I couldnt find the other thread, sooo...

Would it be ok to hotlink this forum smileys to other forums/blogs/comments?

Because I really wanna use the " " and "    " smileys.

No. That will generate a lot of bandwidth and that can get me running into bills quite a lot.

I'm personally okay with you downloading the smilies and putting them up an image hosting service. Not sure if Nifflas and Paula are okay with that though...