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BB Code
BB code is a set of tags based on the HTML language that you may already be familiar with. They allow you to add formatting to your messages in the same way as HTML does, but have a simpler syntax and will never break the layout of the pages you are viewing. The ability to use BB code is set on a forum-by-forum basis by the administrator, so you should check the forum rules when you post a new message. Below is a list of the BB code tags you can use to format your messages.
BB Code List
[b], [i], [u]	Bold / Italic / Underline
[color]	Colour
[size]	Size
[font]	Font
[highlight]	Highlight
[email]	Email Linking
[url]	URL Hyperlinking
[thread]	Thread Linking
[post]	Post Linking
[list]	Bulleted Lists / Advanced Lists
[img]	Images
[code]	Code
[php]	PHP Code
[html]	HTML Code
[quote]	Quotation
[noparse]	Stop BB Code Parsing
[attach]	Attachment
[DM]	DailyMotion
[IM]	Imeem
[KG]	Kewego
[mtv]	mtv
[mv]	MegaVideo
[spoiler]	spoiler
[TV]	TwitVid
[vidl]	Viddler
[youtubehd]	YouTubeHD
[youtubehq]	YouTubeHQ
[yt]	Youtube
Incorrect BB Code Usage: [url] www.example.com [/url] - don't put spaces between the bracketed code and the text you are applying the code to. [email]myname@domain.com[email] - the end brackets must include a forward slash ([/email])

Bold / Italic / Underline
The [b], [i] and [u] tags allow you to create text that is bold, italic and underlined.
Usage	[b]value[/b] [i]value[/i] [u]value[/u]
Example Usage	[b]this text is bold[/b] [i]this text is italic[/i] [u]this text is underlined[/u]
Example Output	this text is bold this text is italic this text is underlined

Colour
The [color] tag allows you to change the color of your text.
Usage	[color=Option]value[/color]
Example Usage	[color=blue]this text is blue[/color]
Example Output	this text is blue

Size
The [size] tag allows you to change the size of your text.
Usage	[size=Option]value[/size]
Example Usage	[size=+2]this text is two sizes larger than normal[/size]
Example Output	this text is two sizes larger than normal

Font
The [font] tag allows you to change the font of your text.
Usage	[font=Option]value[/font]
Example Usage	[font=courier]this text is in the courier font[/font]
Example Output	this text is in the courier font

Highlight
The [highlight] tag allows you to emphasize your text.
Usage	[highlight]value[/highlight]
Example Usage	[highlight]this text is highlighted[/highlight]
Example Output	this text is highlighted

Email Linking
The [email] tag allows you to link to an email address. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.
Usage	[email]value[/email] [email=Option]value[/email]
Example Usage	[email]j.doe@example.com[/email] [email=j.doe@example.com]Click Here to Email Me[/email]
Example Output	j.doe@example.com Click Here to Email Me

URL Hyperlinking
The [url] tag allows you to link to other websites and files. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.
Usage	[url]value[/url] [url=Option]value[/url]
Example Usage	[url]http://forum.generationnetwork.co.uk[/url] [url=http://forum.generationnetwork.co.uk]Generation Network[/url]
Example Output	http://forum.generationnetwork.co.uk Generation Network

Thread Linking
The [thread] tag allows you to link to threads by specifying the thread id. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.
Usage	[thread]threadid[/thread] [thread=threadid]value[/thread]
Example Usage	[thread]42918[/thread] [thread=42918]Click Me![/thread] (Note: The threadid/postid is just an example and may not link to a valid thread/post.)
Example Output	http://forum.generationnetwork.co.uk/showthread.php?t=42918 Click Me!

Post Linking
The [post] tag allows you to link to posts by specifying the post id. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.
Usage	[post]postid[/post] [post=postid]value[/post]
Example Usage	[post]269302[/post] [post=269302]Click Me![/post] (Note: The threadid/postid is just an example and may not link to a valid thread/post.)
Example Output	http://forum.generationnetwork.co.uk/showthread.php?p=269302#post269302 Click Me!

Bulleted Lists
The [list] tag allows you to create simple, bulleted lists without specifying an option. Within the value portion, each bullet is denoted by the [*] tag.
Usage	[list]value[/list]
Example Usage	[list] []list item 1 []list item 2 [/list]
Example Output	list item 1 list item 2

Advanced Lists
The [list] tag allows you to create advanced lists by specifying an option. The option should have a value of 1 (for a numbered list) or A (for an alphabetic with capital letters list) or a (for an alphabetic with lowercase letters list) or I (for a numbered with capital Roman numeral list) or i (for a numbered with small Roman numeral list).
Usage	[list=Option]value[/list]
Example Usage	[list=1] []list item 1 []list item 2 [/list] [list=a] []list item 1 []list item 2 [/list]
Example Output	list item 1 list item 2 list item 1 list item 2

Images
The [img] tag allows you to embed images within your posts. You can also combine this tag with the [url] tag to make images become links.
Usage	[img]value[/img]
Example Usage	[img]http://forum.generationnetwork.co.uk//gennetwork/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] (Not linked) [url=http://www.example.com] [img]http://forum.generationnetwork.co.uk//gennetwork/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] [/url] (Linked)
Example Output	(Not linked) (Linked)

Code
The [code] tag switches to a fixed-width (monospace) font and preserves all spacing.
Usage	[code]value[/code]
Example Usage	[code] <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- alert("Hello world!"); //--> </script> [/code]
Example Output	Code <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- alert("Hello world!"); //--> </script>

PHP Code
The [php] tag performs the same function as the [code] tag, but also adds syntax highlighting for PHP code. Although it is designed for PHP, it may correctly highlight some other C-like languages.
Usage	[php]value[/php]
Example Usage	[php] $myvar = 'Hello World!'; for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++) { echo $myvar . "\n"; } [/php]
Example Output	PHP Code: `$myvar = 'Hello World!'; for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++) { echo $myvar . "\n"; }`

HTML Code
The [html] tag allows you to perform syntax highlighting for HTML code.
Usage	[html]value[/html]
Example Usage	[html] <img src="image.gif" alt="image" /> <a href="testing.html" target="_blank">Testing</a> [/html]
Example Output	HTML Code: <img src="image.gif" alt="image" /> <a href="testing.html" target="_blank">Testing</a>

Quotation
The [quote] tag allows you to attribute text to someone else.
Usage	[quote]Quotation[/quote] [quote=Username]value[/quote]
Example Usage	[quote]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote] [quote=John Doe]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote] [quote=John Doe;452803]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]
Example Output	Quotation Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet Quotation Originally posted by John Doe Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet Quotation Originally posted by John Doe Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

Stop BB Code Parsing
The [noparse] tag allows you to stop the parsing of BB code.
Usage	[noparse][b]value[/b][/noparse]
Example Usage	[noparse][b]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/b][/noparse]
Example Output	[b]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/b]

Attachment
The [attach] tag allows you to display an attachment in your post rather than at the bottom. It will only display attachments that belong to the post in which it is utilized.
Usage	[attach]attachmentid[/attach]
Example Usage	[attach]12345[/attach]
Example Output

DailyMotion
Use the movie code from the DailMotion URL in your browser. For example, http://youtube.com/watch?v=[color=red]R284NpO2lEM[/color]
Usage	[DM]value[/DM]
Example Usage	[DM]Dx6ddnYdwkyJBbTkY[/DM]
Example Output	[DM]Dx6ddnYdwkyJBbTkY[/DM]

Imeem

Usage	[IM]value[/IM]
Example Usage	[IM]-Ri6Uji_OF[/IM]
Example Output	[IM]-Ri6Uji_OF[/IM]

Kewego

Usage	[KG]value[/KG]
Example Usage	[KG]iLyROoafYFYJ[/KG]
Example Output	[KG]iLyROoafYFYJ[/KG]

mtv

Usage	[mtv]value[/mtv]
Example Usage	[mtv]495641[/mtv]
Example Output

MegaVideo

Usage	[mv]value[/mv]
Example Usage	[mv]WUBDDUM4[/mv]
Example Output

spoiler
For posting spoilers on the forum. Text entered here will be invisible, unless the reader highlights the spoiler area.
Usage	[spoiler]value[/spoiler]
Example Usage
Example Output

TwitVid

Usage	[TV]value[/TV]
Example Usage	[TV]5574C[/TV]
Example Output	[TV]5574C[/TV]

Viddler

Usage	[vidl]value[/vidl]
Example Usage	[vidl]c0b69b37[/vidl]
Example Output

YouTubeHD

Usage	[youtubehd]value[/youtubehd]
Example Usage	[youtubehd]OS_kr0paLnQ[/youtubehd]
Example Output

YouTubeHQ

Usage	[youtubehq]value[/youtubehq]
Example Usage	[youtubehq]X3BAfglxrVE[/youtubehq]
Example Output

Youtube
Use the movie code from the YouTube URL in your browser. For example, http://youtube.com/watch?v=[color=red]R284NpO2lEM[/color]
Usage	[yt]value[/yt]
Example Usage	[yt]R284NpO2lEM[/yt]
Example Output

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