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fallendream · 30th Aug 2009, 05:21 PM

we should have a day without smilies, itll show how serious EC is and it might be fun.
anyone up for it?

fallendream · 30th Aug 2009, 05:24 PM

^not today, just sometime in the future

littledinosaurs · 30th Aug 2009, 05:30 PM

i think it's a terrible idea.

jazzrawr · 30th Aug 2009, 05:31 PM

I can't type without smilies! XD
It'd be an EC day without me. v_v
I mean, smilies brighten up a post. Who wants a day of seriousness?

fallendream · 30th Aug 2009, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jazzrawr

I can't type without smilies! XD
It'd be an EC day without me. v_v
I mean, smilies brighten up a post. Who wants a day of seriousness?

thats like asking why youd put fruit in...places...but millions do it.

RaRa · 30th Aug 2009, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jazzrawr

I can't type without smilies! XD
It'd be an EC day without me. v_v
I mean, smilies brighten up a post. Who wants a day of seriousness?

Totally agree. =D

^See?

jazzrawr · 30th Aug 2009, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fallendream

Quote:

Originally Posted by jazzrawr

I can't type without smilies! XD
It'd be an EC day without me. v_v
I mean, smilies brighten up a post. Who wants a day of seriousness?

thats like asking why youd put fruit in...places...but millions do it.

...fruit in where? 0.o
I don't get the point. XD

Greggers · 30th Aug 2009, 06:10 PM

OMG OMG LYK THIS

IS SUCH A GOOD IDEA~

littledinosaurs · 30th Aug 2009, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greggers

OMG OMG LYK THIS

IS SUCH A GOOD IDEA~

ahahahahahahahahahahah

Eccentric · 30th Aug 2009, 06:14 PM

Some people put fruit in bowls.
Some people put fruit in their mouths.
Some people put fruit in pies.
So are you asking everyone to not type smilies for a day? Because, well, you'd have better luck organizing all of EC to do something if it was a little more fun or meaningful. I mean, the most I can imagine is everybody in chat acting all "internets is srs business" for 10 minutes tops. But hey, I haven't tried it. Anything is possible! Look, I haven't typed any smilies at all!

Phantasma · 30th Aug 2009, 06:19 PM

I don't really see the point..
Why do we want to try to stress how serious and non-smiley we are? (And to who?)

**Owen** · 30th Aug 2009, 06:21 PM

Serious reply ahead; do not read if you expect to be amused.

Quote:

Originally Posted by fallendream

itll show how serious EC is and it might be fun.

I'm sorry, but I don't think these two concepts ("look how serious we can be" and "It'll be fun") can co-exist. Besides, smileys serve an important function in web communication. As you may know, the majority of communication is non-verbal. Most of what me mean comes not from what words we say, but our tone of voice and our body language. Though smileys are hardly sufficient replacements for those components, they serve the same function. For example, let's look at the simple phrase "no way".

No way.

(This is fantastic!)
No way.

(I did not expect things this good to happen.)
No way.

(I am embarrassed by this surprise.)
No way.

(I am completely surprised.)
No way.

(I am not happy with this.)
No way.

(This makes me really sad.)

You get the idea. A smiley allows you to convey your emotions when words and punctuation are not enough. Sure, they are frequently overused, but they are still necessary, whether we like it or not.

Apocalypte · 30th Aug 2009, 07:02 PM

Dancing Banana says NO.

Hoppip · 30th Aug 2009, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gamer am I

Serious reply ahead; do not read if you expect to be amused.

Quote:

Originally Posted by fallendream

itll show how serious EC is and it might be fun.

I'm sorry, but I don't think these two concepts ("look how serious we can be" and "It'll be fun") can co-exist. Besides, smileys serve an important function in web communication. As you may know, the majority of communication is non-verbal. Most of what me mean comes not from what words we say, but our tone of voice and our body language. Though smileys are hardly sufficient replacements for those components, they serve the same function. For example, let's look at the simple phrase "no way".

No way.

(This is fantastic!)
No way.

(I did not expect things this good to happen.)
No way.

(I am embarrassed by this surprise.)
No way.

(I am completely surprised.)
No way.

(I am not happy with this.)
No way.

(This makes me really sad.)

You get the idea. A smiley allows you to convey your emotions when words and punctuation are not enough. Sure, they are frequently overused, but they are still necessary, whether we like it or not.

From a linguistics point of view, that's an incredible concept. Imagine crafting a conlang that uses emotion particles to clear up all the ambiguity of internet speech! (Besides just exclamation marks). It'd be just like that one feminist language Láadan! Gah. It seems like an amazing idea, but where to start? T_T

I guess I'd have to map out all the emotions that I usually express...

Oh, and not using smilies? It'd be an interesting social experiment, so I don't see why not.

30th Aug 2009, 07:14 PM

No smiles!!!

fallendream · 31st Aug 2009, 05:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greggers

OMG OMG LYK THIS

IS SUCH A GOOD IDEA~

i actually laughed at that.

So are you asking everyone to not type smilies for a day? Because, well, you'd have better luck organizing all of EC to do something if it was a little more fun or meaningful.

smiles only day?

**Ben** · 31st Aug 2009, 05:20 AM

Daniel · 31st Aug 2009, 06:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fallendream

we should have a day without smilies, itll show how serious EC is and it might be fun.
anyone up for it?

Well I like the idea.

carrie90 · 31st Aug 2009, 11:26 AM

I don't see what we hope to achieve with no smile's

fallendream · 31st Aug 2009, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carrie90

I don't see what we hope to achieve with no smile's

a social experiment, could be amusing.

30th Aug 2009, 05:21 PM	#1
fallendream EC Addict Full Member Gender: manlyman, hwar! Orientation: i have a floppy wrist? Out Status: i left aslan... Age: 17 Posts: 945 Join Date: Jan 2009	no-smile day? we should have a day without smilies, itll show how serious EC is and it might be fun. anyone up for it?

30th Aug 2009, 05:24 PM	#2
fallendream EC Addict Full Member Gender: manlyman, hwar! Orientation: i have a floppy wrist? Out Status: i left aslan... Age: 17 Posts: 945 Join Date: Jan 2009	Re: no-smile day? ^not today, just sometime in the future

30th Aug 2009, 05:30 PM	#3
littledinosaurs J'essaie de Parler Français! :] Full Member Gender: Garçon Orientation: Bisexuel Location: Nouvelle-Angleterre. Age: 21 Posts: 2,351 Join Date: Sep 2008	Re: no-smile day? i think it's a terrible idea. __________________ Âllo Là

30th Aug 2009, 05:31 PM	#4
jazzrawr Lover of Loony Lovegood Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Lesimbean Out Status: I scream it from rooftops Location: Ontario, Canada. Age: 19 Posts: 3,391 Join Date: Feb 2008	Re: no-smile day? I can't type without smilies! XD It'd be an EC day without me. v_v I mean, smilies brighten up a post. Who wants a day of seriousness? __________________ <3 You can love people so much... But you can never love someone as much as you can miss them. (...and the lesbians.)

30th Aug 2009, 06:10 PM	#8
Greggers Sunshine & Optimism ...also Angels. Full Member Gender: Theatre Queen Orientation: Disco Sticks Out Status: Everyone and a few more Location: BC, Canada Age: 21 Posts: 3,528 Join Date: Dec 2008	Re: no-smile day? OMG OMG LYK THIS IS SUCH A GOOD IDEA~ __________________ "It's a male duck."

30th Aug 2009, 06:14 PM	#10
Eccentric Call me Andy. Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Location: Texas Age: 18 Posts: 391 Join Date: Mar 2009	Re: no-smile day? Some people put fruit in bowls. Some people put fruit in their mouths. Some people put fruit in pies. So are you asking everyone to not type smilies for a day? Because, well, you'd have better luck organizing all of EC to do something if it was a little more fun or meaningful. I mean, the most I can imagine is everybody in chat acting all "internets is srs business" for 10 minutes tops. But hey, I haven't tried it. Anything is possible! Look, I haven't typed any smilies at all! __________________ "Se brosser les dents, est au haut d'une échelle au bas de laquelle il y a: perdre son âme." - Les Misérables

30th Aug 2009, 06:19 PM	#11
Phantasma EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: two people! Location: Winnipeg Age: 19 Posts: 983 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: no-smile day? I don't really see the point.. Why do we want to try to stress how serious and non-smiley we are? (And to who?) __________________

30th Aug 2009, 07:02 PM	#13
Apocalypte Ytse Jamming. Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Lesbian Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Dublin, Ireland Age: 27 Posts: 2,217 Join Date: Oct 2008	Re: no-smile day? Dancing Banana says NO. __________________ "I like my beer cold...my TV loud...and my homosexuals flaming." - Homer Simpson

30th Aug 2009, 07:14 PM	#15
Hidden Angel Guest Posts: n/a	Re: no-smile day? No smiles!!!

31st Aug 2009, 05:20 AM	#17
Ben Was Invisible. EC Moderator Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Age: 20 Posts: 3,704 Join Date: Jul 2008	Re: no-smile day?

31st Aug 2009, 11:26 AM	#19
carrie90 The square root of 4 is rainbows Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Gay Out Status: everybody really Location: Originally Montana but currently San Fransisco Age: 21 Posts: 1,327 Join Date: Feb 2009	Re: no-smile day? I don't see what we hope to achieve with no smile's __________________ I empower my Cheerios to live in fear by creating an enviorment of irrational, random terror -Sue Sylvester

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