To: cantfindagoodscreenname
What is a reply spoof?
Before (when the reply text wasn't indented as it is today) you could, within your own reply, fake a reply from someone else. Sort of like this:
Start of your post
A fake post
The rest of your post
Now it would look like this:
Start of your post
A fake post
The rest of your post
.. and thus be easier to spot.
99 posted on
09/28/2001 5:20:54 AM PDT by
anguish
To: anguish
OH! Is that why sometimes I'd see a quote (italicized) that was not to be found anywhere else on the page? That always through me for a loop! I couldn't understand why the person was arguing with a point that was never made! Do I understand now? :-)
To: anguish
Oh, brother! I just reread your post and I can tell them I'm still confused. I guess it sounds like you're saying people have been able to fake complete replies from others. I didn't realize people were doing that! Do you have any examples for me?
To: anguish
People were drawing up fake replies complete with time codes and reply numbers and Find in Forum links? Really? I missed that.
106 posted on
09/28/2001 5:39:29 AM PDT by
Plummz
To: anguish
Oh. I guess the only place I've seen that was in the "parody" threads like the one about everyone falling down and worshipping Bush.
162 posted on
09/28/2001 9:27:38 AM PDT by
Illbay
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