• squaresinger@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    No, the / has nothing to do with xml. It’s a fake IRC command.

    They were all in the style of /commandname.

    You know, people tend to use sarcasm more in chats than in XML documents.

    • JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml
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      2 days ago

      You know, people tend to use sarcasm more in chats than in XML documents.

      <message tone=“annoyed” mood=“indignant”>Speak for yourself</message><snap />

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      2 days ago

      I’m aware of slash commands. If it’s a /sarcasm command, why would it be at the end of the statement?
      What’s your source for this? I’m pretty sure “/s” means “end of sarcasm”, borrowed from XML/HTML.

    • 0x0@lemmy.zip
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      I don’t remember ever seeing /s on IRC.
      It’s always meant </sarcasm> to me.