Do Smilies appear when leaving Rep points on a post?

If you use the code, or copy and paste a link to a smiley, then it will show up to the recipient.

Indeed they do!

You can paste a link to a smiley offsite, but you can also copy and paste the link to the gif file that is on AW.

For example, if I right-click on your smile above, and then go to View Image Info, I see the location as http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/images/icons/icon11.gif// I could then copy that location and post it in a rep to someone else.

That might make you feel a little more sure about what you're sending, but it does take longer than just using the code.

Zeddo said:

I've tried cutting and pasting the image, as well as posting the code from the smilies page. When I cut and paste, nothing shows in the space under "I approve."

When I past the code, e.g., (colon roll colon), all I see is the code. Does this appear as a smilie to the recipient?

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Yes.

You might want to read the stunningly attractive and illustrated FAQ on Rep Comments and points.

I warn you, it has so moved millions of readers, that they wept at its beauty.

Or maybe they were sneezing . . .

It's a pain when someone reps you the wrong code for a smilie and you can't edit it.

You can also rep images, which I think is quite cool.

SaraP said:

It's a pain when someone reps you the wrong code for a smilie and you can't edit it.

You can also rep images, which I think is quite cool.

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The difficulty with images though, if they're larger than, say 250 x 250, they blowout the layout of the comment display, and can make earlier comments become unreadable.

So be conservative with those image links.

Someone once repped me with an page-size image. I had to have it removed; it was slowing down the display of my page.

So, yeah, be careful with the image links.