How-To Geek

Can we have some smileys (and not so smiley) to select from to add to our posts?

Tony

Sorry, but it's forumpolicy not to have those extra's.
I'm someone who likes smileys etc myself, but I love the way these forums are - nice and clean.
If you want smileys you can upload some yourself to photobucket or some site like that and add them like you would any picture.
But only in offtopic.
We like to keep the main forums clean ;)

Edit: Enthusiast - we posted at the same time ;)

Ah-Ha the old "What you see is what you get trick". -- Maxwell Smart.

Smiley's will get you in trouble if you are not careful. Many sites that push them are also pushers of malware.

Smileys can be an important way of removing misinterpretation or ambiguity in a post.

If you haven't guessed I think smileys are stupid. ;)

Like Xhi says: smileys often come from sites that push a lot of malware around. I've seen enough people willing to compromise their system and the safety of their personal files and data just for a few emoticons. I think a site like HTG that promotes safety first should also set an example. Like I said: I dó like emoticons (contrary to Xhi ;D), but there's a time and place for them and HTG isn't that place (apart from the odd one in offtopic).

Edit: Tony, we posted at the same time :)
And we are not without symbolic signs - as you can see, my posts are generally full of them! :D

I understand what you mean, but the answer is still the same.