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Myplanet2 · 09-24-2008, 01:07 AM

I just tune them out.

They can however help in avoiding misunderstandings. Communicating over the net like this removes the body language aspect of normal interpersonal communication. I've seen the little Gif's remove some ambiguity where you'd quite often see irony mistaken as a comment meant to be taken seriously.

Ironic comment plus "tongue in cheek" smiley = chuckle, instead of humourless rebuttal.

I didn't know they bother some people.

And they can be REALLY overused.

09-24-2008, 01:07 AM	#4
Myplanet2 In The Mists Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,133	Re: Flashing, Jumping, Frantic Avatars and Smilies I just tune them out. They can however help in avoiding misunderstandings. Communicating over the net like this removes the body language aspect of normal interpersonal communication. I've seen the little Gif's remove some ambiguity where you'd quite often see irony mistaken as a comment meant to be taken seriously. Ironic comment plus "tongue in cheek" smiley = chuckle, instead of humourless rebuttal. I didn't know they bother some people. And they can be REALLY overused.