The Rayaan / Jacob(smooth) Situation

[Clueless Morgan]

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

The first three entries if you google "Poe's Law"

Wikipedia:

Poe's Law, named after its author Nathan Poe, is an Internet adage reflecting the idea that without a clear indication of the author's intent, it is difficult or impossible to tell the difference between an expression of sincere extremism and a parody of extremism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law

Rationalwiki:

Nathan Poe summarized this pattern in his original formulation of the law:
"Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is utterly impossible to parody a Creationist in such a way that someone won't mistake it for the genuine article."

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Poe's_Law

Urban Dictionary (apparently a different entry than you cited):

Similar to Murphy's Law, Poe's Law concerns internet debates, particularly regarding religion or politics.

"Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.ph...oe's%20Law

Rayaan's original posts included an indication of the author's intent via :p smileys therefore Rayaan wouldn't be considered a Poe. It's the inclusion or exclusion of the smileys that makes the difference.