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Author:  CUS [ Sun Apr 06, 2008 15:44 ]
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The forum smilies / emoticons. What do you think of them? Obviously, they are different to the ones that many of you will be familiar with, at this point. So, is it worth replacing them with some lovely new ones - or do you think they're they bees knees? Or just not care / not sure either way?

MAKE YOUR DECISION.

Author:  SteONorDar [ Sun Apr 06, 2008 16:05 ]
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Voted yes, but am quite happy with MISTER (INSERT APPROPRIATE TEXT HERE) FACE.

MR BEING DIFFERENT FOR THE SAKE OF IT FACE

Author:  KevR [ Sun Apr 06, 2008 16:09 ]
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Indifferent, although they are shit.

Author:  CUS [ Sun Apr 06, 2008 16:10 ]
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PLEASE ENSURE YOU DO VOTE IN THE POLL ABOVE, FOLKS AND FOLKESSES, AND NOT JUST HERE IN THE COMMENTS.

Thanks :)

Author:  Pundabaya [ Sun Apr 06, 2008 16:36 ]
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SteONorDar wrote:
Voted yes, but am quite happy with MISTER (INSERT APPROPRIATE TEXT HERE) FACE.

MR BEING DIFFERENT FOR THE SAKE OF IT FACE


Anyone else find this stupid and annoying, and not remotely funny?

Author:  CUS [ Sun Apr 06, 2008 16:44 ]
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Me. Still, each to their own. We still say 'This' and all the other net crimes we commit. MR. DEVIL'S ADVOCATE FACE

Author:  WTB [ Sun Apr 06, 2008 16:46 ]
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I don't even know what you're all on about with this MR. thing, but I think new smileys would be cool, if only because the default ones on here a bit gash when compared even to Stu's forum.

Author:  Stuart Ashen [ Sun Apr 06, 2008 16:48 ]
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Image

Author:  Malabelm [ Sun Apr 06, 2008 16:56 ]
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Pundabaya wrote:
SteONorDar wrote:
Voted yes, but am quite happy with MISTER (INSERT APPROPRIATE TEXT HERE) FACE.

MR BEING DIFFERENT FOR THE SAKE OF IT FACE


Anyone else find this stupid and annoying, and not remotely funny?


Aye.

I'm indifferent about new smilies. They're completely shit, but I don't use them, so do whatever.

Author:  Scarysheep3000 [ Sun Apr 06, 2008 17:00 ]
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nynfortoo wrote:

I'm indifferent about new smilies. They're completely shit, but I don't use them, so do whatever.


This. (Sorry.)

Author:  CraigGrannell [ Sun Apr 06, 2008 17:11 ]
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Ban them all.

Author:  Pod [ Sun Apr 06, 2008 19:18 ]
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Image

Author:  CraigGrannell [ Sun Apr 06, 2008 19:27 ]
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You sick, sick giraffe.

Author:  Goddess Jasmine [ Sun Apr 06, 2008 19:27 ]
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I like emoticons, they can add context to a post. The ones on here are poo though.

Author:  CraigGrannell [ Sun Apr 06, 2008 19:34 ]
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Goddess Jasmine wrote:
I like emoticons, they can add context to a post

Thing is, they're often used by people to say something entirely rude and then try to pretend that it was a joke by putting a winking smilie after it. Smilies = teh evilz.

Author:  Goddess Jasmine [ Sun Apr 06, 2008 19:41 ]
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CraigGrannell wrote:
Goddess Jasmine wrote:
I like emoticons, they can add context to a post

Thing is, they're often used by people to say something entirely rude and then try to pretend that it was a joke by putting a winking smilie after it. Smilies = teh evilz.

Surely it's the people that do that you should dislike, not the smilies, it's not their fault they are being misused.

Author:  CUS [ Sun Apr 06, 2008 19:56 ]
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Mmm. Or, they're winking because they're showing you that they even LOOK like a rude cunt. Laughing right in your face. Mockingly.

I'd have thought you'd have realised that, a smart bloke like you. ;)

(with apologies)

Author:  Trousers [ Sun Apr 06, 2008 22:10 ]
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Smileys are FUCKING SHIT.

However when emailing girls they are frequently obligatory otherwise they take offence where a bloke wouldn't.

Author:  Mimi [ Sun Apr 06, 2008 22:59 ]
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Smilies can be helpful on some occasions. The ones on here are quite ugly though, lets get us some nice ones to suit the general excellence of the board.

Author:  MrD [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 0:41 ]
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Image

I don't like the balloon shaped smileys at all. I've got emoticons turned off for my posts anyway.

Author:  Dr Lave [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 0:53 ]
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Smilies are useful when your inability to make the context of your text clear.

In a way they are a white flag to incompetence. As in 'I can't be sure my meaning is clear here so I've resorted to a smilie to give the context required.'

Well at least that's how I use them. Thats why I quite like the MR I'M EXPLAINING THE CONTEXT FACE despite the fact it will get old fast. More so since I read something a while back about the % of email where the 'mood' of the email is misinterpreted.

Author:  Shewolf [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:14 ]
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Voted yes, I think they can help.

Author:  GazChap [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:47 ]
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I'm all for replacing the smilies so that they don't look quite so much like Bruce Forsyth and Jimmy Hill, just as long as there are no hideous ones like those "THIS THREAD IS WORTHLESS WITHOUT PICS" type ones.

Author:  Zardoz [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:59 ]
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Man, with all this negativity they should be called 'Frownies'.

LOLZOID!

Author:  markg [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:02 ]
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I think you or Dimrill should draw a set of new ones.

Author:  Tmuk [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:11 ]
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Yeah, a set of tailor made smilies could be good. They used to have a brilliant one called :wickeduncle: on Way of the Rodent, but typically I can't find a picture of it.

Author:  AceAceBaby [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:17 ]
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I like smileys, but the ones on this board are rubbish. :cry:

Author:  Grim... [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:18 ]
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markg wrote:
Dimrill should draw a set of new ones.

Great idea!

Author:  Zardoz [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:23 ]
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Hey Dimrill got any ideas?

Author:  Dimrill [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:26 ]
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This sort of talk can lead to world war 3. Careful now.

Author:  CUS [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:43 ]
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Good idea. Dimrill, draw some now, send them to me, and I'll quickly upload and install them before anyone has a choice to voice their fair opinion.

Good work lads.

Author:  Grim... [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:45 ]
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No-one was going to do that, CUS. Chill, man.

Author:  Zardoz [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:47 ]
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50% yes vote. Lots of peeps saying if they don't like them they turn them off (so no problem there).

That's enough call for revamped smilies yes?

Author:  CUS [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:51 ]
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I am perfectly chilled. I just want to make it clear that there are no favourites being played, just because Dimrill owns a pencil and I know his Mum.

It would be a mistake to close the poll now. It's only 11AM on the first working day of the week, and the poll only went up Sunday night. Give it 'til the end of the day or until tomorrow morning.

Author:  Zardoz [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:55 ]
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You're right (for some reason I thought this was brought up on Friday).

Tally up at the end of the week?

Author:  Shewolf [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 13:10 ]
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There are loads of great smilies on the web to chose from, I'm sad enough to have a very full folder of them myself.
(This is in fact because I have designed and run several forums btw, not that I just like to have..smilies..) :?

Author:  kalmar [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 14:49 ]
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CUS wrote:
I am perfectly chilled. I just want to make it clear that there are no favourites being played, just because Dimrill owns a pencil and I know his Mum.


Well then, you should have used a smiley to that effect. SEE WHAT HAPPENS?

Author:  CUS [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 14:58 ]
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I would have, but some people have them turned off so they'd never have known.

Author:  Grim... [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 15:03 ]
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They see the ASCII instead.

Author:  kalmar [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 15:24 ]
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Grim... wrote:
They see the ASCII instead.



0x3a, 0x28

Author:  Zardoz [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 15:31 ]
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Grim... wrote:
They see the ASCII instead.

Image

Author:  Malc [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 15:34 ]
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Zardoz wrote:
Grim... wrote:
They see the ASCII instead.

Image


VGZ

Malc

Author:  Dr Lave [ Tue Apr 08, 2008 16:06 ]
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Dimrill's would be awesome. Look how awesome my sig is!
*Proudly puffs out chest*

Author:  Dimrill [ Tue Apr 08, 2008 16:19 ]
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I suppose I can reveal this now that big icey drinks have been drunk by certain people. I did start working on some smilies and posted them in the mod area for people to peruse, but it almost caused world war 3 and the meltdown of brain matter. So I abandoned them. Here were the first I worked on:
smiley=Image
huge grin=Image
huger grin=Image
sad=Image
winky=Image
slightly angry=Image
angry=Image
shock=Image
wideeyes=Image
nerd=Image
and 2 I'm not that happy with because the detail's lost when reduced down to 19px
cry=Image
love=Image

HATIES more like.

Author:  WTB [ Tue Apr 08, 2008 16:25 ]
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Sort the damn smiley one out and they're golden!

Author:  Dimrill [ Tue Apr 08, 2008 16:26 ]
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I would do, guy. But I'm just a twat with a pencil.

Author:  Tmuk [ Tue Apr 08, 2008 16:28 ]
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Those are ace Dimrill! Not completely sold on the colour, but otherwise that's an A* for you young man.

Author:  Dr Lave [ Tue Apr 08, 2008 16:30 ]
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Acesome.

Author:  Dimrill [ Tue Apr 08, 2008 16:31 ]
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I was using Zardoz's's's'z'z'zzes gradient from the banner. Just to tie the room together.

Author:  Sheepeh [ Tue Apr 08, 2008 16:34 ]
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Looks good to me, Dimmers.

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