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Fable Forum Goers Fall For Huge Hoax

Posted by Zonk on from the i-am-the-bard-send-me-money dept.

CheeseMonkey writes "If you've played Fable, you have probably seen the Bards in the game, and may have had them tell you to find a "better bard". That better bard was found on the Fable forums (reg. required). Or, so it seemed. He led on the gaming public for two solid days with a series of incredibly well crafted poems. Finally, he fessed up. I extensively blogged the whole ordeal, so you don't have to sift through all the rubbish."

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  1. What? by contagious_d · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why is this on slashdot? I dont even understand what the hoax is. He pretended to write poetry? Anyone get this? Please explain.

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  2. I fail to be amazed. by WhatAmIDoingHere · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "I extensively blogged the whole ordeal, so you don't have to sift through all the rubbish."

    Sounds to me like the whole entire thing was a bunch of rubbish.

    I don't really see why this is considered news.

    A guy tricked some people on a forum. And?

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  3. Player player by spyrochaete · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This person fooled thousands of people into thinking he had really stumbled on to something! (S)he is a true roleplayer!

  4. This'll kill my karma, but... by FlyingOrca · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ...why would this be considered "stuff that matters"? Not trolling, not baiting flames, just looking for an explanation, here. Maybe I just don't "get" the whole game thing, but I really don't see how they matter in the context of things with actual, you know, importance.

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    1. Re:This'll kill my karma, but... by KDR_11k · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I have a feeling the "Stuff that matters" part is sarcasm.

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