validation using w3.org help!

[tipoboy]

thanks for the reply lynne

i changed the code so the elements were nested correctly and it didnt seem to change anything still stuck on 49 errors

could you or anyone else offer any more assistance the forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost template is now

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