A question to the AB Editor

[sp1814]

A few years ago, the Answerbank supported HTML codes such as <b> and </b> for bold text, <i> and </i> for italicises, and <u> and </u> for underlined text.

Are there any plans to reinstate this? 

If we are able to create posts with emphases, it would lead to a reduction in what I can only describe as 'misplaced antagonism'.

I post this in the 'News' section, because this is where all the hep cats hang out (and has the second largest demographic on Answerbank).

[sara3]

okay then, joeluke.. don't you THINK?

lol!

[joeluke]

Stop shouting or you'll upset me

[ummmm]

Joe...from the Site Rules..

Please refrain from adding emphasis in CAPITAL LETTERS as this indicates shouting and is considered rude.

[sara3]

sussed, joeluke ;o)

wow, I haven't used that word for a long time!

[joeluke]

So everyone who has used capitals in this thread has broken Site Rules then?

Awww, I'm telling teacher

[sir.prize]

Apparently the Site Tutorial has been rewritten to exclude hmtl. In fact I asked Ed

http://www.theanswerb...s/Question965752.html

is there a chance that the Tutorial at the foot of this page may also be updated to remove all reference to formatting in posts?
sir.prize
16:04 Thu 06th Jan 2011

He replied

AB Editor
Yes, we will... "soon"!
16:09 Thu 06th Jan 2011

[ummmm]

You never use to be to type in capitals. Well you could, but it would turn it into lowercase when you posted. I presume the capitals are allowed because we no longer have the HTML codes.

[whiskeryron]

The thing that puzzles me is how to do odd things with the keyboard like for instance I have seen abers doing fancy tricks making a face with 2 Os with eyebrows above & an upside down ?.

[ummmm]

Ô¿Ô

That ^^

[ummmm]

To do that you hold down Alt and and type 0212 Ô and for the nose you hold down Alt and type 0191 ¿

[factor-fiction]

The best we can do is use oтнer Ŧ๏ภtร Ŧ๏г є๓קђครเร.

I sometimes use ◊₮ｻ∑Я ﾓ◊и₮ㄅ ﾓ◊Я ∑㎡ㄕｻ∆ㄅⅰㄅ but it looks a bit silly

[sara3]

ɹǝʌǝlɔ sı uʍop ǝpısdn ƃuıʇıɹʍ

[factor-fiction]

ooʇ uʍop ǝpısdn s,ǝslǝ ǝuoʎɹǝʌǝ ǝʞɐɯ llıʍ ʇı -ʇɐɥʇ op ʇ,uop

[Gromit]

I've got used to not having bold and italic. It is tidier with all that formatting going on.

[NazNomad]

ummmmy, you're so clever ... Ô¿Ô

:-P

[ummmm]

I know I am Nazzy :-) x

[society]

I agree with Gromit; this place used to be a bit messy with with HTML codes.

[whiskeryron]

Thanks very much ummmm Ô¿Ô. Ron.

[whiskeryron]

Now I've started something c'mon u 2 how to do the upside down trick ?

[eyethenkyew]

Very impressive stuff from ummmm and factor30. Takes me all my time just to type.