Iacisrmma – sorry about that. I realized after my post was put up that I may have put the smiley in the wrong place. I also realized when I read your post that that might be the reason you missed it.
As I was posting, i was trying to figure out where to put the smiley. I was never “taught” these things – I go by how it looks. The problem is that with the new format, you can’t see how things look until it’s too late.
As soon as I saw it, I realized that it didn’t look right.
One of my issues is that I’m not so comfortable using smileys when posting to members of the opposite gender, but sometimes it’s necessary to use them in order to ensure that no one is offended.
I think that was my reasoning when I put it after the link. I felt that a smiley was necessary in this case (and you have proven me right), but I thought it would look less inappropriate after the link.
In any case, I apologize for any inadvertent offense, and thank you for the tip on how to use smileys, so now I will know for the future.