It would probably never catch on, but...

I wish that smilies were acceptable in the business world when writing emails. It is difficult to convey tone most of the time, but it can be done. I would find it so much easier if I could throw in a smilie face or ROFL smilie .

What do you think? Can we start a smilie revolution?

Our e-mail used to do the smiley when we would do the : ( or : ) but now it doesn't. I miss it! I find myself typing in the codes we use here!

you have no idea how many times when I'm writing an e-mail that I want to type in or or but then I realize it doesn't work I practically think in TCS smilies now..... does that mean I have a problem?

Originally Posted by katiemae1277

you have no idea how many times when I'm writing an e-mail that I want to type in

or

or

but then I realize it doesn't work

I practically think in TCS smilies now..... does that mean I have a problem?

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Only a slight ( ) addiction!

ya i do wish we could use some smilies in certain emails like my school email there is no smilies and when somethings funny u cant put lol you know..and all u have left to write is haha and that sounds so odd in an email to teachers and sometimes when u put haha it sounds like ur laughing at each other

I just smilies like others I think I can just transport the codes from here to my email.......but that just dont work
I have downloaded some that sit on my toolbar, but its such a pain opening the prog etc...etc...

I wish they could be used all the time too, and in normal conversation too

I agree. My last job we were allowed to since we also used IM to talk to each other, but this job one guy wrote back the first time I did : ).

He said that smilies are in appropriate use on a business network. I so wanted to reply back with: (aka the Censor smily).

That would be an excellent idea. I'd be all for it.

Originally Posted by lunasmom

I agree. My last job we were allowed to since we also used IM to talk to each other, but this job one guy wrote back the first time I did : ).

He said that smilies are in appropriate use on a business network. I so wanted to reply back with:

(aka the Censor smily).

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Sometimes I find myself wanting to say LOL instead of laughing! We spend entirely too much time here!!

Originally Posted by Phenomsmom

Sometimes I find myself wanting to say LOL instead of laughing! We spend entirely too much time here!!

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i do that too! I thought I was the only one sheesh, it is really getting outta control!

It wouldn't be appropriate for work at all, but there's a lot of faces and smileys that people use for irc and other chats. I could list a few but it would effectively make one of the silliest looking posts ever..

There is nothing wrong wit hahving a silly looking post!

Originally Posted by katiemae1277

you have no idea how many times when I'm writing an e-mail that I want to type in

or

or

but then I realize it doesn't work

I practically think in TCS smilies now..... does that mean I have a problem?

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Poor Katie!!

Originally Posted by katiemae1277

you have no idea how many times when I'm writing an e-mail that I want to type in

or

or

but then I realize it doesn't work

I practically think in TCS smilies now..... does that mean I have a problem?

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I am always thinking of the smiley when writing emails to coworkers