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by taneq 3288 days ago
Wait, green means new?
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tomsmeding 3288 days ago
I believe it means "throwaway"
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arethuza 3288 days ago
Pretty sure it just identifies to logged in users that a particular account is relatively new.

After all, who is to know that a "throwaway" account actually gets thrown away?

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