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Offline Willy The Londoner

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Where have all the Smileys gone?
« on: December 08, 2012, 08:47:24 pm »
Last week or so I notice when I make replies etc there are no more Smileys shown above the message to use - nor is there any other things like changing to italics or even SIZE. and we know how size matters?

Is it something I have done?

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Re: Where have all the Smileys gone?
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2012, 09:47:13 pm »
Last week or so I notice when I make replies etc there are no more Smileys shown above the message to use - nor is there any other things like changing to italics or even SIZE. and we know how size matters?

Is it something I have done?

Willy

I still have all of it  ;). Must be a setting change on your side  :( ?

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Re: Where have all the Smileys gone?
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2012, 09:58:32 am »
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Re: Where have all the Smileys gone?
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2012, 10:34:34 am »
The newly elected/appointed leadership might have considered the smileys western propaganda and banned them on your side of the wall! ::) :o ;) ;D

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Re: Where have all the Smileys gone?
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2012, 03:12:53 am »
 :) :) :) :) :) :) ;) ;) ;) ;) :D :D :D :D ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Where have all the Smileys gone?
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2012, 06:07:49 am »
:) :) :) :) :) :) ;) ;) ;) ;) :D :D :D :D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Boo Hoo!!! Everyone has Smileys except me.

Oh where Oh Where have my Smileys gone??????????????

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Re: Where have all the Smileys gone?
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2012, 08:42:16 am »
I'm back Mr Smiley.... ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Where have all the Smileys gone?
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2012, 11:14:30 am »
Where have all the smiley’s gone?  :(
Long time passing
Where have all the smiley’s gone?  :(
Long time ago
Where have all the smiley’s gone?
Maxx axed them every one  ;D
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When will we ever learn?  :-\



I haven't had them for a couple of months now.  :o  Got them back now.
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Re: Where have all the Smileys gone?
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2012, 08:22:08 pm »
Well obviously the redelivery to China must be taking longer as I do not have them. 

 I am now like a Chinese Car driver's without a horn in so much that I cannot work without them.

Until they are back then I am sort of speechless!

Or is this just a way of gagging me??????????????

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Re: Where have all the Smileys gone?
« Reply #9 on: December 11, 2012, 03:21:47 am »
Well well well. China cracked down on the VPN services last week. Every one I tried failed to connect. Vpn Express  handed out a tempory solution and a real one after I had already shutdown my computer and pulled the plug. So maybe the smileys were bening censored along with every other trival thing in China. But at the moment I just don't care. I am 9,000 miles away.

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Re: Where have all the Smileys gone?
« Reply #10 on: December 11, 2012, 08:23:12 am »
...there are no more Smileys...

Is it something I have done?

Willy

I hate to break it to you, you old Honourable Schoolboy, but China's security arm had to Tinker & Tailor with the internet settings because they found out from John le Carre that you are one of them - Smiley's People - but I am sure that you will soldier on .
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Re: Where have all the Smileys gone?
« Reply #11 on: December 11, 2012, 08:27:15 am »
I have the full ExpressVPN back after last weeks problems.  But I fear suicide may creep in without the smiley faces.

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Re: Where have all the Smileys gone?
« Reply #12 on: December 11, 2012, 09:01:04 am »
I see smily faces in your photo, what else do you need?  ::)

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Re: Where have all the Smileys gone?
« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2012, 06:14:17 am »
Willy's got his smiley's back...lol :D :D :D
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