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Smilies
'Smilies' are small graphical images that can be used to convey an emotion or feeling. If you have used email or internet chat, you are likely familiar with the smilie concept. Certain standard strings are automatically converted into smilies. Try twisting your head on one side if you do not 'get' smilies; using a bit of imagination should reveal a face of some description.

If you want to disable smilies in a post that you make, you can select the 'Disable Smilies' option when posting. This is particularly useful if you are posting program code and you do not want ;) converted to a smilie face!

Generic Smilies
What to Type Resulting Graphic Meaning
:P :P :P
:p :p :p
:Pint: Pint Pint
:!!: Exclamation 2 Exclamation 2
:faceslap: Face Slap Face Slap
:jest: Jester Jester
:mod: Mod Mod
:llama: Llama Llama
:sheep: Sheep Sheep
:alarm: Alarm Alarm
:lovestruck: Lovestruck Lovestruck
:new: New New
:beer: Beer Beer
:heyhey: Heyhey Heyhey
:giggler: Giggler Giggler
:cool: Cool Cool
:D Big Grin Big Grin
:!: Exclamation Exclamation
:| neutral neutral
:gjob: Good Job Good Job
:rolleyes: Rolleyes Rolleyes
:luff: Luff Luff
:blink: blink blink
:call: Call Call
:( Sad Sad
:) Smilie Smilie
:lol: lol lol
:help: Help Help
;) Wink Wink
:up: Up Up
:wtf: wtf wtf
:report: Reporter Reporter
:turtle: Turtle Turtle
:rofl: ROFL ROFL
:anime: anime anime
:deal: Deal Deal
:duck: Duck Duck
:king: King King
:here: Here Here
:cry: Cry Cry
:bunny: Bunny Bunny