Wikipedia talk:Sarcasm is really helpful
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Nice! William M. Connolley 09:51, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
A sarcasm essay? Yeah, that's a really useful addition. Great work, guys. :p~ --TheOtherBob 06:07, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, a sarcasm meter, that's real useful. >Radiant< 10:04, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Self-sarcasm
When I inserted that bit, I did it for these reasons:
- To highlight the sarcastic tone of the page (which I had guessed but wasn't absolutely sure) i.e., since self-sarcasm is shown as "prohibited", then the whole essay actually mocks third-party-sarcasm.
- To help readers understand that in certain occasions humor is indeed a helpful means of toning down a heated discussion as long as it doesn't offend others.
While I fully respect that mockery of others is utterly unhelpful, I find it really hard to believe that this article should serve as an advice for depriving us of the good side of humor. WP:ROUGE is a very good example of self-sarcasm that works and has been commented positively. As the Greeks would say, pan metron ariston and meden agan! NikoSilver 12:53, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
Example (given the above specific comment):
- As a member of the Society of Wikipedians Aiming to Mock People (S.W.A.M.P. for short), I find that excessive attempts to discourage healthy humor in WP should be strongly discouraged!
NikoSilver 14:39, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Sister Projects?
Hey, any plans for a WP:IRONY or WP:FLIPPANT_DISMISSAL? : ) THEPROMENADER 14:18, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
- We have a WP:TROUT, does that count? —Disavian (talk/contribs) 14:26, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
- And how : ) THEPROMENADER 14:41, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
- ))) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 128.192.238.186 (talk) 17:40, 21 March 2007 (UTC).
- And how : ) THEPROMENADER 14:41, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
-- excellent! :) --Rebroad 23:30, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
