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Comment history makes it clear that it is a Russian troll.

• dang 5y ago
  Please don't break the site guidelines like this—they are very clear on the point: if you have evidence, email hn@ycombinator.com so we can look into it. If you don't, don't post like this. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Someone having an opposing opinion is not evidence that they are trolling or any other variation on that theme. The overwhelming majority of such comments are coming from users just like you, who happen to have a different background. If you want explanation about this, you can find years' worth among these search results: https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix=true&page=0&query=by:dang%20astroturf https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme.... Here's one in-depth example: mhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27398725 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27398725
  • idontwantthis 5y ago
    Noted with apology. But then the comment got flagged. Is that done by admins or by users? Not sure if it's just a super downvote, or if it is reserved for what I accused the account of.
    • dang 5y ago
      It was done by users. They were correct to do so, because the comment broke the site guidelines.