There is a bit of discussion behind the scenes as to whether we should replace the Angry Emoji reaction.
It has the potential to be used in an unkind, potentially trolling way.
Generally our little community uses it in a joking way, though, so before we make a unilateral decision, we wanted to throw it out to you lovely people.
There are a number of possible, fun options within our current emoji bank:
Iād say keep it as the others donāt mean/convey anything, but I also donāt really care that much. Just throwing my two-pence into the discussion.
I think that for myself, Iām okay with the angry face because I know you lot well enough now to know itās used in a teasing way - however, as the community grows, I can see how that might be taken out of its intended meaning. Dalek would be my pick because as Shauny says, that says āevilā but without the inflammatory implications of anger.
Iād say replace it with eye roll but again, I think that could go the wrong way, even if it would be useful
I think a thumbs down or 0% emoji could be a good replacement, less outright hostile, more obviously joking. Iām pretty sure we mentioned those as options not too long ago.
Iām more on the āremoveā side. Partially more than a little fed up at having someone literally scrolling down a thread hitting the angry emoji on post after post, and partially, I tend to feel we should have something more Doctor Who related anyways.
Iām fine with the angry emoji currently, I think itās pretty well understood to be teasing among most users at least, I mean, itās most common use is in the elimination games probably, and those are more like friendly competition anyway. I donāt mind replacing it either though, Iād go with some generic one like thumbs down for milder disapproval or with the dalek. That one feels the most necessary to Doctor Who. I wouldnāt use the others for reactions since, especially on a small screen, they look too much like other things at a glance (zygon like a coronavirus, slitheen like the nauseous emoji, whichād be worse than an angry face in my opinion, for example)
I think the angry emote is good, but we should also have a thumbs down or some form of dislike thatās not angry. Personally I think we should replace either the TARDIS or K9, because while itās nice to have some Doctor Who emojis, I donāt think either of those actually convey anything meaningful as a a reaction