These are no longer the two worst emoticons on Macrumors.

[Mildredop]

I automatically think you're a child

The use of any of these icons makes me think the writer is a child. One should be able to express oneself through text.

 

[Shrink]

they are retina now.

They are a bit harder to make out then the old ones on non-retina, but are clear on retina. We could also boost the pixel size by a couple of pixels, which will make them easier to all cases, but then they stand out more.



arn

Since I'm non-retina (for the moment), I'd appreciate the extra pixels.

 

[arn]

Since I'm non-retina (for the moment), I'd appreciate the extra pixels.

How about now?

arn

 

[Shrink]

How about now?

arn

Great!

Thanks, arn!

 

[Weaselboy]

How about now?

arn

Yes... better. Thanks

 

[MacNut]

At least now the thread title matches the emoticons.

 

[ucfgrad93]

At least now the thread title matches the emoticons.

I'm thinking that any of the new emoticons would match the thread title.

 

[LoganT]

How about now?

arn

Honestly, I love it.

"" are so much better than the previous ones.

 

[dukebound85]

When did these new emoticons take place??????

 

[Shrink]

When did these new emoticons take place??????

We knew that you were offline and did it behind your back.

No, really...we all wanted it to be a surprise especially for you!

 

[SandboxGeneral]

When did these new emoticons take place??????

Yesterday afternoon.

 

[Renzatic]

Is it too late to request a change? I don't think conveys enough emotion. We need something with a little more punch. Something that better gets the point across. To me, doesn't look mad. It looks more like someone fighting a nasty bout of constipation, or is in the midst of a good, solid sneeze. For this reason, I believe we should change to...

...which does a much better job of showing HRRRRGGGG!

edit: Oh, and these would also be nice.

 

[arn]

Is it too late to request a change? I don't think conveys enough emotion. We need something with a little more punch. Something that better gets the point across. For that reason, I believe we should change to...

Image

...which does a much better job of showing HRRRRGGGG!

nah not too late. We could get them tweaked. We did get these emoticons made specifically in the style of the old ones.

honestly, these were made over a year ago, we just never got around to deploying them, cause they were going to go with a new design, which seems like it's still a ways out.

arn

 

[roadbloc]

The use of any of these icons makes me think the writer is a child. One should be able to express oneself through text.

Yes. Because you can really convey expression, emotion, sarcasm and tone of voice through just text. What complete nonsense.

 

[jhtrico1850]

What the deuce? They all look so iOS7ish and all neon lol.

 

[Mildredop]

Yes. Because you can really convey expression, emotion, sarcasm and tone of voice through just text. What complete nonsense.

Yes, you very much can. This is why novels aren't littered with little smiley faces.

 

[TechGod]

nah not too late. We could get them tweaked. We did get these emoticons made specifically in the style of the old ones.

honestly, these were made over a year ago, we just never got around to deploying them, cause they were going to go with a new design, which seems like it's still a ways out.

arn

So can be have an option to go back to the old ones?

 

[dannyyankou]

I prefer the old smilies

 

[roadbloc]

Yes, you very much can. This is why novels aren't littered with little smiley faces.

Novels are stores told from either a third or first person view, often filled with descriptives to explain characteristics, actions and motives from the narrator's point of view. They are not a brief few lines of opinionated text posted on a thread referring to a certain topic.

"I hate Apple."

Now tell me if that quoted statement above is sarcasm or anger. Now imagine it with either a or a after it. See how the mood of the statement changes?

 

[Shrink]

Yes, you very much can. This is why novels aren't littered with little smiley faces.

I agree. However, to put this as politely as possible, some readers comprehension level seems to preclude understanding of irony...and the smilie helps.

I have written incredibly heavy handed, sledge hammer subtle, irony...and received replies indicating that the post were taken seriously, without an understanding that they were meant to be ironic.

I certainly am not suggesting that my writing is, at times, not at fault...but the smilies do help in guaranteeing, or increasing the probability of, understanding the intent of the post.

 

[Astroboy907]

I agree. However, to put this as politely as possible, some readers comprehension level seems to preclude understanding of irony...and the smilie helps.

I have written incredibly heavy handed, sledge hammer subtle, irony...and received replies indicating that the post were taken seriously, without an understanding that they were meant to be ironic.

I certainly am not suggesting that my writing is, at times, at fault...but the smilies do help in guaranteeing, or increasing the probability of, understanding the intent of the post.

I can't tell... Are you being sarcastic again?

 

[Shrink]

I can't tell... Are you being sarcastic again?

My incredibly dry wit and subtle humor is a curse.

 

[Giuly]

The use of any of these icons makes me think the writer is a child. One should be able to express oneself through text.

Let's add an amendment to the constitution that declares the first amendment invalid for all forms of expression except text?

You assume too much. We don't care what you think.

Frankly, I think that you might've misunderstood basic grammar. The collapse of singular and plural in the English language only applies to the second person, not to the first.

While

You don't understand anything of my work.

instead of

Thou dost not understand Anything of my work.

is completely valid,

We don't care what you think.

instead of

I don't care what you think.

however, is not.

Unless maybe you're Schopenhauer or weigh more than 360 pounds, that is.

and

: I automatically think you're a child who doesn't know how to control their anger.

: Makes me think you're an immature brat.

Babelfish says that it's Malayalam text, though.