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Additional features on this forum's Text Editor

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This forum has special features alongside the standard Text Editor that you should maybe know of. So please take a closer look at the following bonus BBcode's, and what they are for.


First, the standard BBcode's you might already know:


QUOTING TEXT

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[quote=name][/quote]
Looks something like:
Lorem wrote:Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr,


CODE/Plain Text

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in brackets - code /code
Looks something like:

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Hey, can I do ASCII paintings with this?
*cough - please don't!*





And now some bonus features that might not be a standard at your usual go-to forum:



HIGHLIGHT TEXT

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Highlighting Text - [highlight=yellow][/highlight]
Looks something like:
I'm an informative text, and this part is especially important.

Subnote: theoretically other colors do work as well. But pleas only use "yellow"



SPOILER MESSAGE

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[spoil][/spoil]
Looks something like:
► Show Spoiler


OFF TOPIC MESSAGES

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[offtopic][/offtopic]
Looks something like:
Off Topic
Now you can make even more clear, that this particular text passage has no relation to the rest of the post


BONUS INFO

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[bonus][/bonus]
Looks something like:
 ! Bonus Info
This text block can be used for bonus hints/tips/tricks, etc and make them more stand out





Let's talk Media Players for a moment:



SOUNDCLOUD

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Please use [soundcloud][/soundcloud]
Plain SoundCloud Links are not automatically wrapped!
Looks something like:





YOUTUBE

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Please use [youtube][/youtube]
Plain Youtube Links are not automatically wrapped!
Looks something like:
phpBB [media]






WAV/MP3/MP4 - AUDIO LINKS IN GENERAL

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Please use [media][/media] for these file formats exclusively
Plain WAV/MP3/MP4 Audio Links are not automatically wrapped!
Looks something like:
phpBB [media]
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