The Rayaan / Jacob(smooth) Situation

[Angrboda]

Fair. So where are you getting your definition of a poe? (if not poes law)?

I think Rayaan is using the term in an extended sense. Originally Poe's law stated something to the effect that it's impossible to tell the difference between a fundamentalist Christian, and someone who is just parodying one, unless smilies are included. (Wikipedia says, "Without a blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of extremism or fundamentalism that someone won't mistake for the real thing.") It has been broadened through usage here at AF to mean anyone pretending to hold religious views they do not hold, for the purpose of some ulterior motive. In that sense, Rayaan was not acting like a Poe, yet Jacob's behavior gave rise to the suspicions of him being a Poe.

As a side note, while it may have never been included in our private discussions, I was the one who penned the line Aractus quoted (as a revision to Tibbs' earlier draft), and my intention in writing it was that the information submitted at the time of account creation would not be checked for validity at that time and that initial account creation would not be dependent on it being valid. Admittedly, it may be open to other interpretations, now that I see it pulled out and standing by itself.