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Intent doesn't communicate itself; the burden is on the commenter to disambiguate it.

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Intention also isn't enough when it comes to avoiding flamewars on the internet. What matters is the effect a post has on the thread, and in the case of a provocative one-liner like the GP, the effect is pretty predictable.

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