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Markovian Parallax Denigrate is a series[1] of unexplained texts posted to Usenet in 1996.[2] The posts are often mentioned in conjunction with other bizarre or unsolved (or both) internet mysteries, such as Sad Satan, Cicada 3301, the Publius Enigma, and Unfavorable Semicircle. Hundreds of messages were posted and initially dismissed as spam.[3] It has been referred to as "the Internet’s oldest and weirdest mystery",[4][2] and "one of the first great puzzles of the internet".[5]

In 2016, Susan Lindauer was mistakenly identified as a possible source of these posts; when contacted, she denied being the author.[2] A Daily Dot article covering the event states that an e-mail account belonging to a University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point student coincidentally named Susan Lindauer was spoofed to cover the identity of the poster.[4] Proposed explanations for the texts include an early experimental chat bot or text generator,[3] an internet troll or prankster posting forum spam,[2] or a programmer experimenting with Markov chains.[4] A March, 2020 AV Club article proposes the event became a "mystery" due only to later media coverage.[6]

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References

  1. ^ Dewey, Caitlin (May 2, 2014). "Five of the Internet's eeriest, unsolved mysteries". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d GRUNDHAUSER, ERIC. "The Gibberish That Sparked One of the Internet's Oldest Unsolved Mysteries". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b Förtsch, Michael (November 25, 2016). "Sieben ungelöste Rätsel des Internets". Wired.de. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b c Morris, Kevin (November 2, 2012). "The Markovian Parallax Denigrate: Unraveling the Internet's oldest and weirdest mystery". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  5. ^ Privalov, Alexander (August 24, 2017). "Краткий курс истории спама". Popmech.ru. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  6. ^ Paul, Andrew. "Need a distraction? Help solve the Internet's oldest mystery, Markovian Parallax Denigrate". AV Club. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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