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Stingrey · Jun 28, 2005, 12:08 PM

I am just curious, I want to know if I am breaking any rules etiquette-wise if instead of using a signature line to type “Rey :)” I simply type “Rey :)” at the end of my post. In other words, I NORMALLY post a smiley after my post, and traditionally have always posted my name. I realize I have a username on this forum, so all in all I am not trying to reinforce my name or anything, just habit more than not but mainly to convey emotion. You may notice that sometimes if I am at a loss or not so happy in a thread, I won’t put a smiley and instead will just put “Rey.” or even “Rey :(“ or even “Rey !” if something strikes me as exciting or if the tone of my message was excited. Is this wrong to do? Reason I ask here is for a neutral ground. I was told on another forum that I could not type Rey :) after my posts because I needed to add that to my sig line and put it there instead. Honestly I have always used the mood of my post as the guideline as to whether there’d be a smile or not. Am I wrong in doing this, or should I NOT be posting my name and some form of emotion at the end of my posts? If the consensus is that I should not be putting that (to me) important piece of info in my posts, I will not do it anymore. Otherwise I thought it was a more personal effort on my part to try and convey my own feeling at the time, although apparently it may not help some people to realize the tone of the message and instead makes one person in particular very upset. Any feedback on this matter would be appreciated; I want to know if I’m doing something wrong. Thanks!

Rey :)

turtle777 · Jun 28, 2005, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by Stingrey

I was told on another forum that I could not type Rey

after my posts because I needed to add that to my sig line and put it there instead. Honestly I have always used the mood of my post as the guideline as to whether there’d be a smile or not. Am I wrong in doing this, or should I NOT be posting my name and some form of emotion at the end of my posts?

What ? That's BS !

Just do as you wish. You're ok.

Originally Posted by Stingrey

Rey

Why did your : ) not turn into

?

-t

Stradlater · Jun 28, 2005, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by turtle777

What ? That's BS !

Just do as you wish. You're ok.

Why did your : ) not turn into

?

-t

Probably because he unchecked "Disable smilies in text"

-s

turtle777 · Jun 28, 2005, 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by Stradlater

Probably because he unchecked "Disable smilies in text"

-s

Duh !

You must be right.

-t

chris v · Jun 28, 2005, 12:24 PM

Etiquette? On the internet? Surely you jest.

BlueSky · Jun 28, 2005, 12:49 PM

I think it's redundant.

Demonhood · Jun 28, 2005, 12:52 PM

doesn't matter to me. but try to add some paragraph breaks every now and then.

OwlBoy · Jun 28, 2005, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by Demonhood

doesn't matter to me. but try to add some paragraph breaks every now and then.

-Owl

turtle777 · Jun 28, 2005, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by Demonhood

doesn't matter to me. but try to add some paragraph breaks every now and then.

We have paragraph support. Woopee.

-t

Stingrey · Jun 28, 2005, 01:16 PM

Haha, sorry about that. I was a bit winded in that question. Thanks for the replies though, all in all I guess in a nutshell it is redundant so I may come up with another way to do things, but fwiw it's like most of you are saying... Either way it is fair game whether or not I post like I do with my name/smile or whatever I feel like at the time. Thanks guys!

Rey

Oisín · Jun 28, 2005, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by Stradlater

Probably because he unchecked "Disable smilies in text"

-s

More likely to be because he checked it

Stradlater · Jun 28, 2005, 03:21 PM

Originally Posted by Oisín

More likely to be because he checked it

turtle777 · Jun 28, 2005, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by Oisín

More likely to be because he checked it

Well now I'm confused !

Did he uncheck the check button, or check the uncheck button, or both ?

-t

Oisín · Jun 28, 2005, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by turtle777

Well now I'm confused !

Did he uncheck the check button, or check the uncheck button, or both ?

Well, it's a little more complicated than that, actually:

First, he unchecked the check button, then he checked that he'd checked the uncheck button and realised that he'd unchecked the check button instead of checking the uncheck button. So then he went to uncheck the uncheck button, but the uncheck button was already unchecked, so unchecking the uncheck button checked the uncheck button, which was good, 'cause a checked uncheck button was really what he was after. So then, having properly dispensed of checking the uncheck button, he went to also check the check button, having forgotten that he wanted the check button unchecked. So, after he'd checked the check button, he had to uncheck the check button again.

Of course, after all this checking and unchecking of buttons, he found himself wondering why he'd dropped his pants.

turtle777 · Jun 28, 2005, 03:53 PM

Alright then. I think we did it.

-t

DeathMan · Jun 28, 2005, 04:28 PM

Its fine, just don't unnecessarily amputate any body parts.

Railroader · Jun 28, 2005, 04:34 PM

As long as you adhere to the sig rules you are fine. A lot of people here sign their posts. I think it's redundant, but hey, I do lots of things peolpe think I should on here.

The only sigs I truly dislike are the ones where people list their computer hardware.

turtle777 · Jun 28, 2005, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by Railroader

The only sigs I truly dislike are the ones where people list their computer hardware.

Yeah, those are pretty retarded.

-t

Superchicken · Jun 28, 2005, 06:20 PM

Anyone who gets that anal about what should and shouldn't be in a sig... should be beaten within an inch of their lives then made to listen to crappy pop for seven years straight...

lavar78 · Jun 28, 2005, 06:40 PM

I think turtle777 stumbled onto some sort of emoticon warehouse.

turtle777 · Jun 28, 2005, 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by lavar78

I think turtle777 stumbled onto some sort of emoticon warehouse.

As if I had never used them before...

-t

lavar78 · Jun 28, 2005, 06:53 PM

I guess I'm just noticing more lately. I've seen three special ones in the last two threads I've read. You know, not that there's anything wrong with that.

turtle777 · Jun 28, 2005, 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by lavar78

I guess I'm just noticing more lately. I've seen three special ones in the last two threads I've read. You know, not that there's anything wrong with that.

I blame statistical coincidence for it...

-t

JHromadka · Jun 29, 2005, 11:10 AM

turtle, I'm loving your emoticons!

wataru · Jun 29, 2005, 11:39 AM

Why put your name (or an abbreviation of it, a nickname, etc.) at the bottom of your post? We already know it's you that posted.

-wataru

turtle777 · 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by JHromadka

turtle, I'm loving your emoticons!

-t

turtle777 · Jun 29, 2005, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by wataru

Why put your name (or an abbreviation of it, a nickname, etc.) at the bottom of your post? We already know it's you that posted.

-wataru

Why no -t ?

wataru · Jun 29, 2005, 12:25 PM

It's a waste of space, isn't it no -w

turtle777 · Jun 29, 2005, 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by wataru

It's a waste of space, isn't it no -w

Waste of space ? Maybe we should close the Lounge altogether !

-t

JoshuaZ · Jun 29, 2005, 12:51 PM

Make a sig. Preferably one that 1) annoys people 2) slightly sexual 3) very political 4) is extremely abstract and no one will actually get what its referencing 5) retro video game characters or 6) macintosh fun.

Such as having one where Mario is having sex with Bill Gates whose ridding an iMac who protesting the war in Iraq by being a poker playing street mime.

turtle777 · Jun 29, 2005, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by JoshuaZ

Such as having one where Mario is having sex with Bill Gates whose ridding an iMac who protesting the war in Iraq by being a poker playing street mime.

Wow, is that what your sig is about. WHODATHUNKIT ?

-T

JoshuaZ · Jun 29, 2005, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by turtle777

Wow, is that what your sig is about. WHODATHUNKIT ?

-T

I'm not that creative in photoshope, so mine is just a obscure reference with some Japanese thrown in.

Randman · Jun 29, 2005, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by wataru

Why put your name (or an abbreviation of it, a nickname, etc.) at the bottom of your post? We already know it's you that posted.

I agree. Plus, it's a pain to edit the added name out when quoting someone.

chris v · Jun 29, 2005, 01:15 PM

Originally Posted by wataru

Why put your name (or an abbreviation of it, a nickname, etc.) at the bottom of your post? We already know it's you that posted.

-wataru

Ditto

-CV

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turtle777 · Jun 29, 2005, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by Randman

I agree. Plus, it's a pain to edit the added name out when quoting someone.

Alright, I give you that. Never though of that

-t (or not ?!?!)

Randman · Jun 29, 2005, 01:56 PM

Chris, your sig is way too big.

lavar78 · Jun 29, 2005, 01:58 PM

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic.

turtle777 · Jun 29, 2005, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by Randman

Chris, your sig is way too big.

And he is cheating, too. His "real" sig is the pic and the one liner, his retarded computer specs are part of the post.

-t

chris v · Jun 29, 2005, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by Randman

Chris, your sig is way too big.

Excellent.

chris v · Jun 29, 2005, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by turtle777

And he is cheating, too. His "real" sig is the pic and the one liner, his retarded computer specs are part of the post.

-t

Am I going to have to call the Apostrophe Police on myself?? Buncha slacker's.

turtle777 · Jun 29, 2005, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by turtle777

And he is cheating, too. His "real" sig is the pic and the one liner, his retarded computer specs are part of the post.

Originally Posted by chris v

Am I going to have to call the Apostrophe Police on myself?? Buncha slacker's.

Huh ?

You mean spec's ? Moran's !

-t

Oisín · Jun 29, 2005, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by turtle777

Huh ?

You mean spec's ? Moran's !

Note the purposely inserted incorrect apostrophes scattered around above-mentioned pseudo-signature specs

JHromadka · Jun 29, 2005, 04:04 PM

"And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou take out the Holy Keyboard. Then, shalt thou count to line three of your signature, no more, no less.
Three shalt be the line number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shalt be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three.
Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then submitest thou thy Holy One Button of Mouse on the MacNN, who being naughty in its database, shall error out.'"

turtle777 · 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by Oisín

Note the purposely inserted incorrect apostrophes scattered around above-mentioned pseudo-signature specs

That's just sad. I mean, WTF ? Retarded spec sig and orthographically challenged at the same time ?

-t

chris v · Jun 29, 2005, 04:21 PM

Originally Posted by turtle777

That's just sad. I mean, WTF ? Retarded spec sig and orthographically challenged at the same time ?

-t

I intend to use my internet powars only for AWESOME!

(I was merely responding to Kilbey/Railroader's earlier complaint about spec whores loading their sigs full of line upon line of gear bling. The apostrophes were to make the post extra added sarcasm-fortified -- see sig)

turtle777 · 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by chris v

(I was merely responding to Kilbey/Railroader's earlier complaint about spec whores loading their sigs full of line upon line of gear bling. The apostrophes were to make the post extra added sarcasm-fortified -- see sig)

Sorry, didn't catch that.

-t

KeriVit · Jun 29, 2005, 04:41 PM

All this smiley talk and all these smileys. Where can I get Mac smileys for my email and such?

turtle777 · 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by KeriVit

All this smiley talk and all these smileys. Where can I get Mac smileys for my email and such?

-t

Oisín · Jun 29, 2005, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by JHromadka

"And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou take out the Holy Keyboard. Then, shalt thou count to line three of your signature, no more, no less.
Three shalt be the line number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shalt be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three.
Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then submitest thou thy Holy One Button of Mouse on the MacNN, who being naughty in its database, shall error out.'"

KeriVit · Jun 29, 2005, 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by turtle777

-t

Gee thanks. I never would've thought of that.