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**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [February 24, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-html-code-turned-off/393529 "2007-02-24T18:16:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
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**Author:**  [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-html-code-turned-off/393529/1 "2007-02-24T18:16:14Z")
And how do I get it back on?
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**Author:**  [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-html-code-turned-off/393529/2 "2007-02-24T18:21:40Z")
[QUOTE=guizot]
And how do I get it back on?
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If I recall, there was much concern that HTML code could be written that would be either danagerous or exploitive and it was too much to have to police. Besides which, HTML really doesn’t add anything to this type of board that the standard VB codes don’t already.
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**Author:**  [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-html-code-turned-off/393529/3 "2007-02-24T18:57:26Z")
[QUOTE=Eutychus]
If I recall, there was much concern that HTML code could be written that would be either dangerous or exploitive and it was too much to have to police. Besides which, HTML really doesn’t add anything to this type of board that the standard VB codes don’t already.
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I actually meant my VB code. You know, like URL=… /URL. It doesn’t work now.
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**Author:**  [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-html-code-turned-off/393529/4 "2007-02-24T19:04:29Z")
[Testing testing](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?f=2)
I just wanted to be sure it was working for me. I assume you’re using the same format?
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**Author:**  [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-html-code-turned-off/393529/5 "2007-02-24T19:16:08Z")
[QUOTE=guizot]
I actually meant my VB code. You know, like URL=… /URL. It doesn’t work now.
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Are you sure.
[Works for me.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?do=bbcode)
Are you formatting it correctly?
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**Author:**  [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-html-code-turned-off/393529/6 "2007-02-24T19:31:57Z")
[QUOTE=guizot]
I actually meant my VB code. You know, like URL=… /URL. It doesn’t work now.
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You have to use the square brackets instead of the chevrons \<\>. I know when I try to use HTML on another message board, I always have to catch myself, as I am so used to the square brackets that I use them automatically.
Maybe that’s your problem?
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**Author:**  [@einekleine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/einekleine)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-html-code-turned-off/393529/7 "2007-02-24T21:07:55Z")
[QUOTE=Lynn Bodoni]
You have to use the square brackets instead of the chevrons \<\>. I know when I try to use HTML on another message board, I always have to catch myself, as I am so used to the square brackets that I use them automatically.
Maybe that’s your problem?
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What a superlative guess! Ding ding, No more calls, we have a winner!
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**Author:**  [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-html-code-turned-off/393529/8 "2007-02-24T21:36:55Z")
[QUOTE=einekleine]
What a superlative guess! Ding ding, No more calls, we have a winner!
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Or, just use the little icon that looks like a globe with a chain to make your links.
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**Author:**  [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-html-code-turned-off/393529/9 "2007-02-25T09:32:42Z")
[QUOTE=einekleine]
What a superlative guess! Ding ding, No more calls, we have a winner!
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Ding? No.
DONG!
DONG!
DONG!
I’ve always used the brackets at the SDMB.
Just what the hell is going on?
If you want, I’ll give you an example of a preview.
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**Author:**  [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-html-code-turned-off/393529/10 "2007-02-25T10:04:45Z")
So you’re hand coding? Have you tried using the little icons, instead? I don’t know if it would make a difference, but maybe it will.
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**Author:**  [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-html-code-turned-off/393529/11 "2007-02-25T10:40:21Z")
I looked at one of your posts, and you were using \ slashes to close your tags, instead of / slashes.
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**Author:**  [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-html-code-turned-off/393529/12 "2007-02-26T16:58:14Z")
[QUOTE=Lynn Bodoni]
I looked at one of your posts, and you were using \ slashes to close your tags, instead of / slashes.
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Bar sinister can bastardize an attempt at coding, all right! 😃
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**Author:**  [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2007, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-html-code-turned-off/393529/13 "2007-02-27T00:29:22Z")
[QUOTE=Lynn Bodoni]
I looked at one of your posts, and you were using \ slashes to close your tags, instead of / slashes.
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D’OH, D’OH, and D’OH!
And :smack: