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It doesn’t matter. One is still claiming astroturfing with nothing but circumstantial evidence. If you have actual evidence that this account is a troll, post i
by colejohnson66 7y ago
It doesn’t matter. One is still claiming astroturfing with nothing but circumstantial evidence. If you have actual evidence that this account is a troll, post it.
Regarding the “new account” argument: HN encourages throwaways. Maybe OP didn’t want to lose karma on their main account. Maybe they don’t want people knowing who he is? It doesn’t matter.
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- pavel_lishin 7y ago> One is still claiming astroturfing with nothing but circumstantial evidence. And adgineer is claiming various things without any evidence at all.
- colejohnson66 7y agoI never said we should believe him. Just that we shouldn’t claim astroturfing without evidence. We shouldn’t necessarily believe OP without evidence either.
- zorpner 7y agoRealistically, on a social site without additional evidence, the default assumption on the modern web should be that a given account is being compensated for what they're posting. An account's history might allow us to adjust that prior.
- teachrdan 7y agoFun fact: Circumstantial evidence is admissible in court! http://www2.nau.edu/~bio372-c/class/evolution/cirevi.htm http://www2.nau.edu/~bio372-c/class/evolution/cirevi.htm