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poorly_scammo
poorly_scammo Posts: 34,024 Forumite
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Can we have that back please? I'm more bothered about that than the confused smiley.

Ta.

ETA: should have read sarcasm smiley.
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  • Former_MSE_Dan
    Former_MSE_Dan Posts: 1,593 Forumite
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    Hi,

    One of the principal, foundation rules of the forum is "Always be nice to other MoneySavers", and one of the big problems we are trying to deal with is newbies and OPs being scared off by replies to their posts.

    We have found that the two smileys that have been removed do not feed in to us succeeding in the aim of making the forum a nicer please.

    We are sorry that this may affect people that aren't using these smileys to convey sarcastic tones, or score points off other forummers, but I'm afraid it is action that has had to be taken.

    Dan
    Former MSE team member
  • Spearmint
    Spearmint Posts: 22,969 Forumite
    Maybe this one :mad: should be taken off as well then :)
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  • poorly_scammo
    poorly_scammo Posts: 34,024 Forumite
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    Fair enough but people use the sarcasm smiley to be self deprocating too.

    Sad.
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  • aless02
    aless02 Posts: 5,119 Forumite
    sorry, but that's ridiculous. Those smilies are prolly used 95% of the time for OTHER uses than "scaring newbies off". I thought we were all grown-ups here?

    Also, I fail to see how the confused smiley isn't "being nice".
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  • Numpty_Monkey
    Numpty_Monkey Posts: 14,196 Forumite
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    MSE_Dan wrote: »
    Hi,

    One of the principal, foundation rules of the forum is "Always be nice to other MoneySavers", and one of the big problems we are trying to deal with is newbies and OPs being scared off by replies to their posts.

    We have found that the two smileys that have been removed do not feed in to us succeeding in the aim of making the forum a nicer please.

    We are sorry that this may affect people that aren't using these smileys to convey sarcastic tones, or score points off other forummers, but I'm afraid it is action that has had to be taken.

    Dan


    A touch of overkill and PC gone mad (oops no rolleyes/sarcastic coment smiley)

    I use the confussed smiley mainly on DFW it helps when someone (mainly newbies)
    posts something and your not sure of the what they have said is correct, what they meant, or if what your saying is 100% correct
    In my oppinion it adds a personal touch, and a more welcomeing feel

    Whats the next smiley to go (Oops no confussed smiley to put here)
    :j - will the disabled get upset, (Oops no confussed smiley to put here)
    :beer: - will people who have, have dealt with, dealing with drink problems get upset
    ...................... (Oops no confussed smiley to put here)

    :mad: - will people who been burned get upset (Oops no confussed smiley to put here)
    :D - will people with bad teeth get upset (Oops no confussed smiley to put here)
    :cool: - will blind people get upset (Oops no confussed smiley to put here)

    Someone, somewhere can and will find offence in any smiley
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  • meher
    meher Posts: 15,910 Forumite
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    Spearmint wrote: »
    Maybe this one :mad: should be taken off as well then :)
    When ted bloke uses that smilie it's endearing, I'm always :rotfl: when I see him go hopping mad for virtually nothing. So wishing it isn't removed, I'll have nothing to laugh at :D
  • poorly_scammo
    poorly_scammo Posts: 34,024 Forumite
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    I agree wth both Numpty Monkey and aless. You can still be horrid without using a smiley so I'm not sure how getting rid of certain ones will make a difference?
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  • fermi
    fermi Posts: 40,542 Forumite
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    The "sarcastic" rolling eyes smiley I can (sorta) understand.

    Removing the "confused" one makes no sense at all though. confused-smiley-013.gif

    [noparse]confused-smiley-013.gif[/noparse]
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  • blind-as-a-bat_2
    blind-as-a-bat_2 Posts: 4,304 Forumite
    edited 21 January 2010 at 4:48PM
    And this smilie is ok how?rolleyes.gif:p (sorry could not resist:o)

    :grouphug:

    What image does that give the site:D

    Least you changed the name, but this one still looks dodgy, maybe it is because i know what it was called confused-smiley-013.gif:p:rotfl:
    Thats it, i am done, Blind-as-a-Bat has left the forum, for good this time, there is no way I can recover this account, as the password was random, and not recorded, and the email used no longer exits, nor can be recovered to recover the account, goodbye all …………. :(
  • fermi
    fermi Posts: 40,542 Forumite
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    blind-as-a-bat wrote: »
    And this is ok how?

    :grouphug:

    Least you changed the name, but this one still looks dodgy, maybe it is because i know what it was called confused-smiley-013.gif:p:rotfl:

    The real name still show up on the "tooltip". ;)


    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

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    Very dodgy. ;)
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