HN guidelines [1] suggest that we avoid insinuations about shilling: > Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, bots, brigading, foreign ag

HN guidelines [1] suggest that we avoid insinuations about shilling: > Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, bots, 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. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html (The rest of your comment seems sincere and expressed with clarity.)