[VirusNewbie]

Yes there is a difference, a 'bar raiser' is still looking to hire someone and trying to evaluate if a candidate would be a good addition to the team.

You said it yourself you aren't trying to evaluate candidates you're trying to make it so no one can get hired. It's no different than if you asked the most obscure piece of technical trivia you could find and failed everyone who didn't know it. Sure someone might know it but that doesn't make it anymore or less of a dick move.

You just found a way to spike people that you think you can get away with. Insane.