Posted by SLS on June 22, 2009, at 5:13:09
In reply to Re: Rules - What constitutes an infraction?, posted by gardenergirl on June 21, 2009, at 20:41:19
> My point is that you can't have #1 and #2. You can't have it both ways. If you indeed want to only consider the words themselves, then you cannot make assumptions or inferences about tone and/or intent.
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> gg
>Do you feel that sarcasm should be judged as being uncivil when it is putting down another person? Can such sarcasm be identified and demonstrated as being such for the community so as to justify the earning of a PBC or block? Some sarcastic attacks and put-downs are very obvious to me, but are difficult to prove as being such by pulling out any one sentence for identification.
- Scott
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