How do you say "you're welcome" or "no problem" with reaction emojis?
Someone pings you in slack or github (or discord or on a forum post or wherever) asking for something. Perhaps some advice or a code review. After you help them out, they say "Thanks!". In normal conversation, I would respond with a "You're welcome" or "no problem" or something.
The problem I have is that while I want to be polite and acknowledge their thank you message, I don't want to generate notifications or otherwise distract people. Responding with a github comment will notify and probably email any involved persons. Slack and discord it depends on the channel, but many channels have low enough traffic that I will check every time theres a new message in that channel (and I'm sure I'm not the only one monitoring those channels).
Its not really a big deal and no one is going to get angry about it - but it can distract people or ruin their flow while working and I want to avoid that. In my mind, a reaction emoji is perfect for this. It acknowledges the comment or message if someone looks, but doesn't send notifications or light up the channel name.
...but which reaction should I use? I've never seen a "you're welcome" emoji. I've been typically using a thumbs up (:+1:), but that can look as if someone is seconding the thanks rather than me trying to acknowledge it.
Is there a better way to say "you're welcome" or "no problem" in this situation? Is there a better reaction emoji on github/slack/discord/your communication platform of choice? Should I stop worrying about possibly savings other people an email or small distraction and just say "np" or something?
I had a colleague who used the kiss emoji with me and it made me feel uncomfortable. I know he didn't mean anything by it but it still struck me as inappropriate for a workplace setting, even a casual one like ours.
I stopped doing this in professional circles exactly to avoid such misunderstandings. But I still do use the kiss emoticon/emoji as a thank you in certain circles where I know it's well understood.
I don't know where it originated, but at least from what I experienced, in late 90's it was considered as a generic platonic thank you e-kiss among peers and quite a common sight even (or perhaps even more so) between colleagues of the same sex.
I’m a little afraid to use 👌 at work now that it’s been talked about as being a white power symbol.
That was a stupid 4chan hoax and we should refuse to let the trolls win.
It was a hoax that has unfortunately become a hoax no longer, as it's actually being used by real white supremacists now. That doesn't mean everyone flashing "ok" is a white supremacist, but it's not a good idea to be blind to its use amongst actual white supremacists now either IMO.
I mean, I get it, but just because a small group of assholes wants to repurpose something innocent doesn't mean the rest of us should cave to them. What if ISIS decided the thumbs-up sign was a good symbol for suicide bombing or something? Do they just get to take it by fiat? I say no, majority rules and these remain perfectly good gestures for perfectly innocent uses.
It’s not about “caving to them”... it’s about being aware of the fact that it has been repurposed by them, similar to how the Nazis repurposed the Roman eagle standard, Roman salute, Prussian Iron Cross and Hindu Swastika. That doesn’t mean being paranoid about every instance of its use, but just being aware of the circumstances in which it’s now sometimes used so you can use contextual clues to determine the true meaning behind it.
total side note, but how can the article say "allegedly slaughtered 49 people" when they go on to mention the video he himself filmed doing it. What's the point here, why wont they just say he did it?
Because he hasn't been found guilty in a court of law yet. It's highly likely he will be IMO... but it's fundamental journalistic ethics to not label someone guilty before they are actually found to be so.
also, legally speaking it could potentially constitute defamation (although i'm not sure that this has ever been tested in court) and journalistic outlets tend to be weary of that sort of thing.
Yeah, and it could also potentially be used by the defendant to declare a mistrial as well, since it could have tainted the jury pool as a result. So it's a bad idea all around for news outlets to label someone as guilty before they are actually found to be.
FYI, the correct word is "wary" rather than "weary" in this context. :)
i'm aware, lol. in general i don't really proofread my posts beyond the squiggly red line, though, so occasionally a few will slip through.
Add a custom emoji for "you're welcome" or "no problem"? I personally just do a thumbs up, they can hover if they aren't sure who's doing it lol.
This sounds like a decent idea - though that begs the question of what the actual emoji should be. I see in other comments a simple image that has "np" would work. And a moana image for more casual places. Any other suggestions?
NP, YW, or literally "NO PROBLEM/YOU'RE WELCOME" spelled out in caps. A lot of servers I'm on have plain old text as emojis.
I use the praymoji to both ask for help and respond to queries for assistance.
Interesting. I was told that in Japan that emoji means begging for forgiveness.
Like this:
I am a staunch advocate for the dash-nosed old-school smiley, to the extent that I backslash escape it to display the ASCII variant over the emoji one in applications that automatically replace emoticons with emoji.
Traditionally "no worries" is followed by a (-: smiley, the phrase being more common amoung the upside down antipodeans. I am sure @algernon_asimov will back me up here, being both old school and antipodean in nature, and not the least bit cantankerous as is common amoung the rest of his cohorts.
I want to back you up, but... :(
... sadly for you, I am cantankerous. ;)
I'm a fan of
=)- which is what I commonly use in IRC or channels where the volume is high enough that my message will get lost in the shuffle.I usually do 👍 for approval and ❤ for expressing gratitude both when someone did something for me or in response to their thanks. It seems to convey love, but in a more generic way then e.g. blowing a kiss.
I worked at a place that had a variant of this gif from Moana as a custom
:youre_welcome:emoji on Slack. Elsewhere I've seen:np:emojis (just the letters, short for "no problem") or used the:+1:thumbs-up you mentioned. All are good choices.I actually go the other way. I provide a thumbs up or namaste emoji to work as “thank you” and spare the other person the need to say “you’re welcome.” I suppose those could work as “you’re welcome” too.
I'm all for that as well - but good luck changing everyone else to do that =P
Yeah fortunately this was a part of our office culture when I got here.
For me, a verbal "thank you!" would come off as a lot more appreciative than a thumbs up icon. I think everybody has their own interpretations of emoticons though. Depending on context, I might even read "thumbs up" as sarcastic.
Does every little thing need that much appreciation though? If you've actually done me a favor sure, but if it's like "Hey can you point me to where [thing] is saved?" it seems excessive.