Liar Rep Icon

We clearly need this. It will also be an interesting social experiment to see how well, or not at all, people can distinguish lies, stupidity, and dissent.

So we could have a liar with a long nose:



Or we could go the forked tongue route, in a human face:



Or as the full-headed adversary of truth:




Personally, I like the last one best. It's also most easily distinguished from our other icons.

Just use gturner's pic from his website.

Oh boy

Yeah, this ain't trolling at all . . .

How about a shrunken down Henry Rollins painted all red?

No.

Your tears sustain my tear powered CD player, which I only use to play Nickelback CDs.

I like it. Although think we need a better snake. What would people suggest we remove.

I vote NoU (sorry Anna), I hardly ever see it used.

I used it 4-5 times yesterday.

FWIW, if folks are in favor of removing no u to fit it, I'm cool with that. I wouldn't want John to add more to the already full roster of choices.

Is it too full? I'm not sure.

Personally, I feel like the FU one works worst of all of them, because the grin and the sentiment contradict each other. It's never clear how the icon is intended, whether as a friendly sublimation for aggression, or just as aggression.

I always thought the grin made it more aggressive.
An angry face would indicate the recipient got under your skin, but the grin says "you're a worthless piece of inferior shit, and I dismiss you like a gnat", but without all the cumbersome words.

@Ancalagon 'no u' gets used.

Re: 'GFY' I agree that using is the wrong one. would fit better, specifically the last animation frame as rep icons aren't animated.

And, if a liar icon were to be added, a simple pair of pants on fire would do the job.

I like because of its ambiguity. I mean, I can use it both on someone I think is being a raging asshole, as well as someone who is just being stupidly pedantic because they're trying to be funny.

That is so much better! Let's do that!

I think we need fewer rep icons, not more. I mean, 12 is kind of ridiculous.

I will be very disappointed if tafkats' post doesn't draw at least one of each type of rep icon.

Deal.

We are still missing agree, disagree, thank you, funny, love, and dumb. Come on people, let's show Tafkats what we think!

I did as much as I could. @John, the bastard, banned all my doubles from the Great Age of Discouragement.

I wondered when we'd get around to discussing Thatcher on Wordforge.

I'm against a Liar Rep Icon. Screaming "Liar!" is too much like those stunts Al Franken has always been prone to pulling. A tactic to shut down debate and club someone into silence.

Coming from the guy who calls anyone a liar if they can't post proof or a link to back up their post.

It's up to 10 now.

Nobody's used "agree" or "disagree"? Come on, those are the classics!

Traditionally, I hated being asked to prove something I've said online or post a link.

But after so many years, I've come to accept it as a necessary part of discussion.

But, I've very intent on wanting people to prove something that they maintain about me personally. Such as when Tererun claims that I have "genocidal and racist views toward Muslims".

Is that because of your 51% rule that you came up with?

The 51% rule you refer to does not apply to everything. It is meant to convey that absolute certainty is not required for a person to claim they believe something with absolute certainty.

Then I'm making up a new rule of my own, I'm 52% certain it does apply to everything. And I am at least 51% certain of that.