# Another fake SD mirror

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fake-sd-mirror/808865>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [February 15, 2018, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fake-sd-mirror/808865 "2018-02-15T12:21:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fake-sd-mirror/808865/1 "2018-02-15T12:21:26Z")

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I don’t think [this one](https://boards.camelot.spb.ru/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?f=15) has been mentioned before.

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**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fake-sd-mirror/808865/2 "2018-02-15T13:22:40Z")

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“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.”

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fake-sd-mirror/808865/3 "2018-02-15T13:30:21Z")

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> [@Jasmine](#):
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> “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.”

Someone is looking to attract advertising revenue by appearing to have a thriving message board.  
Little do they know. 😃

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fake-sd-mirror/808865/4 "2018-02-15T15:38:13Z")

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Is that anarchic absurdist quasi-copy still around? [Not Giraffeboards] It was chock full of the most surreal threads imaginable…

Couldn’t help noticing the name on this one. ['Tis a silly place…](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQCArh_R9dY)

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fake-sd-mirror/808865/5 "2018-02-15T18:26:46Z")

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> [@John\_DiFool](#):
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> Is that anarchic absurdist quasi-copy still around? [Not Giraffeboards] It was chock full of the most surreal threads imaginable…

Which one? [Metatus](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=132916)? [Sheskachan? RabRoad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=14570546#post14570546)

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2018, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fake-sd-mirror/808865/6 "2018-02-16T02:06:24Z")

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Thanks for letting us know. I’ve forwarded everything to our admins.

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2018, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fake-sd-mirror/808865/7 "2018-02-16T02:21:15Z")

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Snarkpit I think was the name.

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**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2018, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fake-sd-mirror/808865/8 "2018-02-16T02:44:51Z")

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I notice that was a .ru site. Maybe a training ground for our trolls?

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**Author:** ![splatterpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@splatterpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/splatterpunk)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2018, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fake-sd-mirror/808865/9 "2018-02-16T03:24:40Z")

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> [@steatopygia](#):
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> I notice that was a .ru site. Maybe a training ground for our trolls?

Maybe. All I know is I reported a post and got a nasty PM from some moderator named **Kolibrikov**.

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**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2018, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fake-sd-mirror/808865/10 "2018-02-16T05:37:43Z")

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> [@splatterpunk](#):
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> Maybe. All I know is I reported a post and got a nasty PM from some moderator named **Kolibrikov**.

Too many syllables or it could have been a relative. Most of our technoweenies over there are from the Germik and Socha clans. 😉

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fake-sd-mirror/808865/11 "2018-04-19T17:37:32Z")

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Just stumbled across [another one](https://boards.academicpursuits.us/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?f=15). (Ironically, the most recent post in their ATMB area is this very thread.)

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fake-sd-mirror/808865/12 "2018-04-20T17:25:36Z")

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> [@Darren\_Garrison](#):
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> Just stumbled across [another one](https://boards.academicpursuits.us/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?f=15). (Ironically, the most recent post in their ATMB area is this very thread.)

That one may have been reported before. The name sounds familiar. In any event, I have forwarded the info on to our admins. Thank you for reporting it.
