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What? Did you want them to be from @Anonymous instead? ;-)
– 41686d6564
Commented Aug 27, 2021 at 21:56
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On a more serious note though, I've said that I don't like the fact that it's posted under the Community user's name. I think there should be a different way to communicate the fact that this is an automated comment based on review.
– 41686d6564
Commented Aug 27, 2021 at 21:58
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*mostly anonymous
– Kevin B
Commented Aug 27, 2021 at 22:01
@KevinB What do you mean?
– Anonymous
Commented Aug 27, 2021 at 22:01
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the timestamp and review are visible in the timeline, and will match up with the comment's timestamp
– Kevin B
Commented Aug 27, 2021 at 22:02
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@KevinB Good point, but it's still a problem; on a site like Stack Overflow, it could go unnoticed for a long time, possibly forever...
– Anonymous
Commented Aug 27, 2021 at 22:03
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I agree 100% with this. The loss of accountability and dubious aura of authority are really bad. All comments should belong to their authors so they can be meaningfully challenged. This turns review into a throwaway task
– Zanna
Commented Aug 28, 2021 at 11:31
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@41686d6564 No, not Anonymous (although Community is anonymous). They should be by the reviewer, attributed as "X - from review" as they used to be (which would presumably satisfy your second comment). To make them Community comments is ill-thought-out and counterproductive.
– Andrew Leach
Commented Aug 30, 2021 at 15:50
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I think I might repost all of this with the last line removed and flagged [bug], since the process has several fundamental design flaws.
– Andrew Leach
Commented Aug 30, 2021 at 15:53

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