Using Animation/Icons in Posts is Questionable

[pussyface]

Is it just me, or does anyone else tend to lose respect for guys who litter their posts with dancing elephants and smiley faces?

I don't mean to be rigid as far as accepting gender norms, but I honestly can't take a guy seriously as a man when they put these feminine, cute little things in their posts.

When girls use them, I suppose it is a seperate issue.

On a related note, you simalarly won't see me, as a man, using cute little acronyms like "LOL" and "LMAO." Such slang is much more appropriate for my daughter, who loves to "IM" with her fellow gradeschoolers.

...not that I'm Clint Eastwood or something, but all this online queering it up strikes me as more than a little gay. I for one sign on to read and communicate via words.

[fraga]

Wrong Section

[midgetonadonkey]

When girls use them, I suppose it is a seperate issue.

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h290/midgetonadonkey/tellmemore5wp.png

[tw05baller]

:lmao
you mean lol

[pussyface]

"you mean lol" -tw05

...in a million years, i never could have foreseen that people would respond to this prompt with animations and internet acronyms.

...great stuff, San Antonio!

i guess its unananimous than... words are overrated...when you really want to make a point, a smiley face or an "lol" is the way to go.

[pussyface]

how do newspapers, magazines, and books make do without laughing smiley faces and dancing elephants? i suspect this is why their coverage is so lacking.

[Melmart1]

I suspect the fact that you have mentioned this more than once means that said emoticons are really getting under your skin. What is it about an animated smiley that draws your ire? What is it about using emoticons in replacement of tone of voice and body language in communicating that gets your goat so much? Some kind of repressed rage or anger?

It's OK if you are angry. It's OK to vent. Tell us about your childhood. Share your feelings with the group.

[Condemned 2 HelLA]

You are obviously troubled by things far too easily.
Are the dancing icons threatening you in some fashion?
Are they trying to extort money from you? Or have they possibly threatened you with bodily harm? Perhaps they are about to do something even more heinous that you cannot speak of?
Whatever the case, GET OVER IT! They're just smileys, for chrissake!

[midgetonadonkey]

:pctoss

[iron mike tryson]

http://forum.football365.com/images/smiley_icons/pounditupdated.gif WMCO

[pussyface]

...as i've said, i find them obnoxious and superfluous.
here in dallas on this glorious day in mavs history there is not so much to be upset about, you are right about that.

[pussyface]

melmart...
i feel that you are personally consumed with trying to get the better of me.
...you constantly reply to my posts, and i appreciate that.

at the end of the day, though, i'm not sure that you have had the better end of many of these exchanges. you can quote some of them or something if you think you've got the one up on me.

you have even gone so far as stacking the deck by using your e-powers to delete my thoughts and replace them with "emoticons."

...weak...seriously...

[jman3000]

It's easier to say: :lol

then to say.. "man, that was funny it actually made me laugh out loud!"

[pussyface]

ever since believing that the mavs had a great chance to dethrone the spurs and making fun of "podcasting," Melman has had a serious chip on her shoulder...and I like it.

please continue to antagonize me... i enjoy our discussions tremendously

[Leetonidas]

:elephant

SUCK U!!! MAVS SUCK THE SPURS! DIRK IS SHIT AND SUCK THE CUBAN! :elephant :elephant :elephant :elephant

[TheSanityAnnex]

:depressed :oops :rolleyes :angel :king :smokin :madrun :hat :pctoss :wtf :clap :nerd :nope :baby :( :shootme

[TheSanityAnnex]

:frying: :sick :nutkick: :spam: :loser :tu :worthy: :guin :td :grim: :blah :lol :spin :elephant :princess :fro :drunk

[TheSanityAnnex]

jack :cry :flipoff :wow :cuss :flag: :makemyday :p :trolls: :yield :cat :stirpot: :domokun :D :birthday: :cop

[TheSanityAnnex]

:idiot :down: :violin :corn: :bike: :flypig :spless: :coffee :cheer :stfu :sombrero: :cell :smchode:

[TheSanityAnnex]

Someone had to do it.

[pussyface]

i take it back...i kind of like these cool "emoticons" when they come from angry, bitter, and powerless fans of teams that have already been eliminated from the playoffs.

[TheSanityAnnex]

Personally, I am a fan of :lmao

[jman3000]

i dont think ive ever seen anybody use the penguin or the little shit thing.

[TOP-CHERRY]

i take it back...i kind of like these cool "emoticons" when they come from angry, bitter, and powerless fans of teams that have already been eliminated from the playoffs.
Angry, bitter, and powerless kind of describes how Mav fans have been for quite a few years, don't you think? Good for you that your team has finally beaten the Spurs, whom they hadn't been able to advance against. I don't get why you're not moving on, though. Shouldn't you be happy that your team might be advancing to the NBA Finals, something they've never been able to accomplish, instead of still trying to be an asshole in a Spurs forum?

I'm sure you've told Spurs fans to move on. So why don't you?

[Leetonidas]

i take it back...i kind of like these cool "emoticons" when they come from angry, bitter, and powerless fans of teams that have already been eliminated from the playoffs.

You were a Spurs fan a couple weeks ago. Douche bag. :ban:

[pussyface]

...but...was i really?

Lobbying for a fellow user to be banned is about as cool as the FCC.

[Bob Lanier]

:ttiwwp:

:sleep

[Melmart1]

melmart...
i feel that you are personally consumed with trying to get the better of me.
...you constantly reply to my posts, and i appreciate that.

at the end of the day, though, i'm not sure that you have had the better end of many of these exchanges. you can quote some of them or something if you think you've got the one up on me.

you have even gone so far as stacking the deck by using your e-powers to delete my thoughts and replace them with "emoticons." ...weak...seriously...

Using my WHAT?!@ I have never edited or deleted a single post in this forum, you fucking liar. The most I have ever done is close a thread, and I don't believe I have ever closed one that you started. So don't you start hurling accusations my way unless you have some gotdamned proof, asshole!

edit: I have banned a few people but they were well-deserving and NONE of them were you. But I stand by my assertion that I have never edited a post that was not my own. You better come up with some proof of this.

[ALVAREZ6]

http://www.smiliegenerator.de/s30/smilies-9198.png

[Summers]

...but...was i really?

Lobbying for a fellow user to be banned is about as cool as the FCC.

Yeah, because being antagonistic and annoying as hell is cool. Rock on, brother.

[Condemned 2 HelLA]

Using my WHAT?!@ I have never edited or deleted a single post in this forum, you fucking liar. The most I have ever done is close a thread, and I don't believe I have ever closed one that you started. So don't you start hurling accusations my way unless you have some gotdamned proof, asshole!

edit: I have banned a few people but they were well-deserving and NONE of them were you. But I stand by my assertion that I have never edited a post that was not my own. You better come up with some proof of this.

You rock, Mel!

[pussyface]

mel...
my fault buddy.
i had two pages of exchanges cut off of a thread I was in. when I went back, 2 pages were gone and the only comment was you posting elephants and smiley faces.

i put two and two together and assumed you had done some editing.

[SpursWoman]

Someone had to do it.


:lol


I was waiting for the first person to use :flipoff



:tu

[TheSanityAnnex]

:depressed :oops :rolleyes :angel :king :smokin :madrun :hat :pctoss :wtf :clap :nerd :nope :baby :( :shootme:stfu

[TheSanityAnnex]

:frying: :sick :nutkick: :spam: :loser :tu :worthy: :guin :td :grim: :blah :lol :spin :elephant :princess :fro :drunk:stfu

[TheSanityAnnex]

jack :cry :flipoff :wow :cuss :flag: :makemyday :p :trolls: :yield :cat :stirpot: :domokun :D :birthday: :cop:stfu

[TheSanityAnnex]

:idiot :down: :violin :corn: :bike: :flypig :spless: :coffee :cheer :stfu :sombrero: :cell :smchode::stfu

[Melmart1]

mel...
my fault buddy.
i had two pages of exchanges cut off of a thread I was in. when I went back, 2 pages were gone and the only comment was you posting elephants and smiley faces.

i put two and two together and assumed you had done some editing.

I hate to use the much-maligned "you know what happens when you ASSume" line, but it applies here. Don't you dare hurl such FALSE accusations my way again, and we will be fine.

Apology accepted. You antogonistic bitch. :spin

[ALVAREZ6]

:stfu
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[TheSanityAnnex]

http://img343.imageshack.us/img343/3715/fgg2kw.png:stfu

[TheSanityAnnex]

I love these things.

[ALVAREZ6]

:stfu
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[pussyface]

mel... you rule!

[TheSanityAnnex]

http://www.smiliegenerator.de/s30/smilies-9204.png


Once you :stfu, maybe I'll :stfu, until then :flipoff

[TheTruth]

Lol..this thread rules all. :elephant

[pussyface]

yes...my name is pussyface. its in the top 5% of funny names on this site, but the name elpimpo just reeks of belonging to a lame and unfunny person, unless your in grade school.

"Neocon, I loathe thee."
this sig could be better also. im not sure that this is the sort of tone we need in this country moving forward.

it is very convenient (and dangerous) to lump a whole group of people together based on an all-encompassing label ("neocon") you have applied to them.

[spurs=bling]

:stfu :idiot :frying: :nutkick: :loser :fro