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> "Maybe you and dang have a different ability to recognize sarcasm." Sarcasm and snark rarely improve the quality and direction of a discussion, which is why
by grzm 7y ago
> "Maybe you and dang have a different ability to recognize sarcasm."
Sarcasm and snark rarely improve the quality and direction of a discussion, which is why at least snark is explicitly mentioned in the guidelines. Whether or not one recognizes something as sarcasm is orthogonal to whether a comment overall appropriate and constructive for the forum, and the latter is an overriding concern.
> "Be kind. Don't be snarky. Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive."
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- tropo 7y agoYou might think the comment is "overall appropriate and constructive for the forum" because you don't realize that it is sarcasm. The intended meaning is completely different from what you imagine it to be. The opposite can also happen, particularly when somebody has a belief system very different from your own. You might wrongly assume that the comment is sarcasm, when in fact it is thoughtful and substantive.