＾＿＾

op ;)

:D

sorry your autistic op

well i have found that people can often misinterpret the line's context so a smily can actually help project a message forward

>do people REALLY need smilies to let people know how they feel about something?
Considering that emotions are hard to convey through a line of text, yes. Yes, people DO really need smilies to convey the proper emotions to go with their words.

I'm cool with the simplistic stuff. A :) here, a :(, maybe something like a >_> if the situation calls.

This newfangled maths equation shit is ridiculous though.

Deal with it, It makes me angry too. I've never really used smilies except in AOL chat when I was twelve, and even then I only used the accursed "^_^". Frankly I think you pick up the ability to tell tone on the internet without smilies as you hang around it, but the fact of the matter is that many people will not (perhaps rightly) take this time. Its just one of those things, either accept that or get a lawn and a gun so you can tell kids to get the hell off.

for some reason, people using the equal sign to make smiley faces don't really bother me

it's the stupid jap faces and smiley faces using colons that bug me.

:p

>>67254234
d(^_^)b grate post

(((((((-;,'0

I dislike the :) and :( smilies, but like the D: and :D smilies.

I have no idea what's wrong with me.

(>;-;)> ~~~~~~ (::)

KIRBY SEES COOKIE BUT CANNOT REACH COOKIE

;w;

:D = okay
xD or ^.^ = RAGE

>>67254926

how did you get that backwards b?

>>67254859

Dr. House would like to disagree about emotions being hard to convey through a line of text.

Whenever I'm trolling I always put XDDDDD at the end of my statements.

;_; and :) are the only acceptable smilies.


Also; not vidya.

semicolon underscore semicolon is the only acceptable emoticon

>>67254895
(,,#ﾟДﾟ):∴;'･,;`:ｺﾞﾙｧ!!

xD is the epitomy of rage.

'ᴥ'

\(^o^)/

:L :L :L :L :L :L :L :L :L :L :L :L :L :L :L :L :L :L :L :L :L :L :L :L

OH U OP XXXXXXXDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
:*********** DON'T GET MAD WE LUV U

Stop taking shit so seriously. It's a goddamn smiley.

:3

>>67255059
>using images to convey the emotion of your post
You know, that's no better than using smilies.

:3 :9 ^^ >> << >< ^^; >>; ^///^ >///>

I use these.

people who dislike smilies have no social skills or success using said smilies. of course, this is to be expected as everyone on /v/ are fat, greasy, neckbearding faggots, including myself.

prove me wrong.

>>67255175
My favorite smiley.

It's so nice for pokemon rp. :3c

I just use :3c and ;_;

>>67254234
We should cut all of these morons' hands (#°_°)|3

>>67255205
I have a girlfriend. >>;;

OP, you're delusional.

4chan uses emoticons and the like all the time. Except they're not text-based.

They're reaction images.

>>67255059
(*´ο`*)=3 はふぅん

>>67255205

>prove me wrong

How?
It's the truth.
People on /v/ are always "that guy" nobody likes.

(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((-;
(-:
(-:0
(-:>
(-:,'
{]};;

8===>

Persona thread? Awesome
I've recently started a New Game + on P4 Expert.
Shit's fucking fun, rocking the early content with my high level personas.
Also, is there a way to play the translated version of P2: Innocent Sin on PSP? Mine freezes after the first battle every fucking time. Will I just have to play it on an emulator?

>>67255205
Do you know how much fake Lucario tail I've gotten on /vp/ exchanging :3s? Tons~

They certainly know how to use it.

>>67255176

>He thinks the image i posted conveys an emotion and not a medium to project an intellectual character who has the brains to read between written or symbolic lines

oh you.jpg

Smilies were created for "stupid" people.

You know "small things satisfy small minds".

If you are over 20 and you use them you are a joke, not an adult.

>>67255278
You're late. Anon already said this: >>67255176

I can accept people who use them occasionally, like in the purpose smileys were originally invented. I sometimes have to use :3 to make people know that I'm joking and ;_; to make them know I'm not.

>>67255349
:) You're stupid.

;)

:::: 3

Spider face, master race

"your pathetic :)"

>>67254859
>Considering that emotions are hard to convey through a line of text, yes.
/lit/ here. Fuck you guys.

>>67255277

no you dont

It's easier to use a smilie to convey your emotion then it is to use your words.

It's like a child moaning instead of speaking.

Weaboo tier:
:3

I dont see the problem tier:
Everything else

The one thing I have a problem with is people who put a kiss "x" after every fucking sentence.
EVEN MALES

>>67255349

only mature complete sentences for mature twelve year olds such as yourself

>>67255349

Your drawing style is that of an 12yo....... for a reason,
that is all

i use smilies because 1. they piss a certain kind of person off 2. some of them look fucking silly

>>67255425
This may come as a shock to you, but NOT EVERYONE IS A FUCKING AUTHOR.

>he plays JRPGS.JPG

>>67255349

but your not an adult either

>>67255443
Someone on /v/ actually doesn't have a problem with "xD"?

A first time for everything, I guess.

>>67255429

>Moaning

>>67255498

This may come as a shock to you, but just because they are not authors does not mean they've never had a grammar class or are fucked in the head retarded.

('''\(>.</''')

RAWRRR

Bitches love smiley faces.

Dealwithit.wav

<(｀^´)>

>>67255534
>your
Case in point, people cannot even use the right "your" half the time. You expect them to come up with decent, well-thought out sentences that properly convey their emotions?

That will never happen. Deal with it.

Using smileys is good for two situations.
1. For letting people on /v/ know that you ain't even mad, despite the offensive language in your post. (Example: =) ).
2. When talking to bitches over MSN, texts, etc. (You all know they love smiley-faces).

>>67255429

>It's like a child moaning

Your brain is full of fuck.
Literally.

I use smilies when

1)Talking with less inteligent people because it makes them happy.

2)Talking with chicks, since "bitches love smilies".


Otherwise, why should I use them?
I am studying law so I am pretty fucking sure I can write.

>>67255498
You speak the language. You have the capability of putting together a sentence that conveys some meaning or else we wouldn't be having this discussion right now. How much harder can it be to add a little emotion to what you're saying instead of just resorting to "lol xDDD"?

>>67255561
I forgot about that.
It pisses me off slightly but I dont get all sweaty about it

protip: if seeing smileys bugs you, go see a shrink, you are probably too easily influenced by the internet

>implying anyone on /v/ talks to females or "the bitches" or even has success with said bitches.

but damn do bitches love smilies.

>>67255639
How would you convey you're a happy Riolu balls deep in some cute little Pikachu?

>>67255606
Your really starting to show how stupid you are with every post.

"I am happy" is better than "xDDDDDDDDDDDDDD"

If you think otherwise you are underage.

>>67255646
This
;)

>>67255639
What about you don't want to sound like a pompous douchebag all the time?
"Hey Frank, yesterday i went to the park and and random stranger gave me a blowjob. Crazy, haha."
"Hey Frank, yesterday i went to the park and a random stanger gave me a blowjob, pffhaha XD"

>>67255746
>How would you convey you're a happy Riolu balls deep in some cute little Pikachu?
Like this
キタ━━━(゜∀゜)━━━!!!!!

>>67255747

your startung to show how tits you are with ever post.

FUCK YOU

>people actually defending emoticons.
Fuck this, I quit /v/. This shithole is on par with Gaia at this point.

>>67255788
But my face isn't that wide. :^(

To be honest OP, I used to be like you. But on things like facebook it really is quite important.

So many times I've made a comment that made me sound like a complete and utter prick, when in reality it was a playful jab at someone. A :) would have fixed that completely.

>>67255772

If you think anyone uses "xDDDDDDDDDDDDDD" instead of just "XD" you are underage.

lol, OP -_-'

I find smilies useful in certain situations when you're trying to convey something without it being misinterpreted. Obviously, it wouldn't be a problem if you were talking face to face because of tone and body language, but since this is the internet, sometimes a substitute for that is needed.
...But I still hate people who add ' :) ' after every goddamn sentence for no good reason.

>>67255814

>gaia

really?

>>67255814

and why do you get so ANGRY at smilies? because you think you're supposed to? go back to your MW2 kid

I'm indifferent to them

>>67255853
I fucking hate seeing that smiley lol xD

I really hate the ex dee smilies.. do people really cross their eyes like that when they laugh?

I also hate vidya gaems.

>>67255205
>people who dislike smilies have no social skills or success using said smilies
Wrong. I dislike smilies because they're childish.

I was also using them when I was a kid , but a grown adult shouldn't use smilies unless he's a woman or a faggot.

>>67255848

But everyone on /v/ IS a complete and utter prick, so maybe it's for the best?

I use them when I talk to idiots online.

Otherwise, I end up hurting their feelings because they can't tell a fucking joke from a hurtful statement.

smilies are sentence enhancers OP

using them is fun :D

>>67255814
Stop hating bro! XD

Haters gonna hate! xDD

I can deal with people using ;) and :( in AIM (I use none), but aside from that, they piss me off.

And I say this as a weeaboo.

>>67255869
See
>>67255853
>>67255561
>>67255235
>>67254870
Etc, etc.

>>67255833
Aww, why not? ∩( ・ω・)∩

They're not at all necessary if you know how to express yourself with words.

I stopped using them when I was 13-14 and that was about 6 years ago. I've been doing fine ever since.

>>67255646
your reaction image is a fucking 45kb smilie, fucko.

>>67255908

Do you only play mature games for mature gamers such as yourself?

>>67254234

Sarcasm is hard to tell without verbal fluctuations and body language.

B^U

>>67255908

clearly you've never had smiley success then.
tell me, how does being a virgin feel?

>>67255908
>I dislike smilies because they're childish.
You're on an imageboard devoted to all things childish.

People always assume I'm neutral, since I keep disregarding smileys in all of my messages.

>>67255971
Nope , I play all kinds of games.

Do you play with Barbie dolls ?

>>67255962
Because you're not tugging on my cute lil' furry cheeks! :^3c

>>67254234
I'm with you, OP! Smilies is and always was retarded. People use them because text messages is the primary way of communicating these days, which is sad.

People should stop using facebook as a means of communication and go out and socialize with people.

Obligatory: lol ^_^ U so random, op XD j/k ;)

>>67256019

BUT BRO

THAT NINTENDO SHIT IS FOR KIDS, YOU SHOULD'VE GROWN OUT OF THAT TEN YEARS AGO

LETS GO PLAY SOME MW2 DAWG

Not using smilies doesn't make you more mature. Deal with it.

>>67255997
>people who dislike smilies have no social skills or success using said smilies

....This has got to be a troll...
There's no such thing as smilies success , nor can I see a possible way for you to fail using them.

>>67255878
>calling others a kid when he can't even use words to convey his thoughts

8^y

>>67256019

Are you dissing my Barbie Dolls fucker?

>>67256041
D'awww! You're SO CUTE! Can I take you home? (≧∇≦)

>>67256063
>Not using smilies doesn't make you more mature. Deal with it.
True. But using smilies does make you more immature.

>>67255848
This aswell.

It is shitway of conveying sarcasm but it helps

You're not a real man until you massively offend someone on facebook with a compliment because you didn't use a smiley.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJf2rMQCXlE
vidya related

>>67256070

>talking to female
>hey :)
>female signs off
>exampleofsmileyfailure.jpg

Take this smiley shit to any other board and you'll be told to fuck right off, and yet /v/ tolerates it. How does it feel to be the worst board on 4chan?

I only use a few normal smilies like ): and :D.
But not like some people who have to put 3 smilies and some *desu* shit in one sentence. I want to smack them with a book.

Whenever I text or talk to someone on Im or something I get called boring and mean because I don't use smilies, that's why I've started to put a :p or : D between like 3 sentences or so.

feels bad man

>>67256199
And then there are those of us that are actual functioning human beings and we'd like to slap your shit with a book.

":/ "is the only sane smiley. It expresses every spectrum of my emotions in one icon.

:/

I'm fine with :), :( and :D

Anything else can fuck off.

>>67256184
That's got nothing to do with the smiley. Its got to do with the guy being a fat creepy neckbearded neet.

>>67256197

Proof that most of 4chan is underage kids. No one over 18 gives a fuck about who uses emoticons.

>>67256253

>actual functioning human beings who have never gotten laid.

fix'd

>>67256249

>boring and mean

But that's because you ARE boring and mean, it's not just the lack of smileys.

>>67256257
THIS. Before, I've never really found a good way to express "god damn it is uncomfortable having a mouth that is vastly disproportionate to my eyes holy fuck this shit isn't even centered" but now I can! :/

:3

:^U is the only good smiley. Though, :U by itself conjures interesting mental images.

>>67256343

The people I usually talk to think I'm being sarcastic if I compliment them without a smilie. Go figure.

>>67256197
No one is saying its ok on /v/, I think the majority of us are meaning facebook etc, with people who don't talk on the internet as much and so are more likely to misinterpret.

For example, how different do these look?

Mate, you are a fucking lunatic.
and
Mate, you are a fucking lunatic XD

>>67256389

COCKS

>>67255349
It is true that one can quickly measure how well an individual are capable of expressing emotions by the use of smilies.

The only smiley i like is :V

Reaction images are smilies in a .jpg form and you use them constantly.

>>67256418

i think this guy expressed his emotion pretty well

>>67256398
Protip: stop being a super srs dickhead at all times, maybe they'll start believing you when you do say something nice.

>>67256429
>an individual are

>>67256096
OK, just feed me lots of treats and pet me. :^D

>>67256466
Therefore the internet is a hypocrite?

You know, normal grown up people use smilies in moderation, i.e to emphasize the mood of their messages so as to give the recipient the correct idea what they're trying to say, all for the lack of using expressive body language or different tone of voice.


Also, it's a good way to express your hate for vidya.

Here's how much I hate vidya:

D-:<

>>67256464
IS THAT A MAN WITH AN OPEN MOUTH OR SOMEONE WITH A CONE NOSE

I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO WORK IT OUT, ALSO

IS :3 A BUNNY OR SOMEONE WITH A FUNNY SMILE

>>67256464

>>67256520

You learned that just now?

>>67256401
This. This is the perfect example.

Smilies are used to allow you to speak naturally and casually as you would in real life, because they convey what your body and facial language normally would.

Holy fuck, I never noticed the P3 calendar in the background.

I used to use them a lot, but I don't anymore. I spammed XD more than any other smiley but now it's the worst.

I use emoticons to convey emotion in text that may need to be emphasized in place of tone of voice. They help prevent sounding like an ass when you do not mean to. Then again, I make sure to word things properly to prevent from having to use them as much as possible, but some situations can't be avoided.

They're also good for being sarcastic sometimes, like some ridiculous online acronyms.

OP is mad.

>>67256500

thanks for pointing that out

>>67256429

TOLD

Fine with :)

I'm partial to a bit of the old D: maaaaybe :3 at a stretch

I do not tolerate the following:

^_^ O_o :DD T_T ;) xD

and i want to slap the shit out of those who use emoticons with more than 3 characters.

>>67256542
:3 usually means a cat smile.

Critics who treat adult as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. And in childhood and adolescence they are, in moderation, healthy symptoms. Young things ought to want to grow. But to carry on into middle life or even into early manhood this concern about being adult is a mark of really arrested development. When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.

CS Lewis

Fucking children ITT

Emoticons are just something that children do, it's not worth getting annoyed over. They'll eventually realize that they need to convey their emotions through words and grow out of it like I imagine much of us here have. When I was 12 I used ">_>" at least once a paragraph then I realized that was stupid, like swearing frequently. It conveys your emotion but in a bland, boring way that can easily be misinterpreted.

What's wrong with kawaii~ smilies like these? ^_^

Maybe you need a kiss. ( '3')

>>67256466
Wrong ,they're more advanced/complex than a written smiley can be.

Its like the difference between a Toy Car and a Real One.

Or the difference between a GBA and a Computer.

>>67256401

>Mate

Crikey!

>>67254234
>you'll never be able to experience internet without smileys ;_;

>>67256650

and your a faggot

check out how adult I am for using a reaction image instead of smilies

>>67256351
I don't know what you're talking about. It expresses boredom, disappointment, everything-is-alright, .0001 towards happiness (boredom), "meh", despair-expressed casually, being casual, etc.

>>67256584
I'm told?
What have I been told?

>>67256650
So they are even worse?

>>67256733

>an individual are

are really that stupid that you cant see your own mistake?

>>67256650
Emoticons aren't emotions. Same goes for reaction images. The difference is, this map is more precise than this other map.

GOD TIER
D:<

>>67256650

Wait, you're saying that more complex smilies are better than less complex ones?

I believe your opinion is different from everyone else on /v/.

>>67256617
So its okay for me to play with my Barbie dolls in public ?And no one will laugh at me ?

People over the age of 18 should be able to express what they're trying to say with words.

Emoticons make your text unreadable and are "lol u tk him 2da bar|?"-level faggotry.

Tolerance for emoticons only makes idiots feel at home and only a short while later every comment reads like the shit you can see anywhere else on the internet.

>>67256853

When you grow up, young one, you won't have to ask either of those questions. You will simply play with the Barbie dolls if you love Barbie dolls.

>>67256466
Reaction faces aren't part of the text though, and you're limited to only one.

>>67256909
But I'm 31 years old.

I think it helps get across sarcasm and humor though.

You can't really be sarcastic online, but if you make a face after saying something, it becomes obvious.

If someone said, "I hate you" and "I hate you :P", then they would obviously mean two different things. The second is obviously a joke, the first one is hard to tell.

>>67256869

Emoticons and chatspeak are different. Anyone over 18 should be able to handle seeing an emoticon. And chatspeak. Grow up, man.

>>67256951
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHyU0craHKg

>>67256853
You play videogames, which are toys.

>>67256951

why are you still here then? why arent you out having that life everyone talks about?

>>67256869

You are a faggot.

Now try to determine if I actually mean it or if I'm just joking.

>>67256791
>are really that stupid
I guess you've been told now.
I did quickly realized that I've made a mistake, but life goes on.
Silly anon.

I don't use them with my friends because they know my personality and so can tell sarcasm etc.

However online with people who barely know me, I kind of have to use them to some extent, or you can (And I have on several occasions) accidentally offend them.

>>67256853
Does playing with barbie dolls make you less of an adult?

>>67256934

But they usually are related to the text. Case in point, the saying >pic related.

Also, according to what you said, it is okay to replace reaction images by using one smiley per post.

>>67256841
The followin smiley is the best expression of how my feelings are expressed through this thread:
...=|*?(:)#^^

im so deep lulz ):)

can yu guys tel hwo im feling rite nao ;]

probly not >XD

>>67256960
Maybe you're underestimating people's ability to read irony from choice of words and context.

While the average moron who comments youtube videos might not be able to, the average poster on 4chan should be able to. And if he's not then he shouldn't be here.

>>67256650
i was about to post a reactionface right now... fuck

>>67254234

What do people in Japan do around Christmas anyway? most of them are Shinto or some thing like that.

>>67256617
CS Lewis didn't know SHIT about video games.
Plus he was gay.

>>67257018
Life is overrated. So is love.

>>67257123
Yes, no one is saying we need them on 4chan. That's why no one uses them. Everyone is just saying that on places like facebook you kind of need to as people are less internet savvy or just stupid and don't get it.

>>67256630
communication is more than just words and emoticons is a way to express that, which you cant in words and wouldn't in rl either. Of course you can exaggerate it and many ppl do, but I dont see anything wrong with using a few.

>>67257024
If you're unable to express yourself unambiguously the problem doesn't lie with me.

Lurk or gtfo and come back when you're able to.

>>67257123
I'm not talking about 4chan. I don't use smileys on 4chan.

I mean in conversation on Facebook or texting.

>>67257166
Most of Japan and China are atheist

I hate them too because they are overused. I mean some people use that at the end of each sentence. "^^" for example is very popular and people use it after each sentence. It makes me rage hard.
":3" and "xD" makes me also rage hard.
But weaboo smilies are ok

>>67257166
They typically hang out with boy/girl-friends. The big holiday in Japan is new years eve.

>>67257189
So, you're a female whale then?

>>67257228
Exactly.

And in order to keep these kinds of people out a zero tolerance policy is required.

I hate them to, but then again I think friendliness that's put on is insulting. Like just greetings with random people. I've been told I should move to Russian, because apparently in their culture, it's traditionally thought that if you're putting on too much friendliness, you're a fucking swindler.

>>67257262
They are still superstitious as hell though.

>>67257232
>communication is more than just words and emoticons is a way to express that, which you cant in words and wouldn't in rl either.

That seems pretty retarded considering that Smilies are meant to show facial gestures and the body language.
:)) = " I'm laughing"
:) = "I'm Smiling "

>":3" and "xD" makes me also rage hard.
>But weaboo smilies are ok
Uhh, aren't :3 and xD weeaboo smilies?

>>67257123

There's a difference when you're writing a novel and when you're chatting up random fagets in your VIDYA GAEMS

Expecting people to always write according to some bullshit high standards on a board where the posts dont even live longer then a few hours at best; it's ridiculous.

>>67257255
Most people, even children capable of reading, can understand contexts, thus making smilies unnecessary to convey any form og meaning.

﴾͡๏̯͡๏﴿

>>67257291
I'm male , If I was a girl I wouldn't had any problems with playing with my dolls.

what does :3 mean?

>>67257436

Sometimes the context really isn't all that clear, especially if the two people talking don't know each other.

>>67257388
Only the :3. Weeaboo smilies are >_< or o_o etc.

That said I use ( ._.) and ;_;

:>

>>67257415
Yes, all standards are, of course, bullshit! What we post on here has no value, since they are gone in a couple of hours. So we might as well post CP! It's gone before long anyway. No harm done.

>>67257436
>context
>sarcasm
Sarcasm is supposed to sound douchey, but actually be a joke. If it isn't 'in context' with the seriousness, you're doing it wrong.

>>67257415
Guess what? To some people these "bullshit high standards" are not "bullshit high standards" but just "standards" because they're not borderline retarded.

If you think you're too stupid to keep conversation above faceboo/youtube-comments/IM levels, maybe you should leave.

>>67257436
>sarcasm

>>67257385
how's that retarded? it's an example for what I was talking about. You laugh in rl and dont say "I'm laughing".
Same goes for sacrasm. you don't say it, you just hint it.

>>67257576
>;_;
Is the only one which is tolerated because of lifelike texture.

I use them only when I talk to women. Bitches love them smiles.

DAT UNICODE

I use :3 with my boyfriend and ;_; now and again but that's it.

I am OK with 2ch ones （;´Д｀）

>>67257657
Or you can take your high standards and leave.

I have news for you. 4chan is not high class. It never was. You're in the dregs of the internet, the internet's shithole, 4chan. You seem to be deluding yourself into thinking you're "better" than the rest of 4chan, yet you insist on staying here. Why is that? If you've above the rest of 4chan, then gtfo and find a high class board for intellectual writers that like anime and games.

Niggas ITT

>>67257703
Do you say "Im Laughing " when you're using smilies ? No.

XD

>>67256401
How ever did people in the past express themselves?

Mate, you are a fucking lunatic, haha.

Mate, you are a fucking lunatic, no wonder we're bros.

Mate, you are a fucking lunatic, and I like it.

Oh never mind.

>>67257876
>4chan is not high class. It never was.
In comparison with the rest of the internets it was and still is.

Perhaps you should take a look at how people talk elsewhere more often.

And if you don't want 4chan to turn into these kinds of places, I recommend making it an inhospitable place for idiots.

>>67257945
doesn't this contradict this >>67257385 ?

>>67257876
The users make something low class or high class. 4chan is not highclass because most of the users are like you, thinking common communcation skills are retarded high standards. If you left, 4chan would become high class.

>>67257876
Of course we have standards.

We're miserable , we're shitty , we're awful , we're mean and we hate Everything but WE'RE NOT childish retarded like Youtube/gaia.

Let me tell you something. If you fail to meet the standards of a website like 4chan , then you will pretty much fail at everything.

Do you know that fat ,creepy , ugly kid who everybody picks on ? Just think how it would be for him to say "Sorry man , But I'm not desperate enough to hang out with you ".

>>67258002
oh wow, this opens endless new possibilites, thank you!

All these posts for such a simple answer:
Yes, you can convey emotions through writing, but it's much easier, especially to modern computer users, be it kids, HIPSTER TRASH, or your parents who just got a computer and have trouble with the keyboard, to write a simple sentence and have a smilie show the mood they feel.

>>67257624
>>67257657

See how I added the word "bullshit" just to get your attention. It obviously works, but for the lack of better knowledge, you jump into quick conclusions about my very personality. Now see, that's where the problem begins when you're dealing with text. We could ramble on like the pretentious tea-drinking top-hatted monocle-wearing primadonnas we pretend we are, but this kind of writing often takes a lot more time when you want to express simple things like: I am of the opinion that First Person Shooters are good video games.

I could't imagine you chaps would really be writing in this very cring-worthy style when you are having a nice conversation with your fellows in the Microsoft Network Messenger or the Internet Relay Chat. A small, but innocent little smiling face will most often work with the same effect as expressing; Well my dear friend, I am quite delighted.

It is simply a matter of convienence. Crying about it just goes to show, that maybe you, dear good sir, need just to grow up.

Elitism for these kinds of things is what keeps this site afloat. Head over to /a/ for a second. While they still feel the summer faggotry over there, it's not nearly as bad as it his here? Know why? Because if you make a pants-on-head retarded post or use :3 people (rightfully) call you a faggot for it. Note that this board is about anime, which has one of the most notoriously bad fan bases of all time (see gaia, narutofan), and yet they manage to keep most of those people out.
/v/ would probably be about video games if you faggots left.

>@}-,-'-

I do not comprehend

>>67258425
>:3
Like this?

>>67258612

is a flower.

Ha ha ha. No, you aren't, and if you think you are, you are an idiot.

>>67258612
well, you can exaggerate everything and I can't imagine anyone actually using that.
there isn't even any convenient use for it

Emoticons that make me fucking rage and lose hope in humanity: xD,^_^ and -.-

Emoticons I hate:
>.>,>.<,>_>,<_<,<.<,^////^ and variants

Emoticons that are ok:
:),:(,:I,:D,D:,:V and variants

>>67258783
where is the diffrence between
:) and ^_^
:D and xD ?

>>67258425
>you jump into quick conclusions about my very personality.
Did I?

>If you think you're too stupid to keep conversation above faceboo/youtube-comments/IM levels

>If you think
If you think you're capable of writing expressing yourself using words instead of symbols, you shouldn't be concerned, right?

>I could't imagine you chaps would really be writing in this very cring-worthy style when you are having a nice conversation with your fellows in the Microsoft Network Messenger or the Internet Relay Chat.
I don't use emoticons and I don't use IM programs.

Since my GF forced me to get a facebook I've seen how "normal" people actually type on the internet.
Smileys, smileys fucking everywhere.
Aswell as they can't spell, british people in particular.

>>67258576
I wouldnt call it elitism, but common sense. The theme is set in stone from the beginning: The Vidya. Thus, the standard is set.

The good thing about a place like 4chan is that everyone have access at a moment's notice. The reason why the different boards have shitposts is only because of those that posts shit. It's not the community, it's not the board itself, it is the choice of the indicidual and ONLY that.

LOL OP U SO FUNNI XD STUPID BAKA NE?

:)

>>67257232
If you're not using extremely simple language it's very easy to ascertain people's emotions.

>>67258684

Holy shit

Rise is a genius

>>67258869

:) - smile
^_^ - im happy
:D - bigger smile
xD - funny

>>67258869
People actually smile :)
^_^ is weeaboo shit nobody actually does
Nobody squints their eyes when they laugh xD
:D is a wide smile people actually do irl

>>67258903
Bumsore because you couldn't talk about Naruto/Bleach on /a/?

I bet you're also asspained because you couldn't discuss Halo and Final Fantasy VII in /v/, right?

>>67258686
>an idiot
Its and idiot.

>>67257473

http://j-klimek.ovh.org/

>>67258684
Wow, I didn't realize that.

are this acceptable?

:/
:<
:]

>>67259162
No.

>>67259021
>>67259037
xD is the most retarded smiley ever, nobody makes a face like that.

I can understand people raging at the overuse of smilies, but used in moderation, it's stupid to get angry about it.
I know I wouldn't give a shit if one of you faggots thought less of me because I use them.

Good rule of thumb. When a person sends an emoticon, chances are that is NOT the thing they are doing. Unless they send this one --> '__'

>>67258684

It's one of the things no one has any reason to use then.

if we're going to retardate ourselves, might as well just add "plz" rather than a cryptic and unreadable equation

>>67259037
so they aren't acceptable, cause they aren't realistic?

>>67258975
If an individual is called a faggot every time they make a post, they are probably going to:
a. Stop posting.
b. Reduce the level of faggotry in their posts.
c. Troll harder.
The difference between /a/ and /v/ is that /v/ tolerates this shit. The community does make a difference.

8D

>>67259219
>thought less of me
>implying we can think any less about you than we already do

:V

While impossible to perform, this is the only acceptable smiley.

It stands for a troll face.

I use =[ and :I fairly often. I find myself making those faces when I type them, so I figure it's all right.

>>67258936

Well indeed, that's where your problem lies. I hereby challenge you try to have any sort of meaningful conversation in any fairly quickly flowing chat and see if you can keep up with your superior writing.

The whole point about 4chan was really to say that I don't see the point why everyone should invest the time to state everything in a profound manner when the fact is, your post is not gonna make any lasting mark anywhere. Not everybody speaks English as their native tongue here (myself included), so that right there is a limiting factor.

Also, vidya games.

>>67259219
People aren't going to think less of you, they're going to ignore your post.
If you want to participate in discussion, don't use emoticons.

You might be able to use them in moderation, others aren't.

Use reaction faces if you really can't help it. At least that way your text will still be readable and you can only use one at a time.

>>67259432
>your post is not gonna make any lasting mark anywhere.
Which is why we should all act retarded and not post anything worthwhile, right?

>>67259464
To be honest posts that contain shit like :) :( XD
:P :() O)) ect just makes me ignore them, since I can mostly tell just by looking at it that it isn't "serious".

Every smily is acceptable except

:3 or :3c

FUCKING WEEABOOS

opinion:
We need a different syntax for internet to identify sarcasm and such.
So smilies are often needed, but with GOOD USE. Just don't add a smilies on every sentences.

Emoticons are the cancer killing communication. before emoticons, people conveyed emotion through pure written text, with fucking adjectives and proper sentence structure. People wrote letters for a couple hundred years without emoticons, and got by just fine. They are the devolution of the written word, they are the reason literary garbage like Twilight and Gamer Girl are produced and consumed in nonsensically large quantities. If you can't convey emotion through the written word alone, or can't understand when someone else does, you do not deserve a spot on this planet earth because you are contributing nothing to the advance of society.

>>67254234
You didn't expect smilies from Rise? She screams of the overuse of smilies.

I'm slowly getting angry at seeing all the people using stupid smilies besides :) and :(

>>67259634

This is how I use them to.

How many times in instant messaging or forum use have you seen someone go off on a rant or some other BS only to have the person they're responding to say "I was being sarcastic" or "that was a joke"

Half of communication is in the voice and facial expressions, which clearly you don't get in text.

>>67259432
Again, I don't consider my writing "superior". I consider my writing "standard". It's by no means great or anything. How is it even possible that the ability to convey information using written text rather than symbols is nowadays considered "superior". Everyone who received a basic education should be able to do it. And this doesn't require great English skills either.

>>67259464
I didn't mean on 4chan. I'd never use a smiley on 4chan because like you say, we have reaction images for that. I meant the use of smilies in a more general sense that seems to make people angry, like facebook, texting, or IM