Taking a cue from the folks over at TrailerSailor.com, we have imported a number of 'emoticons' for your writing please. *! (See? I did that by typing "*!") These can be used in your title or the body of the post to convey emotions or attitudes that sometimes don't come through so well in text. Like dry humor, for example, can often be confused for a flame. Thus, ;D On screens where you post articles or replies you'll see a link to the new emoticons. That link opens a small popup screen so you can see the code to embed in your message. Just type the short character symbols in your messages and they will be interpreted as these little icons. *soap As always, there's bound to be a bug or two so if you find one shoot me an email at info @ sailboatowners.com ... without the spaces of course. Enjoy!