[Forrest]

An interesting idea, but I think it's best left up to each forum to implement this. The main reasons being each one does implement BBCode differently. With the big pre-packaged forums (phpbb, smf, vB) the implementations of BBCode are known to change as well. Additionally, each of those can be configured to limit or change how the BBCode functions.

So not only would the OG have to work around the different implementations of BBCode, and not only would they have to work around how it changes with the big forum players, but they would also have to work around how each install is configured. IMHO, I wouldn't even want to touch the support aspect of that, let alone the development.

<joke>Support requests may sound something like this:

DIR SIR
WHIEL USNG UR R I WAS UNABLE 2 ADIT BCOD3 ON ssshotaru.homestead.com/files/aolertranslator.html PLZ!!!!11!1! LOL FIX THIS!!11!!!! WTF LOL</joke>