Seriousness Uncertainty

This cluster captures comments where users express confusion or doubt about whether a post, comment, or idea is intended seriously or as a joke.

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Activity Over Time

2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
118
2012
133
2013
240
2014
181
2015
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2016
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2017
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2018
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2019
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2020
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2021
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2022
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2023
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Sample Comments

dpacmittal Nov 28, 2013 View on HN

You're not being serious, are you?

Veelox Nov 17, 2017 View on HN

I'm not sure if you are serious or joking...

akhilcacharya Mar 17, 2020 View on HN

I can’t tell if you’re being serious...

PopeDotNinja Oct 16, 2019 View on HN

Are you being serious? I can't tell.

saraid216 Mar 12, 2013 View on HN

I can't tell if you're serious or not...

ahurmazda May 7, 2014 View on HN

Is this a joke? I am serious...

apotheon May 1, 2020 View on HN

I'm not sure whether you're serious.

ciparis Feb 14, 2012 View on HN

I honestly can't tell if you're serious or not :)

aphextron Dec 22, 2017 View on HN

Is this a joke? You can't be serious

Jesin Jun 8, 2008 View on HN

This is a joke, right? You can't possibly be serious.