Removing the rolleye smiley?

***Jonathan*** · 02-23-2005, 06:17 PM

It has been suggested before and Iâ€™m asking again â€“ canâ€™t we remove the rolleye smiley?

I think the smiley is being overused on Entmoot and that itâ€™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 wouldnâ€™t do it as often if the smiley disappeared. I see people using the smiley whenever someone disagrees with their posts and thatâ€™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 theyâ€™re being sarcastic, there is the

and

smileys. The FAQ even suggests the latter - â€œFor example, if you entered a sarcastic comment, rather than type 'that was a joke', you could simply insert the 'wink' smilie.â€

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?

***Tessar*** · 02-23-2005, 06:51 PM

Honestly...

I really don't think removing it is needed.

Twista · 02-23-2005, 07:19 PM

Yes, I think you may be looking into this a bit far..

ElemmÃrÃ« · 02-23-2005, 07:48 PM

I actually like the rolleye smiley.

I use it on myself all the time when I start getting annoying or just plain silly...

Pytt · 02-24-2005, 02:33 PM

I find the Rolleye-smiley very cool. Maybe the coolest.

So, no moving of that one.

jerseydevil · 02-24-2005, 03:56 PM

Damn stupidest idea I ever heard of.

Hmmm, is that the type of comment with the rollyeyes that bothers you?

me9996 · 02-28-2005, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonathan

It has been suggested before and Iâ€™m asking again â€“ canâ€™t we remove the rolleye smiley?

I think the smiley is being overused on Entmoot and that itâ€™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 wouldnâ€™t do it as often if the smiley disappeared. I see people using the smiley whenever someone disagrees with their posts and thatâ€™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 theyâ€™re being sarcastic, there is the

and

smileys. The FAQ even suggests the latter - â€œFor example, if you entered a sarcastic comment, rather than type 'that was a joke', you could simply insert the 'wink' smilie.â€

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?

This is an real

idea...

ElemmÃrÃ« · 02-28-2005, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by me9996

This is an real

idea...

No. We're just discussing it for the fun of arguing.

Bombadillo · 03-01-2005, 12:09 AM

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.

me9996 · 03-01-2005, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElemmÃ*rÃ«

No. We're just discussing it for the fun of arguing.

Oh

02-23-2005, 06:17 PM	#1
*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	Removing the rolleye smiley? It has been suggested before and Iâ€™m asking again â€“ canâ€™t we remove the rolleye smiley? I think the smiley is being overused on Entmoot and that itâ€™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 wouldnâ€™t do it as often if the smiley disappeared. I see people using the smiley whenever someone disagrees with their posts and thatâ€™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 theyâ€™re being sarcastic, there is the and smileys. The FAQ even suggests the latter - â€œFor example, if you entered a sarcastic comment, rather than type 'that was a joke', you could simply insert the 'wink' smilie.â€ 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? __________________ An unwritten post is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and itâ€™s halfway to being just like every other bloody entry thatâ€™s ever been written. ☻

02-23-2005, 07:19 PM	#3
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02-23-2005, 07:48 PM	#4
ElemmÃrÃ« avocatus diaboli Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Himring Posts: 1,582	I actually like the rolleye smiley. I use it on myself all the time when I start getting annoying or just plain silly... __________________ ~ I have heard the languages of apocalypse and now I shall embrace the silence ~ Neil Gaiman

02-24-2005, 02:33 PM	#5
Pytt The Supreme Lord of The Northern Eagles Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: trondheim, norway Posts: 1,388	I find the Rolleye-smiley very cool. Maybe the coolest. So, no moving of that one. __________________ Don't Panic!

02-24-2005, 03:56 PM	#6
jerseydevil I am Freddie/UNDERCOVER/ Founder of The Great Continent of Entmoot Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Plainsboro, NJ Posts: 9,431	Damn stupidest idea I ever heard of. Hmmm, is that the type of comment with the rollyeyes that bothers you? __________________ Come back! Come back! To Mordor we will take you! "The only thing better than a great plan is implementing a great plan" - JerseyDevil "If everyone agreed with me all the time, everything would be just fine"- JerseyDevil AboutNewJersey.com New Jersey MessageBoard Another Tolkien Forum Memorial to the Twin Towers New Jersey Map Fellowship of the Messageboard Legend of the Jersey Devil Support New Jersey's Liberty Tower Peacefire.org AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

02-23-2005, 06:51 PM	#2
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	Honestly... I really don't think removing it is needed.

03-01-2005, 12:09 AM	#9
Bombadillo "The Bomb" Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: all over the place Posts: 1,601	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. __________________ Could it be that one path to enlightenment leads through insanity?

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