On 12 Oct 2006 at 18:50, Geoff Burling llywrch@rdrop.com wrote:
I guess no one wants to raise this question because it might appear to be trolling. I hope not, because it raises some issues that I feel are just as important as many of the arguments in favor of this prohibition. But if someone figures out a really good answer for how a literal-minded person can tell when someone else is being sarcastic, could they email it to me? I'd like to participate more in this discussion, but I must get back to working on articles.
I guess we need to introduce a <sarcasm>...</sarcasm> tag, and maybe also <irony> and <satire> for those who wish to use those things too.