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1. Whiterabbit-uk
   Games Guru

   Here are some Emicon’s that work on the GAotD comments section. I'd avoided trying them for so long because of the inability to be able to edit you comments, but decided to try one the other day (8O shocked) and was surprised to see it worked. I hope I haven't repeated a previous thread on this as I've not been in much of a mood for browsing recently. (pre Christmas stress, trying to get everying soerted for the kids, who as usual always seem so ungrateful for everything you do for them.

   I’ve indicated which ones I’ve already tested by placing a YES by the side of it, those without a yes attached will probably work, but I couldn’t swear to it yet as I've not had cause to use them yet They will not work on these forums though (as you can see):

   I may just post them all in a row to see what happens, lol

   :oops: red face………………………………………… yes
   :) = Smile ………………………………………………… yes
   :( = Sad …………………………………………………… yes
   ;) = wink ………………………………………………… yes
   :roll: = roll eyes
   :?: = question mark ………………………………yes
   :idea: ………………………………………………………yes
   :twisted: = twisted evil
   :evil: = mad or evil
   :P = razz
   :!: = !
   8O = shocked………………………………………… yes
   :? = confused
   :arrow: = arrow
   :cry: = very sad
   :o = surprised
   8) = cool……………………………………………………yes
   :x = mad
   :D = big smile …………………………………………yes
   :lol: = laughing ………………………………………yes
   :| = neutral

   Posted 11 months ago # | Login to Send PM

2. RunesageMagik
   Member

   Hello Wabbit,

   They're not working on my PC.

   This is either a case of me not having compatible software, or perhaps a case of you being mislead by your PC... that is, perhaps your PC "recognizes" those emoticons because the gif's (or ico's) are already stored in your temp cache. Hopefully, bubby or another mod with a key to the gym locker can 'splain whether this forum is set up to act as a go-between/translator of emoticons.

   FWIW, I noticed similar problems occur on other forums. Some people would post a link to an image thinking it would auto-appear in the same spot on everyones' PC simply because it showed up when they refreshed their screen and viewed their own message. That was only because they already HAD the graphic in their temp cache. Anyone else would only see the hyperlink, or the infamous red X. Another error was when people tried to post special ASCII chars. They'd "see" them appear on their screen, but everyone else only saw the ASCII string or the base keyboard char. This is because that forum's server lacked the permission or perhaps the software to act as a translator, and was simply pushing unformatted text.

   Those forums that allow emoticons usually have a legend page, and auto-download the set of accepted emoticons each time someone logs in so their PC will recognize 'em. Over the years, I've collected a large folder of smiley's just for the heck of it. I have no idea what I'll ever do with 'em. Maybe GAOTD would like them so they can offer such the feature. Then again, a lot of people are sick of emo's.

   Posted 11 months ago #

3. BuBBy
   Administrator

   IFAIK no emoticons in these forums.

   Some emoticons are supported in the comments section. It is nothing to do with having them cached - it is the forum/comment software that has to recognize those emoticon commands and replaces them with a predefined graphic on their server. Having them stored locally or using a command "that worked somewhere else" means nothing.

   Posted 11 months ago # | Login to Send PM

4. DaletonaDave
   Member

   Hey there RM! :)

   ^^^You probably don't see an emoticon up above, correct?

   I think Mr. Rabbit meant that they do work on the main comments page for the programs/games, but not here in the forums.

   I hope I didn't sound mean at all. It wasn't intended to be. Just tryin' to clarify it for ya.

   DaletonaDave ;)

   EDIT --> I stand corrected, Bubby got in while I was still typing. :(

   Posted 11 months ago #

5. qb7894
   Member

   I like smile's.......lets me know if yes or no....trying to learn all this is a little strange....trying to learn all lingo...all short cuts etc.....makes me silly...feel like a fool sometimes....someone should publish a set of rules and definitions for us newbie's so we can learn how u all talk...would learn better and be better contributors. I get lost with some of the short cuts more experienced puter users use sometimes.........Get frustrated and log off....My niece is trying to help her old aunt catch up but she is slower than me ....lol...]
   I wish someone would publish an online dictionary so I could better understand what a lot of posts mean.... sometimes the posts with all their little abbreviations,,,,and this means that....don;t make sense to us newbie's....

   Help us to understand,,,,,someone tell us what we need to know or at least point us in the right direction.....PLEASE

   Posted 11 months ago #

6. RunesageMagik
   Member

   qb7894
   The rule here or anywhere is, there are NO foolish questions. EVERYONE was a newbie at one time or another. Okay, some of us have been around the Net since DARPA (i.e., long before GORE "invented" the Internet), but most have only been dabbling with message boards and such for about 10 years, and probably much much less. You'll be surprised how quickly you catch on.

   Now, if by "little abbreviations" you mean acronyms, then you might want to create a desktop shortcut to one or more of these sites:
   www.acronymfinder.com
   www.netlingo.com
   http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/internetglossary/Glossary_of_Internet_Terminology_and_Acronyms.htm
   I'll admit I was thrown by someone's use of IFAIK, which I knew as AFAIK (As Far As I Know), but those aussies apparently use Inso in place of As.

   However, if you don't understand something one of us has posted, by all means just ASK and ye shall be rewarded with clarification. For instance, the board mod(erator) replied with a confirmation that my assumption wuz right, that this particular forum's back end programming does not support emoticons.

   However, I happen to know that Bubby's computer expertise and dedication to excellence and an unwillingness to say NO to any and all volunteer jobs has him even now hard at work reprogramming the entire GAOTD/WordPress interface just so we can do this to each other - http://tinyurl.com/3xd9jh
   He's even promised to spend New Year's day working on it, right, Bubby? ;-)

   DaletonaDave - nah, didn't think you posted anything "mean". We're all just here trying to help each other like a bunch of blind mice in a 3-ring circus during the dancing elephant act. It's pure pandemonium, I tell ya.

   Posted 11 months ago #

7. BuBBy
   Administrator

   well IFAIK was actually a typo - and should've been AFAIK (nothing uniquely Aussie about not being able to spell acronyms - and leaving everyone else to make sense of it, like some brainteaser). I'll give full points for "In So Far As I Know" - I would've given up with wtf ?? :)

   Actually I am upgrading/migrating a board/forum over the Christmas/New Years break - just not this one (that is a job for someone else - without a life).

   And finally - if you have a question there are several courses of action and outcomes.

   1. Ask someone - and let them share what they know.
   2. Look it up (google etc) - and act like you knew it all along.
   3. Keep it to yourself - stay in the dark, and learn nothing.

   Sometimes I recommend a combination of 1 and 2 - because the "person you ask" for #1 can actually still be stuck at #3. :D

   Posted 11 months ago # | Login to Send PM

8. qb7894
   Member

   RM...thank's for the links....I may learn this stuff yet...lol
   Thanks to all who are trying to help ....HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL

   Posted 11 months ago #

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