[0165] (90 lines) Lippard.Multics 11/24/87  1339.5 mst Tue misc
Subject:  E-mail sign language !
Date:     Sun, 22 Nov 87 21:16 EDT
From: <BGZA_IPH%UORDB2.BITNET@VM.CC.ROCHESTER.EDU>
X-Original-To:  physics@sri-unix.Arpa



>                         (half a :-) here!)
                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Eric Myers

For more meaningful E-mail correspondence (and more enjoyable...) ,
I append the following list on "non-verbal communication".
Please learn it,love it, hate it, use it or ignore it !


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Towards More Picturesque Mail (with apologies to the Reader's Digest)
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This article is reprinted from 'On-Line', the Newsletter of University
of New Hampshire Computer Services Department [with their blanket
permission].  It's not clear where they reprinted it from!  I've seen
some of these on various bulletin boards and wondered what all these
unpaired parentheses were...


"When conferencing via computer, one's intended meaning may be
misunderstood because the emotional clues such as body language and
vocal inflection that are transmitted in person or by phone are not
available.  For example, sarcastic statements may be taken literally.
Hence the idea of representing parenthetic expressions of emotion using
"icons" was conceived.  These icons were brought back from an IBM SHARE
meeting by members of the technical staff of the Northeast Regional Data
Center (NERDC), Gainsville, Florida and published in their May 1985
newletter, /Update.  (To view the icons properly, turn the page
clockwise 90 degrees.)
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 :-o    Wow!                       :-c     Real unhappy

 :-|    Grim                       :-C     Just totally unbelieving

 := |   Baboon                     :-B     Drooling

 :-v    Speaking                   :-,     Smirk

 :-V    Shout                      :-||    Anger

 :-w    Speak with forked tongue   :-)     Smiling

 :-r    Sticking tongue out        :-(     Frowning

 :-*    Oops!                      '-)     Wink

 :-T    Keeping a straight face    ;-)     Sardonic Incredulity

 :-D    Said with a smile          %-<I>   Drunk with laughter

 :-x    Kiss kiss                  :-"     Pursing lips

 :-[    Pouting                    :-#     My lips are sealed

 :-X    A big wet kiss!            :-P     Tongue hanging out in anticipation

 :-Y    A quiet aside              8-|     Eyes wide with surprise

 >-<    Absolutely livid!!         &-|     Tearful


(And what about a shrug and a 'trying to remember'? )

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        Cheers  :-)  ,

        Vassilis Zarifis
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