Faxanadu said:
I would rather say sarcasm in context should work. Look at my post history, look at the systems I own (Ds, Wii) and look at the games I onw (i DO own Nintendogs and I even played it some). Then look at my post and you understand. If Zenfoldor were starting to talk trash about the Wii, I would know he is not serious. |
Alright, this is getting to be such a blight, I'm gonna post about it:
Sarcasm on the internet should be unacceptable.
When a person posts on the internet, sarcastically, often they do it poorly, and the sarcasm isn't immediately apparent. They often point to investigative tips that would reveal their true intent, but here is the truth:
I don't know every poster on this board, and I'm not really good with names. Hell, the people I know the best on this forum I absolutely despise. I don't want to have to do a background check on everybody who feels the need to flame the Wii and call it sarcasm.
I skim posts. I don't want to have to read every word for a deeper meaning. Sarcasm has a time and a place, but the internet is not it. Jokes played at others expense, while funny to you, only serve to anger me completely.
The workaround is to use the sarcasm mark, which is the: ~ symbol.
After something sarcastic is posted on my guild forums, we post a ~ symbol after it. Therefore, it doesn't ruin the silly sarcastic illusion the poster was going for, but it also allows the reader to know it was sarcasm.
Fax, I already reported you, before I knew you were being sarcastic, and now with a roll of the dice, one of our many random mods might ban you, there's no way to tell with such a diverse group of punishers. I can't undo it.
Don't take this rant for something it isn't. I don't care what you all post. However, I refuse to be embarassed anymore for not picking up on your internet sarcasm. It's a joke, I know, but to me I post on the internet because I'm addicted, not for fun. Addiction is serious business.~
Anyway, that's how it is ladies and gentlemen. I'm a skimmer, I don't intricately read over all your posts, and I don't necessarily know your history, nor check your profile everytime I respond to your Nintendo bashing/sarcasm. Forgive me for misinterpretations now and again, and if you don't want me reporting your sarcasm as trolling, I suggest you either make it very clear from your actual text that sarcasm is the aim, or add a "~" symbol after your post. Thank you.
Rol, one of these days, pow, right in the kisser.
I don't need your console war.
It feeds the rich while it buries the poor.
You're power hungry, spinnin' stories, and bein' graphics whores.
I don't need your console war.
NO NO, NO NO NO.
