# Seeking clarification **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 14, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-clarification/930521 "2021-01-14T15:10:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-clarification/930521/1 "2021-01-14T15:10:31Z")
> [@7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/635): > > > [@7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/621): > > > > Just some levity for the thread is all. 😸 > > **Modnote** : Please don’t do this without labeling the photoshopped humor picture as humor, a joke, or some such. Not in P&E and not in GD. A friend sent me a funny picture in a text message. I uploaded it to imgbb, found a now-meme pic that it reminded me of and posted the two commenting “remember this guy? meet his kin!” Another poster soon indicated that the 2nd image was 'shopped; my reply is included in the quote box above. I was somewhat perplexed by the original wording of the Mod Note; thank you for correcting that, **What Exit?**. I didn’t know the image was 'shopped until it was pointed out. I could not have labeled it as such when I posted. That doesn’t change the fact that my post was intended as a humorous post, however. But as I read the Mod Note, nothing can be posted in GD or P&E that is intended as humor unless it is specifically labeled as an attempt at humor? Is this a rule for just me or is this a new board rule? And lest it not be clear: I will follow the Mod Note and whatever direction I get here in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-clarification/930521/2 "2021-01-14T16:11:57Z")
I fixed the shopped Pic issue with a small note in the post itself. Once you found out it was shopped, in the future please flag it and let us know to add a note. I probably won’t be modding the rest of the day, I might be heading for the Doctor’s but I wanted to respond at least while I was sitting down. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-clarification/930521/3 "2021-01-14T16:22:24Z")
Okay I was not aware of this policy/rule before this, but okay; will do. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-clarification/930521/4 "2021-01-14T16:42:01Z")
In the “serious” forums, I can see that it does make sense to have a rule that 'shopped photographs should be annotated as such. With an image like a cartoon, it’s inherently clear that it’s expressing a point of view or a constructed joke; whereas a photograph generally purports to be documenting reality, funny or otherwise. I was going to say that it was probably unnecessary here because this one is so obviously 'shopped - ironic, given Bo’s comments here. So I guess sticking strictly to a rule to annotate is best, either at the time of posting if the poster knows, or retrospectively when it’s discovered. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-clarification/930521/5 "2021-01-14T16:57:58Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > I was going to say that it was probably unnecessary here because this one is so obviously 'shopped Obvious to you, maybe, but not to everyone. I would _suspect_ that it was photoshopped, but I wouldn’t be sure. > **[Poe's law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law)** > > Poe's law is an adage of Internet culture which says that, without a clear indicator of the author's intent, any parodic or sarcastic expression of extreme views can be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of those views. > Poe's law is based on a comment written by Nathan Poe in 2005 on christianforums.com, an Internet forum on Christianity. The message was posted during a debate on creationism, where a previous poster had remarked to another user: "Good thing you included the wi... ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-clarification/930521/6 "2021-01-14T17:08:36Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Obvious to you, maybe, but not to everyone. I’m always a little bemused when somebody quotes only the first part of what I wrote, then adds their own comment that paraphrases the part they snipped off as though it’s something I was missing. I mean, what do you think the _point_ of me writing that paragraph was, when I used the word “ironic”, and then said strict annotation is best? ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-clarification/930521/7 "2021-01-14T17:16:57Z")
From your later post, I got the impression that you knew it was 'shopped to begin with. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-clarification/930521/8 "2021-01-14T17:27:02Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > I’m always a little bemused when somebody quotes only the first part of what I wrote Especially when they end up making the same point that you just did. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-clarification/930521/9 "2021-01-14T17:30:19Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > Especially when they end up making the same point that you just did. But don’t sound so harsh, when you say something like this, it’s always important to add a humorous emoji to try to lighten the mood. 😜