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This is my favourite topic
Posted January 30, 2015
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Dzsono: Most of all, I don't know how to refer to other GOGlodytes when I don't explicitly know their sex
Just use "xe" or "they".
Posted January 30, 2015
Hahahah! :D
Good points!
Posted January 30, 2015
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JMich: There was an attempt to link at a site, but I'd guess the rep limit prevented him. Not to mention he didn't properly tag it.
In the spirit of this thread, I fixed your comment ;)

"There was an attempt to link at a site, but I'd guess the rep limit prevented her. Not to mention she didn't properly tag it."

Women can be spam bots too :D

Also, weird necro...
Posted January 30, 2015
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Dzsono: There are many conflicts in forums that could easily be avoided but for the medium itself. Bereft of non-verbal cues, it's hard to tell if someone is joking, sarcastic, sad, happy, serious or surprised.
I think I have a solution for this part. A simple set of text-based cues.

Examples:

#1 - Hey all, how's it going? [ I"M SAD!!! ]
#2 - I don't think I can agree with you on that. [ I'M SURPRISED!!! ]
#3 - And don't call me Shirley! [ I'M SERIOUS!!! ]

I think that adequately illustrates my idea for a new forum chatting system.
We can work out the details as we go along.

Who's with me!? [ I'M JOKING!!! ]
Posted January 30, 2015
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Dzsono: There are many conflicts in forums that could easily be avoided but for the medium itself. Bereft of non-verbal cues, it's hard to tell if someone is joking, sarcastic, sad, happy, serious or surprised.
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PhilD: I think I have a solution for this part. A simple set of text-based cues.

Examples:

#1 - Hey all, how's it going? [ I"M SAD!!! ]
#2 - I don't think I can agree with you on that. [ I'M SURPRISED!!! ]
#3 - And don't call me Shirley! [ I'M SERIOUS!!! ]

I think that adequately illustrates my idea for a new forum chatting system.
We can work out the details as we go along.

Who's with me!? [ I'M JOKING!!! ]
So a question mark makes it sad, a point makes it surprised, an exclamation mark makes it serious, and an exclamation and question mark makes it joking? I don't think this will hold up.
Posted July 12, 2016
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Tauto: Not here.
Please let this thread die the quiet slow death it deserved. The last thing we want to do is rile up the Offendo-Trons.
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