Smileys are evil
Some people use them instead of standard interpunction
Those 'fancy emoticon images' always brake baseline grid
Typographers worst nightmare
Furthemore, it draws attention away from the text, so it is more difficult to read
Images used (shamelessly stolen): - http://blog.php-group.cz/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif - http://blog.php-group.cz/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif Smiley-infected interview that served as an inspiration (made me angry by its design, but amused me a lot by its content): - http://blog.php-group.cz/2008/04/01/prednaska-o-frameworku-nette-david-grudl/ Userstyle redeem (try of): - http://userstyles.org/styles/9674