[benza]

Originally Posted by Michael Chui

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.

I agree. But there aren't enough smiley on this forum. Please add more.