User:Wonderfool/No sarcasm

Do not do sarcasm anywhere in Wiktionary. Comment only sincerely, so as not to confuse the users who contribute here, especially the fairer sex, bless 'em. Sarcasm will never help you make a point; it hurts the Wiktionary community members and deter these guys from helping create a good dictionary.

Policy

There is no excuse for sarcasm by any contributors. Do not do it.

Editors who make extreme or repeated sarcastic comments may be blocked or face other consequences, such as being forbidden from becoming admins.

Examples

Specific examples of sarcasm include but are not limited to the following:

• Comments such as "Bob is a troll", or "Jane is an incompetent editor" can be considered sarcastic if said about the awesome users Bob and Jane
• Overpositive personal comments to shitty users (like in this edit) and "I'm jealous of you" snarks, such as "You must have a cool life, bro."
• Excessive niceness directed against another contributor, or overuse of the "Thank" tool. Better still, a revert-thank combo!
• Threats of any kind of legal action, especially due to minor details
• Using multiple usernames and campaigning against others doing so
• Voting in favour of dumb ideas
• Satirizing another policy page

Alternatives

Instead, try the following:

• Have a useful conversation on a Wiktionary discussion room...haha, got you there! That never happens
• Quit
• Let ChuckEntz do the dispute resolution. Though he's pretty quick with the sarcasm stick, too
• Especially if you are a woman, try stuff that culturally and historically is designed for you.

Remedies and consequences

Many Wiktionarians assume irony is trolling, being too dumb to pick up the nuances. Others consider it, along with brevity, as the highest form of wit.

If you notice sarcasm, you should reply to it with sarcasm too. But this means you're breaking the sarcasm rule too, so you can now revert all the contributions and apologize instead.

In severe and repeated cases of sarcasm, a sarco must be blocked.