I find it egregiously disrespectful and hurtful of others feelings when some posters use the "Eating Popcorn" or 'drama' clickable smiley, as it is known. Use of this particular "emoticon" as such graphical icons are called, says to the original poster basically your concern or request that you have posted in the forum is simply a frivolous or entertaining drama and we shouldn't take it seriously but rather we should instead have our enjoyment of the resultant forum drama at your expense.
I think the powers that be should seriously consider redacting this smiley from the retinue of choices as its current usage does not seem to be consistent vis-a-vis with the forum guidelines regarding showing proper respect for individual posters.
For reference, this is the "emoticon" to which I am referring:
I do not place the emoticon here as a comment on this thread in any way nor do I invite respondents to simply respond with this emoticon as a personal insult, as some are certainly most likely to do anyway, despite this request.
I think the powers that be should seriously consider redacting this smiley from the retinue of choices as its current usage does not seem to be consistent vis-a-vis with the forum guidelines regarding showing proper respect for individual posters.
For reference, this is the "emoticon" to which I am referring:
I do not place the emoticon here as a comment on this thread in any way nor do I invite respondents to simply respond with this emoticon as a personal insult, as some are certainly most likely to do anyway, despite this request.