<h3>Fear not the Perlmonks formatting!</h3>
<p>When posting code and data, try the <code></code> tags to encase yo
+ur data and/or code without mangling special characters.</p>
<i><font size=-1><p>PS: classic HTML tags outside of code tags can als
+o be used to format your post well.  An improved question allows bett
+er and quicker replies.</p>
<p>PPS: See the Writeup Formatting Tips and other links shown when you
+'re writing your post!</p></font></i>
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Fear not the Perlmonks formatting!

When posting code and data, try the tags to encase your data and/or code without mangling special characters.

PS: classic HTML tags outside of code tags can also be used to format your post well. An improved question allows better and quicker replies.

PPS: See the Writeup Formatting Tips and other links shown when you're writing your post!

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Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.

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• How do I compose an effective node title?
• How do I post a question effectively?
• Markup in the Monastery

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