Ok well the other day i wa doing rename contacts then it said u will not be able to see emoticons in names. I cliked ok. then i didnt like it so when i got rid of the people names. Emoticons just come up as name then it's annoying please help me sort it out. Thx. - Anton
You still need to turn custom names off.
Go to Plus! menu > preferences > contact list > custom contact names > and uncheck it there>
That should to it