My email address has my name on it, but I still close it with -matt. I was going to post a comment to our work order system, which stamps my name on it, but I'm still inclined to close it with -matt. Same with Basecamp. Why? It feels more personal.
Does this really grind people's gears that hard? If so, where's it appropriate? Inappropriate? I respect the opinion of the HN community, so looking for honest feedback.
I don't mind it at all in basecamp which lacks structure or email where it's traditional and signing off is a way to make it friendly. That said, I don't use automatic signatures, I write a personal benediction/have-a-good-day type thing for each email.
If it's not worth signing personally, it's not worth writing the email.
The short rule is, if it's occurred to you that it might be douchey, you're probably safe because you actually care.
Think of it as a Dunning-Kruger for douchebags.
A...Douching-Kruger if you will.