BOINCstats is not some crappy messaging service ...

Any chance that we can dump the various MS Messenger inspired animated smileys?

Crikey. The thumbs-up ones are just annoying, and make BOINCstats look like a lame site for 14 year olds to talk about spots, makeup and boyfriends.

The last straw is the utterly lame 1990's beerchug abomination. Dude, that was lame 10 years ago. Move on.

The whole site is becoming a fairground sideshow of pointless gimmicks. Get back to core values ... STATS!

Sorry to sound so negative, but I've been seriously pushing the joys of BOINC and of course BOINCstats to friends and family, and I've not heard a single postive feedback from anyone about this site The current favourite site seems to be ... [deleted]

Al.

Everyone who wants the animated smileys to disappear (or just the opposite), reply here.

Edit: I mean, the obvious moving ones. Not the smileys that blink their eyes.

i'd also be perfect with plain old ASCII-ART - i don't need this winkey-stuff..

frank.

I don't post a lot but find the Smiles amusing at times and don't really mind any of them ...

Anyone want to wager who our guest is?

. . . I can't put my finger on it, but the style of whining and complaining is familiar.

no Sid - everyone knows - THIS is boring...

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