21 Nov 2011, 9:27 am
DC wrote:
jackbus01 wrote:
I count 106 emoticons available
You counted them?
Why is that surprising
If I had said: "There are plenty of emoticons" It would have been overly vague. I could have said "There are a little over a hundred emoticons" or "There are about 100 emoticons" it might have sounded okay, but I prefer exact.
Cool Jaw-dropping icon BTW
21 Nov 2011, 9:33 am
Moog wrote:
jackbus01 wrote:
And see I wouldn't know that and the meaning would be lost on me. I actually feel bad about this because I feel I use language very well, and yet I don't understand some emoticons. 
Where can you learn more about this stuff--seriously. I really would like to improve my communication skills.
Where can you learn more about this stuff--seriously. I really would like to improve my communication skills.Smileys are basically digital non verbal communications or body language
Any material on the subject, might help. Try you tube
http://center-for-nonverbal-studies.org/6101.html
Yes, I know. I am just bad with non-verbal body language. Stuff like
or 
or 
or 
or 
or even are obvious but some like 
or 
or 
or 
or 
I really have to think about.
21 Nov 2011, 1:19 pm
jackbus01 wrote:
MrXxx wrote:
jackbus01 wrote:
I count 106 emoticons available . Are you seriously suggesting that is not enough? There are far more emoticons than I know what to do with.
The head scratching emoticon is synonymous with the proposed chin scratching one. They both mean "huh!"
There are also plenty of emoticons that can be used to show support for someone. A "hug" would be unnecessary.
There are also plenty of emoticons that can be used to show displeasure. A "spanking" one would also be unnecessary.
. Are you seriously suggesting that is not enough? There are far more emoticons than I know what to do with. The head scratching emoticon is synonymous with the proposed chin scratching one. They both mean "huh!"
There are also plenty of emoticons that can be used to show support for someone. A "hug" would be unnecessary.
There are also plenty of emoticons that can be used to show displeasure. A "spanking" one would also be unnecessary.
Yes. I am seriously suggesting there aren't enough. Many of the emoticons that are available mean nothing whatsoever to me, and therefore have no use.
I must respectfully disagree that a head scratch, and chin scratch are not the same at all. Of course, it does depend on the exact emoticons chosen.
This:
(more of a "Hmmm, I don't know about that," indicating probable disagreement)means something a little different from this:
(more of a generic, contemplative "Hmmm...." with no agreement or disagreement indicated.)This:
however, means something more along the lines of "WTF? Are you kidding me? This hurts my head."The subtle differences are important.
And see I wouldn't know that and the meaning would be lost on me. I actually feel bad about this because I feel I use language very well, and yet I don't understand some emoticons.
Where can you learn more about this stuff--seriously. I really would like to improve my communication skills.That's actually one of the reasons I'd like to see more available. I am aware that some subtle meaning may be lost on some users, but it wouldn't be lost on all of us. The problem with a limited array of emoticons is that if you are one for whom only a few have any real meaning, the fewer there are, the higher the chance is that the few you would choose to use are not available.
That and some of us actually can understand quite a few of them. The problem for me in having mostly only words to read, is that I often misinterpret tone of voice and mood, which affects my responses. If I envision the wrong mood or frame of mind in a poster, my response is more likely to confuse them, resulting in further misinterpretations on both sides.
I would just like a bigger toolbox with a wider variety of tools to choose from. I may not use more than 20% of them. You might use 5%. That's all fine.
The thing is, if the tools aren't available, nobody that doesn't know how to use them will learn to. If they are available, there may be some that certain users don't understand at first, but the more they are used, the better most of would get at using and interpreting them. If the number available is overwhelming to some, well, nobody HAS to use any of them.
I just like the idea of having as much freedom of expression available to me as possible. I have on occasion linked to emoticons we don't have here from other sites, but doing it that way is a big pain Many sites don't allow them to be linked so nothing shows up but the link code text, and you end up having to go find another one. It would be so much better and easier if we had a bigger library to choose from right here.
22 Nov 2011, 11:09 am
MrXxx wrote:
jackbus01 wrote:
MrXxx wrote:
jackbus01 wrote:
I count 106 emoticons available . Are you seriously suggesting that is not enough? There are far more emoticons than I know what to do with.
The head scratching emoticon is synonymous with the proposed chin scratching one. They both mean "huh!"
There are also plenty of emoticons that can be used to show support for someone. A "hug" would be unnecessary.
There are also plenty of emoticons that can be used to show displeasure. A "spanking" one would also be unnecessary.
. Are you seriously suggesting that is not enough? There are far more emoticons than I know what to do with. The head scratching emoticon is synonymous with the proposed chin scratching one. They both mean "huh!"
There are also plenty of emoticons that can be used to show support for someone. A "hug" would be unnecessary.
There are also plenty of emoticons that can be used to show displeasure. A "spanking" one would also be unnecessary.
Yes. I am seriously suggesting there aren't enough. Many of the emoticons that are available mean nothing whatsoever to me, and therefore have no use.
I must respectfully disagree that a head scratch, and chin scratch are not the same at all. Of course, it does depend on the exact emoticons chosen.
This:
(more of a "Hmmm, I don't know about that," indicating probable disagreement)means something a little different from this:
(more of a generic, contemplative "Hmmm...." with no agreement or disagreement indicated.)This:
however, means something more along the lines of "WTF? Are you kidding me? This hurts my head."The subtle differences are important.
And see I wouldn't know that and the meaning would be lost on me. I actually feel bad about this because I feel I use language very well, and yet I don't understand some emoticons.
Where can you learn more about this stuff--seriously. I really would like to improve my communication skills.That's actually one of the reasons I'd like to see more available. I am aware that some subtle meaning may be lost on some users, but it wouldn't be lost on all of us. The problem with a limited array of emoticons is that if you are one for whom only a few have any real meaning, the fewer there are, the higher the chance is that the few you would choose to use are not available.
That and some of us actually can understand quite a few of them. The problem for me in having mostly only words to read, is that I often misinterpret tone of voice and mood, which affects my responses. If I envision the wrong mood or frame of mind in a poster, my response is more likely to confuse them, resulting in further misinterpretations on both sides.
I would just like a bigger toolbox with a wider variety of tools to choose from. I may not use more than 20% of them. You might use 5%. That's all fine.
The thing is, if the tools aren't available, nobody that doesn't know how to use them will learn to. If they are available, there may be some that certain users don't understand at first, but the more they are used, the better most of would get at using and interpreting them. If the number available is overwhelming to some, well, nobody HAS to use any of them.
I just like the idea of having as much freedom of expression available to me as possible. I have on occasion linked to emoticons we don't have here from other sites, but doing it that way is a big pain Many sites don't allow them to be linked so nothing shows up but the link code text, and you end up having to go find another one. It would be so much better and easier if we had a bigger library to choose from right here.
You make a good point. Maybe a few hundred more would be better. Also there are many non-verbal context things which I can't picture having an emoticon for. "<sarcasm>" and "<joking>" are two examples that come to mind. I would imagine that the emoticon selection is defined by the forum software, but I could be wrong.
22 Nov 2011, 5:57 pm
27 Nov 2011, 7:16 pm
I like this whistling smiley
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27 Nov 2011, 10:51 pm
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14 Dec 2011, 10:26 am
jackbus01 wrote:
DC wrote:
jackbus01 wrote:
I count 106 emoticons available
You counted them?
Why is that surprising
If I had said: "There are plenty of emoticons" It would have been overly vague. I could have said "There are a little over a hundred emoticons" or "There are about 100 emoticons" it might have sounded okay, but I prefer exact.
Cool Jaw-dropping icon BTW
It's not surprising in the slightest, I just needed an excuse to post the cool emoticon.
