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A comment on C’s Biggest Mistake (2009). Parent comment

Re:C’s Biggest Mistake (2009) by msla on Sunday September 13, 2020 @01:00AM (#24458503)
> Google the name of the person before responding to them

Is it a rule at HN that you can't take someone else's name? Otherwise, there's no guarantee that you're talking to the "Real" Walter Bright...

... or that you're talking to that Walter Bright, come to think of it.

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Re:C’s Biggest Mistake (2009) by WalterBright on Sunday September 13, 2020 @02:55AM (#24458961)
There can be only one.
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Re:C’s Biggest Mistake (2009) by msla on Sunday September 13, 2020 @07:15PM (#24464744)
But The One doesn't get the username.
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Re:C’s Biggest Mistake (2009) by sam_lynx on Sunday September 13, 2020 @02:51AM (#24458941)
I’m new here, so this seems like a valid criticism to me — but judging by the number of downvotes, it may not be. Can someone explain why this comment is incorrect?
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Re:C’s Biggest Mistake (2009) by Stratoscope on Sunday September 13, 2020 @04:40AM (#24459393)
Perhaps because so many of know Walter from his work and his history here on HN? Sometimes you have to just trust that someone is who we all say they are.
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Re:C’s Biggest Mistake (2009) by sam_lynx on Sunday September 13, 2020 @07:15PM (#24464745)
Cool, thanks for the explanation.
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Re:C’s Biggest Mistake (2009) by fomine3 on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @08:41PM (#24488394)
It's fair argument but I also check karma point is high so it looks like legitimate account name in this case.
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