I am generally positive about the use of emoticons in posts. They do help convey meaning. However, they are infrequently used on this board, and I believe it's because there are so many of them that an appropriate emoticon for common situations is hard to find in the jumble. Many -- no, the vast majority -- of this board's emoticons are apparently never used.
No disrespect, but it would make sense to me to cut the number available by 2/3 or more.
Just a suggestion.