Thanks guys,
There must still be some membership / access issues - I've never seen these myself on my own account or on a non-paid up account I've made for testing purposes.
AK - I'll have a look at your account and see if anythings amiss or its a generic thing.
PM link at top - yes, when using the plain white style its almost invisible (but there is a red underline on my screen) however, your right - we need a workaround that will work in all styles.
Smilies - you need to type the code in when using using the basic editor that is the default
Got to teh FAQ - type smilies and a page on using them will appear OR here is a link to the page showing the keystrokes:
http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/mi...do=showsmilies Frank