>BTW: Can someone explain to me how to use the PRE coding tags explained in item 5 of basic notes of the rules of conduct?

Charles, the PRE tags need to be put inside angled brackets < pre > and < /pre > (but without the spaces between bracket and text I used).

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Check the Source with View Source to see where the tags are.

Oddly enough, when used in any other web page the text inside the PRE and /PRE tags not only shows all spaces and indents but is in a fixed-width font. On UT the text shows leading spaces but (at least on my browser) shows in the same proportional font as the remainder of the text. Maybe I need to check my profile to see if I have something setup incorrectly.

HTH
Barbara