Use Smiley Not to Offend Others

I'm open-minded when it comes to others' opinions. I also usually do that by putting a smiley emoticon just letting them know that do not take it seriously, calm down and everything is alright.

I can understand different opinions, but I can't understand lack of respect.

What matters is that words are not from smiles.

Not sure what onion skin means, but this forum is all about discussion. So there would be people who have different opinion than us.

Often times I am misinterpreted by my colleagues when I post reminders on our GC. They thought that I am always angry. They said I should use emoticons to show my feeling.

Nope! I have a thick skin. If someone wants to be ignorant and dismiss what I say, then let them go to hell in their own way. It won't affect me at all. I don't mind if someone has a different opinion from mine. Just because they do doesn't mean their way of looking at something is less valid than mine... it just means they see things from their own perspective.

No point in lying to oneself. Say it but politely and yes with a pleasing emoticon

I hardly use smileys. Never used on this site.

The emoticons are very useful as we can't see facial expressions, tone of voice or body language. I often put a smiley face too.

At times I am not sure about what the smiley emoticons convey and could be misconstrued.

It's good to use smiley emoticon. It's a good gesture

I try not to get my feelings hurt when others say certain things.

i have been a manager for many years. I welcome disagreement. My only rule is be civil, Disagree, but be civil!

Because words are sharper than swords.

Communication can be trickier without body language. It is something that we really take for granted, even with computers having been a part of life for so long. That is a very good idea to use emojis when intent and tone may not be so clear. This reminds me of a funny episode of Bob's Burgers where Bob goes to a cooking convention and finds out that everyone dislikes him because he had offended them so much with crude remarks that he had intended as jokes. He thought that he was being playful, but nobody else interpreted it that way. He had thought for a long time that all those people were his friends, but they weren't all because of miscommunication.

I don't expect that all people will agree with me so I am open to different reactions and opinions. I use smileys sparingly.

We are not here to agree with everyone, we are here to discuss.