Get rid of the sarcastic smileys!!!

tontontonton
Posted:
in Feedback edited January 2014
Perosonally, I'd love to see the demise of the following:



<img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" /> <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />



Each of these smileys is principally used to ridicule other posters, a practice which is discouraged according to the rules of these forums.



Disabling these particular smileys, which were not a part of the original "fun" UBB set (except the one), would lead to far friendlier and more mature debates.



What is the difference between the <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" /> smiley and the :cool: smiley except that the former is more arrogant?

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 16
    trevormtrevorm Posts: 841member
    Sounds ok but I think people should not take some of those smilies so seriously, because they just better express ones feelings.

    See, If me and you were conversing I would be able to convey feelings through body language with my face etc but because we are on the net and using text (In most cases) only we need some better tool to emphasise feelings etc . Therfore thoses smilies come in handy and should not be removed.



    Thanks

    [Does that make sense]
  • Reply 2 of 16
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    With or without smileys, people who decide to be rude, sarcastic, or a jerk on these boards will continue to do so in the absence of these smileys. I don't believe the problem is in the smileys so much as it is in the individual person, and the individual's perception.
  • Reply 3 of 16
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    Some members who don't "speaka da english too good" throw these smilies in at the end of a post... and you don't know whether they're being an ignorant ****, or they just don't know what the hell they're talking about.



    I'm all for anything that could erupt a good flamewar, so I love them.







    [ 12-10-2002: Message edited by: murbot ]</p>
  • Reply 4 of 16
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    I say we definately can't get rid of them. Who cares if they're sometimes sarcastic or whatever? People are gunna say things no matter what so taking away the smilieys won't do anything.
  • Reply 5 of 16
    spartspart Posts: 2,060member
    WTF is wrong with the <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> smiley?!



  • Reply 6 of 16
    shawnpatrickjoyceshawnpatrickjoyce Posts: 2,417member
    [quote]Originally posted by M3D Jack:

    <strong>With or without smileys, people who decide to be rude, sarcastic, or a jerk on these boards will continue to do so in the absence of these smileys. I don't believe the problem is in the smileys so much as it is in the individual person, and the individual's perception.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Word up as tigga tiga woods would say. <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
  • Reply 7 of 16
    shawnpatrickjoyceshawnpatrickjoyce Posts: 2,417member
    (yes that was a barb at tonton's post. just a playful one though)
  • Reply 8 of 16
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    :confused: <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/embarrassed.gif" border="0" alt="[Embarrassed]" /> !
  • Reply 9 of 16
    der kopfder kopf Posts: 2,275member
    <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" />
  • Reply 10 of 16
    matsumatsu Posts: 6,558member
  • Reply 11 of 16
    crustiboogacrustibooga Posts: 141member
    <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" /> what the blinkin flip is the problem??? I didn't even see them in this way... so ya boo sux 2 u
  • Reply 12 of 16
    mount_my_floppymount_my_floppy Posts: 913member
    [quote] I'm all for anything that could erupt a good flamewar, so I love them. <hr></blockquote>

  • Reply 13 of 16
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
  • Reply 14 of 16
    der kopfder kopf Posts: 2,275member




    [ 12-10-2002: Message edited by: der Kopf ]</p>
  • Reply 15 of 16
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    They're not going away any time soon.



    I'm going to close this thread up so that a real flame war doesn't spark up.
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