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So by this reasoning, if commenter responded with a emphatic "Am not!", that would somehow validate he's not a CCP agent? His response was a link to support a
by tom-_- 6y ago
So by this reasoning, if commenter responded with a emphatic "Am not!", that would somehow validate he's not a CCP agent?
His response was a link to support a contentious claim which is that the security threat is overstated. That's a reasonable position.
- tannedNerd 6y agoNo it’s not. He/she has a brand new account. Hacker News isn’t exactly a new site so users with new accounts need to prove they are trustworthy. It’s the exact reason why they flag new accounts, because if you are using a throwaway account you are doing something you don’t want tracked back to you. What’s your defense on that? Or are you rushing to defend another ccp account?
- tom-_- 6y agoA flawed assumption: A new account does not mean it's a throwaway. The heretofore anonymous user may simply have found a topic worth commenting on. Secondly, my user is over 6 years old and I've not made any comments in favor or against the CCP in my entire history. I simply commented on what I find to be a logical fallacy. So I'm curious what you base your assumptions on.
- tannedNerd 6y agoThen why has every person questioning this account has been Silenced by flagging?
- tom-_- 6y agoThis is another fallacy as proven by the fact your comment, while downvoted, still exists. But even if it were true, I wouldn't know the reason and neither would you.