Do You Use Smiles In Your Post, If So Why?

[Kan Win]

Hi Folks,

I do very often.

Why? As I try to show sometimes with using too many words, my feelings in my posts.

Over to you.

Win

[kevjohn]

As I don't have any photos good enough to use in my post, smiles it is....

[mauGR1]

I use smileys a lot for similar reasons of Mr. Kan Win, this is my favourite ( I love coffee )

Another favourite is this , but i don't use it so much, i may upset somebody !

[poanoi]

I think i use them only as an ironic gesture,

but now the vai smilie isnt here any longer so guess that's the end of smilies for me

[Jimi007]

I use them occasionally, but not that often. I can usually say what I mean to say without emoticons. A few probably save me some suspension time from the forum...

[loong]

I think i use them only as an ironic gesture,

but now the vai smilie isnt here any longer so guess that's the end of smilies for me

Vai or Wai?

[smokie36]

Conveying emotion or correct meaning....essential at times I find.

[onionluke]

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[smokie36]

inthibiggininwuzthiwurd

ahblemcomprihensivedyucashunmasel ken?

[onionluke]

inthibiggininwuzthiwurd

ahblemcomprihensivedyucashunmasel ken?

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[krisb]

They are used to add emmotion

[Rsquared]

I like to use them as they can add another dimension to your post and also for my main reason........

........I feel they add a bit of fun as well .

Cheers.

[BookMan]

Yeah I use them. The use of the smiley can often mean the post is not interpreted as a flame or personal insult to another poster

Can be hard to convey some emotions, sarcasm, lightheardeness, anger if u choose, over a keyboard.

[mca]

Yeah I use them. The use of the smiley can often mean the post is not interpreted as a flame or personal insult to another poster

Can be hard to convey some emotions, sarcasm, lightheardeness, anger if u choose, over a keyboard.

Yes I invariably use this is my posts as a way to show there's no malice intended whatsoever.

[canuckamuck]

Yes, much better than saying "this is meant as a joke by the way".

However I use them sparingly.

[cooked]

Maybe I don't use them because I try (not always successfully) to keep emotions out of posts to complete strangers. Another reason is that I think that they are silly, especially posts that have more emoticons than words.

Go on now, I expect some really refreshing posts consisting entirely of emoticons.

[dantilley]