Ohhh, you haven't seen a [deleted] comment before it was [deleted].

Way to rude, far from the worst IMO.

But I too find animated icons REALLY annoying and would have preferred if they were opt-in.

In fact I send : ) instead of :-) on Skype because I feel the smileys makes me look like an annoying kid.

Rude but it's the truth. It's not because you work at Facebook that your job is cool.