Why can’t I have a happy face for my threads? You are making me sad. If I tell a joke can I have one, a smilie face I mean, not ‘mean’ mean, but you know what I mean.
I think I need a “WTF” face.
Like this: 
or this: 
?
They reply box at the bottom of a thread is a “quick reply” feature, without all the smiley buttons and such.
To see them, click on either the “post reply” button at the end of the last post, or the “preview reply” button below the quick reply box.
Some message boards have icons that you can assign to the thread. The icons appear in the forum list. That’s prolly what the OP is asking about.
There ya go ya fuckin’ troll. I’ve left the URL to our software provider. Now go away, will ya?