Heres how to fix it. When we ported over from phpbb to VB, old members didnt receive some settings that new members were setup for...to change it so you can see smilies in both the quick reply box AND the advanced reply box (as well as new thread box), follow these instructions
user cp > user options > scroll down till you see "Message Editor Interface" and select "standard editor" > save options
done
user cp > user options > scroll down till you see "Message Editor Interface" and select "standard editor" > save options
done