right on, Imperator. Thanks!
i dont think shrapnel has a whole lot of control over how the board handles Posts, and if they did its probably not a big priority for them. since its just some canned software from infopop, they might not have access to the code. if they do, i can imagine that writing the next 'sarge' article and publishing the next Airborne 101 scenario are a touch more significant than helping us enforce our imaginary little ranks
its a good idea though, maybe somebody should email the infopop guys about fixing it in the next Version of UBB. everyone and their grandmother uses this software for web Boards, im sure they would appreciate the suggestion. besides, im sure that there is a community out there somewhere, where they actually have to wory about people pulling the very trick you describe.