> <i>Your credentials are encrypted and never exposed in plain text.</i><p>They must have the keys to unencrypt them and send them to the HN server.<p>> <i>Set and forget - queue up multiple submissions ahead of time.</i><p>If it's your own post, it's better to be around an reply some of the comments. People is more friendly when the author is here.<p>If it's not your own post, it's also good to be around. Perhaps you can reply with another post of the same author. If it's a subject you are interested you can also answer questions.