Laughs?

[Treewyrm]

Well yes, fighter pilots are seen using helmets... But capital ships and stations don't, so may some. In any case it just doesn't matter, what matters is that smileys can be used as a facial expression interpretation, and why not? It's not like everyone always says everything monotonous dead, and that's not RP, it's overkill. If there is a problem it's not the smileys, it's the excessive usage of those, but smiles themselves aren't to blame and should not be considered oorp just because of that, otherwise it's abusive sanctioning lacking common sense.

I don't use smileys but I'm not against others using them within the context. And I never report anyone for it unless it goes completely oorp. I like Discovery, so let's not turn it into rat battlefield where it's not RP and PvP that matters but reporting on each other, as I've seen a great deal of that kind of behavior lately. /shakes-head /sad-panda-mode