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> I do truly hate the excessive emojis. I am more in the camp of actually always finding them excessive. Especially in more serious, and possibly, interesting
by tluyben2 6y ago
> I do truly hate the excessive emojis.
I am more in the camp of actually always finding them excessive. Especially in more serious, and possibly, interesting posts.
- ojnabieoot 6y agoMe too, but I am focusing more on the battle than the war :)
- grenoire 6y agoI would have loved to believe that they are a fad and will pass away, but I just found myself using them in the same way that I used to use phpBB emoticons. I think they're never going to go away, but at least we can try to eradicate them from professional discourse and education.
- the_af 6y agoThe homebanking login page from my bank greets me with "Hello :) How can we help you today?" and it makes me cringe every time. This is a major bank by the way. I do use smileys here on HN, on facebook, and chatting, to signal I'm being friendly and non-confrontational, to preempt and defuse situations which could escalate into anger if someone misreads the tone.
- EForEndeavour 6y agoSame here. They're the mental equivalent of speed bumps on a highway.