[kde-doc-english]Emoticons in documentation (was Emoticons in icons)

[malcolm.hunter at gmx.co.uk]

> I was just wondering whether there was any official guidelines on whether
>  
> including emoticons (such as ":-)") in documenetation was a good idea.
> 
> Personally I think it's great for e-mail etc, but highly unprofessional f
> or 
> documentation. Would patches be welcome to remove emoticons from the 
> documentation?

Well I've tried to iron out all of the emoticons in the GUI. I agree, it is
unprofessional - just like slang and jokes, unless the program warrants it
(eg. edutainment, games, etc.). Even this is open to interpretation.

Regards,
Malcolm

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