[Chris2048]

A dead comment by "lintiness" also happened to use the phrase "of another insidious practice" - coincidence?

[avn2109]

Nonetheless I find the comment in both its incarnations civil, insightful and substantive (though contrarian), and I don't think it ought to be dead.

[Chris2048]

I disagree that the post is 'substantive'. Opinions are shared, possibly reasonable one, but there is no further substance to them. I also consider words like 'steal' to be loaded in that context.

The problem is, this raises the question of sock-puppets being used; even if they don't appear to be employed as expected.