On 10/10/06, Steve Summit <scs(a)eskimo.com>
wrote:
I asked more or less this question on the talk
page just now,
and the original proposer claims that it "is not a 'ban' on
sarcasm per se", but rather "an explanation that sarcasm is a
form of rudeness, as some people seem not to be aware of it".
He proposes to include it in "the list of 'minor offenses',
alongside other similar forms of incivility."
I note that he's reverted to his new version a few times against
multiple dissent. Apparently sarcasm is much worse for the editing
environment than actual bad editing practices.
In fairness to him, I must note that we already have a [[m:Don't be
dense|<s>rule</s> guideline]] against stupidity, which has in fact
abolished all stupidity on Wikipedia and therefore removed any
possible motivation editors may have to resort to sarcasm, even in
extremis.
It's comforting to know that we have a rule which protects the proposer
of the anti-sarcasm rule from being stupid. :-)
Ec