[jameshart]

Respectful agreement: I can see how this would work well to encourage the encoding of correct tone in comments, which typically lack the ability to convey that information.

Whimsical analogy: The Elcor in Mass Effect adopted a similar approach to manage communicating with other races who lacked their ability to communicate nuance through scent and microgestures.

> Elcor speech is heard by most species as a flat, ponderous monotone. Among themselves, scent, extremely slight body movements, and subvocalized infrasound convey shades of meaning that make a human smile seem as subtle as a fireworks display. Since their subtlety can lead to misunderstandings with other species, the elcor prefix all their dialog with non-elcor with an emotive statement to clarify their tone.

[flashgordon]

Damn you made my day with the Mass Effect reference. Just happens I bought the legendary edition over the weekend to ahem get my kids into it too!

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Observation: This is also similar to how HK-47 from KotOR communicates.

Cynical observation: HK-47 is commonly passive-aggressive and sarcastic.