bush_cheney2004 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Posted January 24, 2012 Probably disliked Seinfeld when it was on, too. Soup Nazi material for sure! :) Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Guest Manny Posted January 24, 2012 Report Posted January 24, 2012 This thread speaks for itself Quote
msj Posted January 24, 2012 Report Posted January 24, 2012 This thread speaks for itself Maybe it does, but it speaks better with emoticons: This thread speaks for itself This thread speaks for itself This thread speaks for itself The statement is improved with those darn annoying smilies. In fact, putting the smily before or after the sentence alters the interpretation. Quote If a believer demands that I, as a non-believer, observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for my respect but for my submission. And that is incompatible with a secular democracy. Flemming Rose (Dutch journalist) My biggest takeaway from economics is that the past wasn't as good as you remember, the present isn't as bad as you think, and the future will be better than you anticipate. Morgan Housel http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/14/things-im-pretty-sure-about.aspx
Yukon Jack Posted February 3, 2012 Report Posted February 3, 2012 OK, thanks! Now it is time to edit out ridiculous acronyms like LOL and ROFLMAO, etc. If one is too lazy to say what they want to say, they should not infect public forums with their laziness. That is not saying that acceptable acronyms are not acceptable. Like GM, IBM, NDP etc. Quote
WWWTT Posted February 3, 2012 Report Posted February 3, 2012 Well said, AW. Too bad some people are too stupid to not understand this. Why are you calling other people on this forum stupid? Do you not believe that your comments may be offensive to some? WWWTT Quote Maple Leaf Web is now worth $720.00! Down over $1,500 in less than one year! Total fail of the moderation on this site! That reminds me, never ask Greg to be a business partner! NEVER!
WWWTT Posted February 3, 2012 Report Posted February 3, 2012 You want to know what's an annoyance for me? Yours, and a couple of others, constant "troll" accusations. If there were only an option to disable that, I'd be right on it - because that's really annoying to the accused as well as others who are trying to have an actual discussion. So fyi, you were doing more than 'informing people about the ability to disable smilies' - you opined that they are "derisive," "obnoxious," "take away from the conversations," and are used by "trolls" - and then you act all surprised at the responses and accuse people of tying to turn a simple 'informative' post "into an argument." <rolls eyes> Why can you not accept that some people feel that the rolling eyes/smiley faces find them annoying? WWWTT Quote Maple Leaf Web is now worth $720.00! Down over $1,500 in less than one year! Total fail of the moderation on this site! That reminds me, never ask Greg to be a business partner! NEVER!
Scotty Posted February 12, 2012 Report Posted February 12, 2012 I'm surprised some take offense to them. Whatever I guess. Almost every time I see a smiley it's meant as a derisive insult to whomever is being addressed. Quote It is an inverted moral calculus that tries to persuade the world to demonize one state that tries its civilized best to abide in a difficult time and place, and rides merrily by the examples and practices of dozens of states and leaderships that drop into brutality every day without a twinge of regret or a whisper of condemnation. - Rex Murphy
msj Posted February 12, 2012 Report Posted February 12, 2012 Why are you calling other people on this forum stupid? If someone does not understand the point of a smiley face being used on a forum when that smiley face is clearly used to set a certain tone then, yes, that person is stupid. That form of stupidity may be the same as when two people are talking face to face and one lacks the emotional skills to read facial expressions and tone of voice. It is stupidity nonetheless - as in mental dullness. You and CC and certain others may prefer to carry on in a certain "intellectual" dull drone like tone but most of us like to poke fun at others ( ) or ensure that our sarcasm is understood ( ) and/or like to comment on others paranoia ( ) etc.... See my post above where it is clear to all but the most tone deaf that adding emoticons changes one's understanding of what has been written. Do you not believe that your comments may be offensive to some? WWWTT That happens when people discuss things. BFD. Some people are so sensitive that I'm sure a sighting of a brings them to tears. Quote If a believer demands that I, as a non-believer, observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for my respect but for my submission. And that is incompatible with a secular democracy. Flemming Rose (Dutch journalist) My biggest takeaway from economics is that the past wasn't as good as you remember, the present isn't as bad as you think, and the future will be better than you anticipate. Morgan Housel http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/14/things-im-pretty-sure-about.aspx
msj Posted February 12, 2012 Report Posted February 12, 2012 Almost every time I see a smiley it's meant as a derisive insult to whomever is being addressed. You see it that way because that's how people respond to you. I have often used, and seen, the emoticon used in a playful way - as if to say I'm poking a bit of fun at you. That you see these being used in a derisive way says much more about you then it does about the use of emoticons. Quote If a believer demands that I, as a non-believer, observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for my respect but for my submission. And that is incompatible with a secular democracy. Flemming Rose (Dutch journalist) My biggest takeaway from economics is that the past wasn't as good as you remember, the present isn't as bad as you think, and the future will be better than you anticipate. Morgan Housel http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/14/things-im-pretty-sure-about.aspx
Scotty Posted February 12, 2012 Report Posted February 12, 2012 That you see these being used in a derisive way says much more about you then it does about the use of emoticons. When someone mocks your opinion and adds lots of to it there is not the slightest doubt what the smiley is intended to convey. And the people who use them the most often are the ones who insult people the most often. Hardly a coincidence. Quote It is an inverted moral calculus that tries to persuade the world to demonize one state that tries its civilized best to abide in a difficult time and place, and rides merrily by the examples and practices of dozens of states and leaderships that drop into brutality every day without a twinge of regret or a whisper of condemnation. - Rex Murphy
msj Posted February 12, 2012 Report Posted February 12, 2012 When someone mocks your opinion and adds lots of to it there is not the slightest doubt what the smiley is intended to convey. And the people who use them the most often are the ones who insult people the most often. Hardly a coincidence. The people who get them the most are usually the most deserving. Quote If a believer demands that I, as a non-believer, observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for my respect but for my submission. And that is incompatible with a secular democracy. Flemming Rose (Dutch journalist) My biggest takeaway from economics is that the past wasn't as good as you remember, the present isn't as bad as you think, and the future will be better than you anticipate. Morgan Housel http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/14/things-im-pretty-sure-about.aspx
Scotty Posted February 12, 2012 Report Posted February 12, 2012 The people who get them the most are usually the most deserving. Says one who doubtless uses them so much to make up for a lack of communication skills. Maybe if you'd learn how to better express your opinion in writing you wouldn't need smilies to show your disdain for other people's opinions. Quote It is an inverted moral calculus that tries to persuade the world to demonize one state that tries its civilized best to abide in a difficult time and place, and rides merrily by the examples and practices of dozens of states and leaderships that drop into brutality every day without a twinge of regret or a whisper of condemnation. - Rex Murphy
msj Posted February 12, 2012 Report Posted February 12, 2012 Says one who doubtless uses them so much to make up for a lack of communication skills. Maybe if you'd learn how to better express your opinion in writing you wouldn't need smilies to show your disdain for other people's opinions. Quote If a believer demands that I, as a non-believer, observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for my respect but for my submission. And that is incompatible with a secular democracy. Flemming Rose (Dutch journalist) My biggest takeaway from economics is that the past wasn't as good as you remember, the present isn't as bad as you think, and the future will be better than you anticipate. Morgan Housel http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/14/things-im-pretty-sure-about.aspx
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