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Originally Posted by Mr. Blonde
I suppose I assumed (incorrectly) that we have evolved past the necessity of a sarcasm tag.
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8. Avoid sarcasm and facetious remarks.
Without the voice inflection and body language of personal communication these are easily misinterpreted. A sideways smile, :-), has become widely accepted on the net as an indication that "I'm only kidding". If you submit a satiric item without this symbol, no matter how obvious the satire is to you, do not be surprised if people take it seriously.