NB: If you have substantiated concerns, the correct course is to email mods. They are responsive to this. <hn@ycombinator.com>

The problem with in-thread accusations isn't so much the lack of legitimacy but the deletrious effect on discussion quality, which is fragile at best:

On shilling generally: <https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&prefix=true&page=0&dateR...>

On HN's fragility: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23047709>