ext_13175 ([identity profile] fools-game.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] katikat 2007-11-21 10:06 am (UTC)

That's usually when they're trying to use html coding in a Rich Text format. LJ allows for both. LJ will automatically code things in Rich Text, so it's great for transferring things from Word documents, because they use the same coding system. In html, you have to do all the coding manually, and some people prefer that, because Rich Text occasionally goes wonky and does it wrong. if you try and use html in Rich Text format, it goes wonky and finished post has the raw code, and you get the tags like you've got up there. You can switch between them up in the right-hand corner of the box you type in when you're posting.

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