--etc
I can't honestly say I care for them; I liked the old ones the way they were, clear and understandable, not overdone.
Anyone else want to go back to the old designs?
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I can't honestly say I care for them; I liked the old ones the way they were, clear and understandable, not overdone.
Anyone else want to go back to the old designs?
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The set that was introduced near the beginning of the year was
awful compared to those previously. They had faint details and
didn't always match the attitude being expressed by the previous
ones, so smilies in earlier posts could have their their meanings
altered. I thought that was terrible, and complained. Recently
there seemed to be some small changes, but I couldn't tell what
was changed. These new smilies appear at least to have clear
details, unlike those from near the beginning of the year, but they
do not express the intended emotions well, and they don't look
very artistic.
I would stongly urge getting ahold of the smilies used a year ago
and reinstating them, or most of them. They are available to
vBulletin owners for download. Nobody else can download them
or I would have done so long ago and sent them to Fraser or
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I'll look into it when I get the chance. Those are definitely truly hideous emoticons.
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I agree with Jeff that the very old ones were the best of the batch thus far. I dislike these, and dislike the ones just prior even more.
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I think the things tend to be overused regardless, but yes, those are ugly.
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The only smilie I use with regularity is...but these new ones, as others have posted, are ugly.
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and I too would like the re introduction of the originals.. I like these things as they were.. I found them effective.
This newest configuration seem childish... and less than expected..: or was that :.:
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ACK! No |WALL|Originally Posted by Noclevername
I can't honestly say I care for them; I liked the old ones the way they were, clear and understandable, not overdone.
Anyone else want to go back to the old designs?
oh wait
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I looked into this, but I don't seem to be able to change the smiiies en masse without access to the server, which I don't have. I'd have to change them one-by-one, which is rather a hassle. If someone wants to point out two or three truly odious ones as well as better alternatives, I can do that, but I'm not going to do all of them.
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If I had to name only a few, it would be to revert the <none left in list> back, they're the new ones, apparently from a set made by a designer who though vBulletin is an application for kindergarteners.
If I can only name fewer, just start from the beginning, I prioritized them.
ETA; removed the ones that are done
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I'm not fond of
How about...
or
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I don't like the new emoticons either. :-\
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If we're only going to get a few reverted, i would suggest to change Henrik's order to start with
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I find the "smile" okay, but vote to replace the "wink".
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Here are the smilies I use most, and what I think about them.
"Think":Good
"Whistle":Good
Wall is also good, but I've exceeded the limit for this post.
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The think and whistle ones haven't changed.
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I think that point highlights my opinion that Extravoice might have a tendency to resist change.
While I think that most of the new ones have lost a lot of clarity, I do take two exceptions to Extra's comments.
Embarrased and eek. I think they do get the point across rather clearly, even if the coloration does make it a little less clear.
I see a lot of them are still the old ones, and I can't really remember the old ones that the new ones replaced.
Looks like Wilford Brimley with a sunburn rather than some emotion.
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Sigh, I know that think and whistle haven't changed. In fact, I don't think they changed in the past several iterations. I was simply pointing out the icons I frequently use and my opinion of them.
As for my tendency resistance to change, I'll leave that determination to the professionals.
BTW: That Wilfred Brimley icon is a little scary. However, I don't recall what the previous icon for "angry" looked like.
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That's angry?!?
Okay, that one must be changed. It does look like Wifred Brimley with a sunburn.
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How about adding. Sometimes
just isn't enough to express how funny I think something is.
Maybe it could replace
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The eye rolling one is terrible.Maybe it could replace
How aboutor
For confused, how about:or
or
For wink:or
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The first one, I thinkThe eye rolling one is terrible.
How about
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I concur with Henrik on the list of really ugly ones. Here are suggested replacements for :) and :(, done in the style of the ones that were not changed. I'll try to do something similar for the other ones, too, if these seem acceptable. Might tweak the happy one; the smile isn't quite right.If I had to name only a few, it would be to revert the
If I can only name fewer, just start from the beginning, I prioritized them.
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I agree. Although; I can see that it is a smile, I kind of get the impression of Charlie Brown with an embarassed smile.
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The wink
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New visitors to CT will just think we're looking for UFOs.The eye rolling one is terrible.
How about
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New visitors to CT will just think we're looking for UFOs.
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