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The great emoji debate

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IonaMumsnet · 07/12/2015 15:47

Afternoon everyone,

So: emojis. We've had a few questions about these over the last few days. Some of you love them and some of you loathe them. The truth of the matter is that they came into being as a side-effect of a technical fix that we did; we didn't set out to introduce them (and in fact, didn't expect you to discover them quite as quickly as you did Grin). On the question of whether they stay or whether they go, it's really up to you lot. We can get rid of them again; equally, if you like having them, we're happy for them to stay. Over to you ...

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IPityThePontipines · 08/12/2015 00:34

They were quite large on my phone, but huge on my laptop.

I do not ever want to see a huge smiling poo. Please let this come to an end soon, MNHQ.

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PrimeDirective · 07/12/2015 22:54

I am Visually Impaired

Text to speech doesn't cause a major problem having emojis. Sometimes it will tell me "smiley face", other times it will ignore them.

The emojis look tiny to me, but I do use a large font :D

I have no problem with them as long as they are not in titles and people don't go mad with them. Can they be limited in number in each post?

MummySparkle · 07/12/2015 22:39

We can use all emojis on here now ⁉️

I think it's probably best if we just have the MN ones - I like them

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OvO · 07/12/2015 22:22

It's a traffic sign thingy, Sparkling. Red circle with a diagonal line through it.

IPityThePontipines · 07/12/2015 22:21

Please, please take them away.

I don't want to read posts full of silly pictures and it'll lead to loads of aggro with people misconstruing them.

It's bad enough they're all over Facebook and and Twitter.

RomComPhooey · 07/12/2015 22:18

I say get rid. They're cute for about 5 minutes, but really starting to get on my wick now. It's like conversing with excitable teenagers. And not in a good way.

Sparklingbrook · 07/12/2015 22:18

Is that a cricket ball OvO?

OvO · 07/12/2015 22:17

I like them but want rid of them.

People can't be trusted with them. 🚫

Catzpyjamas · 07/12/2015 22:17

Weird... that one was totally different from how it appeared on my keyboard.

Catzpyjamas · 07/12/2015 22:15

💃 this one's for you usual

Catzpyjamas · 07/12/2015 22:14

Sparkling, you are a winner Xmas Grin
Crying cat, pint and a penguin indeed!

Sparklingbrook · 07/12/2015 22:12

We have a whole new game going usual. Guess the microscopic spidery emoji. Grin

Sparklingbrook · 07/12/2015 22:11

Oh yes Lweji! Blush

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Sparklingbrook · 07/12/2015 22:10

Is that a cat a beer and a penguin Catz?

Lweji · 07/12/2015 22:10

Not a "hand". It was supposed to be a "like" Wink

I can see the emojis better on Chrome. Firefox and that weird thing Microsoft have invented not so good.

Catzpyjamas · 07/12/2015 22:09

I like them but if the consensus is to get rid, I'll live 😿
But can we please then get a MN 🍺as I don't really do wine?
And a🐧 just because?

Sparklingbrook · 07/12/2015 22:08

I can see the festive ones on my laptop. They are microscopic and black but I can clearly see a tree/snowman/snowflake. Shock

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HeartsTrumpDiamonds · 07/12/2015 22:03

Not a fan. It's weird because some days they show up huge on my laptop and other days (today) they are the little black spidery things. Desktop they are big and colourful. Have yet to check my phone.

If everyone else wants them, fine, but if it were up to me I would ditch them.

Xmas Smile
Hastagwhatever · 07/12/2015 21:59

Why are they so massive tonight?

🎄⛄❄ I like the festive one's.

HemanOrSheRa · 07/12/2015 21:59

Here you go Sparkling - have three Toffifee. A whole row. Because you waited to be asked unlike others who rob me of my Toffifee Sad.

Everything looks weird. Probe like watching symbols, circle search buttons, camera shaped sticky thread icons and big monkeys and turds Sad.

Sparklingbrook · 07/12/2015 21:57

Gets phone to check out Lewji's emoji.

Oh a hand.