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emlwccv 2623 reads
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Sometimes a see a thread that has a orange block next to it - what does that mean?  Also, how do you post a message and end up with separate paragraphs?  When I draft a message with more than one paragraph, it always ends up posted as one big paragraph.  ??  Bes safe.

Is probably the icon indicating that the post has a link attached to it. Often in the case of a provider making a comment and attaching the link to her ad site.

 
To get paragraphs a few ways. One, just hit the enter key one more time than you think needs to be done. One to end the paragraph you wrote, one to make the space between paragraphs and THEN one to make TER not delete the blank line you wanted between the paragraphs.

 
The other way is to just insert some random character between the paragraphs.
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Like that.
#
or that.

GaGambler273 reads

Is to simply hit the enter key THREE times when ending one paragraph and starting another.  

 
It's kind of a PITA at first, but after a while it just becomes habit. And the people reading your post will appreciate NOT getting the headache that comes from trying to read a giant block of text.

it has an icon in it with two links of a chain to connote there's a link attached to the post.

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