emoting (Re: [JDEV] Emoticons: guidelines)

[Thomas Parslow (PatRat)]

>> Some clients (Gabber, JabberIM and <plug>Marvin</plug>) support IRC
>> style "/me" emotes as in:
>>
>> /me does some emoting
>>
>> which would be shown in a different color as:
>>
>> * tom does some emoting

> I've never really used IRC...can someone tell me what the point of these
> are?  I've always wondered.  For people who can't remember their names?

> Michael.

/me just likes the excuse to refer to himself in the third person

;)

Thomas Parslow (PatRat)
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