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Mon 04/11/02 at 19:31
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Why is there a need for everyone to start putting the word 'spoof' in their topic headers. Do they think that people on this forum are too stupid to tell when they read a story, or are they worried about getting sued?

I mean, if people really think these things are real, we don't really want these people on the site, do we? (well, maybe for comedy value).

I personally think that would be a great idea to have more non-spoof stories on the forum, I like to read new stories, especially horror, and I look at the Stories forum quite a bit, but unfortunately there aren't that many any more.

Perhaps it's just me.
Mon 04/11/02 at 19:31
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Why is there a need for everyone to start putting the word 'spoof' in their topic headers. Do they think that people on this forum are too stupid to tell when they read a story, or are they worried about getting sued?

I mean, if people really think these things are real, we don't really want these people on the site, do we? (well, maybe for comedy value).

I personally think that would be a great idea to have more non-spoof stories on the forum, I like to read new stories, especially horror, and I look at the Stories forum quite a bit, but unfortunately there aren't that many any more.

Perhaps it's just me.
Mon 04/11/02 at 19:36
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The last line is the best part of you're point there.
Mon 04/11/02 at 19:38
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The kid's got a point

Dont knock the spoofs, we like 'em
Mon 04/11/02 at 19:39
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*Hands pb his slippers and pipe*
Mon 04/11/02 at 19:46
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The reason why people write spoofs and not stories is because they belive ther is more of a chance of winning gad with a spoof rather than a plain boring story.
Mon 04/11/02 at 19:55
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I done a spoof, never wrote SPOOF and nobody has read it. Perhaps it's an attention grabber!
Mon 04/11/02 at 20:05
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Fosbe wrote:
> The reason why people write spoofs and not stories is because they
> belive ther is more of a chance of winning gad with a spoof rather
> than a plain boring story.

nonononononononooo... I was more concerned with the fact that most people were putting SPOOF in their titles.

But there are toooo many. So there.
Mon 04/11/02 at 20:07
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pb wrote:

> nonononononononooo... I was more concerned with the fact that most
> people were putting SPOOF in their titles.

*See DW's post
Mon 04/11/02 at 20:09
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My latest 'spoof' was called The Forlan Files. I really wanted to call it that, but people would just think it was a post about how crap Forlan was doing. So I put spoof so people could see what it really was :)
Mon 04/11/02 at 20:12
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Kyz22 wrote:
> *See DW's post

Yes, I think that probably sums up the whole problem, doesn't it? ;-)

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