Someone copied what I said word-for-word

DonZabu

Some time back, I tried creating a tabletop version of the Elder Scrolls series. I've long since abandoned that project.

I started one thread about it in the xkcd forums, and another in the Giant in the Playground forums. In the xkcd thread, somebody asked me about percentile systems, and I said this:

>"The thing is, skills progress, and once skills reach 100 or beyond in a % system, the game is already broken since failure is impossible. And none of the proposed solutions to this problem I've seen have been satisfactory."

But then I looked at the GitP thread, and I noticed something: some account named evalauran copied what I said about percentile systems word-for-word, and they weren't even talking about that in the GitP thread.

Then I looked up this evalauran person, and it turns out that they're a spammer, on just about every forum you'd care to name. In their signature was a link to some pay-to-translate site, but here's the question: how does copying my post further their profits or Google traffic or whatever?

vacasama

Oh, your text was merely filler, an excuse to post in that thread.

Stormtroper

Oh, your text was merely filler, an excuse to post in that thread.

Nyktos

Oh, your text was merely filler, an excuse to post in that thread.

Vorpy

Oh, your text was merely filler, an excuse to post in that thread.

Central Avenue

If I weren't trying to cut back the shitposting, I'd copy-paste the OP into a new thread with the same title. But I won't do that.

Also combo breaker.

Longfellow

The thing is, text fills, and once text fills 100 or
beyond in a % system, the thread is already broken since posting is
impossible. And none of the proposed breaks to this combo I've seen
have been satisfactory.