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Another way to think of it is "it should be pretty clear when I'm kidding and when I'm not, and many people are not good at picking up on when I'm kidding".

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I think you're missing out on one key piece of data here: the vast majority of visitors to this site are lurkers or transients who spend little time here. You and I are among the stark minority of people who spend the balance of their online browsing experience at the 2+2 forums, and even then it took me several months to figure out your sense of humor. Sorry, but it does come off as cliquish or elitist or condescending at times.

I guess we all have our style and that's yours, but my point is that the casual 2+2 visitor is going to form their opinion based on a much smaller sample size than you may think.