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Damn it. So that's why when I ask complicated questions, I don't get that many answers! You think I'm fake? :'(

Your questions don’t look fake. Most of the fake posts stick out as being scripted and the bluff not cleverly done.
I look for the Username and any Avatar and usually that is a good indication if it is a fake post.
So you always pass the first test! :p
 
Although weirder things have been known. [edit - I was referring to the idea that the forum itself generates fake posts to increase traffic.]

I recently contacted a friend with a history in trade unionism. Apparently there was a construction firm many years ago that negotiated with a stooge trade union and the firm paid the union made-up subs (as actually the staff were not members so there weren't real subs to be able to pay) so that the employer could pretend that all decisions had been negotiated with, and ratified by, the trade union (that everyone assumed other people were members of)!
 
Do you reckon the post on the new motorised valve not working is a fake post?
You tell me, the only weak spot I can see at a quick glance is "Like for like", how much does the wiring vary Ric?
Shaun could tell better by looking at his claimed location and his ISP.
 
You tell me, the only weak spot I can see at a quick glance is "Like for like", how much does the wiring vary Ric?
Shaun could tell better by looking at his claimed location and his ISP.
Only a vague feeling, and the fact that the person writing seems to be quite clued up. As you say, I'm hazarding a guess, but who knows? I hadn't noticed the fake posts at all until you lot mentioned them.
 
Only a vague feeling, and the fact that the person writing seems to be quite clued up. As you say, I'm hazarding a guess, but who knows? I hadn't noticed the fake posts at all until you lot mentioned them.
Think of it as weighing up a new customer, it becomes second nature. If it smells of fish then it`s fishy! :)
 
Only a vague feeling, and the fact that the person writing seems to be quite clued up. As you say, I'm hazarding a guess, but who knows? I hadn't noticed the fake posts at all until you lot mentioned them.

That’s how it started with me. Just a vague feeling that some posts were reading wrong. Then gradually noticed lots more were fake.
 
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You tell me, the only weak spot I can see at a quick glance is "Like for like", how much does the wiring vary Ric?
Shaun could tell better by looking at his claimed location and his ISP.

All match

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