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Conference moira::naturism

Title:Naturism
Notice:Site report index is in topic 7
Moderator:GENRAL::KILGORE
Created:Tue Jan 26 1988
Last Modified:Thu May 08 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:457
Total number of notes:3687

5.0. "Policy and Moderation Discussions" by MOIRA::FAIMAN (Ontology Recapitulates Philology) Tue Jan 26 1988 20:39

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5.1MOIRA::FAIMANA goblet, a goblet, yea, even a hoopTue May 31 1988 21:436
    This topic is reserved for discussions about the policies and
    moderation of this conference.  In turn, such discussions ought to
    be confined to this topic, leaving the remainder of the conference
    for useful information. 
    
    	-Neil Faiman (moderator)
5.2Deleted notesCADSE::WONGLe Chinois FouFri Apr 07 1989 12:3411
    Going through some of the replies here, I've noticed that some
    entries have been deleted.  Since I made some of the replies
    to those entries, I have a general idea of the notes that were 
    entered.  I was just wondering why people are deleting notes,
    particularly when some of those notes start off relevant discussions
    on naturism (even if they might not exactly be pro-naturism).
    
    If you have deleted some of your own replies, I'd be interested
    in knowing why you did so.  Send mail if you have to.  
    
    Ben
5.3Deleting notes can be impolite to other participantsMOIRA::FAIMANlight upon the figured leafFri Apr 07 1989 13:3221
Good point.

While VAX Notes is designed to let an author delete his/her notes at any time,
I hope people will keep in mind that deleting a note from the middle (or
beginning) of a discussion does a discourtesy to the other participants in
that discussion, not to mention newcomers to the conference who may be unable 
to make any sense of the discussion at some later date.

Sometimes, of course, someone will simply decide that a note that they wrote
was so wrong-headed that leaving it in the conference does a greater disservice
than deleting it.  Sometimes (not in this conference, I hope), someone will 
become so discontented with a conference that they will delete all of their 
notes from it as part of the process of severing their ties with it.

But if you decide for some reason that you would prefer not to leave a note
that you have previously written, please get in touch with me.  It may be 
possible to replace the original note with an edited version, or with a
place-holder explaining why it was deleted.  This could be done either with
your own name on it or anonymously (under a moderator's name).

	-Neil Faiman, moderator
5.4CADSE::WONGLe Chinois FouTue Apr 11 1989 16:1512
    Neil and I were discussing this before through mail...
    
    Everyone who replies to this notesfile should remember that this is
    a public notesfile and ANYONE can read its contents.  If you worried
    about what people might say about you because of your participation
    in this notesfile, then you might want to have one of the moderators
    post an anonymous entry for you.  This is not to restrict the
    discussions in this notesfile; rather, it is to protect each person's
    privacy.  This is a public forum on the discussion of nudism/naturism.
    It would be a shame if people kept out of the discussions because
    they couldn't afford to let others know that they're interested in
    the subject.
5.5Graphic English ?QCAV02::CSUNDERMon Jun 07 1993 09:517
    I find some graphic characters like "3*<-" & others in some of the
    replies especially where the author signs his/her name or in the
    title of the reply. I wonder what kind of english is that. Is there
    anything like graphic english ? I will be happy to know about it with
    the meaning for symbols used. Otherwise it doesn't make any sense to
    me.
    
5.6MOIRA::FAIMANlight upon the figured leafMon Jun 07 1993 13:385
Most of these are variations of some sort on two basic symbols :-) and :-( .
These make sense if you rotate them 90 degrees clockwise, at which point they
become a "smiley face" and a "frowning face".  They are usually used to indicate
"I'm just joking, don't take this seriously" and "it's unfortunate, I'm really
not happy about this", respectively.
5.7MLTVAX::PUDERKarl Puder, DFS EngineeringMon Jun 07 1993 22:283
In the case of the characters you mentioned, you probably typo'ed and meant
	3*>-
which shows the body of a naked female if you tilt your head to the left.
5.8{:-)USHS01::COOLEYWed Jun 09 1993 02:192
    Boy, she sure has a fuzzy navel!
    
5.9...from the Internet a while back - The Unofficial Smilie Dictionary %-)MARVIN::RDAVIESTraveller through dimensions of miracles...Fri Jun 11 1993 21:59223
In the interest of promoting fun, here is the 
official unofficial list of EMAIL smiley faces.

The Unofficial Smilie Dictionary
--------------------------------

:-)   Your basic smilie. This smilie is used to inflect a sarcastic or
      joking statement since we can't hear voice inflection over Unix.
;-)   Winky smilie. User just made a flirtatious and/or sarcastic remark.
      More of a "don't hit me for what I just said" smilie.
:-(   Frowning smilie. User did not like that last statement or is upset
      or depressed about something.
:-I   Indifferent smilie. Better than a Frowning smilie but not quite as 
      good as a happy smilie
:->   User just made a really biting sarcastic remark. Worse than a :-).
>:->  User just made a really devilish remark.
>;->  Winky and devil combined. A very lewd remark was just made.

Those are the basic ones...Here are some somewhat less common ones:

(-:   User is left handed
%-)   User has been staring at a green screen for 15 hours straight
:*)   User is drunk
[:]   User is a robot
8-)   User is wearing sunglasses
B:-)  Sunglasses on head
::-)  User wears normal glasses
B-)   User wears horn-rimmed glasses
8:-)  User is a little girl
:-)-8 User is a Big girl
:-{)  User has a mustache
:-{}  User wears lipstick
{:-)  User wears a toupee
}:-(  Toupee in an updraft
:-[   User is a Vampire
:-E   Bucktoothed vampire
:-F   Bucktoothed vampire with one tooth missing
:-7   User juust made a wry statement
:-*   User just ate something sour
:-)~  User drools
:-~)  User has a cold
:'-(  User is crying
:'-)  User is so happy, s/he is crying
:-@   User is screaming
:-#   User wears braces
:^)   User has a broken nose
:v)   User has a broken nose, but it's the other way
:_)   User's nose is sliding off of his face
:<)   User is from an Ivy League School
:-&   User is tongue tied.
=:-)  User is a hosehead
-:-)  User is a punk rocker
-:-(  (real punk rockers don't smile)
:=)   User has two noses
+-:-) User is the Pope or holds some other religious office
`:-)  User shaved one of his eyebrows off this morning
,:-)  Same thing...other side
|-I   User is asleep
|-O   User is yawning/snoring
:-Q   User is a smoker
:-?   User smokes a pipe
O-)   Megaton Man On Patrol!  (or else, user is a scuba diver)
O :-) User is an angel (at heart, at least)
:-P   Nyahhhh!
:-S   User just made an incoherent statement
:-D   User is laughing (at you!)
:-X   User's lips are sealed
:-C   User is really bummed
<|-)  User is Chinese
<|-(  User is Chinese and doesn't like these kind of jokes
:-/   User is skeptical
C=:-) User is a chef
@=    User is pro-nuclear war
*<:-) User is wearing a Santa Claus Hat
:-o   Uh oh!
(8-o  It's Mr. Bill!
*:o)  And Bozo the Clown!
3:]   Pet smilie
3:[   Mean Pet smilie
d8=   Your pet beaver is wearing goggles and a hard hat.
E-:-) User is a Ham radio operator
:-9   User is licking his/her lips
%-6   User is braindead
[:-)  User is wearing a walkman
(:I   User is an egghead
<:-I  User is a dunce
K:P   User is a little kid with a propeller beenie
@:-)  User is wearing a turban
:-0   No Yelling!  (Quiet Lab)
:-:   Mutant Smilie
      The invisible smilie
.-)   User only has one eye
,-)   Ditto...but he's winking
X-(   User just died
8 :-) User is a wizard
C=}>;*{))  Mega-Smilie... A drunk, devilish chef with a toupee in an 
updraft,
                          a mustache, and a double chin

Note: A lot of these can be typed without noses to make midget smilies.

:)  Midget smilie
:]  Gleep...a friendly midget smilie who will gladly be your friend
=)  Variation on a theme...
:} - What should we call these? (what?)
:) - Happy
:> - what?
:@ - what?
:D - Laughter
:I - Hmmm...
:( - Sad
:[ - Real Downer
:< - what?
:{ - what?
:O - Yelling
:C - what?
:Q - what?
:,( - Crying
[] - Hugs and
:* - Kisses
|I - Asleep
|^o -Snoring

  :-`   smiley spitting out its chewing tobacco
  :-1   smiley bland face
  :-!           "
  :-@   smiley face screaming
  :-#|  smiley face with bushy mustache
  :-$   smiley face with it's mouth wired shut
  :-%   smiley banker
  :-6   smiley after eating something sour
  :^)   smiley with pointy nose (righty)
  :-7   smiley after a wry statement
  8-)   smiley swimmer
  :-*   smiley after eating something bitter
  :-&   smiley which is tongue-tied
  :-0   smiley orator
        smiley invisible man
  (:-(  unsmiley frowning
  (:-)  smiley big-face
  ):-)          "
  ):-(  unsmiley big-face
  )8-)  scuba smiley big-face
  =:-)  smiley punk-rocker
  =:-(  (real punk rockers don't smile)
  +:-)  smiley priest
  :-q   smiley trying to touch its tongue to its nose
  :-e   disappointed smiley
  :-t   cross smiley
  :-i   semi-smiley
  :-o   smiley singing national anthem
  :-p   smiley sticking its tongue out (at you!)
  :-[   un-smiley blockhead
  :-]   smiley blockhead
  :-{   smiley variation on a theme
  :-}   ditto
  {:-)  smiley with its hair parted in the middle
  }:-)  above in an updraft
  :-a   lefty smilely touching tongue to nose
  :-s   smiley after a BIZARRE comment
  :-d   lefty smiley razzing you
  g-)   smiley with ponce-nez glasses
  :-j   left smiling smilely
  :-k   beats me, looks like something, tho.
  :-l   y. a. s.
  :-:   mutant smiley
  :-\   undecided smiley
  :-|   "have an ordinary day" smiley
  ;-)   winking smiley
  :-<   real sad smiley
  :->   y.a.s.
  :-z   y.a.c.s.
  :-x   "my lips are sealed" smiley
  :-c   bummed out smiley
  :-v   talking head smiley
  :v)   left-pointing nose smiley
  :-b   left-pointing tongue smiley
  :-/   lefty undecided smiley
  :-?   smilely smoking a pipe
  .-]   one-eyed smilely
  ,-}   wry and winking
  0-)   smiley cyclops (scuba diver?)
  :-=)  older smiley with mustache
  :u)   smiley with funny-looking left nose
  :n)   smiley with funny-looking right nose
  :<    midget unsmiley
  :>    midget smiley
  }:^#})  mega-smiley:  updrafted bushy-mustached pointy nosed smiley with
                        a double-chin

:-)     ha ha                   ~~:-(   net.flame
|-)     hee hee                 O |-)   net.religion
|-D     ho ho
:->     hey hey                 8 :-I   net.unix-wizards
:-(     boo hoo                   X-(   net.suicide
:-I     hmm                     E-:-I   net.ham-radio
:-O     uh oh                    >:-I   net.startrek
:-P     nyah nyah                3:o[   net.pets
|-P     yuk

:-}     beard
:-{     mustache
:-#     braces
:-X     bow tie
:-Q     smoker
<:I     dunce
(:I     egghead
@:I     turban

8-)     glasses
B-)     horn-rims
8:-)    glasses on forehead
:-8(    condescending stare
;-)     wink
>:-<    mad


Drama :-(       Comedy :-)      Surpise :-o     Suspense 8-|

Male    :-      Female  >-
Birth   |-O     Death 8-#
Infinity        8

5.10GUCCI::JBENSONMon Jun 21 1993 21:351
    Much more complicated than falcon codes!
5.11What do they mean ?QCAV02::CSUNDERMon Jul 19 1993 10:452
    What do the abbreviations INF, SO, BTW mean as used by some of the noters ?
    
5.12Anybody have a clue what INF means? Keep it clean, OK? :-)GENRAL::KILGORECherokee and Proud of It!Mon Jul 19 1993 15:146
Not sure what INF means but SO can mean Significant Other or Special One, 
BTW means By The Way, IMHO is In My Humble Opinion....

There are quite a few out there that I can't think of now.
    
Judy
5.13INFAUSSIE::BELLCharitas Patiens estMon Jul 19 1993 22:551
INF is the International Naturist Federation.