Hmm. Why isn't putting <code> tags more obvious for the beginners? Why do we get so many of these malformed posts?

Maybe we need slashdot style box at the bottom: "plain text" vs "HTML"?

Perhaps until you've deselected some option, every empty new box for you to post should include

<code>
Put your message here.  If you want HTML instead of typewriter,
go outside the <code> tags!
< /code> (without the space, durn it {grin})
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