Emoticons

[Trillian]

Every day I receive sad or confused emoticons from the same half dozen posters, people who never enter into a discussion and are probably not equipped to do so but instead just click emoticons. One happy chappie even makes a point of logging on each morning and issuing me with three consecutive  confused or sad emoticons on whatever posts I've made so far that day, EVERY SINGLE DAY, regardless of what the content or subject is of those posts. 

 

Whilst that sort of behaviour is indicative of poor mental health and an unbalanced personality and the individuals in question should probably be supported through recovery rather than chastised, posting emoticons does become contagious and act as a catalyst for others to also do the same...it's a bit like yawning! Personally I don't see myself as the one who should be responsible for helping those with Compulsive Obsessive Disorder, perhaps you could set up a special forum for them alone where they can play unhindered and without causing collateral damage.

 

My vote would be to get rid of emoticons entirely, they are an illiterate persons crutch and an excuse for not explaining their thoughts or debating their point of view. Since that's probably not possible how about you provide a facility to block them from view because they can be a negative distraction. When a poster comes along and asks a question that needs a time consuming explanation and lots of detail, it's often annoying to find that next day some idiot has come along and labelled it and two other posts as sad, just because they can, even though in most cases they probably don't understand what was written or have not even bothered to read the post at all. Personally I see repetitive emoticon clicking as baiting and flaming which is in violation of your forum rules, it isn't just written words alone that are those things, can you not do something about these things? Thanks.

 

[Mama Noodle]

I bet I can guess which few are doing it, and those same few who Jr. Mod every thread. 
 

It’s how this forum is. 

[colinneil]

Bit hypocritical of you Trillian, as you posted a sad emoji on 1 of my posts only an hour ago..... Pot /kettle springs to mind.

[Trillian]

Talk of (one of) the devil(s).

 

Using emoticons in a reasonable and sparing manner may be useful or beneficial, repetitive daily clicking without even reading content (and we do know who wont read what), is not.

[EVENKEEL]

Sad and confused emojis look like the little fella is constipated. I vote we keep the like and thank you, substitute the sad and confused with a middle finger salute. 

[Peterw42]

OP, I agree, its something I also find irritating. 

I dont agree with an opinion, facts, point of view, so I will just be confused or say its sad. Its the Tucker Carlson response (fox news)

Its often in response to shattering their delusional view of Thailand and their place in it. 

Edited July 15, 2020 by Peterw42

[Andrew Dwyer]

Get rid of the sad and confused emojis, in fact get rid of the lot and just put a thumbs up and thumbs down emoji !!

[Trillian]

Just now, Peterw42 said:

I agree, its something I also find irritating. 

I dont agree with an opinion, facts, point of view, so I will just be confused or say its sad. Its the Tucker Carlson response (fox news)

Its often in response to shattering their view of Thailand and their place in it. 

Yes I agree. I suppose much of it depends on the reason why a person comes to the forum in the first place, to learn, to teach, to help or just to post stupid inane one liners to earn likes. If it's the latter then each to their own I suppose, I can coexist with people like that although we are highly unlikely to ever exchange constructive ideas in any thread. But in return I, and others like me, deserve the same right to go about our business unhindered yet the one liner/no liner guys don't seem to get that.

[Oldie]

If you post in a forum you have to accept that not all people might share your opinion. And it is good like this. Otherwise it might get a little bit boring. 

[Trillian]

1 minute ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Get rid of the sad and confused emojis, in fact get rid of the lot and just put a thumbs up and thumbs down emoji !!

Yep....I say get rid of them, all they do is inflame tempers or inflate ego's. And anyway, what ever is wrong with asking a person to debate using the  written word.

[Trillian]

1 minute ago, Oldie said:

If you post in a forum you have to accept that not all people might share your opinion. And it is good like this. Otherwise it might get a little bit boring. 

The world would be a sad place indeed if people don't disagree with other people's opinion, that's not in dispute, how you disagree and the arbitrary use of emoticons that are unrelated to what has been written is. Some people actually come here looking for debate, not for fights or attacks but for an exchange of views ideas and facts, emoticons don't help with those things.

[pineapple01]

Thin Skinned Member. Sad to me is like a Purple Heart, a breath of fresh air. TVs for Fun, not boosting ones ego.????.

[faraday]

14 minutes ago, Trillian said:

Whilst that sort of behaviour is indicative of poor mental health and an unbalanced personality

Bloomin' heck Ian, that's not only harsh but completely unnecessary.

 

Yup, I give out the confusion emoji, when I see that someone has posted something, which, in my opinion, has not been thought out correctly, & to explain why I feel that way, would take too long to explain - (perhaps someone could give me advice on sentence construction) ????

There are however, two notable characters who routinely award me said emoji. They're boring, but I would not label them as having "poor mental health" I'd use another word that rhymes with 'banker'. ????

 

Perhaps it's better not to get ones pantaloons in a twist, na?

 

[Trillian]

1 minute ago, faraday said:

Bloomin' heck Ian, that's not only harsh but completely unnecessary.

 

Yup, I give out the confusion emoji, when I see that someone has posted something, which, in my opinion, has not been thought out correctly, & to explain why I feel that way, would take too long to explain - (perhaps someone could give me advice on sentence construction) ????

There are however, two notable characters who routinely award me said emoji. They're boring, but I would not label them as having "poor mental health" I'd use another word that rhymes with 'banker'. ????

 

Perhaps it's better not to get ones pantaloons in a twist, na?

 

The "Ian" part was very funny, you're not a Douglas Adams fan I see.

[Puchaiyank]

The same half dozen posters repeatedly deposit negative emoticons and yes they do follow other posters around spreading their negativity...

 

I just block everything I post from their view...????

[faraday]

2 minutes ago, Trillian said:

The "Ian" part was very funny, you're not a Douglas Adams fan I see.

Alright then, I'll call you Iona....

[ThaidDown]

5 minutes ago, Puchaiyank said:

The same half dozen posters repeatedly deposit negative emoticons and yes they do follow other posters around spreading their negativity...

 

I just block everything I post from their view...????

And how do you do that?

[EVENKEEL]

Never knew it <deleted> folks off so much to use sad and confused. This is going to be fun.

[Trillian]

9 minutes ago, pineapple01 said:

Thin Skinned Member. Sad to me is like a Purple Heart, a breath of fresh air. TVs for Fun, not boosting ones ego.????.

Part of the problem is that emoticons don't add anything to the subject, who really cares what readers like or don't like when a subject is being discussed, their feelings about what was said don't add anything to the debate. If people want to debate, what's wrong with using the written word?

 

If you think that receiving a sad emoticon is like getting a purple heart you have a peculiar idea of debate, discussion and education. If someone posts something that is truly a very sad post then perhaps a sad emoticon is warranted. But to post a sad emoticon just because someone has just woken up and to blindly post three of them regardless of the material, is in itself very sad.

[ezzra]

I would vote to change to either "agree/like or don't agree/dislike" with no sub categories to simplify things...

[Peterw42]

11 minutes ago, Trillian said:

Yes I agree. I suppose much of it depends on the reason why a person comes to the forum in the first place, to learn, to teach, to help or just to post stupid inane one liners to earn likes. If it's the latter then each to their own I suppose, I can coexist with people like that although we are highly unlikely to ever exchange constructive ideas in any thread. But in return I, and others like me, deserve the same right to go about our business unhindered yet the one liner/no liner guys don't seem to get that.

You soon realise there is a small group who come on the forum just to push and feed the same old narrative. Thai bashing, expats are propping up the Thai economy, all Thai girls are gold digging hookers, they dont want us here, dont buy a condo etc etc.

Anything you say to the contrary, no matter how true or factual, no matter how much proof you can offer, will be met with a sad/confused emoticon.

[Trillian]

1 minute ago, EVENKEEL said:

Never knew it <deleted> folks off so much to use sad and confused. This is going to be fun.

It's akin to that nagging little gnat that flies around your head when you walk through the garden, it's not exactly a fighter bomber type of thing.

[bluesofa]

46 minutes ago, Trillian said:

even though in most cases they probably don't understand what was written or have not even bothered to read the post at all.

The ones you missed out of your list: The p!sstakers.

I've read your lengthy complaint, but from what you're inferring I probably can't understand it, hence having to copy & paste some of your text above.

Just to keep your figures up, I've given you a 'sad' emoticon too. I get a couple of people who do the same to me, but life's sh!t eh?

[sanuk711]

QUOTE--Whilst that sort of behaviour is indicative of poor mental health and an unbalanced personality

 

 

You want to get rid of us..................because people who use us are mentally unbalanced........

 

[Thailand]

Join now!

 

#emoticonsmatter

[pineapple01]

I clik Sad for Lefty n PC type opinions because the are Sad Sacks to me.

[bluesofa]

38 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

Sad and confused emojis look like the little fella is constipated. I vote we keep the like and thank you, substitute the sad and confused with a middle finger salute. 

That gives the impression you've been reading the posts. Careful - you'll let the side down!

[Peterw42]

Its quiet easy, just use the sad emoticon for things that are sad, a death, an injury, etc

Use the confused emoticon for the latest stupid immigration decision.

 

The sad emoticon isnt there to show disappointment if someone isnt participating in a Thai bashing thread or buying into a "we are the great white benefactor" thread.

[Trillian]

3 minutes ago, pineapple01 said:

I clik Sad for Lefty n PC type opinions because the are Sad Sacks to me.

And therein lays part of the problem, there is no single agreed definition of what the emoticons mean, lots of people have different definitions. I personally would not relate your definitions to the emoticons, it's much better to explain a point of view in English.

[Peterw42]

6 minutes ago, pineapple01 said:

I clik Sad for Lefty n PC type opinions because the are Sad Sacks to me.

Where is that "irony" emoticon when you need it