Index: branches/5.3.x/admin_templates/topics/topics_edit.tpl
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diff -u -N -r15490 -r15670
--- branches/5.3.x/admin_templates/topics/topics_edit.tpl	(.../topics_edit.tpl)	(revision 15490)
+++ branches/5.3.x/admin_templates/topics/topics_edit.tpl	(.../topics_edit.tpl)	(revision 15670)
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 			<inp2:m_RenderElement name="inp_edit_box" prefix="bb" field="TopicText" title="la_fld_Subject" size="70"/>
 
 			<inp2:m_if check="bb_FieldEquals" name="Posts" value="0">
-				<inp2:m_RenderElement name="inp_edit_textarea" prefix="bb" field="PostingText" title="la_fld_MessageBody" control_options="{min_height: 100}" cols="70" rows="8"/>
+				<inp2:m_RenderElement name="inp_edit_textarea" prefix="bb" field="PostingText" title="la_fld_MessageBody" control_options="{min_height: 100}" allow_html="1" cols="70" rows="8"/>
 			</inp2:m_if>
 
 			<inp2:m_RenderElement name="inp_edit_user" prefix="bb" field="OwnerId" title="la_fld_PostedBy" size="40"/>