...do create proper e-bots. Sending an e-bot with just the address of the thread was bad when it led to the top post of 100, but at least it was on the same page. Now, when there are threads with 7-8 pages, it's simply ridiculous. "Did I stop on page 5 or page 6? Or was it 4?" Ridiculous. Picking the message anchor for an e-bot is apparently no big deal in PHP - PHPBB can do it, vBulletin can do it... (And yeah, an e-bot for every single reply is bad.) Also, putting the smilies on a separate page where I have to copy the code is not good enough. Other forums have just clicking on an emoticon. I also suggest putting the reply form on a separate page you get when you click on Reply or Quote. And then put the emoticons beside the textarea. The current mode of reply is awkward. Especially so since the only dropdown menu for the navigation is down below the reply box. BTW, 1.5 kB for that New Reply star is ... whoa! It shouldn't take more than 0.5 kB. It's just four colours. Use a GIF, not a JPEG.

-- erlik