[s3_gunzel]

Since our migration away from standard forum softwares, we have not used BBCode to markup our posts.

In the current version of the website, marking up posts is achieved using a syntax that isn't too hard to learn. We're migrating to our own in Asperger's Network 3.

In order to mark up a post, you'd use code like (*bold*) text, or (/italic/) text. You can (-strikethrough-) your posts, or even (_underline_) them.

Embedding an image is easy as pie-- or maybe ramen: # https://i.imgur.com/hyfzWe6.jpg

If you're not uploading an image you can even create a bulleted (or numbered) list:

* Just
* Like
* This

# or
# like
# this

It's all very similar to markdown, and I personally think it's so much easier than hacky BBCode.

[SpookyZalost]

So something to keep in mind, BB code is very similar to HTML and comes from an era when people were still writing their own websites.

it really isn't complicated once you learn it and is fairly straight forward often using the first letter for the most common used stuff like bold, italics, strikethrough, etc.

while tags like media, images, etc are just written out.

and everything always ends with the same only having a / in front of it. so [img] [/img] for example.

I do like how the bulleted or numbered list thing works though, but how does it work when creating multiple?

does it allow for you to do

# first
# second
# third
-----------------
# first
# second
# third

or does it just continue with the same list?

[s3_gunzel]

So something to keep in mind, BB code is very similar to HTML and comes from an era when people were still writing their own websites.

Fair comment, but building a parser is terrible.

I do like how the bulleted or numbered list thing works though, but how does it work when creating multiple?

does it allow for you to do

# first
# second
# third
-----------------
# first
# second
# third

or does it just continue with the same list?

So, good question:

Ideally, you'd break them up, so you'd have

# your
# first
# list

# your
# second
# list

All you need to do is make it a new 'paragraph' and it'll break itself up.

But you can

# do a
## second level list

If you want to go down that list.

[s3_gunzel]

Have you ever created or edited something on Wikipedia? Note how they don't have a live preview so you run the risk of royally breaking a wiki article?

Welll...

[Guardian]

I have... and I've done it.

That's awesome! Nice work!