My experience with gardeners where I live is they for the most part, check their email a couple of times a week and most don't even want to mess with the internet. Those of us who frequent gardening websites wouldn't want to learn programming and bb code to enjoy a gardening website. I find this unique to the hundreds of other garden related websites I visit. I've only visited one other website who say they are a bb code enabled website (not related to gardening) but you click an icon which is already linked to the bb code, users need not know bb code.
Trish said:
Susan- we rather like being unique
The BB code is obviously not needed in order to use the site. It is an optional advanced feature for those who would like to use it, nothing more. Most don't use it, and don't miss not knowing about it. However, we want to be able to serve those who are interested in more advanced features. Gardeners come in all shapes and sizes, and we want a site to reflect the new era
I dream big...hoping for format button someday 
and in the meantime, I'll love ATP just the way it is 
I guess I just never thought of that.(rather computer challenged 
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