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This might make a fun game. Every month, some number of STers start a new screenname. (Let's say 3 people are chosen by a gamemaster, from a pool of

Posted by mara Sep 7 '11, 10:49

people who've said they want to play -- not unlike Foxes and Hens.) Throughout the month, the rest of us try to guess who the "new people" are.

Hopefully, the 3 in disguise won't be jerks, over-post, or otherwise cause disruptions. Although being a jerk might be an identity clue.

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It's all fun and games until we start yelling at some real newbie for being groiny in disguise -- nm - oblique Sep 7, 10:57 3
- "STUNT COCK!!!!" nm -- nm - groiny Sep 7, 10:58 2
  - *giggle* -- nm - Epiphany Sep 7, 10:59
  - once the bat comes out, there's no going back -- nm - oblique Sep 7, 10:58
Sure, my new nick would be ChokedOut, nobody would figure that one out -- nm - ceregon Sep 7, 10:57 1
- heh -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 10:57
I already do this. Little do you know, in my spare time, I am Inigo, CQ *and* hotkiss. (nm) - musubi Sep 7, 10:53 1
- *shriek* -- nm - b. Sep 7, 10:54
This sounds fun. -- nm - Dr.Johnny Vermin Sep 7, 10:52 8
- it would only work if there were regularly new posters showing up -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 10:53 7
  - Plus you'd have to be posting as yourself as well, otherwise people would figure it out by who wasn't posting. -- nm - ceregon Sep 7, 11:01 2
    - I'm already looking forward to staging fights with myself. - Dr.Johnny Vermin Sep 7, 11:05
    - yup, too easy. You'd need the other newbies to blend in. -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 11:01
  - No, you don't have to guess which ones are vets, you'd have to guess which vet the newbie is. (nm) - musubi Sep 7, 10:55 2
    - Subtle things like syntax and typing habits would give us away. We all have them. -- nm - con_carne Sep 7, 10:56 1
      - Word. -- nm - Not Jim Sep 7, 10:57
  - Why? We'd all know it was us. -- nm - mara Sep 7, 10:54
please, no. -- nm - b. Sep 7, 10:51 1
- b. iz smart. -- nm - TFox Sep 7, 10:52
my smack talk mastery would give it away in seconds - Beaker Sep 7, 10:50 2
- Ambush Beaker!! -- nm - Epiphany Sep 7, 11:00 1
  - in bed! -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 11:02

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