emoticons

Okay, I have a question for you all. Do you find it :crying:distracting when idiots:sly:have to use an emoticon for :thefinger every freaking sentence?:evillol: It seems to me that the most :pimp: moronic posters :nutkick: seem to include more of these stupid emoticons than meaningful :grinno: discussion. :disappoin Has anyone else :iceslolan noticed this in the forums? :uhoh: I was just :sunglasse wondering. :loser: :loser: :loser: :loser:


:sly: :eek: :lol2: :flipa: :owned:

Yes, absolutely. Instead of adding context to the written word as intended, they are used to make up the entire content of the message and found to be sorely lacking.

:boink:

:wtf: mate?

Serious response:

Depends on the poster.

Although multiple smilies are a distraction, a well-placed one can add to the impact of the statement, or reduce the perceived slight of the intended reader.

Text has virtually no tone (except in the political forum) so they add to it.


<sarcastic response edited due to too many smilies>

For the record. :D

I wasn't saying all smilies are bad. It is just that some (names witheld) seem to think they can't post without the screen being full of them.

^ now that's a statement i can get behind.

edit: i was pointing at the beer.