Please don't do this. It's unfair on people who are commenting authentically, which almost everyone turns out to be when we dig into the data. The guidelines ask:
Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents, and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data.
Please don't do this. It's unfair on people who are commenting authentically, which almost everyone turns out to be when we dig into the data. The guidelines ask:
Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents, and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45284046 and marked it off topic.
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> Why do you lie? Clearly this is not the case if you look at the user's submission and comment history
Do you think someone's comment history link is an obscure secret no one can access?
> Clearly this is not the case (..)
Oh really? Please explain in your own words why you believe this is not the case.
> Please explain in your own words why you believe this is not the case.
It wasn’t 2023: Last post 11 months ago, last comment 8 months ago, which is a typical level of lurking
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42499986
It’s unclear to me what you are even accusing them of, could you clarify?