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by SuperGent 2399 days ago
I always thought that TL;DR was a flippant statement that the post you have made was too long. This seems to have morphed into 'For those who think that this is too long...' often just the important parts, which is usually a summery. I'm sure someone could make a point about using FAQ, etc
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Thanks! So it started as complaint and only then took on the role as label for a summary. That explains it somewhat.
>I always thought that TL;DR was a flippant statement that the post you have made was too long

Yeah it used to be that, years ago, but like everything getting popular, most of the time the initial meaning evolves or gets lost

Id read TL;DR it is I am a lazy F*^^ker