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Peter Evans |
Aug 27 2006, 05:32 PM
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Mankind (or if you prefer humankind) managed to communicate without smilies for centuries. Millennia, even. Now, perhaps a lot of people think they're cute, perhaps a lot more people think that they need to have them because the precise nuances of their comments might otherwise be misunderstood, and gawsh, people are so sensitive, y'know?
I found smilies interesting for a period of about five minutes perhaps five years ago. But now, I'm sick of them. Just about every bloody forum I go to has them. (Lean, mean old htmlhelp.com/bbs/ is a refreshing exception.) It's just byte-wasting crapola, really. No smilies, please. |
Peter Evans |
Sep 4 2006, 02:11 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 109 Joined: 24-August 06 Member No.: 13 |
I don't like them. And that's because I suspect that the person using them either (a) is using them completely meaninglessly or (b) views my mental state as so unstable or immature as to risk throwing a tantrum or having a more serious breakdown if I'm not fed with the formulaic reassurance via smileys. I voluntarily read books, magazines articles, newspaper columns, etc., and never feel worried by the lack of smileys. I don't miss them in the predecessor of this forum, either.
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