these forums - the old forums were even worse, to be honest i'm not impressed with these either, there is no admin controls at all, for instance normally only forum admins can make new threads on 'News and Announcements' but on these forums there is no control for that.. also i don't think there is any interest in forums here, better to direct to the official forums i think.
test are available smilies
[smile] :)
[tonge] :P
[Laugh] :D
[Frown] :(
[Supprise] :O
[Grin] :>
[Kiss] :*
[Swear] :x
ok so, no smilies either :(
You could use inline images for smilies, and maybe manage them through a smiley template.