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MattEvans 473 Veteran Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 1 · 2007-04-30T16:15:43+00:00

Well, thanks; but I must say, any thanks should really lie with those inspirational smilies. I'm rarely that lucid on my own. Or cliched for that matter.

That post took a good few minutes to orchestrate; I almost wish I'd resisted the urge to click the 'More' button and see which other faces I had at my disposal...

Y'kno, personally, I find these smilies more intuitive; I certainly use them more. They're also very widely supported; and they degrade well : they'll look acceptable on any system with a screen really:

^_- wink
^_^ bigsmile
-_- leave me alone
O_o eh?
O_O OMG
>_> err...
>_< grr..

of course... they look optimum in Courier/System..

happygeek 2,411 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 2 · 2007-04-30T19:49:18+00:00

Over a decade ago I authored a guide book to the whole smiley and TLA (Three Letter Acronym) thing, based largely around BBS and Usenet usage I think. Great fun, but in the real world I prefer to spell things out for clarity if possible. I get in trouble with my teenage kids for sending multiple text messages as I refuse to go down the SMS-speak route.

There is an argument, of course, that if you express yourself clearly in words in the first place then smilies are not necessary to dig you out of potential trouble later.

jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 3 · 2007-04-30T21:52:57+00:00

Hah ha ha. My dad is like that. He thinks he is really cool because he can send SMS texts from his phone but in reality he doesnt have aclue about it. There always in block caps and spelt perfectly as he refuses to use TLA's like LOL :)

joshSCH 1,062 Industrious Poster Banned · Answer 4 · 2007-05-01T05:10:59+00:00

lol.. anyway, back to the smilies.. I think they are better than the old ones.. I just wish you could post them in the quick reply box.. (or can you?)

John A 1,896 Vampirical Lurker Team Colleague · Answer 5 · 2007-05-01T06:27:00+00:00

>I just wish you could post them in the quick reply box..
Whoever said you couldn't? Just use the standard emoticon abbreviations, such as :P, :), :D you get the idea...

joshSCH 1,062 Industrious Poster Banned · Answer 6 · 2007-05-01T06:31:05+00:00

oh i know, but why is there not a button for the new smilies in the quick reply box? You can always use the standard emo abbreviations.. But y use those when there are some awesome animated ones?

~s.o.s~ 2,560 Failure as a human Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 7 · 2007-05-01T08:32:51+00:00

> why is there not a button for the new smilies in the quick reply box?
Because the quick reply box can't get any smaller...

> But y use those when there are some awesome animated ones?
Because they convey the wrong 'emotions'.

MidiMagic 579 Nearly a Senior Poster · Answer 8 · 2007-05-01T10:35:15+00:00

The world needs less political correctness.

It's a religion. They plagiarized the Baha'i Faith to make Political Correctness.

jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 9 · 2007-05-01T12:25:16+00:00

jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster

16 Years Ago

I hate PC. Its stupid.

WaltP 2,905 Posting Sage w/ dash of thyme Team Colleague · Answer 10 · 2007-05-01T13:54:01+00:00

Edit: you weren't taking me seriously that post, were you? And I hope you weren't taking my profile literally.

When one lacks a sense of humor, I would say yes.

lol.. anyway, back to the smilies.. I think they are better than the old ones.. I just wish you could post them in the quick reply box.. (or can you?)

I don't. Too many of them make no sense, like ;) :D

I made alternates, they were ignored... SIL. :icon_mrgreen:

happygeek 2,411 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 11 · 2007-05-01T15:53:31+00:00

happygeek 2,411 Most Valuable Poster

16 Years Ago

I liked your alternatives Walt.

stymiee 111 He's No Good To Me Dead Team Colleague · Answer 12 · 2007-05-01T19:42:17+00:00

stymiee 111 He's No Good To Me Dead

16 Years Ago

I hate PC. Its stupid.

I prefer Linux myself. ;)

jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 13 · 2007-05-01T21:24:06+00:00

I meant Political Corectness

Anyway unless you are running linux on something like Sparc or PowerPC you are still using a PC

MattEvans 473 Veteran Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 14 · 2007-05-01T22:50:05+00:00

Anyway unless you are running linux on something like Sparc or PowerPC you are still using a PC

I was gonna say something similar; but I thought about it a moment, and came to the conclusion: when you put linux on a pc; it becomes a "workstation" ^_-

Whether that implies that you have to put more work in, or that you get more work done... I guess that's upto linux users to debate.

It's a religion. They plagiarized the Baha'i Faith to make Political Correctness.

I don't think it's plagiarism when political ideals are based on a religion. Ignoring elitist or anti-inclusionist cults; surely it's the aim of all religions to adhere to some kind of truth; and promote and share that truth as widely as possible.

Political correctness is just two unrelated ( perhaps mutually exclusive ) words stuck together, with an implied concept of social harmony. What it connotes though, is that social harmony has to be upheld by holding one's tongue or keeping one's beliefs private to avoid offending anyone. Which almost implies, that it can only exist if created or adhered to by individuals with otherwise disharmonious social misgivings.

By definition, social harmony cannot exist as a result of legislation. Inner harmony is more important; because without it, it's difficult or close to impossible to integrate with any kind of society. Inner harmony fluctuates; and if we see an individual, with a potential mixture of inner beliefs and personal conflicts as every day goes by; as a microcosm of society, then there can't be any kind of solution for all of society's problems, save an obvious one, which we spend the most part of our lives wishing we could avoid.

But hey. Governments try their best to fix the bad everytime it rears its head. They perhaps have the best of intentions; but I sometimes do wonder what the ultimate intention of every party/government is. I don't really think any government would WANT social harmony, it would make them redundant; in the same way that we'd be bored and dis-satisfied if we had no challenges and no inner voice.

~s.o.s~ 2,560 Failure as a human Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 15 · 2007-05-01T23:51:25+00:00

But hey. Governments try their best to fix the bad everytime it rears its head. They perhaps have the best of intentions; but I sometimes do wonder what the ultimate intention of every party/government is.

.

Do not steal -- the government hates competition.

jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 16 · 2007-05-02T00:43:34+00:00

My linux workstation actually didnt take a lot of work ,much less than vista did (eek dont remind me of that bloatware)

WaltP 2,905 Posting Sage w/ dash of thyme Team Colleague · Answer 17 · 2007-05-02T12:45:24+00:00

I meant Political Corectness
Anyway unless you are running linux on something like Sparc or PowerPC you are still using a PC

Ahhh, that's right. You're from England and can't quite grasp the concept of American humor. Even when a smiley indicates humor... :icon_roll:

jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 18 · 2007-05-02T12:50:37+00:00

jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster

16 Years Ago

i know, i was being ironic, something you americans dont get :)

joshSCH 1,062 Industrious Poster Banned · Answer 19 · 2007-05-02T13:30:08+00:00

lol.. uh oh, seems like a brit v. American fight is about to break out..

Infarction 503 Posting Virtuoso · Answer 20 · 2007-05-02T13:37:36+00:00

We whupped 'em in 1776 and 1812, then saved their butts in WWII. What can they throw at us now? :icon_twisted:

joshSCH 1,062 Industrious Poster Banned · Answer 21 · 2007-05-02T13:47:36+00:00

hahaa.. man, I agree.. bring those brits on! Down with the queen!

happygeek 2,411 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 22 · 2007-05-02T15:46:50+00:00

Let's not go down this road as it will only lead to a flaming thread methinks.

Back on topic please...

jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 23 · 2007-05-02T22:50:44+00:00

Oh, I was just about to make a comeback by asking why you took so long to lend a hand in the world wars. Oh yeah, you were getting rich :)

Anyway, back on topic. I love the new smilies but the ;) one is crappy. Love the new theme by the way too but it has a few bugs.

joshSCH 1,062 Industrious Poster Banned · Answer 24 · 2007-05-03T04:24:02+00:00

Let's not go down this road as it will only lead to a flaming thread methinks.

oh, we're just joking around

Oh, I was just about to make a comeback by asking why you took so long to lend a hand in the world wars. Oh yeah, you were getting rich :)
Anyway, back on topic. I love the new smilies but the ;) one is crappy. Love the new theme by the way too but it has a few bugs.

lol.. Well we would have helped, but we prefer wealth to war..

..The smilies don't work for me anymore for some reason..

Chaky 191 Posting Virtuoso · Answer 25 · 2007-05-03T06:27:36+00:00

If you guys really saw the war, you wouldn't be joking about it.

jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 26 · 2007-05-03T12:43:30+00:00

You have to take war in a jokey fashion or else you get depressed about it.

~s.o.s~ 2,560 Failure as a human Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 27 · 2007-05-03T21:55:06+00:00

~s.o.s~ 2,560 Failure as a human

16 Years Ago

I wonder if you would say the same about death.. *roll eyes*

jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 28 · 2007-05-03T22:05:56+00:00

Have you ever noticed how old people joke alot about thier own deaths? its thier way of coping.

~s.o.s~ 2,560 Failure as a human Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 29 · 2007-05-03T22:10:48+00:00

Safely assuming that I have seen more deaths than you have, no, I never saw anyone joke about death.

jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 30 · 2007-05-03T23:10:26+00:00

jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster

16 Years Ago

My grandparents do it all the time. So do my parents.