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[[HTML]] is the markup language that powers the internet. Every web page uses it or technology that builds upon it. It also happens to be very simple to pick up: make an opening tag with <tag>, then close it by inserting a / in front of the tag name, like </tag>. Thus, on blogs and Internet discussion forums, some participants uses the SGML-style tags popularized by HTML (or sometimes [[BB Code]]-style tags) to accentuate their messages. These tags include [[Sarcasm Mode|<sarcasm>...</sarcasm>]] and [[The Rant|<rant>...</rant>]]. Sometimes these '''Faux HTML Tags''' can include attributes such as <flame tone="angry">...</flame>. |
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Often the opening tag will be omitted and only the closing tag will be there, as a kind of self-conscious [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshade hung]] on the preceding flame/rant/etc. |
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Can also be used in [[Image Macro|image macros]]; [https://web.archive.org/web/20080408140049/http://icanhascheezburger.com/category/html/ here] |
Can also be used in [[Image Macro|image macros]]; [https://web.archive.org/web/20080408140049/http://icanhascheezburger.com/category/html/ here] is an example. Note that not all edited photos are image macros: Some humorous pictures are seen on the 'Net, such as a man with "</head> <body>" tatooed on his neck or a tombstone with "</life>". |
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</unsubscribe> is occasionally used on Usenet to indicate that one is unsubscribing from a thread. However, the proper use should be either </subscribe> (to indicate that the subscription is ending) or <unsubscribe /> (XML empty tag to indicate an unsubscription). It probably means, though, that the person has just finished the process of unsubscribing. </JustifyingEdit> |
</unsubscribe> is occasionally used on Usenet to indicate that one is unsubscribing from a thread. However, the proper use should be either </subscribe> (to indicate that the subscription is ending) or <unsubscribe /> (XML empty tag to indicate an unsubscription). It probably means, though, that the person has just finished the process of unsubscribing. </JustifyingEdit> |
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* As mentioned in the article, on many forum trends. There are simply too many of them to list. |
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Revision as of 04:47, 25 November 2022
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OP (name redacted) Has anyone noticed that Twitter-style hashtags have replaced HTML-style coding as meta-commentary on the internet? —Fail Blog
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HTML is the markup language that powers the internet. Every web page uses it or technology that builds upon it. It also happens to be very simple to pick up: make an opening tag with <tag>, then close it by inserting a / in front of the tag name, like </tag>. Thus, on blogs and Internet discussion forums, some participants uses the SGML-style tags popularized by HTML (or sometimes BB Code-style tags) to accentuate their messages. These tags include <sarcasm>...</sarcasm> and <rant>...</rant>. Sometimes these Faux HTML Tags can include attributes such as <flame tone="angry">...</flame>.
Often the opening tag will be omitted and only the closing tag will be there, as a kind of self-conscious lampshade hung on the preceding flame/rant/etc.
Can also be used in image macros; here is an example. Note that not all edited photos are image macros: Some humorous pictures are seen on the 'Net, such as a man with "</head> <body>" tatooed on his neck or a tombstone with "</life>".
</unsubscribe> is occasionally used on Usenet to indicate that one is unsubscribing from a thread. However, the proper use should be either </subscribe> (to indicate that the subscription is ending) or <unsubscribe /> (XML empty tag to indicate an unsubscription). It probably means, though, that the person has just finished the process of unsubscribing. </JustifyingEdit>
This used to be done with faux C preprocessor directives, e.g.:
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but that usage has largely been supplanted by more-approachable HTML.
Also known as Ostensible Markup Language [dead link], although it's not the only meaning of that phrase.
Real Life
- Adam Savage of Mythbusters frequently wears a T-shirt that states <mythbuster> "Am I missing an eyebrow?" </mythbuster>.
- Anti-war candidate Darcy Burner wore a T-shirt with </WAR> on it in several photos.
- As mentioned in the article, on many forum trends. There are simply too many of them to list.
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