There's a fantastic range of
symbols / emoticons on
Forvm. I know contributors are dissuaded from replying in emoticon-only mode (big smileys), but sometimes I feel a need to signal my strong agreement with a posting, where the poster has said it all and I could never say it better. Replying "Yes", or "I agree", seems lame and doesn't express the sense of my agreement. "I wholeheartedly agree" is more like it, but adds a
ton of long-winded words to a
thread, when in fact I'd want others to read the original post and not mine. Some forums have "LIKE" buttons opposite individual posts, which has the effect I like, but would require a
software change.
So, here's my appeal: let's have a "thumb's up" emoticon.