vBulletin 3.0 Gold Questions - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

symestreem · 03-25-2004, 01:46 PM

Submitting something to a forum is like sending an email; the people who read your message can't read your body language, and they can't hear your tone of voice. Most of us are not skilled enough as writers to always express sarcasm/kidding/whatever else in our posts; smileys help us do that and save a whole lot of confusion, and possibly offense. If you have a large post, or are trying to express a "compound emotion" (like:

) it stands to reason that you will have more than three smileys in a post.

***The Barrow-Wight*** · 03-25-2004, 01:49 PM

The smiley limit gives everyone the excuse to improve the emotional writing

symestreem · 03-25-2004, 02:08 PM

GAAAAH!!!! No... emotions... can't... breathe... *GASP*
*withers up and shrivels into dust over her keyboard*

Is melodrama better than emotions?

***Sharkû*** · 03-25-2004, 02:12 PM

It's a discussion forum... sarcasm/kidding shouldn't have a big place in it anyway, and RPGs should have no smilies at all.

***The Barrow-Wight*** · 03-25-2004, 04:39 PM

I notice many people are still having problems adding an avatar. Here's what you do.

(1) Click 'User CP'
(2) 'Edit Avatar'
(3) Either enter the URL of your avatar (it must reside on space you 'own') or Browse your hard drive for a good picture file.
(4) Click 'Save Changes'

All registered users are able to upload an avatar. Please post a comment here if you are unable. No need to comment when you are successful. We will see your avatar.

Ainaserkewen · 03-26-2004, 10:37 AM

Okay, lost some posts...whatever, I didn't need them anyway.

All of this is so...New! After coming back from a month of absence to this brand new design. Even as I'm typing this post I look around my screen and am bewildered. Luckily I haven't run into any real problems. Something back when the forum was first updated bugged the Proxy blocks on my computer and for ever after until yesterday, I haven't been able to view threads. It works now that I have gotten it unstuck, but what on earth could have been read wrong?

Novnarwen · 03-26-2004, 12:22 PM

I kind of like this new look. I hated it at first, but it was better than the other VBulletin version. Thanks!

Anyway, I was wondering.. Last time, I heard rumours of a spell checker. Is this the version where there is a spell checker? *giggles and hopes for a spell checker*

Cheers,
Nova

03-25-2004, 01:46 PM	#1
symestreem Face in the Water Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 728	Reasons to exclude smileys Submitting something to a forum is like sending an email; the people who read your message can't read your body language, and they can't hear your tone of voice. Most of us are not skilled enough as writers to always express sarcasm/kidding/whatever else in our posts; smileys help us do that and save a whole lot of confusion, and possibly offense. If you have a large post, or are trying to express a "compound emotion" (like: ) it stands to reason that you will have more than three smileys in a post.

03-25-2004, 01:49 PM	#2
*The Barrow-Wight* Night In Wight Satin Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 4,043	The smiley limit gives everyone the excuse to improve the emotional writing __________________ The Barrow-Wight

03-25-2004, 04:39 PM	#5
*The Barrow-Wight* Night In Wight Satin Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 4,043	I notice many people are still having problems adding an avatar. Here's what you do. (1) Click 'User CP' (2) 'Edit Avatar' (3) Either enter the URL of your avatar (it must reside on space you 'own') or Browse your hard drive for a good picture file. (4) Click 'Save Changes' All registered users are able to upload an avatar. Please post a comment here if you are unable. No need to comment when you are successful. We will see your avatar. __________________ The Barrow-Wight

03-26-2004, 10:37 AM	#6
Ainaserkewen Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A cosmic waiting room Posts: 651	Okay, lost some posts...whatever, I didn't need them anyway. All of this is so...New! After coming back from a month of absence to this brand new design. Even as I'm typing this post I look around my screen and am bewildered. Luckily I haven't run into any real problems. Something back when the forum was first updated bugged the Proxy blocks on my computer and for ever after until yesterday, I haven't been able to view threads. It works now that I have gotten it unstuck, but what on earth could have been read wrong? __________________ Solus... I'm eating chicken again. I ate chicken yesterday and the day before... will I be eating chicken again tomorrow? Why am I always eating chicken?

03-26-2004, 12:22 PM	#7
Novnarwen Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: In your mouth... Eeeew, by the way. :P Posts: 517	Spell checker? I kind of like this new look. I hated it at first, but it was better than the other VBulletin version. Thanks! Anyway, I was wondering.. Last time, I heard rumours of a spell checker. Is this the version where there is a spell checker? giggles and hopes for a spell checker Cheers, Nova __________________ Scully: Homer, we're going to ask you a few simple yes or no questions. Do you understand? Homer: Yes. (Lie dectector blows up) AUS Blog

03-25-2004, 02:08 PM	#3
symestreem Face in the Water Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 728	GAAAAH!!!! No... emotions... can't... breathe... GASP withers up and shrivels into dust over her keyboard Is melodrama better than emotions?

03-25-2004, 02:12 PM	#4
*Sharkû* Hungry Ghoul Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,719	It's a discussion forum... sarcasm/kidding shouldn't have a big place in it anyway, and RPGs should have no smilies at all.

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