I've never heard of Doctor Who, how did I get in here?

I have a little too much time on my hands lmao

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Bizarrely I found out somewhere recently (I think on GB) that some in the younger generations find a thumbs up to be passive aggressively rude! I couldn’t work out why!

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Right there with you! I’m not assigned to a project at work at the moment, so I am sitting around with nothing to do (and hoping to get a project before I get a pinkslip).

There’s a reason I replied to like 39 threads the day I joined the forum.

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As someone younger (22) it’s that it feels a bit like just an ‘okay.’

If I’m trying to make plans with someone, I’d rather they say a ‘sounds good’ or something like that to show a bit more engagement rather than just a thumbs up

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Yeah, I definitely use the thumbs up emoji when I’m too lazy or tired to engage properly. I don’t think it’s sarcastic or passive aggressive, though.

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I second @JayPea: the thumb is often interpreted as a kind of passive or indifferent form of agreement. It leaves you wondering “What are they actually thinking about this?”

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I’d add there that I often use :eyes: to kind of acknowledge when someone is taking the Mickey out of me, kind of like a “death stare” :sweat_smile: mostly this is to @deltaandthebannermen

I don’t find :+1: to be passive aggressive at all. Maybe if it was sent to me as a text message I might think it a bit lazy, but honestly it’s a quick way of saying “yes”. As a tapback on a message or a reaction, I think it’s fine to use!

Oh and we are thinking of removing some of the lesser-used reaction emojis, maybe :clap: (people usually use :confetti_ball:) to add a cheeky :k9:

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I’ve done it, the clapping is gone, long live K9 :k9:

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Tell us Gen-Z kids what the heck we are supposed to use :k9: for? :laughing:

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Can we have a Movellan next? :mirror_ball:

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The K-9 emoji is obviously positive because it comes with the mental sound of him saying “Affirmative!” for me.

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Most posts are improved by a cute robot dog! You could also use it to mean “Affirmative, Master!” if you want.

I may be biased on this point. The K9 emoticon is mine…

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This was a good explanation, thank you and affirmative!

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No problem! This is actually what the K9 picture looks like before being shrunk down to emoticon size:

k9-2

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Now when we have :k9: we need to figure out what Who stuff we can change the others to

:heart: - :two_hearts:
:+1: -
:laughing: -
:confetti_ball:-
:hugs: -
:hushed: -
:exploding_head: -
:sob: - 10 in rain
:rage:-
:100: -
:star_struck: -
:eyes: - weeping angel?

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I don’t know why but my first thought for :laughing: was the creepy fella in the room full of ventriloquist dummies in God Complex.

Also the angry face should absolutely be the Brig.

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Someone else gets to draw them, though…

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Dot and Bubble spoilers

:exploding_head: is Ricky September

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:open_mouth: could be Adam when his head opens

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OMG, what have I started??? :scream:

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