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Is this level of sarcasm standard in an advice column reply? Yeesh. -- nm

Posted by con_carne Jul 18 '11, 12:43

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depends on the column. you write a column, you want readers. -- nm - Andie Jul 18, 12:45 12
- Sorry. Spitting venom and making an obvious effort to make your reader feel stupid is no way to dole out good advice. -- nm - con_carne Jul 18, 12:59 11
  - feel stupid or try to make them see just how irrational they are being by borrowing trouble in a huge way? - b. Jul 18, 13:12
  - Well, sometimes they should feel stupid... - Stephen Jul 18, 13:05 4
    - Call me crazy, but I think stupid, misled people should be allowed write in for advice and not receive irony and sarcasm in return to decode. -- nm - con_carne Jul 18, 13:13 2
      - people should read answers from advice-givers before writing to them. some give touchy-feely stuff. some are more direct. if someone wants the - b. Jul 18, 13:20
      - is this like a constitutional right now? columnists whose job is presumably to grow readership need to be more dry and less entertaining? -- nm - TFox Jul 18, 13:16
    - it's like the people that called into Dr. Laura. - Reagen Jul 18, 13:08
  - alternatively, don't write into an advice columnist known for her snarkiess if you don't want the potential for a snarky answer. -- nm - Reagen Jul 18, 13:02 3
    - I don't think she's normally that snarky. -- nm - loosilu Jul 18, 13:06 2
      - honestly, it read as pretty direct, but it didn't seem shockingly out of the ordinary to me. i was surprised by everyone's reaction. -- nm - Andie Jul 18, 13:08 1
        
        Really? I was a bit shocked, to the point I thought poxie made it up. -- nm - Spawn Jul 18, 13:09
  - *shrug*. she seems to be doing just fine. -- nm - Andie Jul 18, 12:59

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