Or does anyone else want to kick every poster that uses the sad or confused emoji in the teeth?

It’s not just you… 

it’s used ver passive aggressively by weak minded idiots individuals who won’t put there name to a comment they dislike….

 

I’ve seen posters ‘trolled’ by repeated sad, confused or laughing emojis when they’ve made solid posts - it’s clear some idiots are just trolling.

 

A mistake if the forum IMO which enables posters to silently troll…. 

If someone honestly disagrees with a post there is nothing wrong with a negative emoji that is assigned to their user name. 

 

 

I believe that those emoticons should contribute to a popular post. If they did, usage of them in trolling would decline a lot.

2 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

It’s not just you… 

it’s used ver passive aggressively by weak minded idiots individuals who won’t put there name to a comment they dislike….

 

I’ve seen posters ‘trolled’ by repeated sad, confused or laughing emojis when they’ve made solid posts - it’s clear some idiots are just trolling.

 

A mistake if the forum IMO which enables posters to silently troll…. 

If someone honestly disagrees with a post there is nothing wrong with a negative emoji that is assigned to their user name. 

 

 

 

The anonymity completely undermines the validity of the feedback. There was a time when you could identify both like-minded folk, and stalkers, but no longer.

That is why when i think someone is an idiot, i comment to tell them. 

Emojis?  What are those then?  

 

Oh you mean those little pictures at the bottom of posts.  Can't say that I've paid any attention to them. I thought they were 'doodles' made by the forum to entertain little kids under the age of 5 years.....

 

Remember 'sticks and stones etc etc

To get so worked up over some cartoon drawings? 5555

2 minutes ago, bbko said:

To get so worked up over some cartoon drawings? 5555

 

The sad and confused emojis are only ever used to disparage. As such, they are offensive. People have a right to take offense, they do not have a right to give offense. They should not be there.

I have 

17 minutes ago, n00dle said:

Or does anyone else want to kick every poster that uses the sad or confused emoji in the teeth?

Its  not just you.

They are idiotic and the refuge of those who have nothing intermeshing to say. and the weak minded. 

They limit conversation, but I suspect they are good for this forum because the count as a response and contribute to the stats by which the monetize this  forum . 

Eybals for the advertisers, that's all we are to the business'' model. 

 

34 minutes ago, n00dle said:

Or does anyone else want to kick every poster that uses the sad or confused emoji in the teeth?

Or you just call other posters an Asshat.

6 minutes ago, norfolkandchance said:

Or you just call other posters an Asshat.

 fok tard is my new go to.

1 minute ago, n00dle said:

 fok tard is my new go to.

Thanks for that. Cowson.

3 minutes ago, norfolkandchance said:

Cowson

i have always appreciated a good British turn of phrase. 

bell end is a particular favourite.  

34 minutes ago, n00dle said:

The anonymity completely undermines the validity of the feedback. There was a time when you could identify both like-minded folk, and stalkers, but no longer.

Totally agree!

I very retrograde step to remove ID's IMO!

The only advantage to the owners of the forum is that those who post under more than one ID ( and we all know of at least a handful of them) can keep the clickbait count etc up without giving away who they are!

5 minutes ago, n00dle said:

i have always appreciated a good British turn of phrase. 

bell end is a particular favourite.  

Thank god for Spams Dear Boy. They keep the world sane

8 minutes ago, n00dle said:

i have always appreciated a good British turn of phrase. 

bell end is a particular favourite.  

 

'Dick Splash' is another good un............edited to add 'pond life' as another.

 

I think its nice to thank a poster with one if they answer a question for you, or laugh at a funny comment, thats about it.

The use of a sad/confused emoji is the written equivalent of saying "whatever" when a pertinent response can't be found.

Just now, mancub said:

The use of a sad/confused emoji is the written equivalent of saying "whatever" when a pertinent response can't be found.

 

When a "pertinent response cant be found, the appropriate course is not fokking responding 

50 minutes ago, n00dle said:

 

The anonymity completely undermines the validity of the feedback. There was a time when you could identify both like-minded folk, and stalkers, but no longer.

That is why when i think someone is an idiot, i comment to tell them. 

Completely agree…

 

47 minutes ago, bbko said:

To get so worked up over some cartoon drawings? 5555

 

I disagree….  I don’t get worked up by the over use of such emojis & having an opinion on this is also not an example of getting ‘worked up’…., but find the overuse of such pathetic & sometimes cowardly…

 

& if you were so ambivalent to the whole concept, why do you also feel the need to pass comment…. Y’know, if it was something you really don’t care about ??? 
 

 

 

52 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

As such, they are offensive. People have a right to take offense, they do not have a right to give offense.

 

right to take offense but no right to give. hahahah what a joke. 

1 minute ago, stoner said:

 

right to take offense but no right to give. hahahah what a joke. 

Don’t be like that mate, the good Princess Snowflake is trying to flex his big muscles.

He writes stupid shiite and gets offended when people can’t be bothered verbally letting him know  how foolish he is.

Maybe we need a big bassoon sound effect for ridiculous, attention seeking, whining posts 🤣

14 minutes ago, n00dle said:

 

When a "pertinent response cant be found, the appropriate course is not fokking responding 

Well exactly. if you don't agree with a post and you can't offer a rational and respectful response, then you shouldn't have the option of hiding behind an anonymous "sad" emoji.

I give the benefit of the doubt to "confused" posters, on the grounds of there being a significant number of "fokk-wits" out there  !

5 minutes ago, HighPriority said:

Don’t be like that mate, the good Princess Snowflake is trying to flex his big muscles.

He writes stupid shiite and gets offended when people can’t be bothered verbally letting him know  how foolish he is.

Maybe we need a big bassoon sound effect for ridiculous, attention seeking, whining posts 🤣

Comes to mind.

29 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

right to take offense but no right to give. hahahah what a joke. 

I think Ricky G summed it up best when he said - 'What sort of person thinks that they have the right to live without ever being offended or insulted? 

1 hour ago, n00dle said:

Or does anyone else want to kick every poster that uses the sad or confused emoji in the teeth?

 

I use these icons from time to time. And why not?

I.e. a few days ago someone asked something like "why is Thailand so f up?"

I don't remember if I used confused or sad. Probably I would have used both icons if I could.

 

Some people are making confusing and or sad statements. What's the problem reacting to them appropriately?

 

And about above: If anybody has the urge to kick any poster here for any reason, that this person should consider seeing a mental health professional. Do you really want to kick anybody because of a few lines of text or an icon? Really. If yes, something is seriously wrong with you!

 

 

I'd love to see the stats on emoji count (broken down by each type) per user. Not specifying which post, but just an over all count.

 

I don't use them very much at all and estimate the sad or confused count to be less than a dozen.

 

EDIT: apart from THE god thread of course. Might have used a few thousand in there.

5 minutes ago, Woof999 said:

I'd love to see the stats on emoji count (broken down by each type) per user. Not specifying which post, but just an over all count.

 

I don't use them very much at all and estimate the sad or confused count to be less than a dozen.

 

EDIT: apart from THE god thread of course. Might have used a few thousand in there.

 

 

let me be the first to break mine down for you. my total emoji usage on AN = 0 

Just now, stoner said:

 

 

let me be the first to break mine down for you. my total emoji usage on AN = 0 

 

thank you, but break them down by each emoji please, not just the total ;)

1 minute ago, Woof999 said:

 

thank you, but break them down by each emoji please, not just the total ;)

 

subtract 4 carry the 6.

2 hours ago, n00dle said:

i have always appreciated a good British turn of phrase. 

bell end is a particular favourite.  

You're just a bleedin' knob-ead, incha?

 

Joking aside, I think it should be possible to see who posted emojis - it used to be. 

10 hours ago, mancub said:

Well exactly. if you don't agree with a post and you can't offer a rational and respectful response, then you shouldn't have the option of hiding behind an anonymous "sad" emoji.

Are we not allowed to disagree with some post without having to engage in a conversation with what some would consider troll/trivial/asinine posts? And if you say just ignore those posts, I'll say just ignore the emojis.