Why can't I no longer use the bolding option?

[question everything]

(don't know about the underline or the italic).

[Rollo]

1. Perhaps HTML was disabled after hacking

[Raster]

3. All HTML commands were disabled after the hacking...

... the Admins are looking for work-arounds.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. This is what Skinner said, from his post in Announcements:

We have temporarily turned off the ability to include HTML code in your posts. This is a short-term measure to make the site more secure while we work on a more permanent fix.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

4. Rollo is correct.

[Rollo]

7. Thanks

This is not bold

[WePurrsevere]

5. When the board was hacked last time they turned off HTML, etc...

until they can figure out how to allow it and protect the forum.

Here's what Skinner posted about it:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1013&pid=8421

[question everything]

6. Thank you all

I either did not read it closely, or did not connect the html commands with these functions

(Never bother to master the Internet commands..)