Occasionally when I wish to post a reply on this forum I sometimes wish to add a "tonque in cheek" comment or perhaps a light hearted quip. Unfortunatley I am always concerned that my words may be mis-interpeted and lead to "hard" feelings when that was not my intention.
So I ask all of you. Is there a universal accepted method for indicating a light and friendly response on a forum such as this?
Thanks for your suggestions.
I hate emoticons but here are two that indicate lightheartedness.
:-) ;-)
... and then there is the classic <g> or <grin> from way back when the Internet was knee-high to a router box.....
Go here.
http://www.windweaver.com/emoticon.htm
seems to be a veritable butt ton of these sites around
Oh emoticons, how varied thou art. There's got to be a few thousand different incarnations of these things, ranging from things like :-) to little gif images like this fella here -But yeah, enough of that. Probably the easiest way to add a bit of nuance to a comment you don't want taken too seriously is really just to use :-) and ;-). I used to have major issues with the use of emoticons, but until a better way comes along to add a little non-verbal essence to written text on the web, it seems we'll just have to put up with them. But while we're on the subject, a few of my favorites...
o_o the text version of that little yellow gif
o_O raised eyebrow
^_^ happy (yes, I know it's stupid)
Emoticons seem to be fair game overall, even in a generally sophisticated forum such as this. And just as long as we don't start sp34k1ng l337, I think we'll be fine...
or
) = Smile
Turn your head sideways to see the expressions.
:P
Tongue out...
How'd like my new bow tie?
dave
: )~ raspberry
Last edited by Paul Coppin; 13-May-2006 at 18:14.
I've always liked this one.
#%^{)>
Cross eyed guy with a bad toupe, a moustache and a beard is happy.
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