Wrong Usage of Emoticons

I’ve seen a few people use the one when they’re angry, sometimes even along with the one

slayer wrote:

:roll:

Good post:evil:

may be the in-house pack is not wholesome or not expressive enough in what one wants to portray. [not talking of the add-ons from users or DD Mods]

I for one always feel at a loss to use the confused emoticon : I hoped it to look more like

same with the surprised icon.. doesn’t look even half way to |shock|

you are right about the anger or beeeep symbol usage. I guess here too some different additions could work.
sometimes if one does not like something or wants to officially curse (referral spammers)

then how to show ones helplessness or exasperation ?

Ԝar ʗat wrote:

may be the in-house pack is not wholesome or not expressive enough in what one wants to portray. [not talking of the add-ons from users or DD Mods]

I for one always feel at a loss to use the confused emoticon : I hoped it to look more like

same with the surprised icon.. doesn’t look even half way to |shock|


you are right about the anger or beeeep symbol usage. I guess here too some different additions could work.
sometimes if one does not like something or wants to officially curse (referral spammers)

then how to show ones helplessness or exasperation ?

Might I suggest this:

Atleast one person has voted this thread down, probably out of embarrassment or the hurt this caused to their ego.

     “A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.” — John C. Maxwell

@Ԝar ʗat: I agree with your observations, especially about the ‘confused’ emoticon ( ). It seems to convey disappointment way more than confusion.

@Admins: I know there are much more important issues with the website that need to be addressed first. But please add the following to the list:

1. Fix the ‘confused’ emoticon
2. Add a ‘tooltip’ for each emoticon to clarify the intended purpose

DealSeeker wrote:

Atleast one person has voted this thread down, probably out of embarrassment or the hurt this caused to their ego.

     “A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.” — John C. Maxwell

@Ԝar ʗat: I agree with your observations, especially about the ‘confused’ emoticon ( ). It seems to convey disappointment way more than confusion.

@Admins: I know there are much more important issues with the website that need to be addressed first. But please add the following to the list:

# Fix the ‘confused’ emoticon
# Add a ‘tooltip’ for each emoticon to clarify the intended purpose

war-cat is an old friend sir;
He knows more than the admin himself about dd

It seems that war-pussy was here before DD was born.

Some food for thought:

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/explainer/20...

good info!

I am an engineering student
haven’t got any time to read and then understand all this the right use of emoti-whatever

@SARDAR KHAN wrote:

I am an engineering student
haven’t got any time to read and then understand all this the right use of emoti-whatever

Bro, if you are saying something, wouldn’t it be better if your conveyed meaning is interpreted correctly? I hope your engineering college does provide a mandatory course on communications to every student. Communicating effectively and correctly will become the most important thing for you when it’s time for job placements/interviews. It’s also a skill that will help you throughout your life. So I hope you’ll take this seriously.

CC @ishandon @happy2prog

Off topic but I hv seen many people substituting “between” for “by the way” Even people who should know better and are otherwise pretty much spot on in everything else.

@DealSeeker wrote:

@SARDAR KHAN wrote:

I am an engineering student
haven’t got any time to read and then understand all this the right use of emoti-whatever

Bro, if you are saying something, wouldn’t it be better if your conveyed meaning is interpreted correctly? I hope your engineering college does provide a mandatory course on communications to every student. Communicating effectively and correctly is what will become the most important thing when it’s time for job placements/interviews. It’s also a skill that will help you throughout your life. So I hope you’ll take this seriously.

CC @ishandon @happy2prog

I know that , but that’s important for formal talk like job placement
here I just write casually and I don’t want to think some time to use the correct grammar or emoticon

@Dr Anshuman wrote:

Off topic but I hv seen many people substituting “between” for “by the way” Even people who should know better and are otherwise pretty much spot on in everything else.

I have privately corrected one such dimer.

The Langoliers chewed up my post:)

@DealSeeker wrote:

@Dr Anshuman wrote:

Off topic but I hv seen many people substituting “between” for “by the way” Even people who should know better and are otherwise pretty much spot on in everything else.

I have privately corrected one such dimer.

@Dr Anshuman wrote:

@DealSeeker wrote:

@Dr Anshuman wrote:

Off topic but I hv seen many people substituting “between” for “by the way” Even people who should know better and are otherwise pretty much spot on in everything else.

I have privately corrected one such dimer.

Which is the right way to go abt things. Publicly calling them out more often than not yields the opposite results. I should know having been at the wrong end once. Thereafter I did nt bother. Its not as if I hv a personal stake in this.

but you understood that they used it wrong and also understood what they actually meant
then the communication principle is satisfied.

now in this oild age, learn andriod, apps but even emoji. this is too much

@DealSeeker wrote:

I keep telling @dimernew to do the same, but he insists on doing it publicly.

Well, not for everyone.

@dimernew wrote:

@DealSeeker wrote:

I keep telling @dimernew to do the same, but he insists on doing it publicly.

Well, not for everyone.