El Reg mulls commentard icon portfolio shake-up
The El Reg Central Overseeing Commentard Soviet has been instructed to put out feelers to determine whether you, our beloved readers, fancy some extra comments icons to add to the mighty arsenal available to better express your feelings on topics of international import. It's been 18 months or so since we last had an iconography …
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Re: gremlin
And some sorta of crazy doo-lally icon for when manfrommars1 posts of course ;)
Re: gremlin
Dr Hans Zarkov icon for jake, for knocking up that old spaceship from bits of kit, found around the ranch. You too would scoff at new fangled technology only capable of low earth orbit, when you can easily commute to Mungo.
Re: gremlin
D'oh! it's the planet Mongo not Mungo!
Serious suggestion: Ming the merciless for being the bringer of anthropomorphic climatatic calamities. (though stickly speaking he isn't human)
Re: We need
Unicode already has its 'PILE OF POO' (U+1F4A9), so this isn't much of a stretch.
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f4a9/index.htm
Re: We need
Only one font has implemented that unicode, but it's a goody (I mean doody): http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/font/symbola/u1F4A9.png
Please fix the forums first
before adding icons (unless you add a "please fix it" icon).
You *used* to be able to "view post in context" when reviewing your own posts. Click that link and it took you - amazingly - to see your post in the thread.
You took it away over a year ago - and looking in the user forums, I'm not the only one who misses it.
Please ?
Please ?
Please ?
Re: Please fix the forums first
and how about an option to nest posts in a thread so that it's obvious that the scathing post below mine isn't slagging me off, but the person I was replying to!
... unless they actually were slagging me off!
.. and an "edit" option
I rather like the ability to only edit your posts for a short time (otherwise the comments can become meaningless). Especially when I'm using a system where my pet hate (Autoscrewup Correct) has been left on, posts develop errors only when you click the "post" button, which is why you get so many delete-and-repost entries.
My posts / .posting in context - your wish is granted.
Not just for reply tos anymore. Click on the "posted" timestamp link when in my posts to see in action.
I like the current Oatmeal style Icons.
Need a dead computer icon
Where's the Paris/Lohan angle?
firing squad
Somebody being put against the wall and shot (useful for any patent lawyer related comments, or government ones come to think of it).
A Patent Wars icon is needed
Perhaps a picture of Lucy Koh facepalming might be appropriate, or possibly a crying toddler.
Re: A Patent Wars icon is needed
A crying toddler. or rather having a strop would cover many a report of legal posturing.
Re: A Patent Wars icon is needed
Yes, YES! definitely a tantrum baby icon!
Suitable for patent suits, inflated egos, DRM pushers, and clueless self entitled mouth frothers of all ilk.
Re: A Patent Wars icon is needed
"A crying toddler. or rather having a strop would cover many a report of legal posturing."
How would you be clear that this is an American baby?
Rocket Science
For when the Boffin just isn't enough...
Brain Surgery
For when Rocket Science just isn't enough...
Re: Rocket Science
A rocket in a road sign with a diagonal line through it for: "It's not rocket science..." ?
Android / Apple / Microsoft
Android taking a much bigger bite out of Apple.
A wrinkled old Apple full of maggots
Microsoft - just a broken window with rats leaping out of it will do
Nokia - similar, since it's just a microsoft department now, but make that a sinking ship sailing away from a burning platform..
I for one...
What about a "I for one welcome our ????? Overlord"?
Showing people on their knees bowing...
The prudish snake covering the naked coffin model would be a nice NSFW icon. Not that it would be used for that, mind you.
A bit redundant..
When you see the icon it's probably a tad late not to look at the entry :)
corners...
How about an old piece of bread with rounded corners that's gone a bit dry and is curling up at the edges...
... because jokes about rounded corners and patents are getting a bit stale now.
(and yes, I'll admit, I've joined in with the masses and made the odd rounded corner comment in my time!)
couple of ideas
-Bring back the Steve Jobs icon - but turn it horizontal, and make it appear as though it's rotating.
-A patent lawyer hanging from a noose.
-With Windows 8 and WP8 hitting the scene like mr creosote doing a bellyflop, how about a Ballmer icon? To express general loud noises mentalness (maybe replace the megaphone with him).
-a "here's an idea..." icon would be nice - maybe a lightbulb, Einstein, etc
-I rarely use the ROTM/foster parents icon, but that's mainly due to an unfortunate lack of stories that require it, rather than an innate dislike of it.
Re: couple of ideas
Actually, if you can do animated icons I'd like a chair throwing Steve Balmer, please..
Re: couple of ideas
... and the Steve Ballmer 'Developers Developers Developers' dance please!
or, to save some space...
Beastie with trident roasting the bird, the fruit, and whatever the fuck that blue thing is that Ms paid excessively for.
A lamppost and Carter Pewterschmidt
For "When the revolution comes" and "Grumpy old man" (Yeah I know but I can't bring myself to use any of that bloody smiley crap)
And weed out the others
Smiley's (come on Reg - really - smiley's in 2012?)
Joke alert - cos if you use the icon it isn't
Paris - so noughties
Pingu, fanboi and wuser - just replace all of these with a zombie icon indicating braindeadness and fandroids, arsefacers, chromeheads and fans of korean and norwegian hardware can all get on board
A classic Cat line from Red Dwarf
Yes, I would like to propose a "What you talkin' about dog-breath?" icon. Yes, I do know that it's a variation on Colemans catchphrase from "Diff'rent Strokes".
As for what could go, "a divine being" and "the spawn of satan" along with the 3 smileys and "Your foster parents are dead". I agree with the need for Linux, Windows, Apple, and Android fanboi icons as well as changing Paris to Lohan.
Re: A classic Cat line from Red Dwarf
Do we really need individual fanboy icons for each type? Surely a general one will do.
Also I want a smiley face icon for when I'm being politely insulting. Instead of the few times when I get a bit more grumpy and tell some other commentard to get stuffed. Only used when justified. I hope...
Badgers and Dinosaurs
I'd like to see the Badger icon returned.
I'd also like a dinosaur icon.
Also maybe a gun...
Fanboi wars
Some "I *heart* MS" and Apple icons would really get things going, as well as show true allegiances amongst the foolishly honest.
Re: Fanboi wars
How about a picture of Harry Hill with "FIIIIIGHT!" on it?
Grammar Police
Must have a grammar police icon surely :)
Re: Grammar Police
What's wrong with the existing "Pedantic Grammar Nazi alert" one?
Hint: There's hover text you know.......
A burning Apple!
A burning Apple would be nice to display a hatred towards apple's stupid 'we own copyright to rectangles' and 'you can only use our software to copy files to an mp3 player(!)' etc ;)
10 Downing Street
We need a black door with a 10 on it, for government business.
And possibly a Union Jack for British business.
And a hamburger for Americans.
Re: a pair of large balls made of steel
NO,
a pair of large balls made of brass
a suggestion:
http://www.bulls-balls.com/large/bigbrass.jpg
Icons
Pigs at the trough picture.
Monopoly banker.
Chinese army picture. thousands marching in unison for economic progress.
The most corporate and perfectly cheesy call centre staff picture you can find icon.
FAIL
You've suggested that you'll go to the pub AFTER the new list has been produced.
USELESS.
You should be going to the pub NOW to discuss the options - that'll produce a much more biting selection for commentard consumption and will avoid lots of Political Correctness rubbish (there's a point - a political correctness icon?)
"...a political correctness icon?"
A policemen wearing Napoleon's hat perhaps?
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