Sarcasm Font Proposal

[Sarzonia]

On another message board I frequent, they have an established protocol for a specific font/colour choice to signify that whatever is being written is intended to be sarcastic.

Considering how hard it sometimes is to tell intent over the Internet (for example, I could come across someone calling Jocabia a douchebag and report it in Moderation without realising that Jocabia and said poster have a history of "insulting" each other in that way and they do so endearingly), having a sarcasm font might be a good idea around here.

The other board I'm on also refers to words that look like they should be sarcastic as "missing [sarcasm] font." They use the colour blue to signify sarcasm. I propose we do the same in NSG.

[Buffett and Colbert]

That ruins the fun.

[EvilDarkMagicians]

That ruins the fun.

^This.

/end thread.

[United Marktoria]

On another message board I frequent, they have an established protocol for a specific font/colour choice to signify that whatever is being written is intended to be sarcastic.

Considering how hard it sometimes is to tell intent over the Internet (for example, I could come across someone calling Jocabia a douchebag and report it in Moderation without realising that Jocabia and said poster have a history of "insulting" each other in that way and they do so endearingly), having a sarcasm font might be a good idea around here.

The other board I'm on also refers to words that look like they should be sarcastic as "missing [sarcasm] font." They use the colour blue to signify sarcasm. I propose we do the same in NSG.

I just use if its sarcasm proving someone wrong. or i use for regular sarcasm.

[Fartsniffage]

I hate this whole dumbing down trend that seems to be sweeping the world.

[Hydesland]

Sarcasm font, well that's a really useful idea...

[EvilDarkMagicians]

Sarcasm font, well that's a really useful idea...

Hydesland, you must be joking.....

[Mirnect]

Sarcasm font, well that's a really useful idea...

Hydesland, you must be joking.....

Big hug in the name of ethnic diversity!

[Chrobalta]

Sarcasm font, well that's a really useful idea...

Hydesland, you must be joking.....

No I am absolutely certain he was serious.

[Waterlow]

Is this not remarkably easy to manipulate? And nightmarish to police? And therefore back to square one?

[Abdju]

What if people were just less sarcastic? It that'd be like, so much better if people were just nice to one another without dissing each others views.

[Flameswroth]

Yeah, that'll be useful. Decide on an arbitrary method of portraying cynicism on the web. I'm sure tons of people are just dying to start adding even more effort into a simple forum post. How do you come up with such fantastic ideas.

Seriously though, some people don't even use punctuation. You expect to establish an actual font system and have people adhere to it? The only way I see that working is if you created some sort of sarcasm tag, like people are always faking ( ie [sarcasm][/sarcasm]) that automatically applied the font color and style, and could be used with a click of a button like the Strikethrough thing.

[Northwest Slobovia]

What a brilliant, original utterly prosaic idea. I never would like many other people, have already thought of it.

[Buffett and Colbert]

What if people were just less sarcastic? It that'd be like, so much better if people were just nice to one another without dissing each others views.

That's a wonderful idea.

[Callidon]

What if people were just less sarcastic? It that'd be like, so much better if people were just nice to one another without dissing each others views.

Sure. That will happen.

[Rejistania]

Fonts on the 'net are not OS independent. So, yeah, an utterly ridicu^W excellent idea.

[The Blaatschapen]

On another message board I frequent, they have an established protocol for a specific font/colour choice to signify that whatever is being written is intended to be sarcastic.

Considering how hard it sometimes is to tell intent over the Internet (for example, I could come across someone calling Jocabia a douchebag and report it in Moderation without realising that Jocabia and said poster have a history of "insulting" each other in that way and they do so endearingly), having a sarcasm font might be a good idea around here.

The other board I'm on also refers to words that look like they should be sarcastic as "missing [sarcasm] font." They use the colour blue to signify sarcasm. I propose we do the same in NSG.

Nah, it would hamper my freedom of expression. I'm never ever sarcastic and then I cannot use the colour blue anymore when I feel like it.

[The_pantless_hero]

Oh yeah, great idea

[/sarcasm]

[Maurepas]

If I instantly knew, it would make it less funny...as well, I think more people would just automatically treat a post as hostile when they know someone is being sarcastic towards them...

I think a simple, "I was joking" or "It was sarcasm" while clutterful, is less of a hassle than the above two things...

[Arkinesia]

I insert sarcasm often.

I don't want to be hassled with this crap.

Also, if you can't separate sarcasm from sincerity better than 50% of the time, you shouldn't be on the internet, period.

[Big Jim P]

I hate this whole dumbing down trend that seems to be sweeping the world.

I agree. Too bad it's been going on for ages.

Edit: And I don't believe there is any sarcasm on NS. If anything we are all too serious.

[New Kereptica]

This is a completely new and useful proposal؟

[Lackadaisical2]

If I instantly knew, it would make it less funny...as well, I think more people would just automatically treat a post as hostile when they know someone is being sarcastic towards them...

I agree, its not as much fun when you can see the sarcasm coming from a mile away.

I think a simple, "I was joking" or "It was sarcasm" while clutterful, is less of a hassle than the above two things...

Yes, I think the insult thing has only happened once or twice, its usually obvious enough when people are playing around.

[My 3rd Floor Flat]

I say yes to sarcasm, or a sarcasm sign of sorts like a quote box which you can enclose it in.

After all, sarcasm doesn't travel well across the internet. And being British I have to check my self quite a bit to make sure I don't come across as a sarcastic git.

Is hard enough being viewed as a snobbish English git let alone to add the burden of sarcasm to it.

[Dumb Ideologies]

I don't want to have to change the colour of every post I make.

BOO HISS! *throws tomato*

GET OFF THE STAGE!