Like Button Poll?

[thecatumbrella]

Same with the eye roll. A sympathetic eye roll.

YES! I've had similar thoughts, but it would be tough to design without it looking snarky. Whoever made the BYC "Smilies" is pretty talented, so I'm sure it can be done!

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

I have been thinking about this idea and have been wondering what kind of available emoji would best express 'I care' ?



I personally think a ribbon would work best but there does not appear to be an appropriate emoji existing?

What do you all think could work as an 'I care' emoji if we were to have one?

How about something like this?...

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What context are you imagining for this? I keep wanting to use for ‘something bad happened to the poster and I wish to give sympathy.’

 

[Mother of Chaos]

I have a minor quarrel with the Angry emoji. I’ve used it almost exclusively to share anger with a poster describing a situation where they saw cruelty and so forth - a way of saying “I’m angry along with you!” I would never add a Like for a post like that, and Sad doesn’t go far enough.

Well guess what, any Angry reactions we get aren’t counted in Reactions received. Apparently it’s interpreted as being angry at the poster, which is something that shouldn’t be encouraged here IMO.

So why do we even have it?

 

[Mother of Chaos]

What context are you imagining for this? I keep wanting to use for ‘something bad happened to the poster and I wish to give sympathy.’

There’s a band-aid heart emoji in phones (not forum emojis:

 

[notabitail]

I have a minor quarrel with the Angry emoji. I’ve used it almost exclusively to share anger with a poster describing a situation where they saw cruelty and so forth - a way of saying “I’m angry along with you!” I would never add a Like for a post like that, and Sad doesn’t go far enough.

Well guess what, any Angry reactions we get aren’t counted in Reactions received. Apparently it’s interpreted as being angry at the poster, which is something that shouldn’t be encouraged here IMO.

So why do we even have it?

I think it's to show your anger/extreme dislike of what the poster said. I use this to express displeasure at the poster. If it wasn't there I'd be inclined to reply with the angry emoji.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

I think it's to show your anger/extreme dislike of what the poster said. I use this to express displeasure at the poster. If it wasn't there I'd be inclined to reply with the angry emoji.

I think that this is how many others interpret it as well, but not everyone! Just as some people think it's inappropriate to reply to a sad post about a chicken's death with a heart ("I love that your chicken died!"), while many, many others (including me) use it as an expression of sympathy and love extended to the poster.

Different ways of interpreting an emoji occur in the workplace as well, often among different generations. Having common agreement on what they mean is important, as they are used as shortcuts for expressions of emotion.

So now I need to go back and edit some emojis.

 

[notabitail]

I think that this is how many others interpret it as well, but not everyone! Just as some people think it's inappropriate to reply to a sad post about a chicken's death with a heart ("I love that your chicken died!"), while many, many others (including me) use it as an expression of sympathy and love extended to the poster.

Different ways of interpreting an emoji occur in the workplace as well, often among different generations. Having common agreement on what they mean is important, as they are used as shortcuts for expressions of emotion.

So now I need to go back and edit some emojis.

Emojis are hard to interpret.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

How about for a showing of sympathy or support (I'm sorry your chicken died / wishing you well/ sending you love) and the regular for "I really love what you said in your post" ? Of course we also have for "that is the most adorable chicken I've ever seen."