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Posted by happyflower on September 4, 2006, at 17:14:29
to this site? It would make things neato! :-)
Posted by NikkiT2 on September 5, 2006, at 4:11:35
In reply to Dr Bob can you add those cool animated icons, posted by happyflower on September 4, 2006, at 17:14:29
Oh no.. please.. NO animated icons *L*
I beg of you.. Animated icons are just.. well..
*l*
N x
Posted by Gabbi~G~ on September 5, 2006, at 4:56:40
In reply to Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, posted by NikkiT2 on September 5, 2006, at 4:11:35
Thank you for not having them Dr. Bob.
They make me feel like I'm in a pinball machine.
And the next step is Avitars..
and then taglines..
Posted by Alexus on September 5, 2006, at 5:59:37
In reply to Dr Bob can you add those cool animated icons, posted by happyflower on September 4, 2006, at 17:14:29
This has come up before...
At one point I really wished we had emoticons.
Then... After seeing some of the other sites that are out there... Well... Now I'm glad that we don't have them.
I mean...
If you want to encourage people to be less verbal sure.
If you want to encourage people to express their feelings etc verbally then...
They might just be counter-productive.
Posted by SLS on September 5, 2006, at 6:18:40
In reply to Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, posted by NikkiT2 on September 5, 2006, at 4:11:35
> Oh no.. please.. NO animated icons *L*
>
> I beg of you.. Animated icons are just.. well..
>
> *l*
>
> N x
I have to agree here. I hate seeing them when I visit sites that have them. I find them distracting. They can actually be intimidating as well as annoying. They inflict a certain personality to the site instead of allowing the reader to interpret one of their own.
- Scott
Posted by Dinah on September 5, 2006, at 9:16:53
In reply to Re: Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, posted by SLS on September 5, 2006, at 6:18:40
They make my head hurt.
The simple ones in Yahoo basic IM's aren't bad. But the ones that move around make me kind of dizzy and sick.
As I migraineur, I definitely vote no.
Posted by Tabitha on September 5, 2006, at 10:33:03
In reply to Re: Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, posted by Dinah on September 5, 2006, at 9:16:53
Please, no teddy bears juggling balls that spell out the poster's name. No fairies sprinking sparkly fairy dust that spells out the poster's name. No moving flower stems writing out the poster's name in cursive script. None of these things, I beg you!
Posted by Alexus on September 5, 2006, at 10:57:05
In reply to Re: Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, posted by Tabitha on September 5, 2006, at 10:33:03
though...
i have some sympathy for the following:
the one that rolls along the ground with a big fat grin
the one that bashes its head against the brick walland deneb found a cool one of this smily giving itself a hug
but aside from that not much sympathy for them.
i find they induce... nausea.
also... i find they take a whole lot longer to load the page
Posted by gardenergirl on September 5, 2006, at 12:17:09
In reply to Re: Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, posted by Alexus on September 5, 2006, at 10:57:05
I know. I'm working on hubby to get DSL. But right now I don't need anything that would make my pages load any slower.
And with ADHD, anything like that is quite distracting for me.
Still, happyflower, I do agree that they can be fun. I especially love the one where one smilie is poking at the other. Not sure I like what that might say about me, but still....And of course AllDone informed me that it was really about sex. Somehow I missed that part of it. ;)
If we had a vote, though, I'd have to say no.
gg
Posted by All Done on September 5, 2006, at 12:26:38
In reply to Yep, I still have dial up, posted by gardenergirl on September 5, 2006, at 12:17:09
>I especially love the one where one smilie is poking at the other. Not sure I like what that might say about me, but still....And of course AllDone informed me that it was really about sex. Somehow I missed that part of it. ;)
Wait a minute!! I don't think that was me! My mind was *out* of the gutter that day. Or was it?? Hmm...maybe it was me. Oh, forget it. I don't remember.
Nice to see you gg!
Now, back to your regularly scheduled programming.
Laurie
P.S. Sorry hf, I'd have to vote no.
Posted by Gabbi~G~ on September 5, 2006, at 14:21:36
In reply to Re: Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, posted by Tabitha on September 5, 2006, at 10:33:03
Yeah, that too! :D
Posted by AuntieMel on September 5, 2006, at 14:37:47
In reply to Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, posted by NikkiT2 on September 5, 2006, at 4:11:35
And did you know that blinky things can trigger seizures in people with epilepsy?
Posted by Gabbi~G~ on September 5, 2006, at 16:49:07
In reply to Re: Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, posted by AuntieMel on September 5, 2006, at 14:37:47
I hope these responses didn't make you feel bad for asking a simple question.
What happened here is, people have asked that question on admin before, and there are those (who've been here for a long time) who just can't stand the little b*ggers, and those who really like them.
It's become kind of a joke, so nothing is meant
to be insulting at all.
Posted by happyflower on September 5, 2006, at 18:10:16
In reply to Oh Geez.. Happyflower Sorry, posted by Gabbi~G~ on September 5, 2006, at 16:49:07
Now after seeing everyones views, I can see why not to have them. ;-)
Posted by Gabbi~G~ on September 5, 2006, at 20:57:18
In reply to Hey, I am okay! LOL, posted by happyflower on September 5, 2006, at 18:10:16
Posted by llrrrpp on September 7, 2006, at 14:32:13
In reply to Oh good! :D (nm) » happyflower, posted by Gabbi~G~ on September 5, 2006, at 20:57:18
Happyflower, I like the little doo-dads and stuff too.
I like to look at them
BUT,
I find that it makes it really hard to READ the posts. I skip over someone's post because it looks plain and they're new, or because they have some Avatar or tagline or something that is just not my taste.
Even if the person wants and deserves support, I have a hard time supporting a doo-dad that is a religious icon, or a sentimental blossom, or a cheesy cartoon character, or .... ANYTHING!
This is exactly why I have only bought 2 or 3 greeting cards in my entire life. They just aren't my style. I make my own, or send a note and a photograph.
-ll
But Happyflower, if a greeting card is the only way to support you, I'd send you one, my friend. I'd find the coolest one I could, even if it took me all over town and a whole afternoon.
Posted by Racer on September 7, 2006, at 18:21:13
In reply to Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, posted by NikkiT2 on September 5, 2006, at 4:11:35
This is the end of the thread.
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