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by Bluestrike2 3289 days ago
I laughed.

But then I thought about the users who don't know any better and might stumble onto this site. They aren't stupid. They just don't know any better, and a lot of education attempts can go over their heads. Worse yet, sites with poor password policies (seemingly every online banking site in existence, workplaces, sites with 16 character maximums, etc.) reinforce bad practices in their minds, while attempts at explaining the problems are forgotten. I'd probably explicitly note that it's a joke, especially if someone tries to copy the password. :)