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New smilies?

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The default smilies on the forum are a little obnoxious looking.

I'd kind of like to implement something more like this:
http://rcheetah.deviantart.com/art/simple-smileys-325336045
Or this:
http://mooxidesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Smiley-Icons.png

Any thoughts?

Might adjust them to be more forum colors. It's easy if they're single color like that.
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Re: New smilies?

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Good thinking. I hardly ever use smilies because they are obnoxious looking, plus they are kinda ugly. They look like they're from 2004 or some shit. Plus, we can use a bit more variety.
I don't think I've ever seen these used:
8-) :x :evil: :!: :?: :idea: :arrow: :| :mrgreen: :geek: :ugeek:

These 2 are essentially the same:
:D :mrgreen:

I prefer the one on the bottom.
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Re: New smilies?

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brimstoneSalad wrote:The default smilies on the forum are a little obnoxious looking.

I'd kind of like to implement something more like this:
http://rcheetah.deviantart.com/art/simple-smileys-325336045
Or this:
http://mooxidesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Smiley-Icons.png

Any thoughts?

Might adjust them to be more forum colors. It's easy if they're single color like that.
:lol: Oh really? :!: Is that what you think? :?: :?: :?: I am somewhat confused :? and shocked! :o :shock: I think they're pretty cool. 8-) I think they are lovely. :) :D :mrgreen: If you got rid of them, some people might be upset. :( :x :evil: :| :cry: Wait, I have an idea! :idea: Maybe we could keep the old ones, but also add the new ones. It would require some technological stuff that I'm not aware of, but then I don't really know anything about technology. :geek: :ugeek:

^I know you probably rolled your eyes at that :roll: , but I do actually like the smilies we have. Why don't we just add new ones for people who want to be less obnoxious? There's no rule against being obnoxious, is there? ;) :P

*I like the first link better, because the faces aren't in boxes. That's just a personal preference though.
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Re: New smilies?

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It's easier just to replace the image files than to add more. Plus, it would be inconsistent if we had different styles, and would look even more obnoxious. ;)
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Re: New smilies?

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brimstoneSalad wrote:It's easier just to replace the image files than to add more. Plus, it would be inconsistent if we had different styles, and would look even more obnoxious. ;)
Oh, really? Why is it hard to add more?
Well, if it's really complicated, I mean I don't care that much.

I'm going to miss the obnoxious smilies a little bit though. ;)
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EquALLity wrote: Oh, really? Why is it hard to add more?
Well, if it's really complicated, I mean I don't care that much.
Because the coding is already there. It's faster just to put new images in rather than typing up new code to add more smilies.
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Re: New smilies?

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How about something like this? ;)
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brimstoneSalad wrote:How about something like this? ;)
Like what?
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Re: New smilies?

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Right click the winky image, open image in new tab, refresh.
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brimstoneSalad wrote:Right click the winky image, open image in new tab, refresh.
Eugh, I'm kinda not at a computer.
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