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'''Poe's Law''' states that it is impossible to distinguish between [[Wikipedia:Parody|parody]] of absurd ideas and genuine expression of absurd ideas without clear indication of the author's intent.<ref>[https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Poe's_Law "Poe's Law" by RationalWiki]</ref> | '''Poe's Law''' states that it is impossible to distinguish between [[Wikipedia:Parody|parody]] of absurd ideas and genuine expression of absurd ideas without clear indication of the author's intent.<ref>[https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Poe's_Law "Poe's Law" by RationalWiki]</ref> | ||
Poe's Law is especially relevant in [[:Category:Flerfs|flerf]] discussions because there is an extremely fine line between satire of flat Earth and sincere flat Earth beliefs. If | Poe's Law is especially relevant in [[:Category:Flerfs|flerf]] discussions because there is an extremely fine line between satire of flat Earth and sincere flat Earth beliefs. If an alleged flerf: | ||
*expresses ideas that are particularly farfetched, | |||
*or gives some indication that they are smarter than a typical flerf,<ref group="note">An indication such as being able to answer [[Housekeeping Questions For Flerfs|basic questions]] that flerfs typically struggle to answer.</ref> | |||
they are often suspected of being a '''Poe''' (i.e., a rather convincing satirist). | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Laws of Flerf]] | *[[Laws of Flerf]] | ||
*[[TopLeft History|Dunning-Kruger effect]] | *[[TopLeft History|Dunning-Kruger effect]] | ||
*[[:Category:Suspected Poes|Suspected Poes]] | |||
==Notes== | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 08:34, 6 July 2026
Poe's Law states that it is impossible to distinguish between parody of absurd ideas and genuine expression of absurd ideas without clear indication of the author's intent.[1]
Poe's Law is especially relevant in flerf discussions because there is an extremely fine line between satire of flat Earth and sincere flat Earth beliefs. If an alleged flerf:
- expresses ideas that are particularly farfetched,
- or gives some indication that they are smarter than a typical flerf,[note 1]
they are often suspected of being a Poe (i.e., a rather convincing satirist).
See also
Notes
- ↑ An indication such as being able to answer basic questions that flerfs typically struggle to answer.