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I have never seen ”/s” on lemmy (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago by bleistift2@feddit.de to c/memes@lemmy.world

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[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s the only legitimate defense for having to tag your sarcasm I’ve ever read.

Back in MY DAY, nobody tagged their sarcasm on BBS or IRC and we ALL UNDERSTOOD AAAAA (but srsly for folks who have trouble with tone you’re fully right.)

[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What are you talking about? Even usenet in the 80s recommended using emoticons to mark sarcasm/joking remarks.

Avoid sarcasm and facetious remarks.

Without the voice inflection and body language of personal communication these are easily misinterpreted. A sideways smile, :-), has become widely accepted on the net as an indication that "I'm only kidding". If you submit a satiric item without this symbol, no matter how obvious the satire is to you, do not be surprised if people take it seriously.

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[–] Veraxus@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

This. I remember having a text file of emoticons back in the day because I couldn't remember what they were supposed to mean (and often didn't mean what I thought). :-/

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago

That’s a valid point! I forgot now many emoticons I’d use back then. I’ve always hated pointing out my sarcasm using extra things, though… I prefer to do it using italics, which is reeeeal helpful on Reddit where it goes over nobody’s heads at all.