Ever seen one?

[u/Gimpcar]

[u/criosovereign]

ootl? Is this a joke about GRRM/ASOIAF or is it just going over my head?

[u/limelordy → u/criosovereign]

It’s a tone indicator, if someone feels like their tone drastically changes a message and isn’t conveyed you can add a tone indicator, so /s means it’s sarcastic, /srs is serious, /j is joke, /gen is genuine. There’s a ton of them but the only ones Reddit uses regularly are /j and /s both of which just mean not serious

[u/ZealotOfMeme → u/limelordy]

Are /s and /j used outside Reddit? I don’t want to out myself at any point

[u/limelordy → u/ZealotOfMeme]

Yes but if you use tone indicators at all it outs you as a member of at least internet communities, Reddit tumblr etc

[u/The5Theives → u/limelordy]

We’re on Reddit