Hello there, PDML.
As Cotty recently teased/mocked me and as Larry pointed out off-list, I
am using things like /grin/, /smile/, /evil wink/ etc. I'd like to take
a step back and have a bit of discussion thereof.
You see, I find it useful and important to be able to attach some
minimal emotional context or extra-textual context to my messages.
Smileys (such as :-), ;-), 8-), etc) don't cut it IMO, as they are
cryptic and even not always interpreted in the same way by different
people.
OTOH, if I were to describe my emotional state directly in plain words,
that would be easier to read. In order to mark apart the actual text and
the extra-textual context, I use slashes. Why slashes? Because in
Thunderbird (and I thought it was standard, whereas I am probably wrong)
the following applies: _underline_, *bold*, /italics/. Since _underline_
is for links and *bold* is for emphasis thus what remains is /italics/
for emotions.
Now, question is - am I being abusive in this or is this whole idea
wrong from the start? Surely I can stop using any extra-textual mark up
whatsoever, but then I am afraid, the likelihood of being misunderstood
or misunderstanding the other person on my own will be greater.
Have your say. You can be brutal and honest or you can even do it off
the list.
Boris
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