It's slightly irritating when a name is put beside a post, and I don't see any reason why this person is supposed to be famous. And the site is very focused on whoever that is.
If you write good content, let it stand for itself, and don't try to sell yourself together with your content. Sooner or later, people will turn against you.
I posted the link with Gabor's name thinking many HN readers might appreciate the Xobni connection. Of course, I forgot that his domain was "gaborcselle.com" and that it would appear right next to the title in HN. So blame me, not him. :)
Yeah, it was interesting to see my name there (I didn't post this on Hacker News myself). I'm not quite on BillG's level yet - give me a few more years :-)
If you write good content, let it stand for itself, and don't try to sell yourself together with your content. Sooner or later, people will turn against you.