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I 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

I 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 ago
The 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.