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| Re: ::facepalm:: | |
| Posted By: Narcogen <narcogen@rampancy.net> | Date: 4/27/11 12:12 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?
Well, I don't know. There are people here that espouse that first point quite enthusiastically ;) : I assumed the inclusion of such obviously silly statements would signpost
I think it did call attention to that section-- it just called attention to the rest, as well. : 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
I think these kinds of attempts work better either when the entire article is in that style, leaving the reader with no doubt that all suggestions are sarcastic-- the extreme ones, and some of the more moderate ones that the author happens to feel are also wrong or silly. The problem with mixing is that no matter how silly you think something is, there are people somewhere who believe it earnestly, so even recognizing that the suggestions within that section were sarcastic, I came to doubt the rest of the article. : The response and discussion here to the article has been great and I'm
It's always nice to see people take reader criticism in stride, and use it to help everybody understand each other better. That sounded way too hippie.
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