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xur17 ◴[] No.21186870[source]
Does it make anyone else uncomfortable to see a fairly high number of freshly created accounts that only comment on China related threads? Specifically (read the comment history for these accounts):

* https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=thewholeview

* https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=surajama

* https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=thrwy_01

* https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=7u5432throw

* https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=howhigh12323

* https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=throwaway13372

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rrix2 ◴[] No.21186952[source]
Per guidelines, reach out to dang or so:

> Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email us and we'll look at the data.

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1. xur17 ◴[] No.21186967[source]
Sorry about that. I actually looked before posting, but could only find hn@ycombinator.com - is that the correct email?
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2. rrix2 ◴[] No.21196448[source]
No worries, I believe that's the correct address, yes.