When posting a post with a script html tag (only*), it appears as empty and there is simply no content: [image]

Yes, html isn’t rendered in replies, you also can’t execute client side scripts within topics in this manner. Both are known. [image] Bypassing character minimum on posts via HTML ux Yes, this is well known, there are many topics on this. Have a search. It’s WONTFIX beca…

Is there really no way to check what it renders to and prohibit such posts? :frowning: alright, so I guess if it is a wontfix then I would have to warn/ban users and delete such posts?

Script tag results in empty posts

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Stephen (Stephen) December 20, 2022, 3:18am 2

Yes, html isn’t rendered in replies, you also can’t execute client side scripts within topics in this manner. Both are known.

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Script tag results in empty posts

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