Hi, if I'm posting speech enclosed by traditional double quotes, how do I stop board converting it to...

"example"

??

"" ' '     What ?  

Hmm, must display correctly for you...

This side of a paranoid fire-wall and locked-down browser, "example" should display as ''example'' but appears as...

& quot ; example & quot

D'uh, I'll do a 'search and replace', post that version...

FWIW, how do I hide the pretty UI's arrayed optional emoticons, rainbow bar etc  ??

I'm sorry, there is nothing I can do without knowing exactly what are you running, there is only the option of the quick reply button if you don't want to see them (or cover them with a chewingum wrapper )