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		kshatrea on Aug 7, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cyberscare: Ex-NSA chief calls transparency groups... > For what it's worth, I take that form of "tl;dr" as emphasis, not as a literal tl;dr. This. I've been inured to using it in that way as well. I see the criticism above as a valid one though.

erre on Aug 7, 2013 [–]

I've always found that construct weird. I tend to use "tl;wr" (the "w" standing for "won't", instead of "didn't"), at the top.

babebridou on Aug 7, 2013 | [–]

Also known as "executive summary"...

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