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Almighty_Envy
Jun 9, 2007, 12:54 AM
Why is the extra info below your personal photo not compatible with HTML/BBcode?

Just curious....

HUnewearl_Meira
Jun 9, 2007, 03:09 AM
Curiously enough, BBcode is only interpetted by the forum software in specific. So, things that are explicitly part of the forum (such as signatures) are translated whenever they are displayed (ie, forum posts, signatures), but PSO-World's "custom" fields, such as your Extra Info and News Comments don't get that treatment. With a lot of work and tinkering, that functionality could conceivably be added, but the priority for the site's programmers is adding PSU content.

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In truth, I understand that the site's architecture is quite unnecessarily complicated. I suspect that this is due to the site having started with technology that is now 6 years old that has been added to, adjusted and otherwise tinkered with in the intervening time between then and now. That sort of think prevents seemingly simple changes like this from actually being simple.

For what it's worth, HTML should do the job just as easily, in any case. For most of what you need BBcode for, the difference is basically just switching square brackets [] with angle brackets <>.

Almighty_Envy
Jun 9, 2007, 10:23 AM
wow thanks! That clears alot of information up.