This site might very well be crazy, but in this instance you did something that caused confusion and now people are confused, you yourself admit it's a poor joke/poorly constructed point, it's not difficult to believe you - it makes sense, but i'm not sure it's a fair attack given the situation. Guessing you don't know who wrote the hit piece either?
replyThe assertion was that they're the bot owner. They denied this and explained the situation.
replyContinuing to link to their profile/ real name and accuse them of something they've denied feels like it's completely unwarranted brigading and likely a violation of HN rules.
Gotcha - that makes sense.
replyFWIW I get the spirit of what you were going for, but maybe a little too on the nose.
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replyYou sound like you're out of your depth.
replyDon't blame others for your own FAFO event.
replyThis has to be the dumbest way I have ever seen someone incriminate themselves
replyClassic self-snitching
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