not necessarily
smileys are kind of useful in certain circumstances

why?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 31 Jan 2011, 14:42, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

I thought I read that somewhere on here once.
I've just started to email some bloke that I don't know and he used one of these ;-)
( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 31 Jan 2011, 14:47, Reply)

Flirty.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Mon 31 Jan 2011, 14:48, Reply)

I agree
I use smileys frequently, but only the following:
;-) -not serious
:-P -jokingly taking the piss
:-o -fake shock
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 31 Jan 2011, 14:55, Reply)

This
it's easier to use a smiley and risk looking like a bit of a knob for it instead of being misconstrued. It's one of the things I hate about email/online conversations, is that I often can't tell if I sound like a dick when in fact I was only joking.
(berk, Mon 31 Jan 2011, 14:58, Reply)

Yeah I use :) and :(

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 31 Jan 2011, 15:00, Reply)

8====o ( )x( )
Dutch Schteve and Monty
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 31 Jan 2011, 15:00, Reply)

Hahaha grim.

(berk, Mon 31 Jan 2011, 15:01, Reply)

I suggested "Now that's what I call a reverse Dutch Steamboat 17"
as an album title to my band. They seemed surprisingly keen.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 31 Jan 2011, 15:07, Reply)

Do it!

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 31 Jan 2011, 15:10, Reply)

"We're a much more depraved East 17"

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 31 Jan 2011, 15:43, Reply)

it seems to me that if you're
emailing someone you don't know it may be wise to use them in case your words are misconstrued.

so is this guy, you know, a potential snog?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 31 Jan 2011, 14:49, Reply)

I have absolutely no idea.

( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 31 Jan 2011, 14:55, Reply)

That means maybe.

( girlinthehole, Mon 31 Jan 2011, 14:56, Reply)

fuck yeah maybe
I was told he was "oriental"
( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 31 Jan 2011, 14:58, Reply)

I don't think oriental is PC anymore.
I like the chinks but they're just not tall enough : D
( girlinthehole, Mon 31 Jan 2011, 15:02, Reply)

that's why I put that in quotations
is it more or less PC than "chinks"?

Is Asian the proper term?
( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 31 Jan 2011, 15:03, Reply)

I was just joking.
Chinks is even worse.

Yes Asian is the proper term.
( girlinthehole, Mon 31 Jan 2011, 15:05, Reply)

you should've done with vipros smiley chart and added a ;-)

( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 31 Jan 2011, 15:14, Reply)

perhaps you misheard
and it was ornamental
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 31 Jan 2011, 15:04, Reply)