I agree w/ BrowserUK; the "snippets" section is almost like this. Even better would be to just include text that you might actually want to erase (and, hence, pay attention to) in the create box, eg: 

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I think almost anyone asking a legitimate question will be able to deal with this PLUS:
  • it's PROACTIVE!
  • it's easier.

    In reply to Re^2: newbies, <code> tags and recognizing perl by my_nihilist
    in thread newbies, <code> tags and recognizing perl by pc88mxer

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