Wanker icon?
Here's one, and it's Creative Commons.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Fingers_and_thumb_in_circle_downward_motion.jpg
We at the El Reg Central Overseeing Commenter Soviet are considering whether to expand the available spread of comments icons to include some news images - the better for you, our beloved readers, to express yourselves with wit and elegance. Our existing comments icons If you reckon we need some fresh images to add to the …
A "We need a new icon" icon is clearly required (although this may create a self-referential feedback loop).
Also a "Playmobil reconstruction required" icon; however if we exclude the spectacular PARIS event it has been at least 18 months since the last one, so this may be a lost cause.
Finally a "You clearly haven't actually read the article so your foaming at the mouth about it only makes you look a fool" icon for the comment responders to use.
Second the playmobil, also more reconstruction required. A new new icon icon is nice in theory but, er, dunno about practical. See also: Bee and vetoing submit-your-own. There's death-of-el-reg that'll substitute, though if I use that in anger my posts get rejected. Bummer. Anyway. Not disliking the idea of the YDNRTFA icon but again practicality: It'd easily supplant all other icon use. I think I'll prefer variety.
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Or rather retire him... it doesn't help that the Evil Steve Jobs icon looks a bit like Steve Ballmer, though.
Mark Zuckerberg and something Cruel and Unusual- in the same icon.
The hand grenade is all well and good, but could surely be updated with laser range finding and remote detonation capability in this day and age.
More lasers. In fact every icon should have one.
Does Paris need a question mark?
The Welcome Mat and T1000 could be combined... somehow.
Likewise the Ill Get My Coat and Joke Alert.
An Android pro/con icon. An "oh my God, Orlowski has comments enabled" icon ;-) for those rare occasions.
But most importantly, an autofilter for the fools that drag the icons into the text box (ironic example coming up..)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/Design/graphics/icons/comment/paris_hilton_32.png
Shaking Fist (or just rage, such as purple head spitting). Could be the Flame icon is good enough?
Generic Angel / Demon icons
Balance / scales
Moderatrix - need we say more?
Web 2.0 / marketing fluff
Lizard overlords - so special they need their own icon
Just improving the current icons would be a good start, some a pretty lame.
How about a 'No Comment' icon for those rare occasions when you can comment on an Andrew Orlowski article, but still feel the need to point out that oftentimes you just can't and it's pissing you off.
--or--
In addiction to a 'Joke alert', a 'Drivel alert'. Please modify the underlying Javascript to up the mod points for whichever poster uses this one because although they're talking drivel, at least they have the good sens to realise it, and so there's hope for them yet.
--at least--
Have a 'middle finger' in addition to the two thumbs-buttons, as it so often and accurately portrays the feelings of the poster.
--although--
BillyG has been around a long time, maybe the crew at El Reg has heard of a new sheriff in town. Goes by the name of Ballmer. Rumour has it he's going to turn this whole Microsoft thing around. Instead of producing copycat non-functional overpriced crap, Microsoft will from now on produce only the finest softwares available.
--wait what?--
Never mind, turns out this Ballmer guy has been CEO for the past decade. My mistake. You should still update the icons to reflect this though.
--all in all--
More of a refinement to the existing set. Not too many bright ideas before lunch, sorry.