Help with parse_smileys and HTML entities

[eluser]sophistry[/eluser]
quick test of forum software...

space in front of winking smiley (the way most people do it and expect it to work)
no space in front of winking smiley
letter in front
number in front0
dash -
underscore _
dollar $


if you think it is a bug (or something bug-like that needs fixing) you should post the query to the bug forum... it will get more attention over there.