No Words,Only Smilies

@Shivram59 (31253)
India
January 2, 2019 3:55pm CST
If two mylotters who create a thread comment back to each other with smilies only - continuously for weeks - would it be against the spirit of mylot??
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@nela13 (55684)
• Portugal
6 Jan 19
It never happened in my discussions but I think you are right, It Is not the site's spirit.
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@Shivram59 (31253)
• India
6 Jan 19
@nela13 It has happened with me twice or thrice.And I was also involved in it.Two days back it suddenly occurred to me that what I was doing was wrong.
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@Icydoll (36725)
• India
2 Jan 19
Definitely it is . What's smileys tell in a discussion site .
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@Shivram59 (31253)
• India
2 Jan 19
@Icydoll You are right.Comments should have words - at least one or two.But I am not sure.
• United States
2 Jan 19
I think so but then I have only recently returned to MYLot after a while away and there seems to be so many changes. :)
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@Shivram59 (31253)
• India
2 Jan 19
@TimBurWrites I have no idea at all.I agree with you there are many changes in this version of the site.
@Courage7 (19635)
• United States
3 Jan 19
lol I am not sure but most likely uh huh
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@Shivram59 (31253)
• India
3 Jan 19
@Courage7 Actually it is not violation of guidelines.It is likely to be against the spirit of the site.To clear my doubt I started the discussions.
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@Shivram59 (31253)
• India
3 Jan 19
@Courage7 Thanks.
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@Courage7 (19635)
• United States
3 Jan 19
@Shivram59 I see Jaishankar..good to know
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@Nevena83 (65287)
• Serbia
2 Jan 19
Do I work against the rules? And sometimes with a smiley I can say more.
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@Shivram59 (31253)
• India
2 Jan 19
@Nevena83 Not you alone, it is we - you and I - perhaps violated the spirit of mylot. But no problem,let us correct ourselves.Smilies can be added to a comment to make it more impressive. (I think so)
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@Shivram59 (31253)
• India
2 Jan 19
@Nevena83 Yes,let us start.
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@Nevena83 (65287)
• Serbia
2 Jan 19
@Shivram59 You're right. Now we will be good and we will correct the mistake.
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@WiseGhots (14607)
2 Jan 19
Probably.
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@Shivram59 (31253)
• India
2 Jan 19
@WiseGhosts I feel it's against the spirit of the site,but am not sure.
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@WiseGhots (14607)
2 Jan 19
@Shivram59 Only smiles can't generate a discussion.
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@Shivram59 (31253)
• India
2 Jan 19
@WiseGhots I fully agree with you.
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@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
2 Jan 19
I think that you could probably say that it was against the spirit, if not specifically against the Guidelines of myLot, though the Guidelines do forbid "Discussions, responses or comments that offer little or no value - Answers like "I don't know" or "I don't care" help no one and will be removed.": On the whole, if you spot the kind of behaviour you describe, a quick PM to @GoAskAlice would help to sort it out. He would most likely have a private word with the people concerned and that would be it, unless they ignored him.
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@Shivram59 (31253)
• India
3 Jan 19
@owlwings You are absolutely right.It is likely to be against the spirit of the site.I will very soon PM to GoAskAlice.Actually it was one of mylotters and myself who had been exchanging smilies only for a few days.It occurred to me that what we were doing was wrong. That's why I started this discussion to clear my doubt. Thanks for guidance.I will soon PM to the admin. Happy New Year 2019.
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@Sreekala (34314)
• India
21 Jan 19
Sometimes it is fun, but you have to be regular with the person so you can understand what she/he meant. However, it is not advisable all the time.
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@Shivram59 (31253)
• India
21 Jan 19
@Sreekala I know.Actually I and a user had created a thread.For a few days we kept interacting with both words and smilies.Then she started commenting back with smilies only and I followed suit.Then it suddenly occurred to me that what we were doing was against the spirit of mylot.Look,can you start a discussion with smilies only and no words? Obviously ,no.Then how can you use smilies only to interact?
@aureliah (24340)
• Kenya
7 Jan 19
Smilies are not a discussion though probably its a way for them to communicate
@dya80dya (33049)
7 Jan 19
Yes, it's against the spirit of mylot.
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@Shivram59 (31253)
• India
8 Jan 19
@dya80dya I also felt so.That's why I initiated this discussion.
@porwest (78717)
• United States
3 Nov
Yes. But wouldn't also a post with a single sentence also be against the spirit of myLot? Nowadays a post like this would be deleted. I think. What do I know? Carry on.
@Moon24 (22396)
• Serbia
15 Feb 19
When people answere with smile i answer with smile. Maybe i add a few words and smile.
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@Shivram59 (31253)
• India
15 Feb 19
@Moon24 That's exactly what I do.If someone beams a friendly smiles at me, I respond to them in the same way.
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@Shivram59 (31253)
• India
15 Feb 19
@Moon24 Smilies makes your words more impressive,but words are essential .When you say something,you use words.
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@Moon24 (22396)
• Serbia
15 Feb 19
@Shivram59 Me too but i will add some text from now.
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