Adding emoticons to avoid misunderstanding

Using the emoticon for me conveys that although I am not agreeing and or opposing a members opinion, that I am not upset either. Hoping they also understand that we do not always have to agree. I also agree that using the emoticons can avoid misunderstanding between the differences with cultural understanding of what jokes are. Therefore, using the is way of conveying that I am not laughing at you but with you.

Hey, how are you?Yes i am also fond using that kind of emotions.Sometimes people just reading the Title and don't even read what is inside of it and then quick to response.Using emotions i helpful because it is avoid misunderstanding to others my lot users,Sometimes even you joke or something funny discussions , others they take it seriously.

You are very right that emoticons help us convey our feelings and we don't want that others should misunderstand us. I love using emoticons and I would request mylot to increase the limit on using emoticons from three to five.

Hello Chiwasaki, I agree and feel that without emotions response/comment looks incomplete. As here we cannot see each other but just can talk by writing and using emotions while writing is like you are showing to the person how you feel when you are responding. I always like to use full quota of emotions on every response/comment that way i can convey that i am happy or sad.hehehe

Hello chiwasaki, Yes, I am very fond of using smileys and other emoticons to help convey emotions and meaning. I use it when replying on texts, tweeting, and commenting here at myLot just to avoid misunderstanding. :)

Yes, I am fond too of using emoticons! They make my responses livelier and interactive. I do agree with you too about the use of emoticons to emphasize or express a certain feeling that can't be conveyed by the mere words that we write. Also, I use those emoticons a lot when I am kidding and fooling around in here! Maybe due to the visual spatial side of humans that emoticons are popular as a means of communicating and expressing ones thoughts and feelings. When I first started here in myLot, the first thing I tried to look for are the emoticons that I can use.

I hardly ever think about theo to use them. It would be kind of a waste of time for me.

Hi chiwasaki! Yes, I am fond of using the myLot codes. That's why I posted a discussion which encourages everyone to use the myLot codes more. It's a good way to express ourselves better and to avoid misunderstandings which can easily happen because we are all not fluent in English here. Even the Americans are not fluent with English themselves. And words are very rich in meanings so sometimes, people tend to misunderstand each other. Using these myLot codes will help us express what we really mean what we really feel.

When emoticons are being used i find that someone if very happy and fond of using the emoticons. I barely evern use them on here because i really do forget about them and would rather just type away then using the emoticons. When it comes to text messaging on my cell phone i use them because it is easier because its right in front of me and i can press the button on my cell phone on here i forget there over to the lef thand side to use and i dont ever use them.

I do not think I have ever used an emoticon here on MyLot at all. First off, while I am writing, I do not want to be interrupted. So, I will just use words to get my point across. And if I am joking, I will just write it out. I can understand your view point about them, and I do see lots of them, thats cool. But I will stick to writing.

i can't use emoticon's in mylot. can you share me how to do that?

sometimes Smilies really help us because they help us express our feelings. I use them only when I need. but really we help these emoticons. nice day!

yeah me too when chatting or texting a friend, and it seems like offending in his/her side i always add one of this emoticons after the last word :D :D :P :)) or 'haha' and other variations in the end just to ease the atmosphere. Actually i can say offending things and sarcastic remarks without the other party detecting it by adding emoticons.

Yeah, its allright. I personally love adding them myself. Besides avoiding confusion it also gives an impression that you don't have ''a stick up your behind'', if you'd excuse me, but rather that you are a funny, normal person.

Yes,this is a good habit. Having the emotion icons can avoid the misunderstandings. As you know, not everybody has a good sense of humor:) Unfortunately Mylot only allows you to use three emotion icons in the post. I love China

yes, emoticons help us to express our true feelings. sometimes we cannot put our feelings in to words. sometimes we cannot write about our feelings, but with emoticons, we can simply add one to show how we feel.

Yes, I do add emoticons to avoid misunderstanding, especially when I want the commentors to know how I am pleased or displeased of their comments...

I’ve never been a massive fan of emoticons.. I don’t mind when you just type a : and a ) and the smiley comes up.. but actually having to deliberately put the emoticon in has never been something I am fond of using.. but after reading all the comments raised by others, I can see why they would be beneficial.. it has helped me to realise when someone is being serious or joking.. for example the other day I got a response in my emails, and there was no emoticons showing in the email, and I thought the person was being quite rude.. until I realised they had the little eye-rolling emoticon on the actual comment :)

Well, I think emoticons are good because they are graphic images that can make more interesting and lively your comments. You can express your ideas on a nice way. E.g.

I love using emoticons! they add feeling and emotion to your words. The problem with typing text is that you can't express specific emotions like irony or sarcasm but the emoticons are here to help! They reflect the emotions you're feeling about the particular discussion and you really don't want to give the reader a wrong idea. The emoticons really help and I wish Mylot had even more emoticons because there re heaps of more emotions people can feel and express here. Your emotions and change and lighten up another person's emotions.