Problem:
How do I specify special text formatting instructions when I post on perlmonks.org?

Solution:
Use the info found on Writeup Formatting Tips which describes the special tags used on perlmonks.

Discussion:
When posting on perlmonks, most of your special formatting can be done using simple HTML, and a couple tags that are not specified in formal HTML. They are called "readmore" tags, and "code" tags. If you try to use a *different* syntax to specify formatting instructions, (such as POD, or Wiki) you might not get what you expected.

Issue1:
POD and Wiki is my favorite syntax in the world! Can I use that on perlmonks also?

Response1:
If you want to *illustrate* what POD and Wiki syntax looks like (for instructional purposes, asking questions, so forth) then you should write the POD syntax as you normally would, making sure to enclose it with "code" tags. For example: 

=head1
Hello World, this is POD. This looks different
because I wrapped this text in "code" tags so
it would look nice on perlmonks.
=cut

[download]

If you want to *use* POD and Wiki syntax to change the formatting of text (for example to make a word display in 'italics') that will not work on perlmonks (not yet anyway). One reason *why* it won't work is (probably) because it is simpler to write posts that way, and simpler to write the code that runs the perlmonks website.

If you are excited about POD and Wiki syntax formatting, that's great, but just remember, there are many many syntax formats out there in the world, and no single one of them works or is understood everywhere. It's sort of like the way human languages work. Stay flexible, keep learning, help others learn, and grow to your fullest potential. TMTOWTDI.

In reply to Re^4: Writeup Formatting in my mind by dimar
in thread Writeup Formatting in my mind by m-rau

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.