It would not have surprised me if orca would have been next on the cards to get updated, but with the current status of the main code, I cannot see this happening in the near future, there is simply too much work to do with current bugfixes.

RE BBcode - It is actually a lot easier to implement than you think - you simply parse the submitted content through a bunch of regex replace statements - one for each tag. I used this method to create my own templating system for my CMS, which includes some see more special tags available to the user, in much the same way as BBtags are. The only real issue is deciding how to present the option to the user. Adding an additional interface may be a bit clunky, not having an interface and still parsing BBtags that are typed in directly is good as it's transparent to other users, but perhaps having some options for users to decide themselves is the best choice - after all - what you and I want is really not important - it's what the users want that keeps them coming back.

Regarding mainstream features - it's pretty much imperative that the forum can safely post all current video formats, and easily accommodate more as they appear, and with the advent of HTML5 this is now easily possible using the video tag - this basically works the same way as the img tag does, the only issue, is that it is supported in every browser except explorer - trust Microsoft to continually hold back the web.

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