Sarcasm Mark: Stop using Sarcasm Tags!

[Kaboose the Moose]

That sounds amazingly useful. I might just explode with excitement.

Sarcasm... sense... TINGLING...

You're kidding, right? I have absolutely no idea how you'd be able to interpret that as sarcasm. There's no sarcasm mark!

There is now!

 

[Treblaine]

Well this looks SOoOoOo useful!

(that's how I do sarcasm)

The whole point of sarcasm is that is it SUBTLE (love typing subtle in block capitals) as if someone is too stupid to get it maybe they aren't worthy of understanding it.

 

[LeonLethality]

I'll stick with [/sarcasm] thank you very much

 

[DragonsAteMyMarbles]

That sounds amazingly useful. I might just explode with excitement.

Sarcasm... sense... TINGLING...

You're kidding, right? I have absolutely no idea how you'd be able to interpret that as sarcasm. There's no sarcasm mark!

There is now!

That's just wonderful. My life is complete.

 

[Ironic Pirate]

*runs to change english paper*

 

[sgtshock]

They can't just invent grammar all willy nilly and such!

Why not? Every other punctuation mark had to be invented, why stop inventing now?

Or, I suppose, that commas could have just always existed.

[small]Props to Skarin[/small]

 

[CK76]

This will catch on.

 

[Jamienra]

It costs £1.20 for the right to use it. which the OP didnt mention

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

I'm sorry but

just looks fucking stupid.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Fine.
[sub]I'll just use subtext to indicate sarcasm.[/sub]

 

[Kiefer13]

What a brilliant idea. I've no idea how we've survived up until this point without this marvellous invention.

Seriously. That's what careful usage of italics is for. Sarcasm isn't supposed to be blatantly obvious. This will be like in real-life conversation saying something and then immediately after saying "That was me being sarcastic, by the way."

If you're doing it properly and the person you are talking to isn't a complete moron then sarcasm shouldn't need to be highlighted like this. It's pointless.

 

[Kaboose the Moose]

That's just wonderful. My life is complete.

Let me give you a comparison.

Here is your sarcasm:

That's just wonderful. My life is complete.

And here is the proposed sarcasm:

That's just wonderful. My life is complete

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I think it looks fetching!

 

[ninjapenguin981]

Except it cost about £1.20 to use it. It's fucking punctuation! We shouldn't have to pay for punctuation!

 

[Kiefer13]

I'm not sure whether it's bad or good - sure, it'll let you say things more clearly, but it just makes it so obvious - I never like '/sarcasm' tags either.

SirBryghtside, may i just say, your avatar basically sums up exactly how I feel about this whole idea.

 

[Sneaklemming]

Wow I have to pay 1.99 to be sarcastic. Thats a fantastic idea.

 

[lwm3398]

Because it's so freaking difficult to pick out sarcasm in a message. Jesus Christ, where have the smart people gone?

 

[Kiefer13]

I'm not sure whether it's bad or good - sure, it'll let you say things more clearly, but it just makes it so obvious - I never like '/sarcasm' tags either.

SirBryghtside, may i just say, your avatar basically sums up exactly how I feel about this whole idea.

Why thankyou

I see what you did there. Very clever.

 

[Fraught]

This is such a great idea

 

[Tomster595]

lol, Very cool

 

[nart_21086]

Two bucks?
Thats a reasonable price for one character.(oh THATS where it would go..)