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That's correct. I normally just read but thought I'd comment today. (I might have commented before on an old account but if so I've forgotten the details.) You

• Chris2048 1y ago
  Perhaps, but the effect is what would otherwise be called a "throwaway" account.
• lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 1y ago
  > You can clearly see that the BBC edited this headline. Well, sure, but people also commonly believe that they are pressured to do so and eventually relent to the pressure. That they changed something is not strictly evidence that the old version was "factually incorrect". > I normally just read but thought I'd comment today. (I might have commented before on an old account but if so I've forgotten the details.) Since we're already on the topic of worthless throwaway accounts, I feel the need to comment on this. This reads like a bit like a "regular internet citizen" phrase of someone who is not that attached to their accounts, which is, of course, a reasonable perspective, but it also reads a lot like someone who's literally paid to read popular discussion sites ("I normally just read") and make accounts they don't care about ("I might have commented before on an old account but if so I've forgotten the details") for the sake of voicing an opinion that benefits their employer if widely believed ("thought I'd comment today"). Just food for thought for the person who is presumably commenting with their genuine opinions. And, of course, readers who are interested in observing sneaky phrases that could potentially cause their thinking to be misdirected.