I've never said I didn't have a previous s/n, and I won't — there's zero reason to lie. (And it's such a stupid thing to lie about.)
(I made the new s/n for my blog, and I've been completely honest about this.)
Perhaps the only thing I would dispute about being called a retread
is the underlying/unspoken implication/subtext that I'm a troll/plant/Democrat/Liberal/Shill/whatever.