All the smiles went away?

There is no "smile" icon on the tool bar anymore when I post a reply. Where did the toolbar icon go?
How can I get it back? :)

me too !!!!!!!!!!

:) - express smile, happiness
:( - sadness
:| - concern
:P or :D - laugh out loud
:? - confusion

Any more? - you can get creative.. :-).

:/

ok...so no more colorful/animated? Are we going back in time here...or do you have other enhancements for our enjoyment?

Congratulations to shopgirl, Miranda, Fisz, (and espana) who noticed that [after a couple of days though ;].

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Do colorful/animated emoticons really help in accessibility and enjoyment of the message? :/? From the usability point of view, they just distract the reader and are a short-cut to express emotions.

Admin

I notcied it, but I thought I had messed something up in "settings"
:(

so we need to express our emotions better????

whatever

No, I think everyone knows how/if she or he should express their emotions.

The point is - reading text on a computer screen is strenuous enough for the eyes; so why make it even more difficult by providing graphical signs between text? There are probably hundreds of thousands of different newspaper titles in the world - does at least one of them use graphical emoticons between the lines of text? Why not..? :)

We could probably be able to add dozens of different smilies, signatures, animated avatars, etc. But we think the message content, not the fluff/noise is what really matters. For example, would you spend a lot of time on a forum like that (could you differentiate between the actual message content and the "fluff"):

housearrestevents.com/talk-forum/showthread.php?t=1434

Admin

Wow that forum sucks. It hurt's my eyes. Eff the fluff!

Adm,

it all good.....

the smilies brightened up the forum i think, too plain jane now BOOOOOOOOOO!

I haven't seen it for a while - thanks for expressing your emotions ;).

Admin

;-D thats ok admin X

hehe - credit where credit due, admin made a funny! who'da thunk it *sticking my tongue out in a roguish manor smilie*

ah guys i just brought my mate all the way up town cos i thought i knocked something off on the computer. only new to the blasted things and ya go and play a prank like that. sooooo not fair.

I like the smilies so pleeeeeeeeeeeeeze mr admin bring them back...
Mr moderator help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lol i dinna have the powwwwwwwer

Ahhhh :) works fine

Smiling is overrated!

\nn/

Have a word then with the boss man will ya pleeeese pretty pleeeease!

ah its not so bad :)

im sure if you miss smilies that much in a week or so we can look into it but lets give it a run eh

Ah it is for me I got attached!!!!!!! I,l sulk now.

No importance here :) a smile is a smile
:)
:^)
:0)

i couldnt tell ;)

well see it ina short while :)

So the most important reason you joined was because you noticed someone posting a smiley? :)

lol that's a new one :)

It,l have to do i suppose dont think i have a choice:(

Hardly no but it was i nice way to express a feeling or diffuse a sentence that could be took up the wrong way. Also added a bit of colour dont ya think!...

agree there angel eyes. we need some colour to brighten up the day. 8-)

So, change your dull avatar for a colorful one :)

Nope doesnt cut it for me sorry but sure It,l have to do:(