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I like this site name cause it's easy to remember.
The code for the question mark smiley (???) is three question marks in a row. However, there are times when I want to use a bunch of question marks, not the smiley. It might not be acceptable in normal punctuation, but three question marks in a row is useful as an indicator of an element in a list that is unknown, or to add more emphasis than a single question mark. While I could just hit the checkbox to turn of all smileys, there's always the possibility that I might want to use one of the other smileys in the same post as three question marks in a row.

So I'd like to ask if it's possible to either change the code for the question mark smiley or allow turning off only that smiley.

The other smiley codes won't cause problems because colons are always followed by a space, but I think that this one is problematic and creates an unwanted effect, either displaying a smiley that may not have been necessary or forcing the writer of a post to change the section that has three question marks in a row.
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illuminated: 2006-03-27 06:25:50 am
; D= Grin

alwyays found that wierd.

Guess you'll just have to try this: ? ? ?
Sleeping Terror
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The other smiley codes won't cause problems because colons are always followed by a space...

Actually, I often see the "8)" smiley accidentally used. Far more than I see the "???" smiley.

Me, I stick with text smilies.
I dunno, maybe you could use leet hax???
PwNzRd!
^ Ooh, clever. ^ Huh?
Talk to the Hand
You do know there's a "Disable smileys" option right above the "Post" button when you go to post, right???
welcome to the machine
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While I could just hit the checkbox to turn of all smileys, there's always the possibility that I might want to use one of the other smileys in the same post as three question marks in a row.


Yeah, I'm pretty sure he knows.

To the topic creator: I'd personally just stick with text smilies. 
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nate: 2006-03-27 03:41:52 pm
yeah, can just turn smilies off, and then if you want to use a smily, do
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[img]http://url/to/smily[/img]
everybody wanna tell you the meaning of music
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Actually, I often see the "8)" smiley accidentally used. Far more than I see the "???" smiley.

Me, I stick with text smilies.

Hello, Mr. Smith! `(^_~)
I like this site name cause it's easy to remember.
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yeah, can just turn smilies off, and then if you want to use a smily, do
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[img]http://url/to/smily[/img]


Sounds cool. ^_^ But how do I link to a specific smiley?
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nate: 2006-04-04 04:39:21 am
do preview post with that smily in it, then right click on the smily -> open in new window to get the url.
Precursor
...or just right-click the smiley in the row there and select "Copy Image Location". At least, that's what the option is in Firefox.