Who Is Sniperinky?
- Thread starter hogdogs
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Wildalaska
Moderator
I had nothing to do with it, I'm not that smart
WildnotmeAlaska TM
Your supposition is entirely wrong on all counts. (And that's the truth.)hogdogs said:
His name will still be sniperinky, but he won't be posting anything next year. The name has been "retired".
Folks, it was an April Fools joke envisioned and carried out by one single non-staff member. He asked well in advance if he could do it, and got the permission to give it a try. I think he succeeded in making lots of you think he was "LuckyinKentucky" reincarnated - he wasn't. (That's why he chose "sniper-in-KY" as the user name.) I thought he did a great job of appearing to be completely who he isn't, if you get what I mean.
I'll leave this open if you want to continue trying to guess who it was, but all guesses so far have been incorrect.
grymster2007
New member
PBP? He hasn't touched this thread. Maybe he's too busy laughing?
Evan Thomas
New member
Nah... He's too busy buying guns... while laughing.
Brian Pfleuger
Moderator Emeritus
Ok, so he/she is a known and trusted long term member who is smart enough to seek staff approval before attempting such a feat.
That SHOULD narrow it down... a bit.
grymster2007
New member
You have a point there!
OK..... hogdogs?
Evan Thomas
New member
Hogdogs, you can't plead lack of writing talent. In fact, I suspect that if you were Sniperinky, we'd still believe...
Evan Thomas
New member
Purely meant as a compliment, Hogdogs. I think you write real good.
grymster2007
New member
Hell, Brent's eloquent prose is half the reason I come here.
That and to read WA's siglines.... oh... yeah... and to annoy people. The clues on this are pretty sparse.
As "arresting" as some of those sniperinky posts were they generally were headed for the bottom of the respective pages. The "headspace" thread died on 3/26; the gas op 11-87 faded away on 3/28.
What good is an April Fool's joke if the thread is inactive?
There was some action in "The Hunt" but that sub-forum doesn't have much traffic relatively and the LiK thread in "Rifles" hadn't quite reached critical mass.
So, I'm guessing Vanya, just 'cause he gave us / sniperinky the needed jolt to pull the posts into the "General Discussion" area in a relatively active thread. Had sniperinky stayed in the threads he was in, the whole thing may have passed unnoticed. "Sniperinky" didn't have cause to charge into that thread apart from answering Vanya's post after which things took care of themselves.
Not a very satisfying guess and I'd not put any money on it but it's all I've got.
And... no offense to Vanya intended. Given the legendary status of snickyinky, it's actually rather of a compliment.
When will the unveiling be made?
As "arresting" as some of those sniperinky posts were they generally were headed for the bottom of the respective pages. The "headspace" thread died on 3/26; the gas op 11-87 faded away on 3/28.
What good is an April Fool's joke if the thread is inactive?
There was some action in "The Hunt" but that sub-forum doesn't have much traffic relatively and the LiK thread in "Rifles" hadn't quite reached critical mass.
So, I'm guessing Vanya, just 'cause he gave us / sniperinky the needed jolt to pull the posts into the "General Discussion" area in a relatively active thread. Had sniperinky stayed in the threads he was in, the whole thing may have passed unnoticed. "Sniperinky" didn't have cause to charge into that thread apart from answering Vanya's post after which things took care of themselves.
Not a very satisfying guess and I'd not put any money on it but it's all I've got.
And... no offense to Vanya intended. Given the legendary status of snickyinky, it's actually rather of a compliment.
When will the unveiling be made?
Shane Tuttle
Staff
Hmmmmm....If I were sniperinky I'd probably say the same thing knowing full well that no one would take up the offer. And if they did, I know it would be a false claim.
Wonder who said that.....
Shane Tuttle
Staff
All the better to throw off the scent. You should know...you have dogs, too!