:A smilie that attracts your attention:

[Denmark]

:rolleyes2 is the only one you'll ever need. it can be used to show happiness or sarcasm. are there any other feelings?

(well, there's )

[rubah]

Sometimes you just need to pig out

:monster2:

[Shoeberto]

:shoot: :chop: :chop: :chop: :chop: :shoot: :shoot: :shoot: :shoot:

edit: whoever got rid of :chop: is my new sword enemy

[Rase]

I mainly stick with the basic or , and almost always at the end of a sentence. As for their usage, I agree with Rye.

[Shlup]

Smilies are most effective when used in excess.

[rubah]

[Evastio]

Smilies should be used for fun. I think.

Either that or they should reflect the feeling that you're feeling when you're typing a sentence/paragraph.

[Xander]

Either way, I really don't think its a huge deal. xD I wouldnt go out of my way not to use them, that's just silly. "Ooh I'm far too mature to use internet smilies". Yeah, whatever

[Quindiana Jones]

If Yams would stop grasping the mouse for a second and put a on, I'd use that in every post

But that's not the topic. I think smilies should be used to emphasise the tone you want something said. For example: "You're fat and I hate you " would be seriously mean, whereas "You're fat and I hate you " would be jokey and actually full of love.

[Polaris]