Knismolagniac symbol???

[TklDuo-Ann]

(lets call it a tickling symbol hey? easier to spell, right?)..

Well, that and the fact that it leaves off the inherant sexuality of the term...wince many are into it purely for fun and not necessarily as a sexual thing.

The difficulty this community (the tk community as a whole, not just the TMF) has always had is that we ARE so diverse. That's simply the nature of the beast. What really needs to happen is for people to start showing a bit more respect and consideration for others who may not see things in quite the same way. We'd be a lot better off, IMO. I doubt that we'll see any major changes in that regard. But, even some little baby steps would be refreshing. There've been some already. I hope to see more in the future. Then there'll be a community that I want to display a symbol of and can feel good about doing so.

 

[Babyshambles]

I am into the sexual side of tickling, but I cant even pronounce knismolanganiacsghgshg (??) and definitely cant spell it unless i'm looking specifically at the word in front of me. I was a straight A-student with a first class honours degree too! So it cant just be me.

I think knismolagnica (?) does not sound sound very sexual. It strikes me that we are trying to confuse people about what we are.

Whatever the community eventually settles on, I will call it a tickling symbol. This can be sexual or mainstream and might even take off amongst the general populace??

Well, that and the fact that it leaves off the inherant sexuality of the term...wince many are into it purely for fun and not necessarily as a sexual thing.

The difficulty this community (the tk community as a whole, not just the TMF) has always had is that we ARE so diverse. That's simply the nature of the beast. What really needs to happen is for people to start showing a bit more respect and consideration for others who may not see things in quite the same way. We'd be a lot better off, IMO. I doubt that we'll see any major changes in that regard. But, even some little baby steps would be refreshing. There've been some already. I hope to see more in the future. Then there'll be a community that I want to display a symbol of and can feel good about doing so.

 

[Skulls]

Ooh I love it in your sig!! I kinda think that unless I fall completely in love with the symbol that is eventually chosen to represent the TK community as a whole, I'm going with the neuron/tree thing regardless. It's just awesome

I'm glad you like it. As long as people support it and go along with it, it will flourish. More and more will copy and over time, it becomes common knowledge like the terms Lee and Ler.

 

[MasterPaladin]

They are very cool but...we ran into this 20 pages ago, it doesnt represent the side of the community that just play tickles without bondage or tools

it is very creative though, i like it (not as much as the tree) but i wanted to play Devils Advocate on this one

I have been with this since the beginning I know some of the arguments with it but I don't agree with them. to give you an example of what I mean why when we paint an octagon red it means stop well the answer is because we say it does. It boils down to the meaning we give it heck I like the neuron but it don't look like one show a DR that and see if he says it's a nerve we say that because we say thats what it means.
For this to word we all have to stop being closed minded there might be 1000 people out there who would want a feather or a rope. some members here are killing ideas before they even get off the ground by reading deep deep deep into it.

 

[Ledega]

I have been with this since the beginning I know some of the arguments with it but I don't agree with them. to give you an example of what I mean why when we paint an octagon red it means stop well the answer is because we say it does. It boils down to the meaning we give it heck I like the neuron but it don't look like one show a DR that and see if he says it's a nerve we say that because we say thats what it means.
For this to word we all have to stop being closed minded there might be 1000 people out there who would want a feather or a rope. some members here are killing ideas before they even get off the ground by reading deep deep deep into it.

I agree with you.People are reading too much into this idea.The symbol can be anything we want it to be.It doesnt matter if the tickling a person prefers is playful,torture,erotic,whatever or if they like restrained or unrestrained.All that matters is that we have a symbol to represent our joy of tickling,and people can find others who enjoy tickling as well.It can be any picture or shape we want it to be,and mean the kind of tickling we want it to mean.Just as long as people with a passion of any kind for tickling know what it means.Let's just take a vote on a few and be done with it.Personally i'm tired of waiting.

 

[MasterPaladin]

don't get me wrong I don't want to rush this as you can see more and more people are getting involved and thats a good thing. What I am saying is all the negative comments like we talked about that and thats no good because.... That has to stop an entry is an entry let the vote decide what symbol will be used not kill Ideas because it don't fit your criteria. There are many avenues not explored yet for instance a winter tree (no leaves) looks more like a nerve cell no one even put it up a bush much the same they have a stem or trunk and lots of branches. The other thing is most arguments when one is not liked is, most people don't want..... or, most people want..... is the person arguing really speaking for most people who are these people I have never really heard any negative comments from the community about what they want or not want. I am going to start a poll here to see what people think of when they hear the word tickling maybe it will give the artists some new Ideas.
I like the neuron tree we have but I don't want it to win because all the other ideas were put down before they were voted on.

LOL thank you for listening to my rant.

Tom aka Master Paladin

 

[Rupert]

alright i get yah, i have to be nicer because again when this thread is getting such a diverse group of posters it would be in everyones worst interest to discourage participation.
I personally cant wait for the vote.... even though i'm leaning toward the tree hopefully we will see more ideas come out as this thread continues to grow

 

[Skipadeedoodah]

I'm glad you like it. As long as people support it and go along with it, it will flourish. More and more will copy and over time, it becomes common knowledge like the terms Lee and Ler.

Hi - so - I tired putting a picture of it in my sig, but yours looks way cooler. Make me something plz? *sweet smile and flirty eyes*

 

[Rupert]

skip and master i love yall additions to ur sigs

very very cool
Hab was right its already starting to spread

 

[MasterPaladin]

ty very much. Oh Rupert what I said was not directed at you, if you have been following along and I think you have many have put ideas, for lack of a better word, down. My thought is let the ideas flow free there gonna get voted on. If I put a tat of a feather on my arm I can almost bet you many people would think I have indian in me, the reason why a lot think it's to obvious is because of a guilty conscience (in my opinion)

 

[Capnmad]

Hey -- hope y'all don't mind... I'm going to keep contributing ideas as long as there are folks thinking more along my own lines, and whose design ideas have yet to be completed/satisfied. To that end, here's my take on another feather/BDSM triskele integration originally suggested by KittenToes, but with the feathers separating the BDSM triskele segments, instead of being part of them.

This one was deceiving -- I thought it'd be easy, but not so much... Still not entirely satisfied, but having screwed it up a coupla' times before (having no radial graph paper, I'm eyeballing some stuff), this is my best take on it so far. KT, kindly let me know your thoughts and what you'd have changed.

 

[-Hari-]

the ideas there, its just the image is so complicated, so much going on. is there a way you can make it simpler?

 

[Capnmad]

the ideas there, its just the image is so complicated, so much going on. is there a way you can make it simpler?

Bit of a tricky balance... My personal gripe with this one's my own fault, really -- I'm fond of those little fluffy bits of feathers down near the quill end -- like to represent them with curliques and spirals to emphasize the softness, but this time the spiral came out so thick, it loses its softness indication, and becomes just a spiral. Need to thin it out, I think. It'll help the quill end pop more. At the same time, depending on how far the thing's shrunk down, anything too thin may virtually disappear -- always a concern of mine, given how some folks may want to utilize it. I worry too, about the balance between iconicism and softness. Still working on some stuff. Maybe I'll find a better solution to her design in the process.

 

[MasterPaladin]

Hey -- hope y'all don't mind... I'm going to keep contributing ideas as long as there are folks thinking more along my own lines, and whose design ideas have yet to be completed/satisfied. To that end, here's my take on another feather/BDSM triskele integration originally suggested by KittenToes, but with the feathers separating the BDSM triskele segments, instead of being part of them.

This one was deceiving -- I thought it'd be easy, but not so much... Still not entirely satisfied, but having screwed it up a coupla' times before (having no radial graph paper, I'm eyeballing some stuff), this is my best take on it so far. KT, kindly let me know your thoughts and what you'd have changed.

I think that pretty cool as much as I hate saying anything negative in this case I think hari has a point it does look a tad busy in the center maybe if it didn't make as may circles , but all in all I like it a lot.

 

[Rupert]

its very cool symbol but I'm with these two *points up* if the center was simpler it would be much much easier to crossover onto t-shirts and tattoos.
That is the real problem with to much detail, trying to stretch or condense the symbol will cause a lot of issues.

All in all i think its one of the better ones that has come out. Deff in my top 3

 

[Tickle Touch]

Love the triskelion-based symbols

Capnmad, I really like the way you and KittenToes are going with the merged BDSM symbol and feathers. Please keep refining it. I gave up on this thread after ten pages or so (sorry gang: the "neuron tree," while cool and all (even if it does make the "Raspberry Beret" chorus spring to mind every time I see it) just doesn't correlate to anything tickling for me), but I'm glad I checked back.

You have remained true to our BDSM "roots," with an added distinctive element (feathers are universal for "tickle") on top of the triskele . Anyone know a good jewelcrafter? I'd commission a work to turn Capnmad's concept into jewelry...

My suggestion: more lines radiating out from the quills might make them look more "feathery." Then, have you tried leaving out the black areas around the holes? Maybe if you let the tip of each feather join with the next feather, you'd have made the right shape and can just add the holes in place. I understand the appeal of the wispy bits of the feather, but they add a lot of complexity to the symbol...

 

[huskys]

I actually quite like this one as well. But have the same reservations about the complicated look of it all.

 

[Rupert]

husky thanks for the input

on side note i really really like your signature

 

[BOFH666]

Hey -- hope y'all don't mind... I'm going to keep contributing ideas as long as there are folks thinking more along my own lines, and whose design ideas have yet to be completed/satisfied. To that end, here's my take on another feather/BDSM triskele integration originally suggested by KittenToes, but with the feathers separating the BDSM triskele segments, instead of being part of them.

This one was deceiving -- I thought it'd be easy, but not so much... Still not entirely satisfied, but having screwed it up a coupla' times before (having no radial graph paper, I'm eyeballing some stuff), this is my best take on it so far. KT, kindly let me know your thoughts and what you'd have changed.

Just a thought, but if replacing the 'arms' with feathers makes it too complicated when shrunk down... how about making the feather motif the outer edge of the design and leaving the 'arms' as they are in the BDSM symbol?

 

[Cavum]

I just thought of something. Why do we only have to have one symbol for tickling/knismolagnia? Who says we can't have more than just one? 🙂 Then people can choose to use the one they feel fits the moust for themselfs.

I see several people allready have put the nauron tree in theyre signature.
I also dig the nauron tree and I have also sendt a design to a patch maker to have it made into a patch to have on my new "fetish uniform".

And some people like some of the other good designs that have been posted in this thread. We are many different people, so we should have more to choose from 🙂

 

[Rupert]

That badge is pretty bad ass, not gonna lie

def like how you made it dark and intriguing while including the *K* word

 

[threedimaxofmym]

I don't know if this has been mentioned or implied but another attempt at symbolism. If someone would like to touch this up who is good at art or paint things. Just a thought...

 

[Skipadeedoodah]

I don't know if this has been mentioned or implied but another attempt at symbolism. If someone would like to touch this up who is good at art or paint things. Just a thought...

I like it 🙂 You should submit it for the pictures on the front page.

 

[Capnmad]

I just thought of something. Why do we only have to have one symbol for tickling/knismolagnia? Who says we can't have more than just one? 🙂 Then people can choose to use the one they feel fits the moust for themselfs.

(Edited)

And some people like some of the other good designs that have been posted in this thread. We are many different people, so we should have more to choose from 🙂

Well said. The thread has an ambitious goal, but one I think the thread itself cannot meet -- that is, to have a single symbol to represent us.

Considering that the vast bulk of the community hasn't read or participated on the thread, it's hard to come to any conclusions. Moreover, this isn't something that's really decided like this. What's good, however, that this thread allows for, is the creation of candidates for people's representation of their fetish -- things we really hadn't had before.

For now, I think it would be good to have multiple candidates to represent our interest (I'm still working on refining the ones I began).

If there is ever a single candidate needed, or a slow evolution toward one symbol for most everyone, we have at least provided the community with some options. Until then, I like individual expression, as we are so diverse.

 

[Rupert]

so it seems to have been decided that those you want a "K" word symbol have opted for a neuron tree

are we still gonna even do a vote?