Hello Ebbie and welcome to the MIP AA board. I think that the icons, on the reply screen are emoticons, which can be added to your post to reflect your mood . If your talking about the little pictures beside the name of the posters, those are avatars that personalize the member box. Hope that helps.
Welcome Ebbie!! Hope you find the board useful...it sure helped me get and keep sober!!!
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Welcome to the board. I am sure you will find it most helpful. As far as the different icons, you can pick them to go along with your post when you make one.
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