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ツ

anyone knows where the use of ツ came from? _→AzaToth 20:09, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's just a single Japanese letter, so I'd assume it's simply a case of non-Japanese speakers misusing it. 75.153.221.227 06:14, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's usually used as a handwave. Sort of like (^_^)/, except it's (^^)ツ. The dashes are supposed to represent movement -- feb^OBJECTION! 15:54, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It is a japanese symbol for...the letter-phrase "Tsu" in Katakana

So if you spelled "Tsuki" It'd start with the ツ symbol.

I'm a freak when it comes to Japanese so....wee

And it is.....but in a way, it's the English-person's way of modifying =) or :)

Okay, well...just thought I'd say that. go to http://www.magnifythelord.org/cma/Nihongo_files/image011.gif for other symbols --Mandirjs 00:13, 28 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dumbstruck Smiley

I'm new to this, so could someone change the label of the dumbstruck smiley back to "shrugs" or at least include it in the label? It is way more fitting than dumbstruck. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.38.24.153 (talk • contribs) 07:13, 2 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

cs abusers

It seems that some wad keeps deleting various emoticons it does not seem to like. myob or speak up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.173.201.64 (talk • contribs) 16:27, 9 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Animated Emoticon Generators

Here is a good link with animated emoticon generators, maybe it should be included - www.mywlm.com/emoticons — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.172.249.4 (talk • contribs) 18:49, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Where Did They Go???

Where did the penis, vagina and getting bummed ones go they were cool. --82.36.177.31 21:10, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Verbal Mashup

The word is portmanteau. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Teamcoltra (talk • contribs) 03:08, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I AM SHOCKED AND DISAPPOINTED

at the lack of >8^( and v¯v. 75.153.221.227 06:15, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think some changes need to be made on Common Examples.

A lot of these really aren't that "common". I believe the list either needs to be shortened or expanded to accurately reflect the use of emoticons on the internet. Basically, I think the problem arises from the fact that different groups or cliques across the internet (and by that I mean large groups not simply circles of friends) use entirely different sets of emoticons that they consider common. Point in question: the commonality of something like "c:". Around my stomping ground, I see it being used quite frequently as a sort of variation on the traditional ":)" smiley. I understand why the addition of this could be considered OR, but at the same time I don't think lists made by instant messaging services are really accurate sources. Personally, I support expansion of the list or creation of a new one. Your opinions please. —PokiToki (talk • contribs) 22:55, 22 February 2007.

I mostly agree - this particular article draws a lot of OR & Ascii art as well as valid but less than "common" examples - people all want their example in the list, which is supposed to be examples only, not comprehensive. I personally feel the answer is to remove nearly all the "examples" from this article and create a separate "Lists of Emoticons" article with sections for various types - the benefits: the new article would be more friendly to less common additions & would draw them away from here --Invisifan 01:33, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. There are emoticons out there that some people have no knowledge of, like @:) (man with a turban), which could also be included. Wikizilla ^{(Talk)signme!} 20:58, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Smiley

Smiley#Smileys using computer keys links here, why is this article not then incorporated in Smiley or renamed Smileys using computer keys? What on earth is an emoticon other than a smiley? Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons 17:37, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Patents

Patents related to emoticons are controversial and of public interest. See List_of_software_patents#Infamous_due_to_public_misconception.--Nowa 22:55, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

But edits need to be explained (at least in an edit summary) and given proper citations. --Mel Etitis (Talk) 23:16, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mel, Thanks for your note. Is there anything in particular that needs a citation that isn't already cited?--Nowa 01:32, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The problem is that when an edit is completely unexplained, and appears to contain no citation, it's much more likely to be reverted. In this case, the citation was embedded in the paragraph in a non-standard (not incorrect) form, and I missed it. That's one reason that always using an edit summary is a good idea (aside from courtesy to other editors). --Mel Etitis (Talk) 12:00, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Animated Emoticon examples

I added some new animated emoticons examples. The emoticons are from commons.wikimedia.org and licensed under GNU free license, they are in fact designed by me so copyright is approved for use on wikipedia. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Paulwhiteway (talk • contribs) 09:23, 2 April 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Their addition to the article was unexplained and unsourced, as I explained each time I removed them. Why should your designs be included as examples of usage? The article isn't a gallery for people's emoticons. --Mel Etitis (Talk) 10:07, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

the current examples of animated emoticons aren't even emoticons. I think we need some much better examples of emoticons/smileys. I dont care who's they are but the current examples are very lame. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.206.54.159 (talk • contribs) 10:29, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

the asian smileys~

where did the examples of the japanese emotes go? T_T i used those~ —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.124.79.156 (talk) 19:26, 26 April 2007 (UTC).[reply]

I have the same question. Where did they go?