CodeIgniter 2.0 - A defense of plugins

[eluser]Crimp[/eluser]
My point, and the difference, relates primarily to the "weight" of dependencies and thus meaningful organization of CI. I know how to make it work either way. That's not the issue.

A Helper with an internal cache at the same order as get_clickable_smileys()? Your eyebrow is not raised, a little?