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How do I use :colons: appropriately in eve?

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Josef Djugashvilis
#41 - 2014-09-17 15:02:28 UTC
More colonic irrigation would soon rid Eve of this problem.

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Vortexo VonBrenner
Doomheim
#42 - 2014-09-17 17:15:47 UTC
Schmata Bastanold wrote:
Remi, because of your post I finally googled what 420 means. So many things just got clearer.


clearer...Now that is ~:ironic:~
Right on.


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ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors
#43 - 2014-09-17 17:23:59 UTC
Jason Butte wrote:
How do I use :colons: appropriately in eve?


Fiber. LOTS of fiber.

And coffee. Blink

How did you Veterans start?
DaReaper
Net 7
Cannon.Fodder
#44 - 2014-09-17 18:48:44 UTC
its prolly the same as *something* which means Acton

for example *dances across the room and falls off the deck*

you can also use /me which will actually make an action emote in chat.

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Amyclas Amatin
SUNDERING
Goonswarm Federation
#45 - 2014-09-17 18:58:39 UTC
:sigh:

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Marsha Mallow
#46 - 2014-09-17 19:33:45 UTC
:grrr:

Ripard Teg > For the morons in the room:

Sweets > U can dd my face any day
Solecist Project
#47 - 2014-09-17 19:50:18 UTC
:rub:

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Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
#48 - 2014-09-17 19:56:10 UTC

:exit-only:

☼

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Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#49 - 2014-09-17 20:05:56 UTC
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#50 - 2014-09-17 21:06:25 UTC  |  Edited by: Tau Cabalander
I have a vague memory of colons historically being used for text markup.

That dates back to the serial terminal days though, so my memory is a bit flaky about it.

I do know that _word_ and *word* still works in Thunderbird (e-mail).

Tippia wrote:
http://forums.somethingawful.com/misc.php?action=showsmilies

EDIT: Thanks Tippia. Seems the kids are still using it.
Jason Butte
#51 - 2014-09-18 03:01:04 UTC
Tippia wrote:
http://forums.somethingawful.com/misc.php?action=showsmilies



:eyepop:
:gizz:


Woow, goons are really cool!

Thanks for :showing: me your sexrets XD LOL

I think that I am now a goon in spirit . And you guys are really cool. I think CCP should make this part of the new player tutorial.

:hehe:

Though, kind of tempted to petition an ISD so that only a select few can hold these :awesomelon: secrets

:jewish:
Remiel Pollard
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#52 - 2014-09-18 03:02:26 UTC
Solecist Project wrote:
:rub:


:giggity:

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Crumplecorn
Eve Cluster Explorations
#53 - 2014-09-18 03:35:28 UTC
:doubledamage:

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The Conference Elite
The Conference
#54 - 2014-09-18 05:31:45 UTC
::Dig Down:: ?

The Artist Formerly Known As AC. 

The terminal end of the digestive system. 

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Solecist Project
#55 - 2014-09-18 06:30:27 UTC

Happened just a minute ago, to me...

:reaches into left pocket:

:annoyed:

:reaches into right pocket:

:more annoyed:

Goddammit, no matter which pocket, I got money in it. -.-'

#FirstWorldProblems



Remiel Pollard wrote:
Solecist Project wrote:
:rub:


:giggity:

:oil:

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Steve Ronuken
Fuzzwork Enterprises
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#56 - 2014-09-18 09:23:23 UTC
/me laughs

Woo! CSM XI!

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Tassin en Lone
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#57 - 2014-09-18 18:02:17 UTC
Solecist Project wrote:
...
Specifically german speaking people or maybe even western europeans in general
tend to use *action* ... actually that seemed to originate from german speaking countries,
when I recall this correctly.

English speaking countries seem to stick to /me mostly...

Actually people using /me tend to be those that have been emoting in games the past 10 years or so. WoW made the /me command popular, though it wasn't the first MMO to do so. If you go back to the days of yore you'll find there was a time that the /me command simply didn't exist so people used the asterisk * to suggest an emote.

Using /me is hip & trendy!
Using * is old skool!

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Domanique Altares
Rifterlings
#58 - 2014-09-18 18:04:17 UTC
Jason Butte wrote:

How do I use colons like EVE veterans


It takes practice.

First, you need to stretch. A lot. Really work on limbering up your back muscles.

After a few weeks, you'll be able to bend over far enough to stick your head up there like an EVE vet, and then you'll be using it properly.
Solecist Project
#59 - 2014-09-18 18:10:14 UTC
Tassin en Lone wrote:
Solecist Project wrote:
...
Specifically german speaking people or maybe even western europeans in general
tend to use *action* ... actually that seemed to originate from german speaking countries,
when I recall this correctly.

English speaking countries seem to stick to /me mostly...

Actually people using /me tend to be those that have been emoting in games the past 10 years or so. WoW made the /me command popular, though it wasn't the first MMO to do so. If you go back to the days of yore you'll find there was a time that the /me command simply didn't exist so people used the asterisk * to suggest an emote.

Using /me is hip & trendy!
Using * is old skool!

No.

Are you too young?
I googled it now ... because actually I wanted to be sure.

We used /me back in '96 already in our national chatrooms,
as well as /j, /s etc. etc. ... which seem to by typical irc commands ...

... which was more popular than WoW, long before WoW.


WoW just did what everyone else did and copied IRC.

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
Tassin en Lone
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#60 - 2014-09-18 19:20:57 UTC
And before '96 you used asterisks.

Carebear Extraordinaire