@jeannie Yes. All the time.
@jeannie Sometimes I just emoji. Itβs a bit close to clicking a Like button, but I am OK with it.
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@macgenie Choosing the right emoji does take a fair bit more thought than clicking on button. πβπβ//@jeannie
@jeannie yep! And also the other way around... I reply and think... βwhat an idiot responseβ π
@Bruce I like your emojis. Especially the upsidedown one. I totally collected that one πππ
@macgenie @bruce Also, have you noticed how your emojis change over the years? My most used section always had rainbows, sunshines, stars, mermaids, water droplets and loads of flowers. I used them so much. Now Iβm more a smiley face kinda girl, usually cats with heart eyes with the occasional vegetable thrown in, champagne glasses, coffee cups and loads of cake. I like to keep it fresh ππ₯³πππ°π»π»πΈπ΄π»πͺπΌππππ₯
@jeannie @chrisjwilson @toddgrotenhuis @hollyhoneychurch @kitt @klandwehr @gabz @mejia @pratik @macgenie @bruce @vincent @jamesdasher @sciphi @smokey On the emoji note (and apologies for tagging too many people, this ain't twitter) How often you guys use emojis within your blog posts. A lot of times I want to include them because I feel like it conveys better the emotions that I am trying to project in what I am writing (saying). But at the same time, I feel like it's a no-no. Makes sense?
@Gabz I tend to use emojis more when I am replying or commenting on someone else's post. I don't use it when I writing my own blog, mostly because I do not think about it . I don't have anything against it though
@Burk That is true, you do. I guess sometimes I guess I sometimes get too wrapped up on "this needs to look nice a "professional". But then I think one "This is my f&%$ing blog (linsert lol emoji here) I can do whatever I want", and second, "What's professional blogging nowadays anyway?" (as far a personal blog is concerned)
@klandwehr I see. I wonder if it has something to do with the fact that I am very visual and also most of my posts are like me "talking" and I am very expressive. I don't know :D
@jeannie Yes I often feel like this. I sometimes draft up a reply and end up deleting it before sending. Sometimes more than once. It is usually because I worry if I can word it carefully enough it wonβt be misunderstood.
@Gabz @Burk Ah the old "pro vs personal" thing. For me, it's simple: if you want a "professional blog" then go ahead and make one but it's going to take more effort than a personal blog, and really ought to include you taking the time to figure out the rules of your blog. Just like the effort we all ought to be putting into anything we do professionally.
Otherwise, have your blog be personal and fuck whatever everybody else thinks, whether you want all the emoji or none of it.
@Gabz I am somewhat of an old fogey when it comes to emoji, as you can see from my preference for old-school text emoticons in many replies :-) I have used them for years in my blog posts whenever I thought they would help clarify the tone or sense of my statements.
I use emoji sparingly, tooβthough a little more oftenβto make sure a post ends up in the Micro.blog Discover, to help keep something under 280 characters so it displays in full in the M.b Timeline, or sometimes just to add a bit of whimsy.
But thatβs just meβas @jeannie noted, whatβs important is you doing you :-)
@Gabz yep totally. I feel like because Iβm a child inside I can use what emoticons I want when I want. Whereas more sensible people would find that too much. On the other hand I think a solid piece of writing can hold its own and doesn't need to have an emoji to make an impact. Also random use of emojis are hilarious. A friend used to post aubergines all over the place and that always made me smile πππππ
@Gabz I donβt tend to use them in long form writing.*
* Except for the occasional footnote. π
@hollyhoneychurch I just started using emoji a couple years back* so havenβt changed them up yet. π
* I was being a grumpy early millennial and sticking with emoticons. ;)