In another thread, Dynamic Dave wrote:
>> ::Excuse me while I pop to the Patents office to register my idea:: Damn!! Beaten to it. swpat.ffii.org/pikta/txt/ep/1236/409/abstract.txt img src="http://www.matesupover.com/Emoticons/Crying_Hard.gif">
For the full horror, see:
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=27017&...e
Dave,
Please, and I am deadly serious, *please* don't let the emoticon menace start.
Look at other forums where they allow this and tell me it's a good idea. They breed like rabbits and eventually take over the whole forum. You start to have posts with half a dozen words and twenty emoticons. (I'm not joking - I gave up on another forum after seeing just this).
Perhaps a slightly inward looking poll subject: "Should emoticon posters be disembowelled with a blunt conrod?"
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Vin,
Although I don't mind emoticons, I have to agree with you that they can breed. In another forum I look at, as you say, they have started become just as popular as the text people write. I too would hate to see that happen here. Although saying that, myself and my fellow moderators have the ability to prevent it from happening anyway.
Point taken, and I shouldn't be encouraging it.
DD.
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I agree with Vin, especially as the 'point-and-click' ones seem to be used as a substitute for irony or real humour. The old-fashioned typed ones are OK in moderation (or by moderators!) IMHO, possibly because they require a smidgen more thought. :-)
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I don't want to encourage emoticon use, nor do I want to see it banned. Emoticons are here to stay; they are part of technological evolution like blutetooth, texting and computing and other things that are part of life today. To quote THe Growler, if you don't like a post, you can "click on by". I don't see the problem, especially as many posters here relish the use of the English language and would prefer to express themselves in words rather than symbols.
Hawkeye
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Stranger in a strange land
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If you don't like them, switch "Load Images" to off.
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Well, I think I've stopped anybody using them. We will see.
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Well, I think I've stopped anybody using them. We will see.
Wanna bet?
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I took it as a challenge Dave but gave up after I exhausted the obvious methods.
Of course, with the hallowed Edit button.....
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Adam
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If it's emoticon based horror you want, take a look at this thread from a "crooze site" based near Newcastle.
The debate itself may be a tad high-brow for the members here. {In which case I've stopped it being a clickable link. Copy & paste it into your URL window if you want to see it folks. DD}
www.spillers-cruise.co.uk/forum1/viewtopic.php?t=5...3
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Thanks for an insight into another world.
I was astounded at the no of postings per person over the period shown since they joined.
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It wasn't anything rude or abusive by the way, but if anyone's at all concerned whether their taxes are being put to good use in education, they should probably stay away.
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