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One of my most hated things in the dying days of Reddit is people having to put the /s because of all the mass down voting from users that didn't get a post was a joke.

When I came here it seemed that wasn't the case but I've noticed over the last month a lot of users using it or having -28 points for an off the cuff comment.

I might be just be a bit too bothered by the need to use it.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 28 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Here you are addressing people from all over the world : they have different cultures, backgrounds, perspectives ... and some of us didn't have time to take our first coffee before reading your writings !
So, be indulgent and take this smallest of efforts to add this "/sโ€ please. I for one will be thankful ๐Ÿ˜Œ

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

That's on you. /s is for cowards and always has been.

/s just in case. plz don't downvote because that's something I definitely care about ...

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's not really the downvoting that's the whole reason, I also want people to understand and enjoy the joke. If I make a joke, and I knowingly leave an /s off, then I'm accepting that part of the audience won't get it, and if I'm just trying to be a dick about it and the only person intended to laugh is me, then okay, but I like to make other people laugh and be happy, so /s it is.

It's clumsy, sure, but I'd rather be clumsy than come across as an ass or not make any sense.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

did you not see the /s?

do we need an indicator for meta sarcasm too? how deep can this really go?

aslo /s doesn't fix not making sense. I'm kind of an expert on that one.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

My bad, I meant in general, not your specific comment

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

I feel like that /s was sarcastic...