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Forum Markup

To modify text in the forums, there are a variety of markup tags that can be used. The forum uses a system similar to HTML and generic forum markup code, with some differences. Most markup options can be automatically used from the post toolbar. Most text effects require opening and closing tags.

General text:

  • [b] to bold text like this [/b]
  • [i] to italicize text like this [/i]
  • [u] to underline text like this[/u]
  • [s] to strikethrough text like this[/s]
  • [sm] to make tiny text[/sm]

Quotes:

To quote a section of text, use [quote] text to quote [/quote]. To add the name of the person you are quoting, use [quote=nameofperson] text to quote [/quote]

Preserve Formatting:

When creating a new post, the forum system automatically removes extra spaces and line breaks. To preserve that formatting, use the [pre] [/pre] tags as follows:

[pre]
a           b             c                d
e           f             g                h
[/pre]

Lists:

The list system is complex, but with practice can be a very powerful tool. There are 4 main list types. numbered lists, lists with a round bullet, lists with a square bullet, and lists with a hollow round bullet.

The basic list item markup is [li][/li]. That by itself will result in a single bullet item of text like:

* single bullet

To generate a numeric list, you enclose the [li][/li] tag inside [ol] [/ol] tags. for example:

[ol]
[li]item 1[/li]
[li]item 2[/li]
[/ol]

would result in:

1. item 1
2. item 2

To group list items together, you use the [ul] [/ul] tag. The basic [ul] [/ul] tag below:

[ul]
[li]item 1 [/li]
[li]item 2 [/li]
[/ul]

results in:

* item 1
* item 2

You can also modify the bullet type by specifying square, disc or circle inside the [ul] tag

[ul=square]
[li]item 1 [/li]
[li]item 2 [/li]
[/ul]

results in:

  • item 1
  • item 2
[ul=disc]
[li]item 1[/li]
[li]item 2[/li]
[/ul]

results in:

  • item 1
  • item 2
[ul=circle]
[li]item 1[/li]
[li]item 2[/li]
[/ul]

results in:

  • item 1
  • item 2
There are no limits on how many list items you may include in a list group.

Color:

To use a text color, simply put the color text in a markup tag like [colorgoeshere][/colorgoeshere].

  • To use Dodgerblue, you would type [Dodgerblue] text goes here [/Dodgerblue].

Any of the colors can also be used to set the background color for a specific section of text using [bg=Color][/bg].

  • To get pink text with a Darkturquoise background you would type [bg=Darkturquoise][Fuschia]Example[/Fuschia][/bg].

You can nest background color and text color tags.

You can use colors to fill in whole rows of the screen using the [block=color][/block] tag.

  • Using our Darkturquoise again, [block=color]Example [/block] would result in
Example

The full list of available colors is below:

Black
Maroon
Green
Olive
Navy
Purple
Teal
Gray
Silver
Red
Lime
Yellow
Blue
Fuchsia
Aqua
white
Aliceblue
Antiquewhite
Aquamarine
Azure
Beige
Bisque
Blanchedalmond
Blueviolet
Brown
Burlywood
Cadetblue
Chartreuse
Oldlace
Olivedrab
Orange
Orangered
Orchid
Palegoldenrod
Palegreen
Chocolate
Coral
Cornflowerblue
Cornsilk
Crimson
Cyan
Darkblue
Darkcyan
Darkgoldenrod
Darkgray
Darkgreen
Darkkhaki
Darkmagenta
Darkolivegreen
Darkorange
Darkorchid
Darkred
Darksalmon
Darkseagreen
Darkslateblue
Darkslategray
Darkturquoise
Darkviolet
Peachpuff
Peru
Pink
Plum
Powderblue
Rosybrown
Royalblue
Saddlebrown
Salmon
Sandybrown
Seagreen
Sienna
Deeppink
Deepskyblue
Dimgray
Dodgerblue
Firebrick
Floralwhite
Forestgreen
Gainsboro
Ghostwhite
Gold
Goldenrod
Greenyellow
Honeydew
Hotpink
Indianred
Indigo
Ivory
Khaki
Lavender
Lavenderblush
Lawngreen
Snow

Springgreen
Steelblue
Tan
Thistle
Tomato
Turquoise
Violet
Wheat
Whitesmoke
Yellowgreen
Skyblue
Slateblue
Slategray
Lemonchiffon
Lightblue
Lightcoral
Lightcyan
Lightgoldenrodyellow
Lightgreen
Lightgrey
Lightpink
Lightsalmon
Lightseagreen
Lightskyblue
Lightslategray
Lightsteelblue
Lightyellow
Limegreen
Linen
Magenta
Mediumaquamarine
Mediumblue
Mediumorchid
Mediumpurple
Mediumseagreen
Mediumslateblue
Mediumspringgreen
Mediumturquoise
Mediumvioletred
Midnightblue
Mintcream
Mistyrose
Moccasin
Navajowhite
Paleturquoise

Palevioletred
Papayawhip
Seashell

Links:

There are 3 ways to do links.

  • By using the actual http:// link.
  • By using [link]text to be linked[/link]
  • By using the following syntax: [link=http://URL_GOES_HERE]TITLE of link goes here[/link]

Signatures:

All tags above work in Signatures too.

There are also several forum shortcut markup tags for linking to EQ, FFXI, and WoW profiles. To use, you need to find out the number of the EQ, Wow, or FFXI character profile you wish to link to and use the following markup tags:

  • [eq]profile_number_goes_here[/eq]
  • [ff]profile_number_goes_here[/ff]
  • [wow]profile_number_goes_here[/wow]

Please note the profile number is your character profile, and not your forum user ID number. That number can be located under the User Login and Details section under "Your Characters". Be sure and use the appropriate template as the news templates do not allow for user information ( EQ, FFXI, WoW ).

For premium members, we also offer the ability to link to a custom graphical sig based off your profile information. This is currently only supported for FFXI & WoW profiles.

[wowsig]wow_character_id_number_goes_here[/wowsig]

Polls (Premium Only)

The forum system includes a polling module. You must be a Premium user to create a poll, however any registered forum user may vote in one. A poll can only be created in the first post of a thread, and cannot be edited once created. You may currently only have one question per poll, however there is no limit on choices. The syntax for creating a poll is as follows:

[poll]
[question]Question text[/question]
[choice]choice 1 [/choice]
[choice]choice 2 [/choice]
[choice]choice 3 [/choice]
[choice]choice 4 [/choice]
[/poll]

Smilies (Premium Only)

To use a smilie, place the [:code:] in the text of your forum message. A maximum of 9 smilies will parse in a forum post. You can also use a smilie as a link button by placing it inside a [link] tag as the link text.

[:queen:]
[:deadhorse:]
[:yikes:]
[:yippee:]
[:smile:]
[:grin:]
[:frown:]
[:mad:]
[:cool:]
[:eek:]
[:wink:]
[:jester:]
[:confused:]
[:tongue:]
[:rolleyes:]
[:twocents:]
[:snore:]
[:jawdrop:]
[:inlove:]
[:disappointed:]
[:cry:]
[:boozing:]
[:banghead:]
[:bah:]
[:blush:]
[:clown:]
[:glare:]
[:glasses:]
[:king:]
[:laugh:]
[:lol:]
[:oyvey:]
[:sleeper:]
[:sly:]
[:waycool:]
[:wink2:]
[:dnp:]
[:clap:]
[:drool2:]
[:drunk:]
[:flowers:]
[:chug:]
[:bowdown:]
[:goat:]
[:moogle:]
[:cookie:]
[:ducttape:]
[:monkey:]
[:cheese:]
[:dubious:]
[:motz:]
[:spam:]
[:schooled:]

Of course, there might be a few secret undocumented ones snuck in there somewhere too...

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