Kirk
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I really don't think about it one way or the other.
In general, what do you think about using Emojis in posts here?
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Ohiosnowbird
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From a paper I wrote years ago:
“Did you know there were originally 3 emoticons in the early 90’s? They were issued at the keyboard. They were the original “primitive” net speak.
(Happy) :-( (Sad) ;-) (Sarcasm)
A Japanese Artist Shigetaka Kurita worked on the development team for Japan’s main mobile carrier created Emojis in 1999. He wanted a simple interface to convey information in a succinct way. If you’re curious and want to learn more, search on “i-mode DOCOMO” or “history of the Emoji”.
In my opinion, these were the beginning of brain drain. You do know Neanderthals (an extinct human species widely dispersed in ice age Europe about 100 million years ago) used abbreviated grunts, groans and pictures to tell stories and communicate right?
Words matter. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but emojis do not. They’re dumb. They lead to a modern day “Tower of Babel” or even worse modern day Neanderthals. If you have to use Emojis, pick out 5 and stick only with them. Even better, use words instead. Whole words are important because if we forget how to speak them or to write them, we lose a common language. If we forget how to speak or to write, we lose intelligence, we become dumb.”
I’m not a fan of emoji’s, they’ve become too much. I’m a fan of using words and sentences.
And after posting, I saw this editor changed my primitive emoji,-)) (Happy) when I didn’t want it to. Infuriating.
“Did you know there were originally 3 emoticons in the early 90’s? They were issued at the keyboard. They were the original “primitive” net speak.
(Happy) :-( (Sad) ;-) (Sarcasm)A Japanese Artist Shigetaka Kurita worked on the development team for Japan’s main mobile carrier created Emojis in 1999. He wanted a simple interface to convey information in a succinct way. If you’re curious and want to learn more, search on “i-mode DOCOMO” or “history of the Emoji”.
In my opinion, these were the beginning of brain drain. You do know Neanderthals (an extinct human species widely dispersed in ice age Europe about 100 million years ago) used abbreviated grunts, groans and pictures to tell stories and communicate right?
Words matter. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but emojis do not. They’re dumb. They lead to a modern day “Tower of Babel” or even worse modern day Neanderthals. If you have to use Emojis, pick out 5 and stick only with them. Even better, use words instead. Whole words are important because if we forget how to speak them or to write them, we lose a common language. If we forget how to speak or to write, we lose intelligence, we become dumb.”
I’m not a fan of emoji’s, they’ve become too much. I’m a fan of using words and sentences.
And after posting, I saw this editor changed my primitive emoji,
-)) (Happy) when I didn’t want it to. Infuriating.
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Ohiosnowbird
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Got to study some of the original documents while writing that paper (I was in MCAE for years).
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I'm impressed. Way too academic and advanced for me. Maybe I could have said that with emojis
Ray-IN
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I resemble that_.
LarsMac
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jymbee
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The ability to express oneself in writing is a skill. A skill typically developed either formally via one's educational path or perhaps having been raised in an environment where writing skills are nurtured.
So, you're on the road, checking your email on your phone during a quick stopover to gas up and a friend asks, "How's it going?" Your friend deserves a thoughtful, eloquent response which describes your current circumstances, your state of mind and your plans for the future? Might be simpler just to reply:
Do'in great!Of course, I'm being, ah... well, sarcastic. The point being, no, this Internet universe is a whole different animal and speaking for myself, I don't see anything in the least wrong with embracing the commonly understood and accepted "tools" of this medium.
Just because someone is know a proficient writer, or chooses not to take what they compose on the Internet does not make them "lazy and inadequate. Far from it...
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jymbee
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Or for that matter, a proficient typist...
dave54
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Since word choice is only 15% of communication, emojis are a useful tool to complete the intended meaning.
Ohiosnowbird
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My friends all know I’m a booky nerd and they also know they’ll get a potentially eloquent response. Kids too. They also know they may wait a few hours or to the next day. They also know if they send emoji’s, I may ask them what it means, so I guess I’ve got them trained and they generally use words with me. I guess it’s the whole immediate gratification thing I protest these days…
woof-n
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Just write the way you want. If people don't like you for who you are, they will never like you for who you pretend to be.
Wasillaguy
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You can't be original (authentic) using generalizations (emojis).
