I used to use sarcasm in edit summaries, but I try not to any more. Sarcasm directed at me in edit summaries has tended to really irritate me, so I figured mine was doing the same. If the sarcasm rises to the level of a personal attack or serious incivility, then yes, a warning is in order. But otherwise it should just be discouraged.
Now as for editors who use LOL, LMFAO, or any other chucklehead acronym in their edit summaries, they should be blocked, and their user pages salted.
Crockspot
On 10/20/07, Brock Weller brock.weller@gmail.com wrote:
Are you being serious? I use sarcasm constantly, it's how some people communicate. I'd recommend reconsidering warning users who use sarcasm if I were you. It'll be disruptive at best and pointy at worst. Theres a rather easy to see line between preventing personal attacks and you not liking how someone chooses to communicate.
On 10/16/07, David Goodman dgoodmanny@gmail.com wrote:
But the comments there reflect the feelings of many of us about the misuse of edit summaries. I for one will certainly warn anyone who uses sarcasm on contributors. Yes, if it is all clearly part of an undrstood joke, that's another matter. But usually only one party thinks it's funny.
On 10/16/07, James Farrar james.farrar@gmail.com wrote:
On 17/10/2007, David Goodman dgoodmanny@gmail.com wrote:
I would not encourage your doing this. Sarcasm is difficult at best, and can really hurt--and edit summaries are very visible and almost impossible to modify. I know every time I tried even mild sarcasm in any context the recipient has been offended--and I soon learned better--at least I hope I have not relapsed.
The nature of edit summaries is rightly a frequent issues at
RfA--not
just whether someone is using them or not.
I don't consider RfA an issue to consider...
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