I've made some StarCraft'fied versions of the Power Up and Power Down smileys (minus the Smiley). If people like these maybe they will some day replace the big white square ones. ;D The GIFs are 15 pixels tall (the standard smiley height). So they should fit into a post nicely, and can still be combined with other pre-existing smileys. What do you think?
I think that you need to give up wanting to reform the smilies. The admin hasn't been online for a very long time and I can assure you that when he does come online, he won't deal with implementing such things. They do look nice, but they're merely the symbols of your time thrown out the window.
I'd rather he knew it than cherish the hope of getting them implemented some time in the near future, yes. I wasn't trying to be rude.
No worries. I appreciate the heads-up. As for them being a waste of time. Not really. I've been on a pixel-art kick recently.. and I've been having fun. So no sweat off my back if they do or don't use them.