Action-y thingy of choice?

[May]

I typically use asterisks for conveying action, but sometimes I'll use colons or a combination of asterisks and italics.

[Oops]

You can guess what I use Helena

*pokes*

[3lla]

I use asterisks. I like double colons, though.

::hums::

what great paul said ^

[Siouxper]

*shares how awesome asterisks are*

I use them because asterisks to show action is the most common

[Zero!]

Neopets taught me to use asteriks. *nod*
I used to use parenthesis before then, and when my asterik key is broken for whatever reason then I use hyphens.

[Blake]

*chooses asterisks*

What, can't I conform?!

[Xerophyte]

*uses asterisk*

...

[Rox]

*asterisks are used by*

...What?

[Cassi]

I use asterisks. I like double colons, though.

::hums::

You clearly like them because you associate them with me, and I am wonderful and stuff.

I usually use double colons, except on MSN, where sometimes I do -action- to avoid getting a default smiley when the action starts with a d or an s. I use asterisks for emphasis, not actions.