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peteski Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 (edited) well, i never bought into that, anyway. somebody is always trying to sell something. there's another forum which has animated emoti, emiti, whatever-icons, and some threads consist of nothing but replies with them. for a group, here, which eschews "text - spelling", it seems odd to resort to these things. Emoticons (or now we also have emojis - thank Japanese culture for this really cutesy stuff) have been around for a long time. The above Wiki link has a good explanation as to why they are used: As social media has become widespread, emoticons have played a significant role in communication through technology, and some devices have provided stylized pictures that do not use punctuation. They offer another range of "tone" and feeling through texting that portrays specific emotions through facial gestures while in the midst of text-based cyber communication. I also think of emoticons as shortcuts. While you could convey your thoughts purely through words, using emoticons is much easier and faster. As for the current use you can thank early computer geeks for them. The original emoticons go way back to the days of dial-up bulletin boards where they were written the old-fashioned way using ASCII characters like :-) . Of course as computers got more powerful, cutesy graphics replaced the ASCII text emoticons. That's progress for you. Even if you dislike those smiley things, I highly recommend that you read the Wikipedia entry I linked to at the beginning of my reply: you might just learn some very interesting things. But as with everything else, there are serious emoticon abusers out there: those who end each sentence with an emoticon, or those who just spew lines full of them across the message like this: Like it or not, this is the new way of computer-text-based conversations. You don't have to like them or use them. Edited July 12, 2016 by peteski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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花火 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I'd love this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xingu Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I am impressed. Not a single steaming pile of poop has been posted. I think this group is finally maturing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Only because I haven't searched too hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 ... I think this group is finally maturing. Nah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I'm glad that's settled. We build models, darn it! I'd hate to think that we take ourselves too seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plastic-mechanic Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 I am impressed. Not a single steaming pile of poop has been posted. I think this group is finally maturing. partially correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10thumbs Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 partially correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnU Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 That's poop?! I thought it was chocolate ice cream!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 That's poop?! I thought it was chocolate ice cream!?Maybe it was goin' in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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