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Originally Posted by Boo Radley  It's very different to convey what you want to say by writing it down when if you spoke the same words your inflections, facial expressions and tone will convey a completely different message. The smilies do help in that regard but not always. |
That's a good point, because sarcasm and/or a jokey tone rarely works in text form, but it does help if the other person is in on the joke or it is part of a long-running joke with that person.
Funny enough, I've never used a smiley in the 5+ years I've been a member here!