MacRumors - Smiley Upgrade?

[sammy2066]

Does anybody think we need better/more smileys? Would you want these smileys on MacRumors??

http://www.adiumxtras.com/images/pictures/adiumicons_2_2113_1706_image_6188.png

[rdowns]

NO

We're fine with the few we have. What next? Images in signatures?

[tobefirst]

I avoid all cartoon smilies at all costs to begin with, so I voted no. Although, I'm probably not the best person to ask. (:

[Lau]

No no no no no! The ones on MacRumors are far less hideous than any others I have seen anywhere else. They're, like, all subtle and shizzles.

I would have to boycott all smileys and only use :) :( :o :P no parsed ones if we got silly ones like the ones above. Sorry!

[calculus]

Oh please no!

[Peace]

Another vote for no. Why have them when people can post all the cryptic n00b OMG!!! stuff.

[Tilpots]

No thanks. Smilies should be as simple and to the point as the current set-up. Too cartoony and they become obnoxious.

[benmrii]

Another vote for no. Why have them when people can post all the cryptic n00b OMG!!! stuff.

our smilies r 7334

(I vote no)

[Jaffa Cake]

Less is more, I reckon.

[soberbrain]

I would like a few new ones angel, devil, vomit, ninja, etc that can be easily distinguished from other ones. I don't see the point of having all those suggested smiles since some of them look alike.

BTW, I think it's funny that due to the content of this thread, I saw 2 emoticon ads (1st reading, 2nd replying).

[BoyBach]

Less is more, I reckon.


I more or less agree.

[calculus]

I more or less agree.

To a lesser extent so do I ...

[Much Ado]

^ Lest we become more sidetracked...

[redwarrior]

I've always wanted more smilies, cause I feel they help to convey my mood, especially when I think some may misunderstand my tone. But since a friend turned me on to a great smiley site, I'm ok now.
http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p371/redwarriorx/th_love0072.gif

[tkidBOSTON]

I'm in with the "no"s. And while we're on the subject (we are on the subject, right?) I would still love to see the :apple: "smiley" changed to just an outline of the logo. The full black is just so (and too) eyecatching.

[~Shard~]

God no, it's one of the reasons I prefer MacRumors to other Forums. Too much clutter otherwise with emoticons that are either larger, more complicated, animated, distracting - bah. Same goes with images in signatures.

The emoticons we currently have are good enough.

MacRumors is a more refined Forum, let's leave it that way. :p ;)

(See I like those emoticons... :))

[lofight]

I voted yes, but not for more smileys, but nicer ones, better graphics, etc..

[MacNut]

You can always add your own smileys. http://deephousepage.com/smilies/dueling.gif No need for more built in ones.

[sammy2066]

Damn, I'd hoped for a more favorable response! :p

[redwarrior]

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p371/redwarriorx/th_fighting0039.gifhttp://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p371/redwarriorx/th_sign0156.gifhttp://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p371/redwarriorx/th_sign0181.gif
http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p371/redwarriorx/th_jumping0006.gif
(couldn't resist)http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p371/redwarriorx/th_sign0141.gif

[Me1000]

I love this!

Google Ads FTW!

[calculus]

I think we could actually get rid of some of the existing ones...

These two at least could go

:cool::apple:

[~Shard~]

I think we could actually get rid of some of the existing ones...

These two at least could go

:cool::apple:

But if you get rid of the cool emoticon how will I properly convey my utter coolness to other MacRumors members? Oh wait never mind, they'll just realize it automatically and an emoticon won't even be required... :cool:

[redwarrior]

I think we could actually get rid of some of the existing ones...

These two at least could go

:cool::apple:
Those are my favs! :o

[exabytes18]

The only smiley that I don't like is this one: :). I don't know what it is about that one, but it scares the bejesus out of me.

Nah, I'm grateful for the attention to detail when setting up this forum, smileys included. It's what makes this site so great.

[MacNut]

If we are going to have a Apple smiley it should be the old school one.:cool:

[iJohnHenry]

Sure, why not. Life is bleak enough as it is.

For me, I just keep my PhotoBucket smiley page on another Tab, and C&P the link when I need one.

Like now.

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g158/MouseMeat/Smilies/Snubwithtongue.gif

[redwarrior]

The flock broswer works great for me. I keep my photobucket account in the media bar at the top and just drag and drop.http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p371/redwarriorx/th_tongue0015.gif

[Lau]

This thread is such a good advert against animated and excessive use of smileys. :p

[Jaffa Cake]

I think it's great – it's keeping all these bloody animated smilies locked up away in here away from all us sensible folks out there. :)

[iMacmatician]

No no no no no! The ones on MacRumors are far less hideous than any others I have seen anywhere else. They're, like, all subtle and shizzles. That's what I most like about these smileys.

I suppose one or two more in the style of current smileys won't be too much of a problem.

[redwarrior]

This thread is such a good advert against animated and excessive use of smileys. :p
http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p371/redwarriorx/th_sign0103.gifIt is bringing out the inner child in us isn't it? :D

[calculus]

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p371/redwarriorx/th_sign0103.gifIt is bringing out the inner child in us isn't it? :D

It brings out the Critical Parent in me. Put them away!

[iJohnHenry]

Hang on a moment.

Media bar, drag and drop??

How would I set this up for my PB smileys, RW??

[Tom B.]

I think we could actually get rid of some of the existing ones...

These two at least could go

:cool: :apple:

Definitely! I'm sick of seeing new users who think it is necessary to put an Apple logo at the end of every sentence. That 'cool' smiley also gets on my nerves.

You can type an Apple logo with Option + Shift + K on a Mac, anyway.

[redwarrior]

It brings out the Critical Parent in me. Put them away!
http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p371/redwarriorx/th_sign0027.gif <whine>iJohnHenry started it! </whine>
Seriously, I'm done.:o

[MacDawg]

I vote "no" too

Obviously, some people add them on their own, (like this thread),
but we shouldn't make it too easy to do so

Woof, Woof - Dawg http://homepage.mac.com/k.j.vinson/pawprint.gif

[NC MacGuy]

I vote "no" too

Obviously, some people add them on their own, (like this thread),
but we shouldn't make it too easy to do so

Woof, Woof - Dawg http://homepage.mac.com/k.j.vinson/pawprint.gif

Agreed 100%. Would like a sad one in there though.

Meow, meow..

[iJohnHenry]

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g158/MouseMeat/Smilies/Cryingintotissue.gif http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g158/MouseMeat/Smilies/sadwalk.gif http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g158/MouseMeat/Smilies/crybaby.gif http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g158/MouseMeat/Smilies/cry1qe8.gif http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g158/MouseMeat/Smilies/Boohoo.gif

[benmrii]

I have to admit, I kind of like the angel/innocent and ninja smilies. :D

[redwarrior]

I vote "no" too

Obviously, some people add them on their own, (like this thread),
but we shouldn't make it too easy to do so

Woof, Woof - Dawg http://homepage.mac.com/k.j.vinson/pawprint.gif
No one's complaining about your paw prints.:apple::D

[JML42691]

ABSOLUTELY NOT. I think that the amount of smilies that there is now is more than enough. We do not need more. We have 12 now and people already use them enough to drive me mad sometimes. I am a member at a forum that must have at least 36 smilies and people use them so much that I just can't stand reading half of the posts. There should be a limit of 3 smilies a post in my mind, if anybody uses any more than that then their posts just look childish and are not easy to read.

[MacDawg]

No one's complaining about your paw prints.:apple::D

Thanks for bringing that subject up and calling attention to it :(

Woof, Woof - Dawg http://homepage.mac.com/k.j.vinson/pawprint.gif

[Apple Ink]

I vote "no" too

Obviously, some people add them on their own, (like this thread),
but we shouldn't make it too easy to do so

Woof, Woof - Dawg http://homepage.mac.com/k.j.vinson/pawprint.gif

No one's complaining about your paw prints.:apple::D

Not to hurt or point out but seriously... LOL

[redwarrior]

I like it all, I'm not complaining. But then, I'm one of the people driving others mad with smilies, yet I am still allowed to use them. And I shall enjoy my privilege. Hell, I live in the South and people get irritated at me for smiling at them, but I will NEVER stop doing it.:D

(For the record, I love MacDawg's paws; gives me warm and fuzzies.:p)

[Aperture]

Absolutely not. The ones we have now are perfect.

[CalBoy]

The ones you have linked in your OP OP are a definite "no" for me, sorry.

The one smiley I wish we did have is a suspicious one (something along the lines of o_O but you know, a smiley :p), but beyond that, I think the smileys we have on MR are perfect. Some forums have way too many and it just becomes an eye sore.

[me_94501]

Those look like the ones used in IPB. I dissented with the majority and voted yes, simply because I want my o_O! o_O has become an extension of my written vocabulary since I started posting on forums. :p

[MrSmith]

I seldom use them and don't find them necessary. Words are far more subtle and I ignore posters who use them excessively since they seldom have anything to say. Kind of "OMG!!!!!!!!:confused::eek::cool::D!!!!!!!" posts. So they act as a kind of filter. So, yeah, more I say.

[sammy2066]

Wow, you guys are really against change. I was asking if you want to add the smileys I posted in the 1st post. But it seems you guys prefer the forum to be the way it is. I wonder how ticked off some of you would be if Apple shared your enthusiasm regarding change.

[MrSmith]

Change for the worse? Don't you think they're overused in some other forums? Like every single post in a thread.

[~Shard~]

Wow, you guys are really against change. I was asking if you want to add the smileys I posted in the 1st post. But it seems you guys prefer the forum to be the way it is. I wonder how ticked off some of you would be if Apple shared your enthusiasm regarding change.

Dude, we're talking about frickin' emoticons, not technological innovation. :rolleyes: Against change? No - but change for the better, not for the worse. If I suggested you paint a giant pink unicorn on your car's trunk and you declined, are you then likewise resistant to change? :p

[MrSmith]

Or, worse, a giant pink eunuch...?

[~Shard~]

Or, worse, a giant pink eunuch...?

Yes, that would indeed be worse... :D

[NC MacGuy]

I like it all, I'm not complaining. But then, I'm one of the people driving others mad with smilies, yet I am still allowed to use them. And I shall enjoy my privilege. Hell, I live in the South and people get irritated at me for smiling at them, but I will NEVER stop doing it.:D

(For the record, I love MacDawg's paws; gives me warm and fuzzies.:p)

They're not irritated for smiling at them, they're jealous you have all your teeth!;)

The Dawg's paws are more a sig. than an emoticon.

[Schtumple]

It would be nice to see the emoticons brought a little bit into the web 2.0 era..

But still, then it would just be like ever other forum where every post is littered with a incomprehensible mess of smilies and text, as if the smiles were a form of punctuation...

[iMacmatician]

Wow, you guys are really against change. I was asking if you want to add the smileys I posted in the 1st post. But it seems you guys prefer the forum to be the way it is. I wonder how ticked off some of you would be if Apple shared your enthusiasm regarding change.It depends on whether the choice is good or bad.

And "It's an option, you don't have to use them" isn't going to work because somebody's bound to use them.

[Mr Skills]

MR has some of the best-looking, most tasteful smilies I've seen on any forum. Just have a look at the ones in iChat to see how ugly they can be :eek:

[iJohnHenry]

The one smiley I wish we did have is a suspicious one...

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g158/MouseMeat/Smilies/1shifty.gif

[calculus]

I think that smileys are already used far too often without having even more of them. They remind me of the way that awful sitcoms have laugh tracks to tell you when something 'funny' is happening.

[~Shard~]

I think that smileys are already used far too often without having even more of them. They remind me of the way that awful sitcoms have laugh tracks to tell you when something 'funny' is happening.

I agree. Although I use them from time to time (mostly to convey if I'm being sarcastic, poking fun, etc. for clarity) I prefer the concept of conveying my thoughts thorugh actual text as opposed to emoticons. Using a bunch of emoticons all the time seems thoughtless and lazy - I prefer to read posts in which someone has obviously taken time to organize their thoughts and construct a proper statement.

[Lau]

I agree. Although I use them from time to time (mostly to convey if I'm being sarcastic, poking fun, etc. for clarity) I prefer the concept of conveying my thoughts thorugh actual text as opposed to emoticons. Using a bunch of emoticons all the time seems thoughtless and lazy - I prefer to read posts in which someone has obviously taken time to organize their thoughts and construct a proper statement.

Are you kidding – you use smileys (and multiple smileys) in virtually every single one of your posts!

[bartelby]

I prefer to read posts in which someone has obviously taken time to organize their thoughts and construct a proper statement.

What if people (like me, er :o) have trouble organizing thoughts and constructing a proper statement (I'm not talking about when I'm drunk either.), or even people who's first language isn't English?

[~Shard~]

Are you kidding – you use smileys (and multiple smileys) in virtually every single one of your posts!

1) They do not make up the majority of my posts, they very nicely complement them :) (<-- see? :D) (<--see again??)

2) I am a hypocritical bastard - where have you been the last few years?!? :confused:

:D

What if people (like me, er :o) have trouble organizing thoughts and constructing a proper statement (I'm not talking about when I'm drunk either.), or even people who's first language isn't English?

As long as they don't rely on emoticons to provide their post's content, I'm fine. Typing pretty much anything up is a sign that they've put thought into what they want to say as opposed to typing OMG!!!1!!! followed by multiple emoticons. ;)

Plus, again, there's the bastard thing. :cool: (there's another emoticon for you)

[iMacmatician]

The one smiley I wish we did have is a suspicious oneGood for suspicious rumors (which we seem to have a fair deal of :rolleyes:).

[Silver-Fox]

I would like to see one or two more mix it up a bit :D

[scotty96LSC]

I:cool:think:pthere;)may:Dbe:ojust:(enough:)smilies:confused:to:eek:make:mad:everyone:rolleyes:happy :apple:

[iJohnHenry]

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g158/MouseMeat/Smilies/No-no.gif

[Foxglove9]

Don't add new ones. However I am getting sick of the overuse of :rolleyes:

[MrSmith]

...I am getting sick of the overuse of :rolleyes:
Though it probably saves a lot of "You idiot"s and subsequent bannings. (:D)

[~Shard~]

Though it probably saves a lot of "You idiot"s and subsequent bannings. (:D)

Indeed, that little blue-faced eye-roller has saved my ass many times I reckon... :D

[iMacmatician]

Don't add new ones. However I am getting sick of the overuse of :rolleyes::rolleyes:


(kidding)

Though it probably saves a lot of "You idiot"s and subsequent bannings. (:D)And it saves having to write out said words, to save time and devote more time on more useful words and posts.

[iJohnHenry]

Did I hear someone request an idiot?? http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g158/MouseMeat/Smilies/Idiot.gif

[Mattjeff]

It would be nice to see the emoticons brought a little bit into the web 2.0 era..

But still, then it would just be like ever other forum where every post is littered with a incomprehensible mess of smilies and text, as if the smiles were a form of punctuation...

I would like to see the site brought into the web 2.0 era. I loveeee Macrumors but think it needs some cleaning up.

[MacNut]

I would like to see the site brought into the web 2.0 era. I loveeee Macrumors but think it needs some cleaning up.I hate web 2.0. Why not wait for 3.0.:rolleyes:

[jpmittins]

I think the one's already here are enough; any more and smiley use be make forum posts far to annoying to read.

[iBlue]

No.

http://upc.edesignuk.com/uploads/smilies/megarolleyesV2.gif




(I have my own anyway, you see ;-))

[Foxglove9]

I hate web 2.0. Why not wait for 3.0.:rolleyes:

Next Tuesday? Should I wait or buy now?

[bigandy]

I think we could actually get rid of some of the existing ones...

These two at least could go

:cool::apple:
Yes. Agreed.

Definitely! I'm sick of seeing new users who think it is necessary to put an Apple logo at the end of every sentence. That 'cool' smiley also gets on my nerves.

You can type an Apple logo with Option + Shift + K on a Mac, anyway.
++

The Apple Logo smiley was introduced because the ⌥ + ⇧ + K combo doesn't bring up the logo on Windows, or something. It's been angering me ever since. We don't need posts from newbies that end like either of the following:

ZOMG!!!!!1! :apple: are the best!!!!!!!!11

:apple::apple::apple::apple::apple::cool:

It's enough to make you want to punch the wall.


Wow, you guys are really against change. I was asking if you want to add the smileys I posted in the 1st post. But it seems you guys prefer the forum to be the way it is. I wonder how ticked off some of you would be if Apple shared your enthusiasm regarding change.

We're not against change. It's not broken, so why does it need fixed? The MacRumors forum is a heaven compared with other forums. There's no distraction of masses of smileys (which, to be honest, are mainly overused by people that can't work out how to convey an emotion using their words); there are no images in signatures to get in the way; it's all about the discussion.

And it should stay that way.

[iMacmatician]

Did I hear someone request an idiot?? [snip smiley]WOW that smiley is disturbing.

I hate web 2.0. Why not wait for 3.0.I heard it's coming next Tuesday, and it'll be snappier than before.

Web...

:D:D:D-----------:D
---- :D--------:D---:D
:D:D:D------- :D-- -:D
- ---:D--------:D---:D
:D:D:D---:D----- :D

[DiamondMac]

Absolutely

I love the ones we have now but the new ones give off a lot of emotions I wish to give off at times :D:eek::apple::apple::apple:

[Pixellated]

our smilies r 7334

(I vote no)

I hope you mean 1337, in which case i agree. NO

[SFStateStudent]

I agree with the previous posts: More would Reckon everything!:p

[mkrishnan]

I think there's been pretty extensive discussion on this topic, so I'm going to go ahead and close this.

Just as a reminder. Please don't abuse it, but you're certainly welcome to inline smileys from smiley hosting sites such as http://www.my-smileys.de/ (the one I use) if you really want additional choices. So you do have options. Again, please do not make your posts obnoxious, or action will probably be taken.

http://www.my-smileys.de/smileys3/flatto-bye.gif