I'd like to send a special shout-out to dws, who understandably wouldn't tell me how to make a post to the forum (I have done some replies already, but never started a thread).

Let's be accurate. You asked (via CB) how you could post so that you could post a tool for helping post. I noted the incongruity, declined to tell you, and suggested that you get some more experience here before offering up posting tools. I've lost the scrollback, but I added something to the effect that gaining some experience here first would save you some grief.

In the specific case of this tool, adding a <br> at line-end makes for messy posts. It's abused, often by people who haven't figured out how to use <code> tags. Unless you're posting poetry, it's arguably better to let the browser width determine line breaks. For paragraph breaks, use <p>.

In reply to Re: PM Poster (util for ease of posting / reply) by dws
in thread PM Poster (util for ease of posting / reply) by David Caughell

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