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VanderGraafKommandöh View Drop Down
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 22 2009 at 00:10
Dean,

You're good-looking, have a great haircut and have a good taste.

There, said it. Tongue

It's taken me years to admit that. Wink
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Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 22 2009 at 02:27
Originally posted by topofsm topofsm wrote:

Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

I think 'worried' is the wrong word; "fed up with" is nearer the mark - incidentally, it's easier to read a post as being ironic if for example a "" emoticon is used. You were being ironic, I assume? After all, I cannot think you'd pop into a thread just to randomly insult other members... that way just leads to problems...


 

Sorry, I assumed due to the topic of this thread that more people will get the joke, so I didn't feel the need for an emoticon. I'm the same in real life. My friends sometimes don't know whether to take me seriously or not


No problem - thought that was probably the case

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Back to Dean's query on the emoticon - this is one I only use personally when engaged in 'banter' with another member (usually in The Shed), a bit of one-upmanship... used in this context it becomes (to my mind anyway) a sort of shorthand for "Yah Boo Shucks", a childish tongue poking. I would be mortified if I inadvertently genuinely offended someone here.

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Points: 3577 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 22 2009 at 09:35
Originally posted by johnobvious johnobvious wrote:

What I see a lot of here on PA is that if anyone says they like something, someone else has to come along and say it sucks.  This gives them an air of superiority.  The chance to demean what other people enjoy seems to drive people to post.  I could start a thread saying ice cream sundaes are good and someone would come along and tell me I am full of it.  So I try to temper pretty much any enthusiasm towards bands and albums anymore because I don't want to hear negativity towards my tastes.  It just isn't worth it.  I am sure it happens all over forums around the web.  Not much can be done except to avoid forums, I guess.
 
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Points: 16715 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2009 at 21:59
Sorry for the necropost.
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

an emoticon only ensures that ambiguous comments are interpreted correctly.
Yes, that is what it means, why do you have a problem with that? Sarcasm sometimes requires ambiguity. I accept your point that it doesn't diminish a deliberately offensive comment, but I don't think that means it has no meaning.
Quote What I meant was - what does a sticky-out tongue actually mean? - really - what does it really mean? In the UK it is a sign of insolence and rudeness, not a "Get Out Of Jail Free" card for a rude comment.
You're not in the UK, you're on the internet. ;-)
Quote However, while I cannot claim perfection, I do strive to refrain from making such posts myself since I am aware that some of the things I type through the tears of laughter are not always interpreted exactly as I typed them
But how is it your fault or even your problem if someone misinterprets what you said, despite your best efforts to make sure it is interpreted correctly?
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