[staticassertion]

The assertion was that they're the bot owner. They denied this and explained the situation.

Continuing to link to their profile/ real name and accuse them of something they've denied feels like it's completely unwarranted brigading and likely a violation of HN rules.

[verdverm]

Maybe they shouldn't have been so snarky? https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/pull/31138#issuecom...

be snarky, get snarky in return

or violate HN guidelines themselves? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46991274

[staticassertion]

This is a shameful equivocation. This is "be snarky, get publicly dox'd and harassed".

[verdverm]

I'm not sure which way you are implying here, what is shamefully equated?

[staticassertion]

The "snark" of opening the PR vs the "snark" of people dox'ing the guy who opened it.