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02-23-2005, 06:17 PM | #1 |
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Removing the rolleye smiley?
It has been suggested before and I’m asking again – can’t we remove the rolleye smiley?
I think the smiley is being overused on Entmoot and that it’s taking away some of the friendly atmosphere of the board. People could still roll their eyes at others (by typing *rolls eyes* or similar) however they wouldn’t do it as often if the smiley disappeared. I see people using the smiley whenever someone disagrees with their posts and that’s not what the smiley is meant for imo. In many (if not most) cases, the smiley shows disrespect to the previous poster and is nothing but an unkind conclusion in a post that would do much better anyway without the smiley. If people need to somehow show that they’re being sarcastic, there is the and smileys. The FAQ even suggests the latter - “For example, if you entered a sarcastic comment, rather than type 'that was a joke', you could simply insert the 'wink' smilie.” No "" --> less people rolling their eyes --> no more unecessary rolling eyes. I think such a change would make this board better and a little nicer. Could the admins please discuss this with each other?
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02-23-2005, 06:51 PM | #2 |
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Honestly...
I really don't think removing it is needed. |
02-23-2005, 07:19 PM | #3 |
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Yes, I think you may be looking into this a bit far..
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02-23-2005, 07:48 PM | #4 |
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I actually like the rolleye smiley.
I use it on myself all the time when I start getting annoying or just plain silly...
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02-24-2005, 02:33 PM | #5 |
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I find the Rolleye-smiley very cool. Maybe the coolest. So, no moving of that one.
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02-24-2005, 03:56 PM | #6 |
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Damn stupidest idea I ever heard of.
Hmmm, is that the type of comment with the rollyeyes that bothers you?
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03-01-2005, 12:09 AM | #9 |
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It would be interesting if we changed the necessary text for the smilies. Instead of people typing :rolleyes: we should make the code something more like :understand: :agree: or :respect: . Then the button for it could be hidden in the expandable list through the "more" link at the bottom of the smilies box. People would be reluctant to use it.
But we don't have a link there, I realized mid-post. Didn't we used to? What we need is an expandable list, for starters.
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