Emoticons

[blue50]

Anyone apart from me fed up of these childish emoticons
Do we really need them on this site
I am waiting for the first reply guess there will be a barrage of them now to prove my point!

[Wullie]

agree

[blue50]

What a sense of humour Wullie
As I stated in my original post I was expecting it and you still felt it was amusing to do it ....oh dear you must be a comedians dream!!

[Wullie]

you asked for that one.

[blue50]

I actually stated that I expected some ........ to reply in that manner and you didn't disappoint

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[bisphamseasider]

Based on certain posts/posters over the last few months, and the apparent sensitive nature of some people on here, it is sometimes not always clear if people are on a wind up mission or just plain rude and arrogant.

With this in mind, I feel that emoticons or smilies are sometimes a necessary tool to convey the writer's feelings or intended tone and thus perhaps avoid confrontation.

I agree they can be overdone though but do not see this as a big issue.

[Wullie]

I agree. Sometimes a tongue in cheek remark can wind people up the wrong way. A little can defuse the situation. For goodness sake, it's the internet , hardly the end of the world.

[sharrowblade]

bisphamseasider wrote:

Based on certain posts/posters over the last few months, and the apparent sensitive nature of some people on here, it is sometimes not always clear if people are on a wind up mission or just plain rude and arrogant. With this in mind, I feel that emoticons or smilies are sometimes a necessary tool to convey the writer's feelings or intended tone and thus perhaps avoid confrontation. I agree they can be overdone though but do not see this as a big issue.

Agreed Bispham.

I like 'em
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[Fishy]

Spot on - keep them please

[littlewiggy]

Completely agree Bispham, the addition of a simple "smiley" can alter the entire tone of a post and thus prevent unnecessary offence being taken / pointless arguments occurring.

Because you can't hear the tone of somebody's voice in a reply, they're an important tool in avoiding such mishaps on the net.

Especially if you're a tongue-in-cheek type with a cheeky sense of humour.

[BAZZABAGGIES]

I HATE THEM

[Tynie Topics]

blue50 wrote:

Anyone apart from me fed up of these childish emoticons Do we really need them on this site I am waiting for the first reply guess there will be a barrage of them now to prove my point!

Seriously, is it really an issue?


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bisphamseasider wrote:

Based on certain posts/posters over the last few months, and the apparent sensitive nature of some people on here, it is sometimes not always clear if people are on a wind up mission or just plain rude and arrogant. With this in mind, I feel that emoticons or smilies are sometimes a necessary tool to convey the writer's feelings or intended tone and thus perhaps avoid confrontation. I agree they can be overdone though but do not see this as a big issue.

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[sharrowblade]

Lets have more of them....
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sharrowblade wrote:

Lets have more of them....

Agree, I want as bedroom bandito one......
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[PompeyPhil]

What about one eating fish and chips?

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PompeyPhil wrote:

What about one eating fish and chips?

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[BAZZABAGGIES]

What about a UKip flag

[Wullie]

I want a " we survived another season " flag

[Jim LFC]

More regional ones I say.....