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Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!duke!mcnc!tim@unc.UUCP (Tim Maroney)
From: tim@unc.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: Usenet Etiquette -- Please Read
Message-ID: <6452@unc.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 21-Dec-83 16:18:53 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 21 16:18:53 1983
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I notice that the etiquette article still contains an injunction against the
use of sarcastic or facetious remarks.  In the hands of a skilled writer,
sarcasm is a potent tool for communication, particularly in subjective
discussion.  Some people don't understand sarcasm, it is true, but some
people don't understand how to read either, and I don't see us pandering to
them.  Any intelligent and well-read person can identify sarcasm without
significant effort.
--
Tim Maroney, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
duke!unc!tim (USENET), tim.unc@csnet-relay (ARPA)