Poe's law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The observation that, on the Internet, without a clear indication of the author's intent, it is impossible to tell the difference between sincere extremism and a parody of extremism.
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  1. Alternative letter-case form of Poe's law.

Word forms

Poe's law

Etymology

Formulated in 2005 by a user named “Nathan Poe” on the website christianforums.com, originally in the context of creationism.

Related words

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