Poll
Question:
Do you think the smilies need to be downsized or killed off?
Option 1: Yes
Option 2: Yes
Option 3: Yes
Option 4: Dunno
Option 5: Yes
Option 6: No err maybe
The smilies are too invasive
They need to be downsized or killed off. They do not look good in the posts.
They are in my eyes a wee bit big, and I've already mentioned this to Michael but at the moment he just doesn't have time to sort them out. Running and maintaining a site like this really eats up the hours so let's all just cut him some slack. thnx
In my haste, whilst still being relatively inexperienced, I trieds to get the forum up and running and as entertaining as possible, so I just "dumped" a lot of smiley's onto the forum without checking them out first... it was only at a later stage, I realised that some were doubled up and that some were a wee bit too large..... But due to the fact that people had taken a fancy to them and already used some of them, I felt I was a bit too late to remove them, as this would leave the "old " posts with no smileys but rather a series of codes in the postings , thus rendering the post confusing to anyone who might be new or a person reflecting/ reviewing old posts...... so currently we are stuck with the things....
The site is a community based forum, and my first, I guess I learned a lesson for next time around, I also personally like the smileys, and feel they had colour and character to the forum, even adding a means to make a posting more descriptive.... if 80% of people found them annoying, then I would remove them, as this forum, is not my forum, but for all (ex) Oranjemunders.......
cheers
Mike
Well I Like Them. kisssmiley barb1 cl1 bling1 e154 e180 arrowh daman fireworks motorbike boobs :cibo4: :natale3: :emot186: .........
SAVE THE SMILEYS! dawoman thnx for the support! LONG LIVE THE SMILEYS! yougogirl
I believe smaller would be better. It'd be easer starting the posting-page. Sometimes it takes realy long with all these big smilies.
Ok! Here's what I'll do.... The Smileys stay, but they need to resized, all the same and smaller..... doubles removed, but I am on holiday now and busy rebuilding to other pc's over, (my arcade machine... droool! ) .... so this will happen in the new year....
:emot35:
I'm with Robert; most are irritating
Methinks that this topic could become quite a heated one!
( I wanted to put a smiley here, but I er! Uhm! )
hhehehehehe!
I am with Cheryl! arrowh
I would determine whose doing the posting. Those that find them "irritating" or those that don't.I'm sure there are people who would find some of the posts "irritating".What then? yesno idontknow cheerup allgood fireworks iknow
A mere matter of preference; each to his/her own. All boils down to choice - don't like the smileys - avoid those posts. Don't like the posts - avoid the site. Both former and latter seem fair.
mmmh!
Yeah Diana.
Save the (resized) smilies.
Quote from: Cherry (Alcock) on December 22, 2007, 04:51:13 PM
. All boils down to choice - don't like the smileys - avoid those posts.
Exactly that! bravo
Down size, or whats the possibility of a seperate area for all the smileys and copy what you want when needed.
But I'm with Kenny here, Mike's taken a lot on keeping the site updated etc.
- So final decision is to what ever suits you Mike.
I say the smileys stay, they are part of the site and add to the character, if you don't like them then don't use them, how hard can that be?!?! bling1
Quote from: Kenny Ramage on December 22, 2007, 04:18:49 AM
They are in my eyes a wee bit big, and I've already mentioned this to Michael but at the moment he just doesn't have time to sort them out. Running and maintaining a site like this really eats up the hours so let's all just cut him some slack. thnx
Kenny, try checking them out without your glasses....ok, how's that now, bet you are now saying "where the heck are they" aint you. arrowh
Bruce who rattled your cage..hehe :emot172:
I'm on Mikes side for a change, (will slap him at the new years party) it's his site and he can do as he wants, so there!!! cheers :36_2_35: vampire
Please resize the smileys but don't remove them. Occassionally I type something that sounds a bit harsh but when you follow it with a smiley, the recipient knows you are only joking. Please SIZE & SAVE the SMILEYS.
Keep them, but resize . . .
That Canadian dancing Guy who has a Pole,
Keith. arse
notfair This Canadian guy can now stick his pole in everywhere - even into the Smileys !!!!
The moderators can do whatever they like - I personally use them as they come and go and just stick some other thina-ma-dings to my posts as well!
shooter
Kill the little critters!
Hahahaha... I do not believe, Robert actually used a smiley! laughpoint
Yeah I did but it was a small one!
meanpuff
Now this forum is slick. Download time is superb. Why? The blerry smilies have gone!! YIPPPEEEEEEEE!
Thats cos Mike S is reworking the smileys.... Sorry....
Quote from: Michael Alexander on July 04, 2008, 07:01:56 PM
Thats cos Mike S is reworking the smileys.... Sorry....
Sorry about what. yellocard
Sorry, coz they will be back.... BoomSmilie_anim
@ Robert, Good News, I have just recently discovered that if One enters your profile and then goto preferences and layout... you can choose the option "No Smileys"... hope this helps.....
:emot19_2:
SMILEYS ARE GREAT!!!!!! image18 image203 image281 image041 cheers BierSuip
:36_4_8: e154 e154 :emot111: image04 image04 image04 image04 meanpuff meanpuff meanpuff meanpuff meanpuff
I think keep them smileys, but downsized would be great
Like this one is large enough >>>> (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z249/georgswa/icon_troest.gif)
At the end of the day, if a person does not like SMiley's they can just disable the function in their preferences.... 23_146_26
I resized with a programm
Dit send you a link
Here the original and the resized
Any size is possible
Keep the smilies but down size - maybe not as small as you made them Dadswa! Some of us have aged eye sight!
Cherrey, that is only a demo to show what is possible
Mike S is working on that, i only want to help to find the right programm to do it
Quote from: Cherry (Alcock) on July 05, 2008, 11:49:34 AM
Keep the smilies but down size - maybe not as small as you made them Dadswa! Some of us have aged eye sight!
Daddy Georg's to small......I'll get a sweat mark on the sreen from my nose trying to find them.
I think Mike S has done a good job tidying them up. bravo Just keeps my Boobs pls
@Diana... AUnty should blow her nose then..... bravo
Smileys are great, when I get them right!!!
But then that's my own stupid fault......as am still learning!!! Doh! image201
how do we know when the president of south africa has used your computer///?????
Quote from: Diana Rudd (Boehme) on July 05, 2008, 01:27:34 PM
Quote from: Cherry (Alcock) on July 05, 2008, 11:49:34 AM
Keep the smilies but down size - maybe not as small as you made them Dadswa! Some of us have aged eye sight!
Daddy Georg's to small......I'll get a sweat mark on the sreen from my nose trying to find them.
I think Mike S has done a good job tidying them up. bravo Just keeps my Boobs pls
You bet on it he's to small. Check this Diana. lol
http://www.oranjemundonline.com/Forum/index.php?topic=1776.msg39606#new
Cheeky bugger that big guy on the picture 23_146_26
chocolate-51
By the way. Fantastic job you guys did with the smileys. The "post page" get's loaded real fast now. If I think what you guys with 56kb internet have to put up with...
MikeS has done all the work daman
Thats why we are 3 admins and share the load
Load time, sorry german programm
Ladezeit-Check
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Gesamtwertung 2
:emot112_2: All Mike (Stennie's) hard work..... trex-073 ( ijust wanted to try out this smiley..... it looked awesome)
Yes Mike, that looks great, is that a smile in your opinion ??? 23_146_26
tipex on the screen laughpoint
I'd say , mote like a grin....
Thanks for he tip mate.