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gruseom on March 18, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: A challenge, identify this HN user, I tried twice ...

Could be fun, but are there answers to these two questions?

  1. Does this user object to being identified?
  2. How will you know you succeeded?

I just skimmed the thread (already 107 comments), so perhaps I missed it, but I didn't see anything definitive.

Also, where's randomwalker when you need him?

jacquesm on March 18, 2010 [–]

1) based on his writing ('a one time account as a rhetorical device') I don't think he'd mind, also there is nothing in the comment itself that you would have to be ashamed of

2) you can't be sure, unless the person will confirm using the original 'one time' account.

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