On 3 October 2011 11:02, Scott MacDonald <doc.wikipe...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> According to our article [[Facepalm]], this is a startrek internet meme
> indicating "an expression of embarrassment, frustration, disbelief,
> disgust,
> shame or general woe. It often expresses mockery or disbelief of perceived
> idiocy."
>
> Well, that must be right.
>
> Given that, I am wondering why we tolerate a template {{facepalm}}
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Facepalm
>
> This does nothing to foster civil discourse among Wikipedians. I've just
> looked through how it is being used, and whilst I do see the occasional use
> in self-deprecation, generally it is used as a shorthand put-down:
> implicitly calling your correspondent an idiot, and his latest contribution
> self-evidently moronic.
>
> Granted, removing uncivil templates won't magically increase patient and
> constructive discussion, but I do suspect we'd still nevertheless delete
> {{jackass}} or {{moron}}. If people are going to mock others, we shouldn't
> be giving them shortcuts to do so. The existence of the template serves to
> legitimise such dismissive discourse.
>
>
> Thoughts?
>
{{facepalm}} (sorry... couldn't resist ;))
I bet any TFD goes off the rails...
On the one hand the template does have somewhat negative connotations. On
the other hand it always stuck me as a slightly less confrontational way of
saying "that's stupid". *shrug*
Tom
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