I had no idea anyone was using the Latex codes, so I didn't bother translating that code. If more than 0 members are using them then I'll do the translation soon. Or were you just testing?
There are quite a few old posts of mine that use Latex, which I imagine are currently looking more like gibberish than normal...
Have to say that the thumb icons look appalling and seriously cheapen the look of the site. The site really cannot afford any further loss in professionalism given my own over-abundant use of smilies.