I just deleted a big ol' rant about people who use way too many smileys on message boards and how appalling I find it to fill a post with smileys when referring to such a tragedy
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I caught the long version. I didn't think it was out of line.
I'm fairly numb about the VT situation. I don't know what to say about it, either.
But, back to the rant. I think some people (a lot of people?) don't know what to say but feel compelled to say something. "Notice me. I am sad about the tragedy."
YES. I get that impression a lot from others as well. And maybe it's just that I react differently from others. But sometimes I feel the over-the-top, OMG I'm so SAAAAD, it's so TRAAAAAGIC kinds of public posts to be attention-seeking. Is that the way you really talk? You know what I mean?
Honestly, it's only a handful of people at Interference I get that from, and they annoy me on a regular basis anyway, so this was just the time for me to finally rant about it.
I've been using smilies more often and I am not sure why. I'm not a smiley person normally but the past couple of posts in my LJ have smilies. Not weird ones - just " :) " or " :( ". I wonder if this is a virus I have caught off the internets and if I can possibly get rid of it.
Yes, yes, and yes. And yes again. I just replied to Pla and said it's really just a handful of people on Interference who do this way too much, and it annoys me on a regular basis.
And see, a simple :applaud: is one thing. It's not like you said:
(applause smiley) OMG, you are soooooooooo right! (hug smiley) I can't understand why someone would post 3,647 smilies for such a horrible tragedy! (praying smiley) (crying smiley) (hug smiley again)
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I'm fairly numb about the VT situation. I don't know what to say about it, either.
But, back to the rant. I think some people (a lot of people?) don't know what to say but feel compelled to say something. "Notice me. I am sad about the tragedy."
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I'm talking about these graphic ones that actually look like a little smiley face doing something like praying, or crying, or what have you.
I use them TONS when I post on that forum, but I'm usually talking about something silly and inconsequential. Not 30+ people dying. You know?
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There are times not to act as if you're functionally illiterate.
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I was just talking about this earlier today with Pla. The over-the-top cartoonish smilies especially annoyed me the most.
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And see, a simple :applaud: is one thing. It's not like you said:
(applause smiley) OMG, you are soooooooooo right! (hug smiley) I can't understand why someone would post 3,647 smilies for such a horrible tragedy! (praying smiley) (crying smiley) (hug smiley again)
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