Despite the account name, that particular user has been here for over three years, and has 3900 karma. They're not just some drive-by troller.

Also, you should judge their comments by the comments, not by the username. Those were some fairly thoughtful comments, even if you don't agree with them.

> Also, you should judge their comments by the comments, not by the username.

Partly yes and partly no. I spotted what appeared to be a throwaway. That led me to believe the poster had less "skin in the game" and that influenced me to some degree. Was that unreasonable?

"To some degree"? Surely. It could have influenced you to spend a few seconds checking whether the account was a throwaway. I think that would have been entirely reasonable.

But it didn't influence you "to some degree". We can be more specific than that. It influenced you to accuse the account of being a throwaway without spending a few seconds to check.

I do think that was mildly unreasonable. Not super unreasonable, but mildly.

Welp, on a second look it turns out it wasn't you who made that accusation. I, uh, could probably have spent a few seconds checking that.

No, of course it wasn't. If you can't put your internet handle behind your thoughts, it doesn't say much for your argument. Period.

It's just a username. I'm probably every bit as active on this forum as you are. Is there something in this thread that makes you think I'm posting in bad faith?

Well. Your username didn't help for a start!

EDIT - in hindsight would you like to change your username (leaving aside whether that's even possible or allowed)?

Genuinely curious.

I don’t feel super strongly, but I kind of like that people don’t know which “throwaway” I am. They don’t recognize my username from prior conversations, so they’re less likely to think, “Oh that guy agreed with me last time, I’ll give him an upvote or an agreeable comment” or the inverse. People are more likely to consider my arguments on merit, the GP notwithstanding.