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https://github.com/zigbook/zigbook/pull/45#issuecomment-3592... Would this be grounds to report zigbook to GitHub maybe? This is wild

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Fear not I've mirrored it https://web.archive.org/web/20251130091635/https%3A%2F%2Fgit...

Sadly the important information, what was actually edited, isn't part of that mirror. (It's async fetched by the ui when clicking on the edit information on GitHub)

it's said something to paraphrase "I wonder what antisocial behaviour will be seen next instead of dealing with the feedback"

>Would this be grounds to report zigbook to GitHub maybe?

100%.

https://docs.github.com/en/communities/maintaining-your-safe...

Oh wow. Your original comment is pretty darn prophetic.

The whole thing looks very childish, I'm not sure I even fully understand the conversation of #43. Are they troll accounts?

Grifter or not, editing user comments to make it look like they're saying something they're not isn't okay.

Edit: It appears that the repo is gone? User removed it or GitHub?

I reported it to Github, supplied links to the edits and to this HN thread. The canned response was:

"Our review of the account(s) and/or content named in your report has concluded. We have determined that one or more violations of GitHub’s Terms of Service have occurred and have taken appropriate action in response."

It took 2h40m, genuinely impressed how quick the turnaround was :)

zigbook edited a 3rd party comment to say "I’m autistic and sperging out over stuff on the internet that doesn’t actually matter. Don’t mind me."

Just your run off the mill AI grifter.

EDIT: https://lobste.rs/s/pbn3zy/zigbook_learn_zig_programming_lan...

"Quick research - author's actual profile is https://github.com/zk-evm, and he's a potential scammer from crypto spaces, who also happens to be running fake GitHub Organisation of the Cursor editor, along with related BuyMeACoffee claiming it being official page of the "Cursor AI Editor"."

> Quick research - author's actual profile is https://github.com/zk-evm

The account is called zig-vm now.

And here's his real github account: https://github.com/gweidart

How did you connect this account back to the "real" account?

Well, the name of the "real" account is "zkevm.dev", and the previous account was zk-evm. Those are just letters to me, but it does seem like a clear link. Couldn't say that either is "real", though.

It is not. zk-evm refers to a type of blockchain. It's not a unique/singular link.

"zkevm.dev" is his domain, he uses it for email on all 3 accounts.

The account had a link to a personal website, that (for now) has links to a few social medias and the "real" account.

That's a pretty strong link, nice work!

An old version of a related contact page: https://web.archive.org/web/20250320001430/https://gweidart....

lists as a donation link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Newcomer214

So, gweidart is probably this guy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-newcomer-7275aa228/

Yeah I came to that conclusion as well, though from zkevm.bio (which has a Venmo link) but was unsure about dropping his name publicly.

zig-vm is now pilot-repl (user id 216412417)

That's mostly just odd. Either a young teen way in over their head or a weirdly non-functional adult.

your other PR made me laugh: https://github.com/zigbook/zigbook/pull/46 absolutely wild that they had the gall to report you, lol

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