Could someone please explain to me in plain English what the following two lines is all about:
Allowed markup: a blockquote code em strong ul ol li.
You can also put code in between backtick ( ` ) characters.
Thanks.
Have a look at this chat from months ago http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/good-forwards/page/3#post-51327
The purpose of the backticks is to prevent auto-spacing. It is used primarily in the pictures people put up (like the hangman board).