because it's in HTML

If you just cut and paste html into the post box, it will all be compiled by BC and you won't be able to see the code, just the finished product. Here's one tip if you don't end up reading it. Use this post as an example. Change those swirly brackets into < and >. You'll find the html works much better when you use those sweet little angel brackets. If you want to practice, use the "preview" button and see what the message would have looked like with < and > instead of { and }.