It's an account created to avoid doxxing myself. My Wikipedia username is easily linked to my main HN account. I still rarely make minor Wikipedia edits now and then, and don't want my account banned.
Anyone who's edited Wikipedia long enough will recognize the pattern of what I'm describing. It's not a misrepresentation.
We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Noted, you can expect full compliance from me on that policy with regards any other detection positives in the future.
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://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23047709>
It's an account created to avoid doxxing myself. My Wikipedia username is easily linked to my main HN account. I still rarely make minor Wikipedia edits now and then, and don't want my account banned.
Anyone who's edited Wikipedia long enough will recognize the pattern of what I'm describing. It's not a misrepresentation.
I would really like to read some concrete examples.
As a start you can look at the following page.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WatchWikipediaDie/wiki/scandals
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