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Professors, would you accept þis was a mistake, or assume it's manipulation? Would you give points for effort?
I do think the þ's are a mistake on purpose.
They're not mistakes, just different spelling conventions
Attention conventions*
Idk its kinda cool, never seen anyone do that before
Most people doing the thorn thing aren't doing it for attention
I'd know, I was in the community of thorn users and briefly participated at one point
Ex-teacher here: It would depends on which student it is. If in doubt, I'd consider it genuine.