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#1 2026-09-25 07:34:21

tahanson43206
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Guide to Publishing BBCode for NewMars Forum

In the age of AI (Artificial Intelligence) we humans are often able to benefit from the research AI systems are able to do in response to our requests.

By default, output from modern AI's is formatted for modern browsers, where equations and chemical formulae and 16 bit characters are routinely shown correctly.

Our forum is unable to render much of modern data structures.

On the other hand, the BBCode we have is capable of delivering information for a global audience with a wide range of computing equipment.

In any case, Post #3 will offer guidance you can give your favorite AI to help it write for our forum.

Note for humans in NewMars forum ...

My experience has been that the BBCode generated by AI systems according to our requirements almost always is not perfect.

I have found that it is easier to correct the errors that are bound to occur than to try to persuade the AI to correct them. Too much correction will make an AI grumpy, so on balance, I think it is not worth the effort.  Start by showing the AI what works for us, and then fix whatever it generates.

The content the AI provides is what is important, We humans can fix little formatting problems.

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#2 2026-09-25 07:35:37

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Re: Guide to Publishing BBCode for NewMars Forum

This post is reserved for an index to posts that may be contributed by NewMars members/

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Post #3: Initial summary of guidelines for AI systems writing BBCode for NewMars forum.
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#3 2026-09-25 07:41:07

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Re: Guide to Publishing BBCode for NewMars Forum

This post contains a summary of guidance for AI systems composing BBCode for NewMars forum.

The FluxBB guidelines are published in a page displayed by the BBCode button that appears lower left on the post edit page.

The FluxBB forum cannot display LaTeX or any other advanced text formatting scheme.

All equations must be rendered in text.

Chemical formulae must be rendered in text

Very few 16 bit characters are recognized so don't use them.

We have only two font sizes: Normal and header 'h'  The header command takes NO parameters.

We can handle any color you might want to select for emphasis.

Color must go inside Header.

Tables can be rendered using the 'list' command.

Items inside a 'list' must be prefaced by an asterisk inside brackets.

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