Heartland

...about this forum. Not a major gripe, we'll leave that to the Lokis of this world , more of a minor niggle. A tiny little stone in the HL shoe, if you will.



Him.

Mr Smiley there. I dun' like 'im. Many a time I've been typing a message where a gentle smile is in order rather than a full-on grin, only to find this fellow.
Now is it just me, or does he look like he's leering at us? The horizontal eyebrows and the show of teeth coupled with the turned-up corners of the mouth are what does it, I reckon.

I'd like to see a nice Mr. Happy, like people-who-weren't-goffs wore on their t-shirts in the early 90's because they were on not-goff drugs.

Like this little charmer...

With or without hat.

It's just me isn't it...?

I think it was Ganith or Dead Stars who said they didn't like it either

I've always seen as a tentative smile. Sometimes helps to break the ice? Defuse the situation?

Whereas is a big smile. A happy smile!

And is a big whoo hoo! Cue: Blur intro and lots of bouncing ...

Maybe it's just me as well ...

* goes searching for the key to his 'pets' dungeon *

I've never been too fond of the : )-type smileys as well, not on forums, not while chatting, not on msn-messenger...
It always seemed me like the person using it feels itself better than the other, it mocks the other person a little bit... Not really laughing but more like a smile that says ''and don't you dare give any comment on that''

However, these days I find myself using it more and more, as a nuance instead of the : D-type smileys, without necessarily mocking the other user (still, on msn-mess that's what I use it for mostly)... Because I noticed that is what the others use it for, mostly

You're not alone, you see

I must say that I don't think I've ever used that smilie - probably because it doesn't look positive enough. So, I'm with you B

Black Alice wrote:I must say that I don't think I've ever used that smilie - probably because it doesn't look positive enough. So, I'm with you B

That's interesting because I never use that 'green one' because it means nothing to me and I don't understand it.

Johnny M wrote:

Black Alice wrote:I must say that I don't think I've ever used that smilie - probably because it doesn't look positive enough. So, I'm with you B

That's interesting because I never use that 'green one' because it means nothing to me and I don't understand it.

To me, that's like a fat grin... Quite like grinning myself

Obviousman wrote:

Johnny M wrote:

Black Alice wrote:I must say that I don't think I've ever used that smilie - probably because it doesn't look positive enough. So, I'm with you B

That's interesting because I never use that 'green one' because it means nothing to me and I don't understand it.

To me, that's like a fat grin... Quite like grinning myself

Ok, so we're in cyberspace Zeno. We all grin during conversation but how many times in the real world do you end a conversation and then put that expression on your face?

Without getting locked up?

You're all bonkers!

Obviousman wrote:

Johnny M wrote:

Black Alice wrote:I must say that I don't think I've ever used that smilie - probably because it doesn't look positive enough. So, I'm with you B

That's interesting because I never use that 'green one' because it means nothing to me and I don't understand it.

To me, that's like a fat grin... Quite like grinning myself

Yep - me too. Someone once said of me (and I do believe it was my Dad ) that I had a big mouth full of teeth which were all at the front

BTW I have the normal number of teeth and they are pretty evenly spaced - but I do have a big mouth

Black Alice wrote: but I do have a big mouth

Really? Never noticed ...

Black Alice wrote:I must say that I don't think I've ever used that smilie - probably because it doesn't look positive enough. So, I'm with you B

Yep me too

Johnny M wrote:

Obviousman wrote:

Johnny M wrote: That's interesting because I never use that 'green one' because it means nothing to me and I don't understand it.

To me, that's like a fat grin... Quite like grinning myself

Ok, so we're in cyberspace Zeno. We all grin during conversation but how many times in the real world do you end a conversation and then put that expression on your face?

Without getting locked up?

You're all bonkers!

Luckily I never turn green after a conversation It's just in cyberspace it makes more sense to put smileys at the end of a sentence instead of spreading them throughout the sentence, so if I put that grin at the end, I've been grinning throughout the sentence... Hope that does make sense

And I presume you were warned on the level of madness in here before

Black Alice wrote: - but I do have a big mouth

Designed for accommodating large amounts of drink no doubt,just the thing for LEEDS ,and one of him !.

Johnny M wrote:* goes searching for the key to his 'pets' dungeon *

scuze me, honey, but the dungeon is the sole preserve of darkfreaks ladies and their *guests*


we have bouncers.

Obviousman wrote: Hope that does make sense

In an Antwerp student type of way, yes.

Obviousman wrote:And I presume you were warned on the level of madness in here before

Weren't we all?

Hmm..... coincidentally I'd been toying with the idea for a few days of suggesting "No Smilie Week" to see how much we really need them. Would a lack of smilies result in horrendous misunderstandings ripping the very fabric of HL apart? Would it make no difference whatsoever? Would we have to (gulp) take time to consider our writing more?

ruffers wrote:Hmm..... coincidentally I'd been toying with the idea for a few days of suggesting "No Smilie Week" to see how much we really need them. Would a lack of smilies result in horrendous misunderstandings ripping the very fabric of HL apart? Would it make no difference whatsoever? Would we have to (gulp) take time to consider our writing more?

?

!

Johnny M wrote: And is a big whoo hoo! Cue: Blur intro and lots of bouncing ...

I still don't get what means exactly. (although I think that is looking quite sad too. At least sadder than "neutral")

emilystrange wrote:

Johnny M wrote:* goes searching for the key to his 'pets' dungeon *

scuze me, honey, but the dungeon is the sole preserve of darkfreaks ladies and their *guests*


we have bouncers.

Good! And I've bailed out of that GMail convo.

Bouncers, I like.

Johnny M wrote:

Black Alice wrote:I must say that I don't think I've ever used that smilie - probably because it doesn't look positive enough. So, I'm with you B

That's interesting because I never use that 'green one' because it means nothing to me and I don't understand it.

i'm glad somebody else has said that. i've always thought that neither the symbol nor it's name really fit in with the varying ways it's used...always been too to ask!
anybody?

canon docre wrote: I still don't get what means exactly.

To me it's 'cheeky'! Done and done so it's the next step. But also used sparingly and suddenly. Almost like an exclamation smile. See previous whoo hoo!

canon docre wrote: is looking quite sad too. At least sadder than "neutral")

This one is cool and works. That expression on your lips that says 'Im neutral and not taking any sides' or even 'sorry'.

This one we like.

boudicca wrote:

Now is it just me, or does he look like he's leering at us?

I sort of see your point. I can imagine him wiggling his eyebrows up and down suggestively.

yeah, it is crap innit?

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the big smile is top though

and the big green smiley is a cheeky, eat-s**t kinda grin

I'm not alone!

No-smilie Week would be a bad idea, IMHO... there is a lot of dry wit used round here which would come across rather differently if it wasn't punctuated with grins. As it would be in normal conversation.

There is some statistic... something like 93% of human communication is non-verbal, much of that is gesture and facial expression. I think there's a damn good reason these things are so widely used on t'internet - words alone do not really convey the more subtle nuances of things.

boudicca wrote:words alone do not really convey the more subtle nuances of things.

Yes, that Shakespeare bloke really struggled without emoticons didn't he?