AIBU to wonder why nobody uses emojis on mumsnet?

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Just that really! Emojis are everywhere and it just dawned on me there are so many yet everyone uses the few mumsnet ones. I'm still relatively new so many there's some code or something I'm missing? 😬🤔🤔

Because we are adults and this is not Net huns mums which is ----> that way

PS - a [boring] or [zzzzzzzzz] smiley on MN would be soooooooooo useful.

The strike out function. That's for really mature adults...

The strike-out is perfect for parents, we're always having to self-censor or mutter sotto voce comments IRL.

Because many years ago I learnt to use words.

I wasn't being arsey just pointing out some stuff.

Yes, the smileys used on msn etc were emoticons, they were little graphics. If you copied and pasted a sentence on msn which had an emoticon in it the image wouldn't copy across. Emojis do copy across because the computer sees them as text.

Well your post came across as arsey when my mention of emoticons was light hearted.

There's always one.

Well I use emoji because I'm an adult who doesn't give a shiney 💩 what other posters think. I don't use emoji if I'm at work or in important correspondence but, just in case some posters haven't noticed, this is a only a chat forum. Other than MNHQs official rules we can do what we like.

Telling off other posters for not compliling with some imaginary group rules is pompous and rude. It's fair enough to politely point out that a post is difficult to read but other than that posters should keep their opinions to themselves.

I do. They're useful to convey tone (especially if your first language isn't English)

So, it's more likely thst people will understand that I was joking, being sarcastic etc..,

💩🍷🎅🏿🎅🏼👶🏻🍒🍒🤓😍😥😁😂☠️☠️💀👹😈🙏🏻👄💅🏼👁💁🏿👩‍👩‍👧‍👦👩‍👩‍👧👨‍👨‍👦‍👦I love emojis!!!

posters should keep their opinions to themselves. No opinions on MN?

It's a very ironic statement. Or should I say, opinion?

Yes Lweji it's saying 'my opinion is that posters should keep opinions to themselves'

MN talk may as well not exist if that's the case. AIBU would be a bit tumbleweed.

Because they're for W⚓️'S

I keep wanting to use in emails at work. It is the best ever emoji and really we should start a mumsnet campaign to get it available everywhere. All other emojis are sad and pointless in comparison.

Cherry and jeepers

Yes!! I tend to use 🙄 or 😒 in place of in many a text to DH.

Fair play, saying keep their opinions to themselves did sound silly. 😂 (Perfect time for a crying with laughter emoji). I just find the patronizing rude comments about stuff that doesn't matter such as using emojis a bit pathetic.

So the actual answer appears to be that they are not easy to use on a computer or show up well! I admit to feeling a bit embarrassed that I forgot people even used computers for casual internet purposes.
My reason for asking was not because I think they should be used (thanks for the snooty message suggesting I move to netmums ) but I had actually assumed they didn't work as I'd never seen them at all and hadn't even attempted to enter one, then saw one pop up within a thread therefore asked this question.

The 'because we are adults' answers don't seem relevant as I know countless professionals in their 40's who have embraced the emoji. I agree with a few posters though in that none of the 100's on my phone convey a feeling quite as well as or

I much prefer MNing on my laptop to on my phone - I can type better and I can read more.

Same here Trills. I only MN on my phone when out and about. I don't get silly auto corrections on my laptop either.

My favourite emoji is 😒
emojipedia.org/unamused-face/
This face is not amused. This is not a face of sadness, it is more of a grumpy, displeased look. Used to express dissatisfaction.

It's not though

No, but I don't think 😒 Is trying to be . 🙄 Is a better equivalent. But definitely conveys it better!

That's not a bad eyeroll 🙄

I don't think that unamused is the same as hmm, just saying that they are my favourites of the two categories :)

This one is weird 🤤