It's become apparent that the emoticon feature on this forum has been doing far more harm than good. The emoticons were devised to allow one to enhance the quality and intent of their posts by attaching a facial image.
Lately, however, the emoticon feature has become counterproductive, and has been causing friction between some forum members. It has been determined that posters should put more effort into the content of their posts to relay their message and feeling rather than relying on the crutch of icons for this purpose.
Therefore, the emoticon feature on this forum is to be deleted within the next two weeks. We feel that, though well-intentioned, the emoticon program was an example of yet another system that was designed for positive use, yet used for negative purposes. We do not wish to have to close this forum due the negativity the emoticon program has brought about (much like A.net), so we are taking this measure in order to lead-turn that drastic measure.
Thank you for your continued support.
Lately, however, the emoticon feature has become counterproductive, and has been causing friction between some forum members. It has been determined that posters should put more effort into the content of their posts to relay their message and feeling rather than relying on the crutch of icons for this purpose.
Therefore, the emoticon feature on this forum is to be deleted within the next two weeks. We feel that, though well-intentioned, the emoticon program was an example of yet another system that was designed for positive use, yet used for negative purposes. We do not wish to have to close this forum due the negativity the emoticon program has brought about (much like A.net), so we are taking this measure in order to lead-turn that drastic measure.
Thank you for your continued support.
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