I just noticed something bizarre. I was googling "hooky rice" (long story) and only three hits came up. All three were Livejournal profiles
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Complements of the Research Directorateoz_the_geekFebruary 16 2009, 08:33:58 UTC
No less than three are roleplay blogs, where the writer adopts the identity of a fictional character (in this case, Rent for all of them). Two others have Rent ties (the "Jump Over The Moon" scene is referenced in each). One claims the identity of a long dead comedian. Most trend unnervingly toward lacking friends and entries entirely.
The Directorate observed at least one occurrence (date and reference currently unavailable) where, in a comment, one user told another that one of the latter's friends had copied their profile from one of the former's. For all discernible intents and purposes, this was true; both profiles shared usericons, interests, biographical details, and layout. Only content differed. Whether this recent discovery is a related development or a permutation is unknown: insufficient evidence exists to make a solid tie.
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The Directorate observed at least one occurrence (date and reference currently unavailable) where, in a comment, one user told another that one of the latter's friends had copied their profile from one of the former's. For all discernible intents and purposes, this was true; both profiles shared usericons, interests, biographical details, and layout. Only content differed. Whether this recent discovery is a related development or a permutation is unknown: insufficient evidence exists to make a solid tie.
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