UKNM: Re: Emticons (sort of) - OFF TOPIC request

[Lois Grayson]

I got into a somewhat embarrassing situation once through not knowing my

emoticons - a well placed  ;-) would have reduced the ambiguity considerably


The result was a funny story which subsequently has led to a commission from

a content editor to write 1000 words for their lead feature on site launch

in Sept....... about flirting on-line.


Good I may be but I'm no expert. So please help, I need your anecdotes about

this subject. Anyone out there got any droll tales or tips for first timers?


Mail off list if you wish to save your blushes! :-)


Many thanks


Lois


(And Tim  if you really think *<:-))))))><<<<<<<<>   is a grinning guy with

multiple chins in a bobble hat with a

REALLY ugly tie, then I'd hate to see the results of your Rorschach tests)


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From: Piers Beckley <piers [dot] beckleybbc [dot] co [dot] uk>

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> Subject: UKNM: Welcome to the world of the emoticon (was grr! grr!)

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> > Subject: Re: UKNM: Bad search engines godado.co.uk

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> > OK, it was all a misjudged joke. I thought the site wanted to

> > be talked

> > about.

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> [snip]

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> > So, I'm sorry and won't let my sense of humour tempt me into illjudged

> > attempts to continue provocative discussions to get someone

> > else attention

> > again.

>

> Don't feel bad, it's something that happens to all of us at one time or

> another. Next time, why not utilise this handy guide to emoticons!

>

> ---cut here---

>

> Unlike a conversation, it's sometimes very difficult to tell whether

someone

> is being sarcastic or attempting to be funny in an email. This can lead to

> people becoming upset and wanting to hit you.

> As emails tend to be dashed off rather than written carefully (like a

> letter) it's often quite useful to add a bit of context.

>

> Thus the smiley, or emoticon was born. Simply append one when the context

> isn't clear. I tend to be quite liberal with them. :)

>

> Here's a basic list. You can find more (if you want to) at

> http://members.aol.com/bearpage/smileys.htm

>

> :-) Your basic smiley. This smiley is used to inflect a sarcastic or

joking

> statement since we can't hear voice inflection over e-mail.

>

> ;-) Winky smiley. User just made a flirtatious and/or sarcastic remark.

More

> of a "don't hit me for what I just said" smiley.

>

> :-( Frowning smiley. User did not like that last statement or is upset or

> depressed about something.

>

> :-| Indifferent smiley. Better than a :-( but not quite as good as a :-).

>

> :-P nyahhhh!

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> ---cut here---

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> Piers "Not that I've seen this before or anything" Beckley

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> (reduce, re-use, recycle)



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