Who's dumb idea was it?

[Confuseling]

Some of the cleverest people were also fond of inventing their own new means of expression - new words, new grammar, new punctuation.

Language isn't a static construct, so past use is no means to judge present boundaries.

And when you're dealing with multilingual forums, smileys can defuse ambiguous posts by giving a visual indication that something is meant humorously.

So

[microchip8]

Originally Posted by Akoellh

Well, it's up to you if you want to put yourself into the 5 or the 95% group.

So much about "FAILED".

The question you asked can be compared with standing in the middle of a crowded place with wide-spread legs holding up a sign "please kick me".

To push this paradigm a little further, people of the "95%-group" wonder why their groin hurts after they awake from a coma.

*put smiley here*

ImageBam - Fast, Free Image Hosting and Photo Sharing

hahaha, you're really something, aren't you? I bet you also think all are dumb and you're the only smart around, judging from your signatures quotes, past and present ones

How am I putting myself into the "5%" by writing many smileys? Is that how you judge people and "classify" them? Tells very much what a person you are. And how are you going to find out if I'm "retarded" on an Internet forum? I could do all of this on purpose and make you think am I. This doesn't say I am in reality nor is it any kind of proof

Seriously, stop posting easily refuted claims and judgments about people you don't even know. Moreover, those judgment you put out have as their foundation of "facts" smileys which is really ridiculous..... LOL, really LOL

Anyways, I'm out. Have fun judging and classifying others by the amount of smileys they use

[Akoellh]

Originally Posted by Confuseling

Some of the cleverest people were also fond of inventing their own new means of expression - new words, new grammar, new punctuation.

Exactly.

And as we know: "monkey see, monkey do".

So some of the dumbest people think they become clever by excessive (mis)use.

[Akoellh]

Originally Posted by microchip8

How am I putting myself into the "5%" by writing many smileys?

No, on the contrary, using it just "to prove me wrong" in such a childish way clearly puts you in the 95%, subcategory "grow up".

Originally Posted by microchip8

Tells very much what a person you are.

Ditto.

Originally Posted by microchip8

And how are you going to find out if I'm "retarded" on an
Internet forum?

Again you obviously forgot the two categories in the 95%-group.

I could do all of this on purpose and make you think am I. This doesn't say I am in reality nor is it any kind of proof

Who tells you I am not doing this on purpose to see who is reacting so strongly and by that finding out who they are?

Originally Posted by microchip8

Seriously, stop posting easily refuted claims and judgments about people you don't even know.

Now that's interesting, especially regarding your own sentence a few lines above.

I bet you also think all are dumb and you're the only smart around

You will loose that bet, but in contrast to that, YOU are judging a person directly, I "judge" a group with high probability of being correct.

Who is "Mr. prejudice" now?

[MattBClassic]

Made up statistics to prove a point (95% of statistics are made up on the spot) indicate a challenged intellect. It also can indicate arrogance which is most likely a child's trait. How do I know this? I did a exhaustive study with polls and graphs.

[microchip8]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahhaahahahahahahahah ahahahaha

Thanks for the great laugh, mate. Didn't had one today. Much apreciated. "Retard belonging in the 5% corner" over and out

[Akoellh]

Originally Posted by MattBClassic

How do I know this? I did a exhaustive study with polls and graphs.

Nice one.

Was it a self study?

And to give you some "late satisfaction".

My thoughts about this whole thread are:

:-)

P.S.

Thanks for playing along so nicely, I just _won_ a bet with that.

Im out also, time to get my beer I won.

[microchip8]

Originally Posted by Akoellh

Nice one.

Was it a self study?

And to give you some "late satisfaction".

My thoughts about this whole thread are:

:-)

P.S.

Thanks for playing along so nicely, I just _won_ a bet with that.

Im out also, time to get my beer I won.

What did you win? A few billions? Eternal life? ability to travel to past and future? enlightenment? What? Or did you boost your bogus superiority complex?

Your whole claim about judging people by the amount of smileys they post is probably one of the most ridiculous claims I've seen in the past year. There is NOT A SINGLE STUDY OR STATISTIC that will tell you with 100% accuracy that each person who's using an excessive amount of smileys is DIRECTLY a retard or a moron and should be put in those 5% corner. You really need to fix your mind and thinking process. By claiming such things, it really make *you* the one who should be put in the 5% corner

Further, the thing you're practicing is not only superficial, but also intimidating, rude and illogical, all at once. First, you don't know who you're talking to on a forum, neither do you know the reasons why a person uses lots of smileys or not (one example: it could be a bad habit.. does this makes him directly a retard? No, it doesn't). Second, judging by how many smileys one uses is not a cold hard fact and proof that the person is a retard since you can neither prove nor disprove it. Look at what he writes (the content) and how he writes, not at how many smileys he uses or doesn't. And even that isn't 100% bulletproof to directly slap him a label of a "retard". Third, you're practicing human doctrine and labeling and we all know that such things are not desirable. By saying one acts like a child just because he uses more smileys more often than someone else, is neither proof nor a dismissal of him being a retard or a "childish person" and also is a doctrine since society dictates how a grown up person "should be" and how he "should act", even though there's no universal cosmological law about this. Besides, what may look like "grown up" in your society, could look very childish in another one and since you don't know from where that person is and how his society or group views things, you can't tell him he's retard just because you say so. He may be classified as "retard" in your society but his society or group could very strongly disagree with that. Besides, there's no reason to force your own views on someone else, especially when you can't prove them and yes, it's you who needs to prove them since you're making the claims. Spinning words around "just to make you look good" even though you're practicing labeling, rudeness, prejudice, doctrine, superiority and baseless accusation of a person being "retard" just for his amount of smiley usage is really the cherry on top, especially on a technical forum

[Akoellh]

Keep cool dude, I won my bet and my beer, so no need to play further.

P.S.

To use some new Language:

YHBT, YL, HAND.

[microchip8]

LOL...... he won a beer.... That's how much you won? Wow, that's really A LOT. Seriously, I can haz one too?

Gives you a false sense of superiority, doesn't it?