What Is Up With The Emoticons?

[INTrPosr]

I have noticed in the past couple of weeks (maybe less time) that when I create a thread, an emoticon will be added without my intentions. I have tried deleting/removing them, but it does not seem to work...... What is up with them and how are they making their way on to our threads without prompt? :rant:

[SheepDog]

Not always so easy. If you want to quote someone whose login starts with a capital P, then the tag would be (sans space)
[quote= Pxxx]
But since '= P' (sans space) is an emoticon, it doesn't work. There are some ambiguities here, for sure.

[SheepDog]

Maybe we need a help page so that people can know how to type messages, with punctuation, etc. and not have emoticons show up in their text.

[Aryan]

Really we do need one !

[Edmond Zedo]

How about these new emoticons! Have you seen these things? WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH THESE? I mean, you're typing, and then your tongue is hanging out in front of the entire world! COME ON!

[Sackanaka]

seems like teh :ph34r: is back

[jimkopelli]

yay! Now we have nothing to :ph34r: but :ph34r: itself instead of that stupid razzyh34r: !