[codexon]

Losing karma on HN means losing certain abilities though.

And if you happened to put your real name on your profile then you absolutely cannot mention anything like that.

[philwelch]

I've never had any problem making critical comments about Heroku's load balancing design under my real name. I honestly don't know what you paranoid people are on about.

[brvs]

I don't understand. Why can't you mention Rap Genius's problems with Heroku routing if your name is attached to your account?

[codexon]

Starting rumors about someone's termination/resignation is never good for your professional reputation.

[random42]

Then, don't do it?

[codexon]

If you are anonymous why not?

This is the elephant in the room that everyone wants to know.

I doubt this story would even have made the front page of HN without the outing by Rap Genius.

[46Bit]

Thanks, that does make sense.