Emoticons are important to you?
By shibham
@shibham (16977)
India
November 24, 2011 4:34am CST
Hi everyone....
Here i attended some discussions where the starters were upset for not having the ability to add emoticons on their writings. They were informed by seniors that they should have cross a milestone to acquire that extra feature of mylot. Again, some veteran mylotters are also addicted in adding emoticons. I know why we use "emoticon", but do you think that its essential to nourish or clarify your thought? Cant you express your feelings/speech without using them? Why/why not?
Well, as far i can remember, in between 3600 to 4100, i have made 3/4 hundreds of posts consecutively without putting any emoticon and i was able to express my feelings/speech and mylotters also understood well. Share your views.
N.B. :- As my last discussion on "mylot payout" was deleted. so i regret for the lose of those mylotters who participated on that discussion.
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31 responses
@akp100 (13640)
• India
24 Nov 11
Hi Shibham
I really liked to use this emoticons on my every post. And I am doing it. Surely we can express without them too but emoticons makes it easy to express our feelings. I guess after reaching to 200 ratings I am using them in almost every post.
So yes for me its important.
I really liked to use this emoticons on my every post. And I am doing it. Surely we can express without them too but emoticons makes it easy to express our feelings. I guess after reaching to 200 ratings I am using them in almost every post. So yes for me its important.
Anyway, they help a lot to make a point and not be misunderstood.
See, something like this.
@topffer (42156)
• France
24 Nov 11
I was using ascii emoticons before I can use these luxury emoticons provided by myLot. Sure, emoticons are not in any alphabet, and we can write without them, but if they are here, there is certainly a reason for this, and it would be stupid to not use them
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@Inderjeetkaur (944)
• India
25 Nov 11
I enjoy using emoticons. I feel that when we talk to someone face to face the other person can see our facial expressions, but while writing our facial expressions aren't visible so we can use these emoticons to show our facial gestures. Also these emoticons are so lovely. They show all our emotions from, smiling to grinning, frowning, snarling, winking and lot more. I am waiting when I will be able to use emoticons in my post. I feel they make the posts very lively and the conversations more interesting.
@Inderjeetkaur (944)
• India
26 Nov 11
I read in your replies that a newbie has to wait until 200 posts to be able to use emoticons. Umm... so i'll have to wait for 160 posts before I can show my expressions to my readers.
@greenfeathers (1206)
• United States
25 Nov 11
Personally I don't use them but rarely. I do see tho why some folks would..something about a picture painting a thousand words. I suppose that could be modernized to include emoticons..Enjoy!
@UmiNoor (4483)
• Malaysia
26 Nov 11
Hello shibham. You're right. One can express oneself equally well without having emoticons. I too seldom use emoticons unless I think it's essential to make light my responses and comments. Otherwise, words can express what I want to say. But then like they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.
@rameshchow (4426)
• India
24 Nov 11
rules are must than our emotions.
because if there is no community, then there is no questions of members.
@gloryacam (5540)
• Philippines
25 Nov 11
I use emoticons to express how I feel. And I like it when others use emoticons when they reply to my discussions because it means they took the time to actually add those thingies (it becomes tedious sometimes and steals 5 to 6 seconds of your time. ) Sometimes I even feel that the maximum of three emoticons is not enough because I'm a very emotional person. But, I started a discussion about this and got good answers mostly from the seniors on how to deal with it.
Hope you have an emotion-filled day!
) Sometimes I even feel that the maximum of three emoticons is not enough because I'm a very emotional person. But, I started a discussion about this and got good answers mostly from the seniors on how to deal with it.
Hope you have an emotion-filled day! @shibham (16977)
• India
26 Nov 11
Hi glory, Nice to meet you after a long while.
oh, sorry then. If i posted on your discussion without emoticons then surely i made you frustrated. hmmm... well, i will be sincere for the next time. Actually, i am not so emotional and it does not seem too important to me.
Have a same day
Have a same day@gloryacam (5540)
• Philippines
26 Nov 11
Awww... thanks for the emoticons, then! It's okay if you don't put them because that's your personality. We're all different from each other after all. So I understand that not all people really use the emoticons. But, I appreciate you effort here!
It's okay if you don't put them because that's your personality. We're all different from each other after all. So I understand that not all people really use the emoticons. But, I appreciate you effort here! 
!" would be against the guidelines
!" would arouse the suspicion
@fantabulus (4000)
• India
27 Dec 11
Not more important but good feelings if take emotions and mylotter also feel good like if we are providing smile emotions means they feel yes we are happy.
@deliar (609)
• Indonesia
26 Nov 11
I think emoticons are really important for me..
i can use it for expressing my feeling, and i think using emoticons are more effective than using word.
emoticons give a simple way to express something in mylot.
emoticons also can give a colorful pposting, it will make the discussion become more interesting to see.
the discussion will not too serious.
have a nice time.
@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
25 Nov 11
Hi shibham,
with or without the emoticons our writings can still be reached out to many readers vividly. 
But since admin has added this facility to express ourselves with full of expressive actions we might just as well add them on our discussions as extra accessories. Make full use of them as it doesn't cost you anything. 
with or without the emoticons our writings can still be reached out to many readers vividly. But since admin has added this facility to express ourselves with full of expressive actions we might just as well add them on our discussions as extra accessories. Make full use of them as it doesn't cost you anything. 
@derek_a (10874)
•
25 Nov 11
I use emoticons because they can elaborate on how I am feeling in a discussion. The printed word can look very blunt and the meaning may not come across with clarity. The reader can think for instance that the person responding to his/her discussion in a rude or disrpectful manner, but with an emotical signifying a smile for instance, his written statement would immediately be shown to be said in friendliness and not animosity. I am not addicted by any means to useing emoticons, but will always add a smile to signify friendlieness or laugh to signify humour or any others depending on the feelings I was to convey with my words. Right now, I am happy to have explain why I use them... _Derek
_Derek@shibham (16977)
• India
26 Nov 11
Hi derek...
Its true that we get misunderstood in some cases but i do not agree with you that without emoticons, reader can think a discussion in a rude or disrespectful manner. The reason is, if so , a newbie cant be a veteran as s/he is not allowed to put them unless reaching 200. Well, i have got your point here and understood your speech. Yes, to show our endearment, emoticons are really essential.
Have a nice time.
@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
25 Nov 11
I rarely use them. I wouldn't use them on a serious discussion. Every once in a while I will use them if the discussion is fun and frivolous. Of course when I hit 200, I used them for a few weeks until the thrill wore off.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
25 Nov 11
To me, i like using emoticons to express my feelings. Not that it is important to responses and discussions, but it heightens the expression of my feelings.
@wydtron (302)
• Portugal
25 Nov 11
4 years ago i cared alot about them i always use them in all my chats, now i rarely use them and when i use them its only like a smilie in the end of the discussion nothing more.
I had so much emoticons before in msn that some people couldnt even understand what did i write xD
@ferbjohn69 (1127)
• Philippines
25 Nov 11
I also don't put emoticons to my posts because I find it unnecessary to do so.I know I can express my thoughts without putting them.
But it still depends to the user if he wants to put emoticons.We are all different when it comes to thinking.
