### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P moodle_bug
Index: mod/forum/view.php
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RCS file: /cvsroot/moodle/moodle/mod/forum/view.php,v
retrieving revision 1.106.2.15
diff -u -r1.106.2.15 view.php
--- mod/forum/view.php	19 Apr 2008 10:47:42 -0000	1.106.2.15
+++ mod/forum/view.php	7 Apr 2009 21:24:12 -0000
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@
     }
 
     $forum->intro = trim($forum->intro);
+    
 
     switch ($forum->type) {
         case 'single':
@@ -230,7 +231,14 @@
 
         case 'eachuser':
             if (!empty($forum->intro)) {
-                print_box(format_text($forum->intro), 'generalbox', 'intro');
+            	$options = new stdClass();
+            	/** <p>is a block-level element that should contain a paragraph,
+            	comprised of text, inline elements that modify that text (<p>, <a>, <abbr>, etc.), and images.
+				And it is not a container for all elements.Therefor avoid adding surrounding <p> tags. And
+				Since the teachers are responsible for the content avoid clean up of tags **/
+            	$options->para = false;
+            	$options->noclean = true;
+                print_box(format_text($forum->intro, FORMAT_MOODLE, $options), 'generalbox', 'intro');
             }
             echo '<p align="center">';
             if (forum_user_can_post_discussion($forum, null, -1, $cm)) {
@@ -256,7 +264,14 @@
 
         default:
             if (!empty($forum->intro)) {
-                print_box(format_text($forum->intro), 'generalbox', 'intro');
+            	$options = new stdClass();
+            	/** <p>is a block-level element that should contain a paragraph,
+            	comprised of text, inline elements that modify that text (<p>, <a>, <abbr>, etc.), and images.
+				And it is not a container for all elements.Therefor avoid adding surrounding <p> tags. And
+				Since the teachers are responsible for the content avoid clean up of tags **/
+            	$options->para = false;
+            	$options->noclean = true;
+                print_box(format_text($forum->intro, FORMAT_MOODLE, $options), 'generalbox', 'intro');
             }
             echo '<br />';
             if (!empty($showall)) {