[Baynative]

"They wiggled their "spirit fingers" – silent applause –"

WTF is that about?

[oblomov]

“Redrum...”

[davius]

"They wiggled their "spirit fingers" – silent applause –" WTF is that about?

Traditional approval mechanisms such as clapping or whistling draw attention to the user and imply that they are somehow in a position to pass judgment on the speaker. Additionally, the noise generated impedes the ability of the speaker to keep their train of thought and of the audience to concentrate on what is being said. Listeners signify their approval by wriggling their fingers pointed up in a move called, "uptwinkles" and their disagreement by means of an action; inexplicably called, "downtwinkles". Most significantly, use of these devices herald the users membership in a class closely related to certain feminine hygiene products.