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[Morrigi]

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Yeah, it's kind of dumb.

[Slayerhero90]

-slayerhero tries to convince me that using tildes as end punctuation is ok-

[note: I's replaced with O's to prove a point]
O stoll thunk that toldes are annoyong.

O mean, really, we have regular punctuatoon for a reason. Ot's loke what O'm doong here, swappong out one thong for another for no real reason. Ot's not endearong, ot's not cute, ot changes the meanong of the sentence on a way that you could accomplosh through already set manners. Ot's an awful lot ugloer, too.

Vhe vone docvated by vhos usage of Os onsvead of ((I))s, darlong, accomploshes an acvually fanvasvoc represenvavoon of a nonexosvanv phonevoc accenv, so even vhos os useful, but O have an odea. Lev's jousv, son, and say... replace all ((T))s wovh Vs, whole keepong the Os. Deal, darlong?~

Whav shall be your modulavoon?~

[Tawa]

Some people seem to think it's kawaii. All it really tells me is how much they like kawaii. After more than 1 sentence worth of it, I start to find it annoying.

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Yeah, it's kind of dumb.

Am I the only one who thinks it's easier to parse like this~?

Much use of tildes irritates me a bit too, but only because they don't register as punctuation unless I concentrate, and if I want to concentrate on what I'm reading I'll go read Paradise Lost instead of Bay12.

Incessantly posting about your fandom where it doesn't belong is probably in here somewhere, but oh well.

And yes.
Stop with the flippin' tildes.
It makes me want to scratch my eyeballs out.

-slayerhero tries to convince me that using tildes as end punctuation is ok-

[note: I's replaced with O's to prove a point]
O stoll thunk that toldes are annoyong.

O mean, really, we have regular punctuatoon for a reason. Ot's loke what O'm doong here, swappong out one thong for another for no real reason. Ot's not endearong, ot's not cute, ot changes the meanong of the sentence on a way that you could accomplosh through already set manners. Ot's an awful lot ugloer, too.

Vhe vone docvated by vhos usage of Os onsvead of ((I))s, darlong, accomploshes an acvually fanvasvoc represenvavoon of a nonexosvanv phonevoc accenv, so even vhos os useful, but O have an odea. Lev's jousv, son, and say... replace all ((T))s wovh Vs, whole keepong the Os. Deal, darlong?~

Whav shall be your modulavoon?~

It's too late. You're outnumbered.

[Slayerhero90]

Ahahah, darling, you misread Arx's and Nenjin's statements in an attempt to prove a point. They're not on either of our sides. They're more of moderates here.

(Apologies for referring to y'all as "they"s; I don't know y'all's genders.)

Arx qualifies his statement with the word much to imply that occasional use is fine by them, as well as the implication that if it they were to get used to it, they'd be fine.
Nenjin tolerates it in small amounts as well, but is a bit closer to your beliefs about it than Arx.

So please do not consider the moderate your ally or your enemy.
I may still be outnumbered, darling, but not by as much as you seem to believe~

[Tawa]

'm outta here, made my point before.

Bye!

[Slayerhero90]

This pleasant discussion and pleasant conclusion leads me to a question. Are there any of you who agree with me, or is the aspiring linguist alone?

[Graknorke]

Also, labelling people who disagree with your view "shills", as well as paranoid search for paid shills where there are clearly none.

If Internet had existed in America during the times of McCarthy, many political discussions would look not unlike today's Reddit and its international news section.

Guardian G.I confirmed for JIDF shill.

I view tildes as only acceptable if the use is for the purposes of making a statement more obviously ironic. Like the first example. Creating contrast with the stupidity of using tildes as punctuation and the insulting thing you have to say.

[McDonald]

I don't agree with you, Slayerhero90~

[Furtuka]

As someone who was here during the first tilde wars. Getting angry over tildes is stupid. And so is that argument people keep using when they go and make their posts unreadable on purpose. That's an obnoxious fallacy and back then people would call it out when someone used it.
 
There's a few cases where its annoyed me, but it had nothing to do with grammar and was about the attitude of the specific person who used them. Otherwise I really can't care about it and see its usage.

[Slayerhero90]

Tildes make me read the sentence in the voice of a kid with a Japanese accent.

I don't know why, but I really associate tildes with the French.

[Neonivek]

I don't mind Tildes as long as they serve a freeken point.

Whenever I read them I think the person is saying them in a very sing songy manner with over exaggerated pronunciation.

So "Hello~"

Could be spelt like "HeeeeelloooOoooo"

[McDonald]

Tildes make me read the whole sentence in a sexual voice.

[Neonivek]

Tildes make me read the whole sentence in a sexual voice.

... Essentially

[Flying Dice]

This pleasant discussion and pleasant conclusion leads me to a question. Are there any of you who agree with me, or is the aspiring linguist alone?

They can be useful in certain contexts when writing dialogue in an informal situation, given that they indicate a specific tonal quality that isn't really describable unless you stuff your prose with unnecessary words. It can serve the same role in conversation, but tends to be mis-/over-used.

[kaenneth]

Tildes make me read the whole sentence in a sexual voice.

Sterotypically gay for me...

What do horses eat?

Hay.

What do gay horses eat?

Hay~