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Notice the /s at the end of my second statement.

jrockway 13y ago
Adding a /s to a non-sarcastic comment doesn't make it sarcastic. If that were true, people would add a /G to signify that their comment was a great work of literary art. For something to be great, it has to be great. For something to be sarcastic, it needs, at the very least, some snark. Also, this isn't Reddit. Just write what you mean.
- yaok 13y ago
  His comment was perfectly clear, enjoyable, valuable, relevant, and came with a link to a great article. The fact that you're insulting him for his valuable and interesting contribution is an outrage. Why don't you go pick on someone else, someone who doesn't contribute, who doesn't post great links, who doesn't have an entertaining style. Not everyone has to be a robotic autistic technical writer on this casual internet forum. Posts should be judged by their content and style. Your nerdy hatred toward the colloquial /s tag comes off as dry, dweebish, vindictive pedantry. I'm aware that you represent the HN Zeitgeist to some extent but that pretty much just exemplifies the problem here. You're engaging in the "automatic middle brow dismissal" that pg has identified as majorly obnoxious. You think sarcasm tags are "too urban" for HN. How fucking classy of you. /s
  - jrockway 13y ago
    I really appreciate the critique from someone who's had an account for two days. The personal attacks were an added plus. And, I like how you didn't actually read any of the thread you're replying to. Nice work. A+, would read again! (See how I wrote a sarcastic post without needing a "/s" tag? The written word is pretty cool!)
    - yaok 13y ago
      That's not sarcasm. That's self parody. Does a two day old account give you a logical reason to dismiss my detailed criticism? Or does a two day old account disguise my identity allowing me to comfortably criticize influential people? For all you know, Jon, I could be your mother.
- GigabyteCoin 13y ago
  I did write what I meant, that the gift of just a one day pass is much less impressive than the way this post was titled originally. (Hint: it didn't say one day pass) I then finished off my comment with a sarcastic remark, which you did not understand and proceeded to stew over for multiple days. Lol! /G

Adding a /s to a non-sarcastic comment doesn't make it sarcastic. If that were true, people would add a /G to signify that their comment was a great work of literary art. For something to be great, it has to be great. For something to be sarcastic, it needs, at the very least, some snark. Also, this isn't Reddit. Just write what you mean.

yaok 13y ago
His comment was perfectly clear, enjoyable, valuable, relevant, and came with a link to a great article. The fact that you're insulting him for his valuable and interesting contribution is an outrage. Why don't you go pick on someone else, someone who doesn't contribute, who doesn't post great links, who doesn't have an entertaining style. Not everyone has to be a robotic autistic technical writer on this casual internet forum. Posts should be judged by their content and style. Your nerdy hatred toward the colloquial /s tag comes off as dry, dweebish, vindictive pedantry. I'm aware that you represent the HN Zeitgeist to some extent but that pretty much just exemplifies the problem here. You're engaging in the "automatic middle brow dismissal" that pg has identified as majorly obnoxious. You think sarcasm tags are "too urban" for HN. How fucking classy of you. /s
- jrockway 13y ago
  I really appreciate the critique from someone who's had an account for two days. The personal attacks were an added plus. And, I like how you didn't actually read any of the thread you're replying to. Nice work. A+, would read again! (See how I wrote a sarcastic post without needing a "/s" tag? The written word is pretty cool!)
  - yaok 13y ago
    That's not sarcasm. That's self parody. Does a two day old account give you a logical reason to dismiss my detailed criticism? Or does a two day old account disguise my identity allowing me to comfortably criticize influential people? For all you know, Jon, I could be your mother.
GigabyteCoin 13y ago
I did write what I meant, that the gift of just a one day pass is much less impressive than the way this post was titled originally. (Hint: it didn't say one day pass) I then finished off my comment with a sarcastic remark, which you did not understand and proceeded to stew over for multiple days. Lol! /G