38: How to use Smilies, BB Codes, and more.

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There are extensive support for smilies, BB Codes, and more. At the bottom right of each page, there is a HELP button. From there you can click on 'Smilies' or 'BB Codes' for detailed instructions on how to use each.

See page: https://forums.arcade-museum.com/help/

SMILIES:

We've expanded our support for smilies ;) :nhl_checking: :notworthy: :vroam: well beyond what is typical, and added additional less-common BB Code support also, like:

BB CODE:

Latex math support:
Code:
[LATEX]c=\sqrt{a^2+b^2}[/LATEX]
LaTeX:
\[c=\sqrt{a^2+b^2}\]

Time automatically converted to a reader's own time zone:
Code:
[TIME=datetime]2050-12-12T03:12:46+0000[/TIME]


Subscript Text:
Code:
10[sub]1[/sub]!
101​!

Superscript Support
Code:
10[sub]1[/sub]!
101​!

Wrap text around an image:
Code:
[image_left][then include an image or attachment tag][/image_left]blah blah blah blah
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There is not much to say other than this text should wrap around everything pretty nicely. Hopefully you can find a good use for it. Sample image taken from user jawhn's avatar.





Quote an article and include reference.
Code:
[ARTICLE=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation]blah blah blah[/ARTICLE]

Article:
PlayStation (Japanese: プレイステーション, Hepburn: Pureisutēshon, officially abbreviated as PS) is a Japanese video game brand that consists of five home video game consoles, as well as a media center, an online service, a line of controllers, two handhelds and a phone, as well as multiple magazines. The brand is produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment, a division of Sony; the first PlayStation console was released in Japan in December 1994, and worldwide the following year. The original console in the series was the first console of any type to ship over 100 million units, doing so in under a decade...




There are also some codes that only moderators can use, such as to:

provide information


post an alert


issue a public warning


Or tell people to stop something--right now
 
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