# Moderators: New Smiley Proposed! **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 9, 2001, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-new-smiley-proposed/86405 "2001-10-09T21:00:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-new-smiley-proposed/86405/1 "2001-10-09T21:00:12Z")
Hey, we need a “light bulb” symbol to indicate when we’ve seen the light. I mean, you can’t fight ignorance since 1973 without it! Can it be done? And, the code would be :LB, I wager. Seeing the light… - Jinx ---
**Author:** ![Sea\_Sorbust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Sea\_Sorbust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sea_Sorbust)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-new-smiley-proposed/86405/2 "2001-10-09T22:38:19Z")
Sometimes in the “heat of battle” (or even in a vigourous debate) it is easy to miss that one of the participants is a mod or admin. Bad, bad. (I’ve done it. ☹ ) Perhaps an extra-large symbol for mod- and admin-use only to _bluntly_ announce: **“Hear Ye!”** (and maybe saving some bannings 😕 .) ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-new-smiley-proposed/86405/3 "2001-10-09T22:56:55Z")
That is a GOOD IDEA Sea, not sure how Iand if) they would make the vB software do that, but it’s still a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-new-smiley-proposed/86405/4 "2001-10-09T23:04:03Z")
Or they could enable HTML for the mods only, then they could post warnings in big red letters. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-new-smiley-proposed/86405/5 "2001-10-10T00:51:30Z")
Well, what can I say. The staff is rather busy right now, and smilies don’t exactly take top priority. I’m not saying it’s a bad idea, but don’t expect _any_ smilie changes soon. Perhaps when we get a little more time on our hands, we might consider updating the smilies legend. And of course, we’ll be sure to consult the Teeming Millions. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-new-smiley-proposed/86405/6 "2001-10-10T03:37:25Z")
Lah, de, dah, test post. ---
**Author:** ![dubbele](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@dubbele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dubbele)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-new-smiley-proposed/86405/7 "2001-10-11T02:32:17Z")
How about a fancy font, like neon-green Matrix letters? ---
**Author:** ![Sea\_Sorbust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Sea\_Sorbust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sea_Sorbust)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-new-smiley-proposed/86405/8 "2001-10-17T15:56:58Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by **Mangetout** _ > That is a GOOD IDEA **Sea** , not sure how Iand if) they would make the vB software do that, but it’s still a good idea. > > * * * > > Or they could enable HTML for the mods only, then they could post warnings in big red letters. I _like_ that last one, **Mangetout** , but I wonder if when it says “HTML disabled”, it doesn’t mean for those who are reading rather than for those who are posting? (So that \ and \ wouldn’t show up.) Maybe when a Moderator or Administrator is acting in an official capacity, **Coldfire** , they could start off (or end up) with something like " :mad::mad::mad: " or " :wally:wally" or maybe just some standardized thing like “ **ATTENTION, Dufus!** ”? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![PhiloVance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19adc/32.png) [@PhiloVance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhiloVance)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-new-smiley-proposed/86405/9 "2001-10-17T18:02:13Z")
Sounds good. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-new-smiley-proposed/86405/10 "2001-10-17T20:36:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sea Sorbust \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > _Originally posted by **Mangetout** _ > > That is a GOOD IDEA **Sea** , not sure how Iand if) they would make the vB software do that, but it’s still a good idea. > > > > * * * > > > > Or they could enable HTML for the mods only, then they could post warnings in big red letters. > > I _like_ that last one, **Mangetout** , but I wonder if when it says “HTML disabled”, it doesn’t mean for those who are reading rather than for those who are posting? (So that \ and \ wouldn’t show up.)** I think the HTML is parsed in the process of posting; if HTML is off, then the board will add it to the post as text (my reason for thinking this is that I saw a link to a [very old thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=3845) the other day, which contains all sorts of fonts, colours and graphics that could only have been created with HTML enabled; the post still views OK even now that it’s turned off)