I agree and this is a world where we humans can entirely misinterpret a text message because someone forgot to put an 'Emoticon' at the end. As a cauliflower f

I agree and this is a world where we humans can entirely misinterpret a text message because someone forgot to put an 'Emoticon' at the end. As a cauliflower faced, bucktoothed, tea swilling brit I didn't have any issue with it at all. My concern is the potential ramifications of a 'colourful' post. Given the job market and the general sensitivity in the work place it can cause real and genuine problems. When I recruit I look for talented and colourful people (geeks of old?) but when the shoe is on the other foot I do try and be much more conservative then I otherwise would be. It's a sad fact and one that has proven true more than once [Ninja Edit] Pseudonyms are useful if you need a good rant. Take Inspector Gadget - even if he was outed by some spineless journo