Standard acceptable ways of showing sarcasm are ;) :-) :^) </sarcasm> at the end of your sarcastic statement. Largely the HN crowd doesn't like sarcasm, be

Standard acceptable ways of showing sarcasm are ;) :-) :^) </sarcasm> at the end of your sarcastic statement. Largely the HN crowd doesn't like sarcasm, because it normally detracts from the discussion.