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To Hoax or Not To Hoax-that is the question
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<blockquote data-quote="Mudpuppy" data-source="post: 29493" data-attributes="member: 134"><p><strong>To Hoax or Not To Hoax-that is the question</strong></p><p></p><p>The psychology behind why someone would want to hoax is an excellent topic. There has been enormous debate in this forum, especially during the times a hoaxer shows up, concerning why one hoaxes but I don't believe an actual thread has been started. I began an article last fall on hoaxing but never finished it. I do think the psychology behind it all is very interesting. I also think it would benefit the members who (and I have fallen into this category at times) can become highly aggitated at being strung along.</p><p> </p><p>Just as an aside to our new members, at one point this forum welcomed hoaxers with the stipulation that once exposed, they would agree to come clean and be welcomed into the community as a member. But that seemed to invite nutbags from every corner to us and our members invested much time, emotional energy, and sometimes, money or time from families to expose them. It is my belief that it turned the forum into nothing but a witch hunt type of thing where everyone sat around bored waiting for the next idiot to hoax and be caught. The members became quite skilled at catching them, and the hoaxers seemed to become more ignorant of how to hoax. Exposing hoaxers sort of lost steam and the rules were somewhat revamped. We now state very clearly in the rules, that we do not tolerate hoaxers. I, for one, am glad we took this new turn. None of the hoaxers I've ever seen in forums have ever held a candle to the <a href="http://john%20titor/" target="_blank">John Titor</a> saga.</p><p> </p><p>And that brings me back to a few of Apogee's points in the John Titor debate thread. I believe that the reason some of us are still talking about <a href="http://john%20titor/" target="_blank">John Titor</a> (although hoaxing is not exclusive to John Titor) is because we have been around the hoaxer block (many in this forum alot longer and more experienced than I) and there has never been any other hoaxer to even come close to Titor's story. You could call him the Uber Hoaxer if you want......but hoax or not...........he has never fully been proven a hoax. If you look at the psychology behind why people hoax, you will not find any of those things in any of John's posts.....at least, I have not. All are welcomed to research hoaxers and hoaxing and post their findings here. I think it's a great topic and appreciate one of our newest members, Apogee, suggesting it as a great topic for debate.</p><p> </p><p>Excerpt from Apogee's post that fits here nicely:</p><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(\"Apogee\")</div></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mudpuppy, post: 29493, member: 134"] [b]To Hoax or Not To Hoax-that is the question[/b] The psychology behind why someone would want to hoax is an excellent topic. There has been enormous debate in this forum, especially during the times a hoaxer shows up, concerning why one hoaxes but I don't believe an actual thread has been started. I began an article last fall on hoaxing but never finished it. I do think the psychology behind it all is very interesting. I also think it would benefit the members who (and I have fallen into this category at times) can become highly aggitated at being strung along. Just as an aside to our new members, at one point this forum welcomed hoaxers with the stipulation that once exposed, they would agree to come clean and be welcomed into the community as a member. But that seemed to invite nutbags from every corner to us and our members invested much time, emotional energy, and sometimes, money or time from families to expose them. It is my belief that it turned the forum into nothing but a witch hunt type of thing where everyone sat around bored waiting for the next idiot to hoax and be caught. The members became quite skilled at catching them, and the hoaxers seemed to become more ignorant of how to hoax. Exposing hoaxers sort of lost steam and the rules were somewhat revamped. We now state very clearly in the rules, that we do not tolerate hoaxers. I, for one, am glad we took this new turn. None of the hoaxers I've ever seen in forums have ever held a candle to the [url=http://john%20titor/]John Titor[/url] saga. And that brings me back to a few of Apogee's points in the John Titor debate thread. I believe that the reason some of us are still talking about [url=http://john%20titor/]John Titor[/url] (although hoaxing is not exclusive to John Titor) is because we have been around the hoaxer block (many in this forum alot longer and more experienced than I) and there has never been any other hoaxer to even come close to Titor's story. You could call him the Uber Hoaxer if you want......but hoax or not...........he has never fully been proven a hoax. If you look at the psychology behind why people hoax, you will not find any of those things in any of John's posts.....at least, I have not. All are welcomed to research hoaxers and hoaxing and post their findings here. I think it's a great topic and appreciate one of our newest members, Apogee, suggesting it as a great topic for debate. Excerpt from Apogee's post that fits here nicely: <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(\"Apogee\")</div> [/QUOTE]
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