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Could we have simpler emojis?
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By "simpler" I thought you meant "easy to understand". I don't understand what it is a few of them are trying to convey. Mostly, they appear as though they've all had a stroke.
wtf is that?
wtf is that?
No need for extra faces...like the one you posted.By "simpler" I thought you meant "easy to understand". I don't understand what it is a few of them are trying to convey. Mostly, they appear as though they've all had a stroke.
wtf is that?
You can always mouse over or tap and hold to find out what an emoji might be, and once you know you basically know from that point on basically.By "simpler" I thought you meant "easy to understand". I don't understand what it is a few of them are trying to convey. Mostly, they appear as though they've all had a stroke.
wtf is that?
Or better yet, perhaps people could simply refrain from bickering. Instead of trying to blame it on emoticons.
--Eric
--Eric
Well, if you're having trouble with them, I suggest not using them and ignoring them when others do.
MacRumors already has a fairly restricted set of emoticons. I'm on other sites that have a much more expansive set.
If it does cause some confusion with the moderators and admins, I'd say its an extreme rarity and the exception to the norm. Why create restrictions for the exception when the normal usage is shown to be fairly problem free?
I'm just saying simplicity may be better but of course I could be wrong.
To be honest, I have on occasion had cause to consult the (extremely helpful and very useful) verbal guide which actually explains what many of these emojis actually mean, or what emotion they are trying to convey.
But then, most of the time, I rarely use them, and I tend to ignore them when I see them in a post if the meaning is not immediately clear to me (and sometimes, it isn't).
But then, most of the time, I rarely use them, and I tend to ignore them when I see them in a post if the meaning is not immediately clear to me (and sometimes, it isn't).
Some expressions are ambiguous.How would we respond with
For example, this guy -
- is officially, "eye-roll", (there you go again) but his upturned mouth feels more like, "tongue-in-cheek" or "barely-concealed-grin", (did I just say that? Haha)And this guy -
- is officially "confused", but looks more like "crushed" or "devastated"[doublepost=1461421635][/doublepost]
Until the next emoji designer redraws the faces on a whim - then we're back to square one!
This is quite unlike different fonts where, even with the most whimsical ones, it's still possible to discern an underlying character shape. Or, in the most obscure examples, to infer meaning from a collection of them forming a recognizable word shape.
No. With some of these emojis, it's almost like standing in front of a portrait in a gallery and trying to figure out what the artist was trying to say and then - as an additional hurdle - wondering if the other person who actually used that emoji bothered to do the same.
I'm glad you understand what i'm talking about. ThisSome expressions are ambiguous.
For example, this guy -
And this guy -
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Until the next emoji designer redraws the faces on a whim - then we're back to square one!
This is quite unlike different fonts where, even with the most whimsical ones, it's still possible to discern an underlying character shape. Or, in the most obscure examples, to infer meaning from a collection of them forming a recognizable word shape.
No. With some of these emojis, it's almost like standing in front of a portrait in a gallery and trying to figure out what the artist was trying to say and then - as an additional hurdle - wondering if the other person who actually used that emoji bothered to do the same.
looks could indicate an insult to another person as the person who put that facial expression as "innocent" talk.An insult is an insult, an emoticon is an emoticon and wouldn't be an insult inless it's connected to something that would be an insult.I'm glad you understand what i'm talking about. This