[UA] UA the Miniatures Combat Game (Was Re: Bitterness)

[Patrick None]

>     I admit that I generally ignore emoticons. I think they're stupid, I
> don't use 'em myself, and I tend to overlook them in email. This can
> sometimes lead to confusion and crossed wires. My apologies.

 You know, this is actually a fairly UAable topic. Emoticons are argued as
'stupid' by a number of people, mostly people who consider themselves good
with the English language.  Emoticons aren't necessary for communication,
they point out.  Humanity has been writing without them for a long, long
time.
 Proponents of emoticons argue of their use for internet communication,
fundamentally a different means of communication then other written words.
 This is a summary, since I'm rushed. but it seems very UAable - the concept
of usefulness versus tradition, the practicality of maintaining ANY form of
communicatin (including magic?) in a static form.
 Thoughts?
 patrick


> > Patrick O'Duffy, Brisbane, Australia
>

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