What does the shadow hand emote mean?

[Arde]

What does the shadow hand mean in the klei community. My guess is as a dislike botton but im not sure

[grm9]

Just now, Arde said:

My guess is as a dislike botton

usually yes

[Arde]

3 minutes ago, grm9 said:

usually yes

Thanks

[NPCMaxwell]

6 minutes ago, Arde said:

What does the shadow hand mean in the klei community. My guess is as a dislike botton but im not sure

I always thought it was a friendly waving hand and used it as friendly reaction.

[Wormboi]

It means you posted some bad/or creepy

[Mike23Ua]

It’s just an emote, it means whatever you want it to mean. A lot of these forums use the ShopCat emote in a negative way, but if I react to a post with ShopCat that means it’s the highest honor emote I can possibly bestow onto someone. As in like “Wow I really really like this suggestion, or Dang Klei this new update is the best one you’ve put out in years!”

for me both the pumpkin and Wavey emotes are used as a way to signify that something is dark, creepy or spooky (I spam the heck out of these two emotes every hallowed nights) 

Like for example someone made a post about wanting Wurt to get the unimplemented mutated mosquitos with creepy opening faces looking like tentacle monsters- that’s definitely getting a Wavey emote.

[Ridley]

I like the shadow hands and want to use them on anything creepy/spooky, but I worry people will take offense thanks to people using it like a dislike button.

 

Can I get a show of shadow hands for those who share my frustration?

[Jakepeng99]

1 hour ago, Arde said:

What does the shadow hand mean in the klei community. My guess is as a dislike botton but im not sure

There is some people who reacts to every message with the shadow hand. 

I get so many notification for it.

[NPCMaxwell]

The hand is simply the cutest of all emoticons for me ;; (Probably because all shadowy creatures are my favourite creatures in the game.) When I see the wavy hand, my brain automatically plays the creepy-musicbox-tune when the hand approaches the fireplace. (one of my favourite events in DS)

[Jakepeng99]

2 minutes ago, NPCMaxwell said:

(one of my favourite events in DS)

I kinda want more shadow (or lunar?) Events.

[NPCMaxwell]

Just now, Jakepeng99 said:

I kinda want more shadow (or lunar?) Events.

YES!!! Though I am heavy "shadow-aligned" and have "rejected" the lunar-part of the lore a loooooong time, I still would adore more in-depth gameplay events / mechanics for those two entities. (meanwhile I /accept/ the lunar lore. Though for me the shadow will always be the superior part.)

[Gi-Go]

Half of these custom emotes don't mean anything at all. There's a pumpkin, a ninja, a potato cup, spools, and we also have a mask guy, and unintentionally cursed cat emoji. And dst meters too but I guess you can use sanity as brain compliment. 

[Jakepeng99]

7 minutes ago, NPCMaxwell said:

YES!!! Though I am heavy "shadow-aligned" and have "rejected" the lunar-part of the lore a loooooong time, I still would adore more in-depth gameplay events / mechanics for those two entities. (meanwhile I /accept/ the lunar lore. Though for me the shadow will always be the superior part.)

I like shadow more too. Just looks much cooler with cooler designs.

[xhyom]

I've always used it when someone says something scary or makes a prediction of something bad in the story/gameplay as if it were a hand approaching.

[Arde]

Soo from what ive collected it means:

Dislike

Waving

Spooky

Shadows are epic

Dread

Absurd

And random spam

[ChintzyGnat]

I use the hand when someone posted something insane/absurd or are just acting what I think as "nuts"

[Gameplayer143]

What if the hand is supposed to represent how the shadow hands in the game can extinguish fires and it's supposed to be used when someone does a sick burn verbally towards someone.