Here's some options I'vefound:

http://www.hostboard.com/ubb/smilies/smilies.html
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/misc.php?do=showsmilies

The country flags are a nice touch.

My vote is nothing animated, or too large.

I would 2nd the idea of the flags, especially if used as our avatars or part of our profile.

redbeard911....thanks for the comprehensive list of smilies.
I agree with others that the country flag list would be a great addition. And I also like the suggestions about any smilies or icons that have to do with travel.
I think we need to evaluate what amenities we offer here on FT and not just be satisfied with the status quo. If we can come up with some tweaks as a result of this thread then it's a win/win IMO.
This isn't the biggest challenge that faces FT but it's something we can address while handling other big picture issues.

So, any news?

Everybody is still "digesting" the pineapple story you dragged into this thread.

Seriously , we need some additional convincing input here as it'll be an uphill battle.

While I certainly don't think that we need a huge addition of smilies, a small, purposeful collection would be nice. As stated above, maybe some related to travel would suit the forum, or maybe just a few more general smilies. I certainly support the concept.

Since I don't use the ones we already have, I don't need more. But if you do add some, PLEASE don't add animated ones; I find them annoying.

I don't think we need any more distractions in posts (font, size, colour, smilies, etc) than we already have.

We definitely need the "Santa" smiley from this
http://www.hostboard.com/ubb/smilies/smilies.html board for Wharvey!!

I think the judicious use of smilies is great - and on more than one occassion
I'm certain they have diffused what could have become full blown flame-fests.

I wouldn't mind seeing a few new smilies added. I also like the flags - very :cool:

DD

Couldn't they add seasonal ones?

Santa, Halloween, Easter?

And the Happy Birthday and puke year round?

I would propose that you eliminate them completely, they (along with the members who over-use them) are very annoying.

I think the smilies we have now are fine.

What I would suggest is getting rid of :rolleyes:, as it can, and often is misunderstood.

Perhaps there is a better one out there for sarcasm.

I would request a replacement for :o, as it looks obscene. What's more, the tooltip says 'embarrassment', when the accepted meaning among the kids today is "eek!".

I notice that I frequently leave :$ in my posts (out of habit from using it in other places) so that would be nice as well. This should be 'embarrassed', but not look anything like the inflatable-sex-doll face above. See MSN Messenger for an example.

Nothing more though, unless someone can come up with some travel-related ones. I liked the airline logos in Chat.

Might be nice to have the Euro symbol as well as I keep forgetting the key combination that creates it.
And I like the ideas about seasonal/birthday smilies and those that are travel related.

I vote for more smilies.

One board I am on, Offtopic, has about 50 different smilies... sometimes they say what you think better than words.