Don't use <p> tags in parsing because the tag cannot be closed inside a tag to

create a new paragraph

boards/mdx_neboard.py

@@ -127,7 +127,7 b' def render_reflink(tag_name, value, opti'
 
 
 def bbcode_extended(markup):
-    parser = bbcode.Parser(newline='</p><p>')
+    parser = bbcode.Parser()
     parser.add_formatter('post', render_reflink, strip=True)
     parser.add_simple_formatter('quote',
             u'<span class="multiquote">%(value)s</span>')
@@ -139,7 +139,7 b' def bbcode_extended(markup):'
             u'<span class="strikethrough">%(value)s</span>')
     parser.add_simple_formatter('code',
             u'<pre><code>%(value)s</pre></code>')
-    return '<p>%s</p>' % parser.format(markup)
+    return parser.format(markup)
 
 formatters = [
     QuotePattern,

boards/static/css/md/base_page.css

@@ -101,7 +101,7 b' body {'
     visibility: hidden;
 }
 
-p {
+p, br {
     margin-top: .5em;
     margin-bottom: .5em;
 }