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we implemented emoji on this forum, you cowards
- Thread starter Brakke
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I've seen multiple of these threads get locked pretty quickly but I would actually like to know the rationale behind not implementing them. It's a really odd thing to have turned off in 2018 when emojis are a huge way people communicate online.
I get what you're saying, but the one-click-don't-even-need-to-post-or-think ratings were much worse than any reaction gif spam could ever be
I think blocking emojis is an outstanding feature that sets Era apart from most of the rest of the internet. Twitter and other forums are filled with emoji spam instead of requiring people to even attempt to put thought into a post.
If you need to think for a bit to convey emotion and meaning without emojis, that's probably a good thing since it means your post requires more time and thought, improving the forum as a whole.
If you need to think for a bit to convey emotion and meaning without emojis, that's probably a good thing since it means your post requires more time and thought, improving the forum as a whole.
And here we have tons of text spam. I don't see much difference aside from delivery method.
Seeing corny lyrics in peoples names with (f) on the contact list because the list wouldnt actually display the emojis.
Damn....memories...... and lol those hug emojis.
Where do you see text spam? Legitimate spam typically gets reported and warned appropriately.
People who want to put thought into a post will. People who won't will give one liners or driveby spam in whatever form is available. Emojis make no difference. This is 2018 and humanity has evolved. We can speak more than one language. We can put thought into what we want to say and actually decide that emojis are the best way to express ourselves.
BREAK DOWN BARRIERS. GIVE US EMOJIS.
Every thread by FrontierGamer tbh. I think he finally got warned for bumping one of his recent ones over and over and over. Lmao.
I suppose it's seen as something that would "deteriorate the quality of discussions"? I find this excuse a bit of a silly one, to be honest, since with or without emoji people often can and are perfectly capable of deteriorating the quality of discussions in many other ways, posting one liner, posting gifs, etc etc etc.
You used the phrase "emoji spam". Did you mean something other than "masses of posts using emoji and no text?"
No, but this is a disingenuous argument since "spam" has a different meaning when applied to text content than simply "masses of posts using text and no emojis".
I don't think that emojis would be the worst thing to happen here. They can add a tone to messages, which would be useful for a place where so many discussions end in heated arguments because both parties take each others responses in the most insulting way possible.
This guy and monocle dude are really the standouts of iOS 11.1, with barfing guy a distant third.
I recently found a revival server for MSN. Works pretty well outside of some weird connection issues. I had a nostalgic blast using it with my friends a few weekends ago hahaha
(and it still has features that all these popular messaging problems dont have :( )
Can anyone explain to me in what way the word "spam" applies to emoji that cannot also be applied to text posts?
And further, why that wouldn't be moderated in the same way text posts already are?
And further, why that wouldn't be moderated in the same way text posts already are?
most used emoji:
The danger is that we'll get warnings for our awesome emoji.
hmmm..........
Art af
The danger is that we'll get warnings for our awesome emoji.
Nah fam. Posting a well thought out post supported by well-used emojis is better every day of the week. A shitpost will still be a shitpost regardless of whether you just write "lmao" or post a laughing emoji.
Also :lol
It's not supported because this version of XenForo uses a MySQL version that doesn't support actually storing them.
It's why embedded tweets can show emoji though, as the tweets are being retrieved by your browser from Twitter itself.
It's why embedded tweets can show emoji though, as the tweets are being retrieved by your browser from Twitter itself.
Why do some people think adding emojis instantly means people will be making lower quality posts? I use emojis all the time when messaging people if I'm worried about the tone I'm intending possibly not coming off correctly. Just because people spam them on Twitter doesn't mean resetera will become Twitter if emojis are allowed here.
Uhh... which version of MySQL doesn't support emoji?
It's a text encoding issue, not a MySQL issue. Easily fixed in a single query which changes encoding from UTF8 to UTF8MB4.
