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| Re: ::facepalm:: | |
| Posted By: Kermit <kermi7@mac.com> | Date: 4/26/11 9:44 a.m. |
In Response To: Re: ::facepalm:: (Dani) : There are a number of attempts at humour sprinkled throughout the article but : the Softly Does It section was written purposely with a humorous style and : intent. My aim with that particular section was to make a point by : suggesting the complete opposite notion. : It's very blatant. : Players are idiots? Miraculous anti-player, pro-developer freedom technology?
: I assumed the inclusion of such obviously silly statements would signpost
: This has been quite the valuable lesson to me. I don't normally attempt to
: For the record, the Softly Does It section is the only section written like
: The response and discussion here to the article has been great and I'm
As I stated above, Dani, I wanted to assume you were being sarcastic, but I had a bit of doubt only because the tone was such a break from the other sections. I didn't, like Wu, already know your opinion on such matters, and considered that perhaps on this issue, you were a bit nuts. :-) A small change, the rhetorical equivalent of a wink at your audience, is all that section needs to be a brilliant, modest-proposal-like exercise.
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