Some smiley questions/requests

[Desdichado]

There are a few of the smilies that don't make much sense to me. The smilie looks like what you'd get if you typed : o (space inserted for clarity) but instead, when you type : o you get .

Also the smilie doesn't look confused to me; it always looks more like OMG! or WTF? or maybe D'oh!

Is this just me, or would anyone else like to see some minor changes to the smilie roster?

 

[Arnwyn]

I'm with you.

I, for one, am not impressed with the smilie. Doesn't look mad to me... looks kind of ill.

 

[Desdichado]

Yes, that's true too.

 

[diaglo]

i miss smilie

 

[DaveMage]

I'm with you.

I, for one, am not impressed with the smilie. Doesn't look mad to me... looks kind of ill.

Constipation - definitely.

 

[Dinkeldog]

i miss smilie

Don't count on that one coming back. A smiley showing your disdain for another poster (as it often gets used) doesn't promote civil discourse.

 

[Dark Jezter]

i miss smilie

I don't. Although there have been times in the past I've responded to a particlularly asinine post by saying "I miss the rolleyes smiley", I agree that it's probably better for the forums if it remains gone, as it was mainly used by posters who liked to act snide and superior towards those with whom they disagreed.

Back to the main subject of this thread, I definately agree that the smiley roster could use some updating, as some of them aren't clear about what emotion they're trying to express unless you hold your mouse cursor over them.

 

[Joshua Randall]

I miss pure ASCII smilies that didn't get converted into graphics.

Why, back in my day, we didn't have DSL or cable modem -- when I wanted to log onto EN World, I had to mine for copper all by meself and twist it into wire. Yeah!

 

[Hand of Evil]

I miss...

blue screen of death smiley

 

[Cheiromancer]

Yeah, the glossary for the smilies could use a bit of tweaking. Very often what the expression looks like it conveys is not what the glossary says it conveys. There are only a limited number of ways that we can express mood or tone on the boards, and this added ambiguity doesn't help much.

I understand the bit about :rolls eyes not being included. I like the fact that there are at least 6 smiles among the smiles. Positive emotions should be easier to express.