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DaveC426913
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OK, flame me for making such a frivolous request.
I have issue with the rolleyes emoticon
IMO, the picture doesn't match the text, resulting in an ambiguous message. Rolling eyes is a conscending, dismissive gesture. The rolleyes icon OTOH is smiling which to me makes it look more like a "tee-hee just kidding" face.
Frankly, I think the uhh icon :uhh: is actually more representative of the rolleyes sentiment.
I often hum and haw about which to use because one can't always know which form of the icon (text or graphic) the recipient will be reading (and I have lots of time on my hands).
This has actually gotten me in trouble recently when I meant something lighthearted and it was interpreted as condescension.
What if it were changed slightly?
I have issue with the rolleyes emoticon
IMO, the picture doesn't match the text, resulting in an ambiguous message. Rolling eyes is a conscending, dismissive gesture. The rolleyes icon OTOH is smiling which to me makes it look more like a "tee-hee just kidding" face.
Frankly, I think the uhh icon :uhh: is actually more representative of the rolleyes sentiment.
I often hum and haw about which to use because one can't always know which form of the icon (text or graphic) the recipient will be reading (and I have lots of time on my hands).
This has actually gotten me in trouble recently when I meant something lighthearted and it was interpreted as condescension.
What if it were changed slightly?