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New symbols Inappropriate sarcasm

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Posted 2004-August-28, 12:03

I just downloaded and installed the latest version of the BBO software, where I read the following comment:

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Our hope is that the introduction of these new symbols
will foster additional cheating and bad manners among
certain elements of our membership.

Just kidding :D


Sarcasm can be an effective rhetorical device, but is inappropriate in this type of communication. What, exactly, is the writer trying to say?

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