CRESCENT MOON emoticon vote here.....

I think it still works, Hunt. Gibbous means hump-backed, so it's just that there is more moon than dark, more than half of it is visible, but there will still be a round shape for fingers and thumbs, either waxing or waning.

Just to confuse things, when I was in New Zealand I noticed that the moon was back to front. People started to avoid me because I was trying to understand. The answer, I finally realised is that it - or rather I - was upside-down! Since here and NZ are two extremes, what happens on the Equator?

Can someone confirm what the crescent moon means.

I am going from goodnight to republicanism in my weird head!

Either way is fine if wanted, just missed what it means.

It would mean something like, "Night-night. Sleep tight" on a late evening thread. Would be nice.

JO4

Nice.

We could also have a shopping bag emoticon, for those of you me who can not sleep It would pass as bags under eyes !
Yes I vote for a crescent moon

Love the crescent moon idea, I have been away, how long is the flag staying, I like it and will be sad to see it disappear.

Until after the Paralympics, Grannyeggs

If we have a sun, we should have a moon. And why should the union flag be temporary? I vote we keep the flag too. Who decides what occasion is suitable for flag waving?

Nfk
I agree.

GNHQ BUMP

You did say you were working on it ........... any progress??

Now the evenings are drawing in a little...

bump any decision yet!

wheres the CRESCENT MOON?

JOSIE THAT'S WONDERFUL. BIG

Here's a BIG for Tech!

High five, Josie...such a trooper!

Looking forward to more late night Threads so that I can use the new emoticon!

Are we there yet???

Nah, they wouldn't dare, johanna - we're much too rambunctious a set of gransnetters

Oh crikey, I've just replied to your post from the first page Johanna. !

Isn't it possible to turn the wretched things off on this forum?

The only emotion they provoke here is irritation...

feetlebaum - Just wondering if it's the whole emoticon thing that's irritating you, or this specific one?
I think they do help to a certain extent, when facial expressions and verbal intonations are not possible when chatting on forums.

Anyway, no one has to use them - although they can be a very useful form of short-hand.

It's a friendly thing to do sometimes.

I've been on boards where people over-use them, to the point where they don't say anything, just send a string of emoticons. Just as irritating are the folks who post a message that contains nothing but a url, usually one that links to some news story -- I would at least like to know if it's a) something I have already read elsewhere, or b) about some pop celeb or footballer, in which I have no interest.

Flag has gone so where's the crescent moon?GNHQ?