Re: Do other forums have \"Gimmick Accounts\" and can you explain them?
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on baseball primer/baseball think factory they had a lot of gimmicks, but originally the board didn't require registration, so anyone could post as anyone. There were many long running jokes that many people abused - ie, Mike Piazza "posting" gay jokes. After registration, there was a Larry Bowa gimmick account for a while, and an Al Keefe gimmick account (from the Ring Lardner novels). Both would be in the top 10 gimmick accounts here.
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For one thing, you're neglecting the best BTF gimmick in Admiral Akbar. For another, I don't think those qualify as true gimmick accounts b/c anyone could use them.
One forum I frequent had an absolutely stunning gimmick account who called him/herself The Narrator and who would post legitimately insightful running commentary. That's the single best idea for a gimmick I've ever seen, though he/she was too infrequent of a poster to be real competition to the great gimmicks of 2+2.
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