Hmmm. It actually told you that you had to many smiley faces in your post? Never seen this happen before.
As far as the flood control goes, all you had to do is not repost for 60 seconds. Flood control simply keeps people from spamming the system with repeated abusive messages.
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Dan McClain, Editor
The Mustang Works Magazine
1991 Mustang GT - NOVI Supercharged 377 Stroker
1999 Ford Lightning SVT - Supercharged 5.4L Triton