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8. As I have learned, satire on DU must be signaled in some way

Thu Nov 26, 2020, 11:23 AM

Nov 2020

to distinguish it from other posts that propose silly things, but are not meant as satire.

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Let's put the United States Electoral College to task! [View all] Shermann Nov 2020 OP

I'd rather put a stop to the promotion of impossible, foolish ideas MineralMan Nov 2020 #2

What about satirical ideas for changes in our system? Shermann Nov 2020 #5

As I have learned, satire on DU must be signaled in some way MineralMan Nov 2020 #8

What can you do. Many here just seem to skim and retort. Shermann Nov 2020 #10

Well, I do it in several different ways. MineralMan Nov 2020 #11

Fair enough Shermann Nov 2020 #13

You have to surround the word with full colons, not semi-colons MineralMan Nov 2020 #16

Nice, thanks! nt Shermann Nov 2020 #17

Or, just click on the smilies button, dware Nov 2020 #18

... dware Nov 2020 #15

Tell me about it. HUAJIAO Nov 2020 #19

Ok, now, dware Nov 2020 #4

last time it happened? beachbumbob Nov 2020 #7

... dware Nov 2020 #9