Most of the emoticons are pretty bad : Othor Games

» Sun May 13, 2012 11:50 pm

I'm not a huge user of emoticons or anything, but I wonder what the chances are that these boards will move on from looking like it's 1999 - these are some pretty bad emoticons. I guess it's hard-coded into whatever engine these boards are based on (a lot of sites have these emoticons, minus the Fallout and Elder Scrolls specific ones).

To be fair, this kind is fine: :huh:

Or this:

Nice and clean...

However, I could do without ever again seeing celebratory posts featuring five hundred of these: :banana:

What do you guys think?

Adblock the emoticons that irritate you. Problem solved there on the issue of dancing bananas.

As for the rest, is there something that year 2012 emoticons would convey in a post that these supposed ancient 1999 ones don't? I don't see what the big deal is here.

My favourite is, and always will be, :shifty:

Love it...

I have to take some credit for that one being put in. That exact image was my idea.

» Mon May 14, 2012 5:10 am

You look more professional if you don't use emoticons.

...

:banana:

Ah, forget it. :biggrin:

» Sun May 13, 2012 7:13 pm

'

' Is the one that I use most often.

I think the Invision ones are the best, but I used to have a different version that I used on MSN which was far superior. Shame I can't find them anywhere online.

» Sun May 13, 2012 2:51 pm

I miss the old wub emoticon. :wub:

isn't nearly as cool.

I know. They really need to bring the old one back.

I think the emocons here are pretty good. My favorites are :slap:

and

and

» Sun May 13, 2012 8:40 pm

I like

» Mon May 14, 2012 3:46 am

You look more professional if you don't use emoticons.

Well no one uses them in work emails do they? :ermm:

Freaking love the bunneh... :bunny:

<- Bunneh Band

» Mon May 14, 2012 5:01 am

I don't get why :meh:

is coded as "meh".

Meh means indifference. "Want to see a movie? Meh."

My favs are :stare:

and

» Sun May 13, 2012 9:01 pm

Well no one uses them in work emails do they? :ermm:

I do. Helps to get my point across sometimes >.>

» Sun May 13, 2012 7:10 pm

I do. Helps to get my point across sometimes >.>

Hmm, I just made a connection between that statement and your avatar

» Mon May 14, 2012 4:13 am

'

' is perfect for expressing my disapproval of ideas/arguments I perceive to be stupid or flawed. I find myself using it an awful lot on the Skyrim forums.

Also, the bunny is super. :bunny:

» Mon May 14, 2012 3:09 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8MDNFaGfT4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8MDNFaGfT4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8MDNFaGfT4 :banana:

<---- edit: that's one evil-looking widow's peak

» Sun May 13, 2012 9:28 pm

Well no one uses them in work emails do they? :ermm:

I would hope so. And pension statements, redundancy letters, CVs etc. Make the world a more inappropriately fun place, that's what I say!

» Sun May 13, 2012 11:08 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8MDNFaGfT4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8MDNFaGfT4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8MDNFaGfT4 :banana:

And I only managed a few seconds of that, too.

Oh yeah, really glad bonk came back recently after its hiatus!

» Sun May 13, 2012 3:01 pm

If

or

weren't available, I wouldn't bother. What I would really like is a turnip emote, the Brits may remember http://www.leftlion.co.uk/images/1/image/turnip%20taylor.jpg.

» Sun May 13, 2012 3:52 pm

I would hope so. And pension statements, redundancy letters, CVs etc. Make the world a more inappropriately fun place, that's what I say!

"Dear sir or madam, :swear:

Thank you for your application to extend the mortgage agreement. :deal:

Unfortunately at this time we must inform you that you do not meet the criteria necessary to satisfy our board of directors. :foodndrink:

As such, we must terminate our existing agreement :gun:

and immediately proceed to reclamation of your finances. :starwars:

We hope that this will not cause undue problems :toughninja:

but we would like to remind you of our patience in this matter up to this point. :slap:

Please find enclosed all information pertaining to bankruptcy proceedings. :violin:

Thank you again for banking with Lehman Brothers & Co!" :celebration:

» Mon May 14, 2012 1:41 am

Hmm. My favorites are :smile:

Not a fan of how :whistling:

looks like on the "new" dark forum background, though.

» Sun May 13, 2012 5:51 pm

I don't approve of these old-fashioned emoticons. Sure some of them are good, but I've seen http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/141/5/d/emotiponies_by_midori_no_ink-d3gstx0.png. :chaos:

» Sun May 13, 2012 1:58 pm

snip

I wish I could make that my signature...

» Sun May 13, 2012 11:56 pm

"Dear sir or madam, :swear:

Thank you for your application to extend the mortgage agreement. :deal:

Unfortunately at this time we must inform you that you do not meet the criteia necessary to satisfy our board of directors. :foodndrink:

As such, we must terminate our existing agreement :gun:

and immediately proceed to reclamation of your finances. :starwars:

We hope that this will not cause undue problems :toughninja:

but we would like to remind you of our patience in this matter up to this point. :slap:

Please find enclosed all information pertaining to bankruptcy proceedings. :violin:

Thank you again for banking with Lehman Brothers & Co!" :celebration:

Nicely done! :laugh:

» Sun May 13, 2012 1:50 pm

I use this sometimes elsewhere...it's my favorite:

;o)-)

» Sun May 13, 2012 5:34 pm

There are a lot of emoticons which are not from the same set...so it's kinda messy. I don't like messy. But.... :shrug:

» Sun May 13, 2012 11:46 pm

Fuuuuuko

» Sun May 13, 2012 6:49 pm

I use this sometimes elsewhere...it's my favorite:

;o)-)

Looks like a guy with a grin wearing a hat and goggles..

if you could make the 'o' square somehow :hehe:

» Sun May 13, 2012 9:18 pm

Fuuuuuko

I would die if there was an emoticon that handed out carved starfish

» Sun May 13, 2012 11:13 pm

I would die if there was an emoticon that handed out carved starfish

So brazenly informing the mods of your one true weakness, so manly.

:teehee: