i agree lucy, i dont mind in chat land they do rofl etc,they have to be quick,and are just showing you they have seen it,but on boards you have all the time in the world to make a considered response,yeh a :D or :) opr :P is ok yeh np,
but what some people tend to forget is,its not easy thinking up new threads,or posting them.
for instance look at terrys threads he tries bless
but to me he is struggling.