Originally Posted by
NickB
"Faith" in FTers "worth their salt" is all very fine, but being "worth one's salt" is not a condition of FT membership. There is no reason to assume that FTers are an especially virtuous (or wicked for that matter) bunch and experience does show us that FTers do breach ToS.
Excellent observation.
And that's one of the reasons I'm leery of avatars.
I can buy into expanding the base of smilies as I'm both a user and proponent of them. To reiterate what I said in the OP:
Originally Posted by
Cholula
Smilies are not solely for entertainment value. As FlyerTalk increases it’s international reach, the judicious use of smilies can cut across language barriers and promote more effective communications.
pretty much means
in whatever language you speak. Plus even when we all speak the same language, the written word is not nearly as expressive as the spoken word. Sometimes smilies can substitute for the inflection or gesture we might add to a spoken sentence.
There seems to also be some support expressed in this thread for allowing national flag images. I could support that as long as there was an ability to turn them off if they grew tiresome.