This is a great example of how the in-group and out-group boundaries mentioned in the article are reinforced. "Look at this out-group nerd, writing all fancy! He's not cool like us, the in-group!"
Hey, that's a bit harsh don't you think? I mean, I enjoyed the writing, and if he's a fedora I may as well be a mustache and cigar myself! :)
Your meaning is unclear
I believe they are attempting to criticise the author's writing style by invoking the stereotype of the neck-beard adorned ültra-geek who tips their fedora to a fair maiden and says, "Milady."
If this style of writing is “fancy” to them, they’re going to have an aneurysm reading novels written in the, say, early 1900s.
Thanks, that sounds right!
But on the other hand, given that fedoras are (within that context) the most tip-friendly hat, wouldn’t that mean that the author is a natural writer?...