:A smilie that attracts your attention:

:rolleyes2 is the only one you'll ever need. it can be used to show happiness or sarcasm. are there any other feelings?

(well, there's :()

Sometimes you just need to pig out

:monster2:

:shoot: :chop: :hot: :chop: :chop: :chop: :shoot: :hot: :shoot: :shoot: :hot: :hot: :shoot:

edit: whoever got rid of :chop: is my new sword enemy

I mainly stick with the basic :) or :(, and almost always at the end of a sentence. As for their usage, I agree with Rye.

Smilies are most effective when used in excess. :choc2:

:holmes: :holmes: :holmes: :holmes: :holmes: :holmes: :holmes: :holmes:

Smilies should be used for fun. I think. :confused:

Either that or they should reflect the feeling that you're feeling when you're typing a sentence/paragraph.

Either way, I really don't think its a huge deal. xD I wouldnt go out of my way not to use them, that's just silly. "Ooh I'm far too mature to use internet smilies". Yeah, whatever ;)

If Yams would stop grasping the mouse for a second and put a :blush: on, I'd use that in every post :bigsmile:

But that's not the topic. I think smilies should be used to emphasise the tone you want something said. For example: "You're fat and I hate you :mad2:" would be seriously mean, whereas "You're fat and I hate you :bigsmile:" would be jokey and actually full of love.

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