Comment by boyaka

11 years ago

Adding additional information can be done in parentheses or additional paragraphs, not by pretending to be sources.

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blahedo  11 years ago

They're footnotes. Footnotes are used both to cite sources and to make remarks that are relevant but would break up the flow of the prose.

couchand  11 years ago

Tone argument[0] much?

[0]: http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Tone_argument

  • mkdir  11 years ago

    He was simply pointing out that the grandparent's communication style is a bit misleading. Nothing wrong with that.

  • wutbrodo  11 years ago

    Ugh, why is the simple-minded application of buzzwords so horribly prevalent in discussions of this nature. I honestly can't think of anything that exemplifies "derailing" more than posting links to Geek Feminism that are almost entirely irrelevant as part of a complaint about someone's comment.