this post was submitted on 17 Nov 2023
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A Boring Dystopia
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For comments, that's how I do it.
Throw one, too, or three asterisks around each side of the sentence you want to highlight.
No need for special verbage or nomenclature. It's done visually.
Yeah I think what I dislike about that is it breaks up the flow of whatever I am writing. There's a coherence that is lost.
I'm accustomed to reading books or essays where there might be an excerpt, but more likely a paraphrase of what the author considers their opponent's argument to be. This makes it helpful at times to pinpoint a misunderstanding in the author.
But yeah, having consistent rules on the internet for posting is a losing battle I think. More or less thinking out loud, appreciate the comment.
No, It doesn't have to.
You can just write it out straight, without formatting, and then after you're done that go back and add the asterisks to emphasize the parts that you want to emphasize, already having your thoughts jotted down.
Fair, this might be a stylistic thing. I'll def try and see how it goes.
There should be a distinction between the OP of the thread and the OP of the comment imo. It can get confusing.
OPT and OPC?
Something like that, yeah. Is that a thing already or did you just come up with it?
Unless I accidentally reinvented them, those came from me.