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[-] Tagger@lemmy.world 40 points 5 months ago

/s ... just in case it's needed.

[-] CluckN@lemmy.world 31 points 5 months ago
[-] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago

Its for sarcastic. Created before emojis existed

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Thank you, CluckN was not being in any way facetious in that reply.

/s

[-] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

lol, i do wonder how many people are aware of it, its time is fairly early and short-lived and then emojis and memes took over.

[-] Dasus@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

its time is fairly early and short-lived and then emojis and memes took over.

What?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law

It's been here since 2005 and it's never gone anywhere.

[-] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

Thats the law i was looking for.. Also i was specifically referring to the use of /s

[-] danc4498@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Anytime I leave off the /s I will get hammered. No matter how obvious I think it is.

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