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		whimsy on March 18, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A challenge, identify this HN user, I tried twice ... I assume this upsets the user because using a one time account indicates a desire not to be identified or associated with the posted content, and the user wants this preference to be honored.

Freebytes on March 18, 2010 [–]

They find it amusing, and they do not mind. If you look at the comments of the user, they authorize their own identification if we can do so.

whimsy on April 14, 2010 | [–]

Ah, by "the user" I meant the user that was upset, not the target of the ID hunt.

My apologies for being ambiguous.

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