Originally Posted by Gizmo
No, I'm sugguesitng you construct a tag for table that just handles the table tag; simply put, a user would put [table]content[/table] ... Then construct a seperate for tr and td and scold them if they don't nest properly;

*sigh* you're only repeating back what I said:

Originally Posted by Myke
While creating the regex to replace [ table ] with < table >, and so on, is simple enough

and not addressing my main point/query:

Originally Posted by Myke
what about validating the actual table syntax to ensure the actual post/forum structure doesn't get violated?

Creating individual custom tags for TABLE, TR and TD will not work. It's the same reason why you don't have separate tags for UL, OL and LI.

Scolding users for breaking the forum structure doesn't cut it either.