Ok, yeah clearing cache fixed the editing issue.

The smileys I am talking about are in the "Go Advanced" page when you want to make a post (editing or even just posting a reply) with more controls. I'll be honest, I don't know if they ever worked here, but other vBulletin forums I've been on you click the smiley and it inserts it into the post for those that forget what to type to add them. I just tried to use them and they didn't work, even after clearing cache.

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