Re^2: create link from my image

of anyone who doesn't notice the sentences right after the message submission blank

Hi, different Anonymous here :)

FWIW, they're real easy to miss, and the bolded text only appears after a form; after you hit preview it disappears.

Here is how i would change

current

Title: [Re^2: create link from my image]
Your "PerlMonks-approved HTML"-formatted text:
You can use these tags: <p> — for text; <code> — for code

[preview] [create]

better

Title: [Re^2: create link from my image]
Use <p> text here </p> and <code> code here </code>
to format your question, its "PerlMonks-approved HTML":

[preview] [create]

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Re^3: create link from my image by ambrus (Abbot) on May 07, 2011 at 21:34 UTC
That's what I'm trying to introduce too. I have the Javascript formatting toolbar for perlmonks enabled on my own account. It's hard to miss for a newbie because it's just above the textarea, yet it isn't too obtrusive. The gods don't like it much, so it's not the default though.	[reply]
Re^4: create link from my image by Anonymous Monk on May 08, 2011 at 06:26 UTC
The gods don't like it much, so it's not the default though. Maybe if it actually did something to help someone format a post instead of just alerting :)	[reply]
Re^3: create link from my image by John M. Dlugosz (Monsignor) on May 08, 2011 at 01:43 UTC
True. But even if you didn't notice it, you might hunt around for instructions after seeing the preview.	[reply]
Re^4: create link from my image by Anonymous Monk on May 08, 2011 at 06:28 UTC
That is a valid point, but it could be even easier to detect when no code/p tags were used, and refuse to create the node :) or force an extra preview :)	[reply]
Re^5: create link from my image by John M. Dlugosz (Monsignor) on May 09, 2011 at 22:18 UTC
I thought about that during my reply, but realized that it was an example of a node that didn't need any <P> at all since it was a single paragraph. Heuristics will always get things wrong and annoy people. Maybe enforce it for newcomers or anonymous posts only, then back off. As is, it does serve as an indicate as to the competency of the poster and how much attention to detail he invests.	[reply]