Peoples nerves? I love you, you perhaps are the best newbie I have ever met. [Well in the past few weeks.]
You can make a banner or get someone else to make a banner. And smilies are like msn messenger smilies. For example:

is : p [But take out the space].
And I don't care if Rachel owns us all, we have a kinky nazi, a muffin of sugar and AlphaScrab... I think we'll be alright.
- Rexy