Purple?

[JetGirl]

Just to clear things up a bit, Paco Bedejo started the purple as the way of denoting sarcasm. Boy it's nice to be married to someone who has the memory of an elephant!

7th Stepper

Just to clarify post #10... I am NOT married to 7th Stepper!

 

[7th Stepper]

Just to clarify post #10... I am NOT married to 7th Stepper!

ROFL....true! We're not even engaged! But we do think alike, which is a nice thing. But then again women are always......

7th Stepper

 

[phil]

Did I just blow your *****?

Fixed it...

 

[TopDog]

Purple text is internet sarcasm. It was implemented to prevent those with no concept of context to be able to understand people with superior wit.

It is not needed. MOST people with rudimentary conversational skills will pick up the tone of your words without a Skittles palette.

Case in point above. There has been an underground effort to undermine the long time tradition of using purple to denote sarcasm. These insurgents have had some minor success but the tradition is still widely used.

 

[printcraft]

 

[lovemachine]

Purple is for weenies............

It makes me nervous when a guy like you, having that avatar, talks about weenies.

 

[gungirl65]

exactly my point

Sounds like gungurl65 should have used purple!

See I was sarcastic but didn't use purple and people were bothered by it. This was the point I was trying to make.

Although we should all use good taste & good judgement when we comment, sometimes we don't. If you are poking fun at something you should try to use purple so as not to upset someone who might take you seriously and be offended by your comment.

 

[gungirl65]

A color for DB's?

Exactly.
It's kind of the difference between saying something sarcastically, and outright being a douche to somebody.
"Purple" shouldn't be cart blanche for being a jerk.

Too bad the DB's don't have their own special color. I haven't been here for very long but I have been here long enough to have seen that the DB's & even bullies do sometimes hide behind the color purple to be mean spirited.

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

I've tried to maintain the spirit myself. Maybe I'm too much of a n00b, only having had the same email address since 1996, but all this d-nozzlery just gets tiresome.

 

[Scutter01]

Too bad the DB's don't have their own special color.

They don't have their own special color, but eventually they all get their own special tag.

 

[Benny]

 

[KG1]

Nice to see you Mr. McGavin

 

[Caleb]

So I'm late to the party...Anybody care for a cookie?

 

[gungirl65]

Got candy?

So I'm late to the party...Anybody care for a cookie?

I like cookies, what kind? Got any hard candy?

 

[Caleb]

I like cookies, what kind? Got any hard candy?

Hmm, not sure yet. But one thing for sure, my wife doesn't like sharing her hard candy.

Don't read between the lines too much

 

[gungirl65]

should have used purple

Hmm, not sure yet. But one thing for sure, my wife doesn't like sharing her hard candy.

Don't read between the lines too much

Oops there's another one I should have used purple for. No line reading involved. With all the INGO people online we could have all had an online party.

Sorry if you took that personally or wrong.

 

[sepe]

Too bad the DB's don't have their own special color. I haven't been here for very long but I have been here long enough to have seen that the DB's & even bullies do sometimes hide behind the color purple to be mean spirited.

I just use regular font and black as my preferred d-bag text. I don't do the personal attacks but I'm sure I've said more than a handful of things that aren't popular with some people...and I'm fine with that. I live my life like Stuart Smalley.

I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me (and I don't care if they don't)!

 

[Caleb]

Oops there's another one I should have used purple for. No line reading involved. With all the INGO people online we could have all had an online party.

Sorry if you took that personally or wrong.

No harm, no foul...made me laugh though.

 

[rgrimm01]

According to Wikipedia, sarcasm by definition is negative (actually used words such as bitter, sharp, taunt, etc.).

Sarcasm is playful in the company of friends and non threatening. When used towards those who are unfamiliar with the personalities of the poster, it is easily interpreted as an attack. I am reminded of the quote "humor is but a funny way of being serious". With what one's inner circle may say, a stranger may not. The key is to spend enough time on the forum and get to know the different personalities, which is quite a task considering the number of members. For me, when I see purple, I read playful as opposed to sarcastic.

 

[Tryin']

Be careful how "playful" you are with guys like printcraft and vitamink. . .