What do you mean by "snipe" when used in forum discussions?

Question

In the forums/discussion boards I've visited recently, I noticed that members at some point would type in 'SNIPE'. One even had a comment that a particular member sniped without even knowing it. How is SNIPE used in this context?

Thanks

Answer 1

Snipe is just a fancy word for 'snatch'.

E.g. You snatched that from me - You sniped that from me.

Hope that helped

Answer 2

Are you SURE it's snipe? Maybe you mean SNIP?

If it's snip.. it just means that they "snipped out" sections of the question or previous answer to avoid making a rather LONG discussion.

I hope that's what you meant. :)