Poll: Sympathy Emoji- Should it be Removed?

[32EBoozer]

I personally can’t stand it. Certain posters use it as a passive-aggressive tool.

I expect several of them now, but let’s get rid of it.

[T0mShane]

I never understand what they’re trying to say with it. Should be replaced with this imo: 🖕🏻

[Jet_Engine1]

[Barry McCockinner]

I accept it as a disrespectful slap in the face every time @jamesr and @Dunnie react to my posts with sympathy.

[Larz]

I’m fake mad !

[32EBoozer]

22 minutes ago, Barry McCockinner said:

I accept it as a disrespectful slap in the face every time @jamesr and @Dunnie react to my posts with sympathy.

And here I was trying to keep their anonymity. Oh well… 

[freestater]

Sympathy pisses me off too

[32EBoozer]

4 minutes ago, freestater said:

Sympathy pisses me off too

Only when it’s not intended as sympathy. It’s insincerity at its worst.
 

Similar to a Pats fan saying how bad they feel for 20 years of being owned by Brady, Bellichek and even Mac Jones.

[32EBoozer]

1 hour ago, T0mShane said:

🖕🏻

"We're #1" ?

[doitny]

i have no idea what it mean either.

if i say Zach Sucks and you give me sympathy is it because you agree and your in mourning with me that we have such a bad player on our team?

or 

do you feel bad for me cause you think my take is garbage? 

[LIJetsFan]

I use it for when I can't agree with the main conclusion but otherwise agree with the sentiment.  

So shot me  

[doitny]

52 minutes ago, Barry McCockinner said:

I accept it as a disrespectful slap in the face every time @jamesr and @Dunnie react to my posts with sympathy.

@Dunnie is the king of the "sympathy" emoji. i bet he leads JN in using it.

[freestater]

36 minutes ago, 32EBoozer said:

Only when it’s not intended as sympathy. It’s insincerity at its worst.
 

Similar to a Pats fan saying how bad they feel for 20 years of being owned by Brady, Bellichek and even Mac Jones.

If you had any sympathy for me you wouldn't mention that scumbag. 

[Grandy]

I miss the blue like heart. And the old haha emoji.

[PS17]

Yes. Only necessary buttons are upvote, downvote, laugh, and POTW.

[CanadienJetsFan]

Dump it.

[Jet_Engine1]

Hmm... well, when I let the board know in the Lounge that my Father had passed, a bunch of Thumbs ups and POTW emojis woulda been great.... 

 

Or when Max keeps us informed on his wifes care and recovery.... Yeah, maybe a "Puke", "WTF" or "bag on head" would suffice for that kind of thing??

 

Weird thread, weird thing to be worried about.

[TuscanyTile2]

I think it was mentioned that there's a bug where a poster thinks they're clicking the green up arrow but it ends up being sympathy.  I think @Dunnie is one.  Not sure what's going on with that.

I do think the sympathy type almost works in cases where there's some kind of sad event (e.g. Carl Weathers passing away) but it still seems odd to post to the OP about it since I'm assuming the OP isn't related and doesn't know him or his family personally.  I think we used to have a different emoji that seemed more appropriate but I can't remember what it was.  

I don't love the "More Ugh" icon btw.  I think a return of the Homer Simpson "D'oh" would be better.

And I'd still like to have a special icon (called "Legendary") that should be used infrequently where you vote on a post that you think is truly great.  At the end of the football year (in other words, after the Super Bowl), The Committee can vote on the best post of the year from amongst that list.  Maybe even have a gold/silver/bronze type thing.  Then @Maxman can spring for some fancy gift for the winner.  Maybe one of those "QB buys gifts for the OL at the end of the season" type gifts, like a Rolex.  _kidding

[TuscanyTile2]

25 minutes ago, PS17 said:

Yes. Only necessary buttons are upvote, downvote, laugh, and POTW.

Didn't we once have the green up arrow but also a thumbs up.  It was completely nonsensical.  It's also odd that we have a green up arrow as well as a thumbs down.  Why not keep it consistent?  (e.g. up and down arrows or thumbs up and thumbs down)?  Though the inconsistency is kind of funny.

 

[32EBoozer]

54 minutes ago, doitny said:

@Dunnie is the king of the "sympathy" emoji. i bet he leads JN in using it.

@LIJetsFan is in contention

[TuscanyTile2]

I think we should also have another emoji called "JetsFan80", which will stand for "non-sequitur".  

[Hex]

I'm pretty sure the Tapatalk app uses the sympathy emoji as the upvote instead of the actual upvote.

[bicketybam]

I'm pretty sure the Tapatalk app uses the sympathy emoji as the upvote instead of the actual upvote.

It does. I only use Tapatalk and when I click "like" it gives the sympathy emoji.

[The Crusher]

Pro Bowl weekend baby!!

[bicketybam]

I just looked and I have given out 1,241 sympathy emoji's. They were all supposed to be upvotes.

[bitonti]

I use it when the other poster is a useless **** knuckle 

It's like I'm sorry you're so wrong 

And I vote to keep it 

[SickJetFan]

2 hours ago, 32EBoozer said:

I personally can’t stand it. Certain posters use it as a passive-aggressive tool.

I expect several of them now, but let’s get rid of it.

maybe it needs to express more emotions

[Long Island Leprechaun]

There should be an "effin crazy" emoji. That would get lots of use... 🤪

[Arsis]

I prefer hardboiled to softboiled eggs.

[CanadienJetsFan]

It really sucks when there’s no football to watch on Sunday, don’t it?

[PS17]

56 minutes ago, bicketybam said:

I just looked and I have given out 1,241 sympathy emoji's. They were all supposed to be upvotes.

I sympathize with you 

[PS17]

4 minutes ago, CanadienJetsFan said:

It really sucks when there’s no football to watch on Sunday, don’t it?

Happy offseason

[jamesr]

I'm pretty sure the Tapatalk app uses the sympathy emoji as the upvote instead of the actual upvote.

This.

Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk

[Biggs]

I only use it when I'm to lazy to write something that sounds sympathetic but is intended as a stab in the back. 

[THE BARON]

i cant vote unless some very important questions are answered first.

is it a gender neutral emoji ?

is it some form of toxic masculinity ?

is it xenophobic in any way ?

is it transphobic in any way ?

is there anything about this emoji that would trigger a sjw ?