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Re:Thank HN: My startup was born here and is now 10 years old by RussianCow on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @05:17PM (#23471018)
> just look at the comment history on those accounts -- all inactive/active at around the same time.

What are you talking about? I just went through about half the accounts that have commented on here, and while a small handful do look suspicious, most are normal-looking accounts with over 100 rep. Maybe people are genuinely happy for the OP? Is that so hard to comprehend?

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Re:Thank HN: My startup was born here and is now 10 years old by OzzyB on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @05:37PM (#23471182)
> and while a small handful do look suspicious

Isn't that not what we're talking about? Maybe you weren't around to see all the "Congrats" comments and now the thread looks more legit -- I believe we call that "seeding", what do you call it?

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Re:Thank HN: My startup was born here and is now 10 years old by 11thEarlOfMar on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @06:15PM (#23471565)
Since there are 250 people at the company, maybe they all wanted to congratulate their CEO and some didn't have accounts yet.
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Re:Thank HN: My startup was born here and is now 10 years old by dang on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @08:29PM (#23472579)
That fits a few of the data points but not the majority, who are established users coming from lots of different parts of the world.
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