This is not a SFW instance. NSFW communities will be tagged, and efforts will be made to keep SFW communities clean, but proceed at your own comfort level.
It may be that he/they have significant competency in this domain, just not publically or under this name/pseudonym.
I’ve personally made contributions under pseudonyms just to avoid employer paperwork/approvals, for projects that I’d rather not have my real name attached to, and for sharing in potentially hostile communities.
I’ve also developed software internal to companies that has never been released publicly.
In short … he doesn’t need to prove his prior credentials to you, me, or anyone. He may have some, he may not.
We can legitimately critique what he/they have done in this project all we like though.
It may be that he/they have significant competency in this domain, just not publically or under this name/pseudonym.
I’ve personally made contributions under pseudonyms just to avoid employer paperwork/approvals, for projects that I’d rather not have my real name attached to, and for sharing in potentially hostile communities.
I’ve also developed software internal to companies that has never been released publicly.
In short … he doesn’t need to prove his prior credentials to you, me, or anyone. He may have some, he may not.
We can legitimately critique what he/they have done in this project all we like though.