Punaweb and Poe's Law

[konadave]

The problem with Poe's law is that everyone must be willing to accept it and abide by it.

For instance how many times have we seen someone here tell a joke and follows up with the smilies informing all who read it that it is a joke. But someone decides that they are offended by it and claims it not a joke because it is offensive. Or how about the person who decides to ignore the smilies and just comes right out and says they don't think it is a joke for whatever reason?

These people are not abiding by Poe's law. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying that one cannot be offended or not find a joke funny. What I am saying is that if we accept Poe's law and agree to abide by it then something that someone specifies as a joke must be accepted as a joke. No matter how offensive or bad the joke might be?

There are such things as offensive jokes and bad jokes. So if one intends something as a joke isn't it the responsibility of the person reading the joke to accept it as such if they agree to Poe's law? No matter how offensive they find it?

Just a thought.... [][][]

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