That’s not surprising—posts where one is inclined to use smilies are at least pseudofamiliar.
(And—I apologize for interjecting with advice—given that Alicorn does not like you, if you are replying to her in such a tone that you would consider using smilies, you are probably being overly familiar. Jocularity is probably appropriate in other situations, though.)
(...but I would advise against cutting remarks like the one which set off this thread.)
That’s not surprising—posts where one is inclined to use smilies are at least pseudofamiliar.
(And—I apologize for interjecting with advice—given that Alicorn does not like you, if you are replying to her in such a tone that you would consider using smilies, you are probably being overly familiar. Jocularity is probably appropriate in other situations, though.)
(...but I would advise against cutting remarks like the one which set off this thread.)