david_h wrote:Nanohedron wrote:Again, being mobile-friendly may make some difference, and this is what I'm hoping we can apply and find out.
A Poll maybe? Or does the board have statistics on the device types that open pages?
It's beyond polls at this point; we already touched upon the matter on page 8 of this thread, and ventures are even now being made.
If we have statistical resources like that, I'm unaware of them. But I think it's safe to assume anyway that mobile users are in force enough to count.
david_h wrote:Nanohedron wrote:... We also had an eye-rolling smiley (I assume that's pretty close to what you're referring to, david_h) but over time the Powers that Be deemed it to be just plain rude, so out it went, too.
No. I was thinking of something less judgemental than
, something like "I am not sure about that". Maybe its some of the usage of
that puts me off using it.
Actually, I usually use it in good fun, myself. A "mock baleful gaze", if you will. But I have to pick my battles in that case and be reasonably assured that the recipient will understand. Adding a wink after it helps if I'm not 100% sure. If I've ever used it in all seriousness, it's not often; instead, I prefer to resort to print and say outright what I mean to say.
As for "not sure about that", I usually resort to
. It covers a fair amount of ground. But normally I'd just say, "I'm not sure about that." Depends on my mood, I suppose.
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