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I agree.

Created 403 days ago, just to make this one comment "I agree" ?

http://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=azrealus

I should clarify: accounts with this usage pattern seem to be common practice for spammers, that have been discussed on HN before.

azrealus, if you are a real person, I apologize for jumping to conclusions. I certainly have no problem with a real person, usage frequency isn't important - although it is preferable to contribute something to the discussion more than "I agree", since an upvote signals that.

10ren I'm real. sorry for not writing more and for waiting 403 days :). I've just found my old account...

Oh man, I'm sorry! I feel so embarrassed, I'm going red and my face feels hot.

I'll never doubt your existence again. :-)

Ah, so we've now reached the point where we frequently cite poster tenure?

It's interesting that you don't find a 403 day old account with only 1 (content-free) comment a little odd.

It is odd, but I don't care much for the practice of inspecting user profiles, except when browsing submitted content.

Edit: I've thought about this a bit, and I think it's wrong to suspect users in this way. There are likely many who just vote on stories and don't feel the need to leave comments. Maybe the commenter is just getting their feet wet...

thanks erlanger...

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