Expressing irony, sarcasm, etc.?

[cosermann]

Some things such as irony and sarcasm don’t always come across well in plain text communications. On another forum in which I participate, we highlight such text in purple to help avoid misinterpretation (especially common between members who don’t know one another very well).

So far, I haven’t noticed whether pistol forum has a convention for this. Is there one?

[RoyGBiv]

Nothing standard that I can point to... I tend to use /sarc or some obvious hashtag when I want to be clear about it...

[GJM]

This works.

[DMCutter]

Gosh, in the relatively short time that I've been a member, I can't recall having seen any sarcasm or irony expressed.

[Jim Watson]

"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less,"

[awp_101]

[blues]

Wouldn't it be ironic if P-F held a convention? I don't mean that sarcastically. Or do I?

Maybe it's just like my opinion, man.

This is a very confusing topic.

[Totem Polar]

I find it simpler to just assume sarcasm.

On occasion, I stand corrected.

[Clusterfrack]

Some things such as irony and sarcasm don’t always come across well in plain text communications. On another forum in which I participate, we highlight such text in purple to help avoid misinterpretation (especially common between members who don’t know one another very well).

So far, I haven’t noticed whether pistol forum has a convention for this. Is there one?

Mostly we assume that people aren't being sarcastic. Then we get butthurt and start a huge argument.

[okie john]

Express irony
and sarcasm with haiku
limericks and puns


Okie John