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March 13, 2013, 01:04:40 AM
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Look guys! I SIGNED A MESSAGE!
(AKA, why do people care about signed messages on a forum?)

Signed message: H/wAvbGanh8nCReRm19cjgEEo+M+L/AWSS+xn61K2U8IVB9qGJcNWAMzkLWAEl0/SznGB8IRG1QGPCNyOElflYQ=
Address: 13MB1aUXyDxEmYQGWztnqo28Qxmw9djzMv
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March 13, 2013, 02:58:21 AM
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Quote from: meta1203 on March 13, 2013, 01:04:40 AM
Look guys! I SIGNED A MESSAGE!
(AKA, why do people care about signed messages on a forum?)

Signed message: H/wAvbGanh8nCReRm19cjgEEo+M+L/AWSS+xn61K2U8IVB9qGJcNWAMzkLWAEl0/SznGB8IRG1QGPCNyOElflYQ=
Address: 13MB1aUXyDxEmYQGWztnqo28Qxmw9djzMv

Because it shows you control a particular key (which is harder to steal or hack) than a forum account.
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