# is there any other way? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 10, 2001, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-other-way/71956 "2001-07-10T14:40:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![curwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-other-way/71956/1 "2001-07-10T14:40:43Z")
On this page: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/index.php?action=showsmilies](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/index.php?action=showsmilies) there is the following text (italics are mine): > [@](#): > > If you want to disable smilies in a post that you make, you can select the ‘Disable Smilies’ option when posting. This is particularly useful _if you are posting_ - you do not want 😉 converted to a smilie face! Is this just a badly worded sentence, or is there some other way to use this feature? Can you disable smilies on posts _read_? ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-other-way/71956/2 "2001-07-10T14:43:08Z")
I think your only option in that regard would be to disable images in your browser settings. ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-other-way/71956/3 "2001-07-10T15:11:23Z")
Actually, **KTK** , there’s an option to disable smilies in the post window. It’s right below the part where you type your message in, in the options bar. It’s only comes up when your posting, however. See? 😃 😮 ;O. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-other-way/71956/4 "2001-07-10T17:02:34Z")
Thanks for bringing this to our attention; we’ll see about fixing it soonest. Please remember that the creators of vB are British and hence English is their second language. 🙂 your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-other-way/71956/5 "2001-07-10T19:10:50Z")
:o ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-other-way/71956/6 "2001-07-11T01:30:53Z")
Okay, I edited the statement slightly. It probably looked just fine to the guys that wrote the software. your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-other-way/71956/7 "2001-07-11T03:20:26Z")
…and I wish I could edit my post above to match the question that was asked. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-other-way/71956/8 "2001-07-11T13:51:37Z")
So now I’m fun-cused. Was my answer appropriate and/or right for the question being asked?