Post by mirium on Feb 18, 2009 21:16:45 GMT -5
For those of you who are interested in creating smileys, I ran across a great site -- www.SmileyGenerator.us -- that's dedicated to Those Who Create and has a cool discussion board. From browsing through the threads there, they seem to have a culture that we'd be comfortable with, and tolerant (even enthusiastic!) about newbies, as long as the newbie participates in discussion and doesn't just lurk.
You do have to register to see the best parts, and you're expected to join in, but you are NOT expected to necessarily know what you're doing, especially at first. I have the impression that posting "Wow, that is so cool!" counts as active participation for quite a while; if you have any interest in learning how to create smileys, you'll soon be sucked in and posting with more content.
I've already learned that a smilie is one of the little round thingees with minor changes to its expression (like the ones that came with this board by default), and a smiley is one of the really creative thingees we love so much (all the extra ones that have been added here).
It is NOT a gallery site, though -- you can't grab something you see there and copy it to your Photobucket. But you can learn how to make your own!
You do have to register to see the best parts, and you're expected to join in, but you are NOT expected to necessarily know what you're doing, especially at first. I have the impression that posting "Wow, that is so cool!" counts as active participation for quite a while; if you have any interest in learning how to create smileys, you'll soon be sucked in and posting with more content.
I've already learned that a smilie is one of the little round thingees with minor changes to its expression (like the ones that came with this board by default), and a smiley is one of the really creative thingees we love so much (all the extra ones that have been added here).It is NOT a gallery site, though -- you can't grab something you see there and copy it to your Photobucket. But you can learn how to make your own!
), so I'm reposting the link. 
Everyone is welcome, so if you'd like to come by and check it out, here is the link...