Benoit Renard wrote:
Robert Kaiser wrote:
Hell, that was a joke! Am I the only person in the world who uses some
humor in blog posts now and then?
It would seem that you poorly communicated that it was a joke, as
asmpgmr isn't the only one who thought you were being serious.
Two things:
Readers can't see your facial features, so smiles are invisible, and raised
eyebrows are invisible, and widened eyes are invisible...
That's precisely why many folks use smileys, but others look on their use with
disdain.
Secondly, many folks depend on body language, including facial features, to
pick the humor out of humorous sarcasm, and just plain miss it!
It is most difficult to portray nuances in person-to-person communication that
is only written, so you have to let your language do it FOR you!
So, in all fairness to Robert K, who ordinarily does a most excellent job at
communicating his intent, I really wouldn't call it "poorly communicated" but
"incompletely communicated".
And most of us are guilty of that lapse on occasion!
keith whaley
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