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Old Mar 20, 2010, 6:38 am
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Mods: Can we get rid of the :rolleyes: emoticon?
Points

  • People on Flyertalk are good enough at condescension to begin with
  • The emoticon usually does nothing but make the person using it look like a jerk
  • It does not promote discussion in any way
  • It helps threads that are emotional to begin with, degenerate more quickly

Counterpoint

  • This emoticon is a nearly foolproof way to weed out the douches and lame-o's who think they're clever

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Old Mar 20, 2010, 6:47 am
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This should really be in Technical Issues, not OMNI. Jeez. Get a clue.

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Old Mar 20, 2010, 6:56 am
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Originally Posted by DenverBrian


This should really be in Technical Issues, not OMNI. Jeez. Get a clue.

In all seriousness, Technical Issues is probably a better forum for this discussion than is OMNI.

So off it goes.

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Old Mar 20, 2010, 7:17 am
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Originally Posted by Cholula
In all seriousness, Technical Issues is probably a better forum for this discussion than is OMNI.

So off it goes.

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Technical issues would be a better forum if I were being 100% serious!
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Old Mar 20, 2010, 7:45 am
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[B][*]The emoticon usually does nothing but make the person using it look like a jerk
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Old Mar 20, 2010, 9:25 am
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Originally Posted by judolphin
Technical issues would be a better forum if I were being 100% serious!
So you're just wasting our time on a busy Saturday?!? I could be watching cartoons! Thanks a lot!
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Old Mar 20, 2010, 9:36 am
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So you're just wasting our time on a busy Saturday?!? I could be watching cartoons! Thanks a lot!
Yeah, like there are any Saturday morning cartoons worth watching these days
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Old Mar 20, 2010, 9:41 am
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I believe that what emoticons are used on FT is the purvey of Talkboard.
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Old Mar 20, 2010, 10:43 am
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Originally Posted by SanDiego1K
I believe that what emoticons are used on FT is the purvey of Talkboard.
You forgot to say "...Talkboard "
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Old Mar 20, 2010, 10:47 am
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Originally Posted by flyinbob
You forgot to say "...Talkboard "
I thought it was Talkbard.

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Old Mar 20, 2010, 11:36 am
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Mods: Can we get rid of the emoticon?
if we get rid of it, how else will my posts about the tsa over in the ts&s forum make any sense
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Old Mar 20, 2010, 2:47 pm
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Old Mar 20, 2010, 2:51 pm
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Old Mar 20, 2010, 2:55 pm
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Old Mar 20, 2010, 3:10 pm
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I love this emoticon. It sums up what I'd really like to say but can't.

, honestly.
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