[cabaya]

I like the idea of limiting the smilies, I wouldn't mind taking them away completely either though. I feel they make the posts look messy.
Also if, like in GL, you could add a quick reply box at the bottom of each topic, that would be helpful to me atleast! And the rule list is coming along nicely I think, it is important to not make it too long and monotone.

[Lynx]

I like quick reply boxes too. I'll go see if I can find a hack tomorrow if I have time (I have to chop up a tree I cut down and clean up the area - it's a pretty good sized tree).

I took away some of the smilies so they load more quickly (removed the animated ones). That should make them more tolerable.

[cabaya]

Also, I am not sure if you have any control over this, but after you make a post in a topic it asks you if you want to go back to the forum or view your message. It would be nice if it would just automatically go to view your message like in GL.