[Guide] Using the TWP Forums

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msleeper
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Posted Jan 19, 2026 , Edited Yesterday at 01:49 PM
This guide explains the core forum features that help you write clear, well-formatted posts, ask effective questions, and communicate efficiently with other users. Previously the forum used phpBB and BBCode for text formatting and other forum features. The new forums use Markdown, as well as other specially designed features to make the forums more usable.


Using Markdown

The forum supports Markdown for formatting posts. This includes both basic Markdown and extended Markdown codes, as well as several Discord-style Markdown features. Markdown replaces BBCode for text formatting on the forum, on the Download pages and comments, and anywhere else you can post text.

A complete list of supported Markdown syntax and examples is provided in the following post. A limited amount of HTML tags are available as well for cases where Markdown codes are not sufficient.

Users are highly encouraged to post logs and other technical information inside Fenced Code Blocks when sharing issues to help make issues more readable.


Using Emoji Shortcodes

The forum supports posting emojis and phpBB-style "smilies". Emojis are inserted using "shortcodes", such as :emoji: using the emoji name. For example, use :smile: to post the "smile" emoji: :smile:

A full list of available emojis and an "emoji picker" are available on the full reply page.


Q&A Threads

Some forum boards are configured for question-and-answer discussions. In these boards, the topic author can mark one reply as the accepted answer. The selected answer is visually highlighted for future readers, and helps others quickly find the solution without reading the entire thread.

When creating a Q&A topic:

  • Use a clear, descriptive title that summarizes the question.
  • Include all relevant details in the first post, such as context, error messages, screenshots, or code.
  • Keep replies focused on solving the problem or clarifying missing information.

Using the Q&A feature correctly improves searchability and makes the forum more useful for everyone. Posters are highly encouraged to select a "Marked Answer" in a question thread they post.


Distinguished Posts

Certain posts may be "distinguished" by a visible gold border. These posts are selected by moderators, admins, or other trusted community members as especially helpful or otherwise high quality responses.

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msleeper
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Posted Jan 20, 2026 , Edited Jan 20, 2026
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This is text in italic.

This is text in bold.

This is strikethrough text.

This is underlined text.
__This is underlined text__ using Discord-style double underscore tags.

This is a spoiler.
||This is a spoiler|| using Discord-style double pipe tags.


Center HTML tag

<center>Center HTML tag</center>

H1 Heading

H2 Heading

H3 Heading

H4 Heading

H5 Heading
H6 Heading

This is a link

Image tags:
img
![img](https://placehold.co/100?text=Image)


Username wrote:
This is a quoted paragraph.

It can span multiple lines.

> ***Username wrote:***
> This is a quoted paragraph.
>
> It can span multiple lines.

Nested quotes:

Outer quote

Nested quote

Deeply nested quote

> Outer quote
> > Nested quote
> > > Deeply nested quote

This is a single code line.

# This is a fenced code block
def hello():
    print("Hello world")