Is it permissible to use Emojis in the field for your location like I do now, or is this not? If it is not permissible, should we have an error message to prevent this?
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It's not offensive, it's not rude, it's not even spam, so it's not directly forbidden or against any rules.
If someone is somehow offended by this, or feel abused, they can follow the steps described in the answers to Flag abusive users and ask moderators to reset the location field, but the moderators might as well decline the flag.
Bottom line: it can be used, but has no real value.
answered Jan 24, 2017 at 9:23
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5Yeah. Nobody really cares what's in your profile, so long as it's not disruptive to the site or violates the be nice policy. Emojis are w/e.– user206222Commented Jan 24, 2017 at 9:27
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1There are people that care, but as said in my answer too: you are free to express yourself in your user profile @Emrakul Commented Jan 24, 2017 at 9:30
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1@PatrickHofman I guess the better way of saying it is, it's SE policy to not care. But yeah.– user206222Commented Jan 24, 2017 at 9:31
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Here we are, now we have two opinions, one NO 😠 and one it's ok 👍 so who can we follow ? Commented Jan 24, 2017 at 9:33
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1The consensus is the same: SE doesn't prescribe strict rules on the user profile, except abusive or offensive stuff, so actually we both say the same, however I say I personally wouldn't like to see them @L.Y Commented Jan 24, 2017 at 9:34
Please don't. This is a sad place without fun. We hate emojis. No, seriously. Why would you use emojis anywhere? They distract from the purpose of the site. They are considered fluff in posts and comments too.
Your user profile gives space on expressing yourself, judging the colored and animated about me sections, so probably you can get away with it, personally I wouldn't like to see them anywhere. The policy however isn't that strict.
answered Jan 24, 2017 at 9:06
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2Yes @Patrick Hofman i'm with you, but if you set the Emoji in your Name profile it show you an error message, but in Local it not, so i think the developer need to check the name of Location like the Display name, i'm wrong? Commented Jan 24, 2017 at 9:08
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They could and I think they should. But should they ban Outer space and other similar locations too? Where is the line? Commented Jan 24, 2017 at 9:10
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remove the zalgo/upside down text/ user names and I can consider this one.... Commented Jan 24, 2017 at 9:22
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@Derpy Indeed. That one is even worse. There is a bunch of this kind of unwanted user experience. Commented Jan 24, 2017 at 9:23
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3... imho, standard Lewis quote still applies: "When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." Commented Jan 24, 2017 at 9:26
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You are free to do so as I said, but I wouldn't like them. @Derpy Commented Jan 24, 2017 at 9:26