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Originally Posted by Richful  Please don't take the following as attacks but sincere questions, not sure how to create tone in posting yet |
One of the largest problems about a purely written form of communication, like these forums, is that expressing an emotion is extremely difficult. We get by, of course, but I thought it'd be a good idea to share with each other some ideas on how to suggest what would normally be given towards body language, facial expression, punctuated with a snort or a laugh, aided by gesticulation, and so on.
To start it off, I think one of the simplest ways is to use a smiley. A positive smiley will often lighten the gravity of a post, since it's a facial expression. And if you can't use a smiley, it's possible to describe it like so: *with an innocent look on his face*. I prefer asterisks.
