If it's a statement don't use a question mark?

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Quote from: bitcoinminer on November 19, 2013, 11:37:49 AM

My crazy theory? <--- Not a question

Actually, it is three questions:

My crazy theory? Or is it someone else's crazy theory that the minddrones implanted into my brain?
My crazy theory? Answer is almost always "Yes, your theory is crazy", except where the question is asked ironically.
My crazy theory? No, the correct term is hypothesis.

So what he really wants to know is, "Are the minddrones implanting theories or hypotheses into my brain and are they crazy?" Though when you put it like that, the question sort of answers itself.

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Quote from: bitcoinminer on November 19, 2013, 09:22:23 PM

Quote from: Phinnaeus Gage on November 19, 2013, 07:19:48 PM

Clearly, this is a prejudice thread, for nobody, and I mean nobody has yet mentioned the exclamation point, let alone use them useless bastards? Are you not ashame.

You, guys, think long and hard about the above while I cook dinner!

What should we do about the exclamation point!

We'll think about it while you cook dinner?

Do you think that's a good idea;

Speaking of colons, did you check https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/dont-ever-smash-the-middle-finger-on-the-hand-you-use-to-339800 out:

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Quote from: xkeyscore89 on November 19, 2013, 09:27:18 PM

Icanhazcheeseburger?

Yes you can?

It looks like the admins consider this offtopic? Posting threads as questions is not offtopic though? This is strange?

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Icanhazcheeseburger?

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Quote from: Phinnaeus Gage on November 19, 2013, 07:19:48 PM

Clearly, this is a prejudice thread, for nobody, and I mean nobody has yet mentioned the exclamation point, let alone use them useless bastards? Are you not ashame.

You, guys, think long and hard about the above while I cook dinner!

What should we do about the exclamation point!

We'll think about it while you cook dinner?

Do you think that's a good idea;

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Quote from: ?? on ??

What about rhetorical questions?

Rhetorical questions you should still sound unsure of yourself?

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Quote from: batcoin on November 19, 2013, 05:17:04 PM

The world is flat?

Um, who the fuck are you?
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Bitcoinminer?

In Bizarro World, we list all statements as questions? If you want to ask a question it should seem like you're not sure if that's what you're doing? "Um, who the fuck are you." is the correct way?

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Clearly, this is a prejudice thread, for nobody, and I mean nobody has yet mentioned the exclamation point, let alone use them useless bastards? Are you not ashame.

You, guys, think long and hard about the above while I cook dinner!

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Quote from: bitcoinminer on November 19, 2013, 11:37:49 AM

Correct.

If you are making a statement, you do not need the title to have a question mark?

Some examples:

Transactions taking a long time? <--- statement put as a question
Transactions are taking a long time <-- statement put as a statement

My crazy theory? <--- Not a question
THIS is my crazy theory <-- fixed

The Chinese warlord Lao Tzu invented bitcoin? <--- this is a question asking for clarification. The answer is no.
DID The Chinese warlord Lao Tzu invent bitcoin? <--- This is asking a question with a hypothesis in mind.
The Chinese warlord Lao Tzu invented bitcoin <-- This is a statement of your theory

I ignored the first 15 or so topics with this kind of title until my eyes just got too angry.

The world is flat?

Um, who the fuck are you?

Remember remember the 5th of November

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What about rhetorical questions?

What about them.

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So are we discussing a problem here.
Statements are in the form of questions? Are questions in the form of statements.

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So are we discussing a problem here [?]

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Quote from: Phinnaeus Gage on November 19, 2013, 12:16:13 PM

It's questionable what he puts in his mouth?

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Bitcoin is new, makes sense to hodl.

Wtf?

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Remember remember the 5th of November

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I think Bitcoin price will crash?

Phinnaeus Gage

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¿Psy in 5...4...3...?

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Am I missing something.

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Paint Thinner is just a great thirst quencher?

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I'm not the only one to see this trend ?

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