DWIDM (Doing What I Don't Mean)

[jducoeur]

Okay, yes -- it's nice that Microsoft products auto-translate the standard emoticons into cute icons in many of their products. But may I say how annoying it is that they go so far overboard? When I say "(b)" in the company wiki, it means I have a list labeled "(a)", "(b)", "(c)", and so on. It does not mean "icon of a mug of beer"...

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[mindways]

Yeah. Back when we were using MSN Messenger, I ran into this - I kept emoticons turned off, so I didn't notice it until I provided a list of options, and my manager asked a co-worker's opinion. It went something like:

"The angel, the beer, and the martini are all viable options. The beer is probably better than the martini, and going with the angel precludes any of the other choices."