Per my conversation with HouseCrowd, he suggested compiling a group of emoticons for everyone to view. Some could be changed to new ones, some old ones deleted, and some new ones added perhaps. I tried to choose some "emotions" not currently in the list of Slyck smilies available, and also some changes or alternates to update some currently in use. HC wanted everyone to post their opinions on those they would like to see added or changed, etc. I specifically chose the small emoticons, as that is...

Imagine you have just won big on the lottery. You're still going to grow. Right? Money no object. Assume you've bought / built somewhere to house you and your hobby. Firstly location. In the middle of a lot of land that you own. Also then you can stick up wind turbines and solar panels to reduce the amount of electricity you buy. I would buy/build a big place with a BIG cellar. Half the cellar would be my chill room, built in 50" Plasma, sound system, pool table, etc etc. with extraction so you...

blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah COLE blah blah blah! blah blah? COACH blah blah, blah? blah blah; blah blah blah! blah blah blah. COLE blah blah blah? BLAH BLAH BLAH! COACH (IMG: http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/style_emoticons/default/huh.gif ) We open as Zack Malibu stares at the canvas as he paces the ring, as if he's got to search for the right words before speaking. MALIBU You know, this belt that I carry here means everything to me. It signifies that I've made so...

lemme tell you how things got started and you tell me a related story or give me some advice. i had a crush on a boy from a different school and wanted to ask him to my prom the next following month. However, after getting to know him a bit better he wasnt the type of guy i thought he was and realized he was sort of a jerk. Basically im getting off topic so i'll go straight to my point. (IMG: http://images.asianfanatics.net/forum/style_emoticons/default/n_doh.gif ) I ended up asking my friend wh...

Without this causing offence to the moderators (which I have the highest respect for), but this site has become really miserable, and all topics seem to moan about exactly the same things, and to be honest, it's REALLY annoying. I know everybody has the right to make their opinion, say what they like blah blah blah, but when it's moaned over and over again, it can get REALLY frustrating. I know I'm not the only one that thinks this, and I'm sure people do it without realising it, but I just want...

Letter from the Editor I have been asked to give a scored review on one of the AARs. Of course I declined. My reasoning for this is that a score can never be reflective of a review. It is, nearly always, an arbitary number that signifies nothing. It also, I think, trivilises the reviewing process. An AAR can do so many things right, but just because it fails on one or two things it can be lumped with a mediocre AAR, that just does everything so-so. Just boiling down everything said by a reviewer...