How to tell if someone's joking on this site?

Eric

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Because sometimes I'll answer a question the "wrong way" apparently and get several thumbs down. It's not that it's a bad answer in itself (I've gotten lots of thumbs up for legit answers before), but it seems to be wrong considering the unspoken context of the question asked. But I have a hard time discerning whether to be serious or sarcastic ! What do you do in these situations?
 
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