Comments on: The Winkie http://www.lordgonchar.com/the-winkie/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:01:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: jeffyjones http://www.lordgonchar.com/the-winkie/comment-page-1/#comment-1588 jeffyjones Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:25:39 +0000 http://www.lordgonchar.com/?p=278#comment-1588 The problem is the lack of context and brevity associated with online content. Emoticons are a shortcut to provide some of that content. What annoys me is people who use ^^^ in forums to let you know who they're talking about. Carefully use trimmed quotes or reply in a nature that provides context ("I agree with you Gonch with regards to your distaste for Metallica"). The problem is the lack of context and brevity associated with online content. Emoticons are a shortcut to provide some of that content.

What annoys me is people who use ^^^ in forums to let you know who they’re talking about. Carefully use trimmed quotes or reply in a nature that provides context (“I agree with you Gonch with regards to your distaste for Metallica”).

]]> By: scott http://www.lordgonchar.com/the-winkie/comment-page-1/#comment-1586 scott Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:06:55 +0000 http://www.lordgonchar.com/?p=278#comment-1586 "I find the winkie can be very versatile and I love to play with my winkie as much as possible. ;)" So if Huey Lewis is typing an e-mail, what form of winkie would he use? ;------------------------) :) “I find the winkie can be very versatile and I love to play with my winkie as much as possible. ;)”

So if Huey Lewis is typing an e-mail, what form of winkie would he use? ;————————)

:)

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