The great emoji debate

[IonaMumsnet]

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 ). 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 ...

I am confused. On the Pictionary thread this afternoon there were three giant colour monkey head emojis as a thread title. Briefly. Now they they are three little indistinct blobs.

I don't like them. I won't be using them (don't know how anyway) I find them intrusive.

People use technology that has these emojis

And a lot use technology that doesnt have the emojis.

Which technology has them?

They are still massive on my phone Sparkling. All of the emojis are.

😮

That is the size of my little fingernail!

I am on the mobile site ( iphone) and they are regular size.

Ah yes Heman just looked at my phone. GIANT EMOJIS EVERYWHERE.

And another thing! The stickied threads at the top of active don't have a big mumsnet M. They have a little camera next to them now.

💐 working on my kindle 😨 and I can see them without my reading glasses so I think I like them

Oh dear no I don't they look ghastly now the post is up

Your first emoji looks like a teeny black palm tree Light the second is a face but I don't know what expression it is doing. Maybe sad?

My Motorola thinks giant is best usual. V alarming.

If I am at home i am always on the laptop which is where I can't see them at all except for teeny black scribbles.

They are getting bigger and BIGGER and FUCKING MASSIVE and the rest of the site presentation is being affected by it, e.g. the icon for my inbox is now fucked.

Not keen. Don't mind them in text messages or Facebook but they don't feel very Mumsnet and detract from the site. Plus they are inconsistent across devices.

didn't expect you to discover them quite as quickly as you did

MNHQ are so cute and naive sometimes.

Anyway, if you do get rid of the emojis you need to add these smilies:
devil smile (with tail)
hug
whistle
t-rex

I'm also still struggling with the emoji being so different on the new app compared to the old one. I don't handle change very well

Love them!

This is what they look like on my phone.

usual that about sums it up.