Oh, well, now that i think about it using it in the about is not such a bad idea. But we already have BB code in are profiles, why do you need HTML? I mean...other than fonts and colors lol...
Yeah great to add in things that can not be regulated.HTML does not have any limits to it.That means videos,pictures,flash,java script,and tons of other stuff that could lag up the server,and slow down the page.There are tons of reasons why they don't allow HTML into the about section.They can't control what types of HTML are compatible to my knowledge,but they can control BB code,and they don't want images in the abouts,and they could add things that go against the rules directly.If they knew how to someone could put a whole website page within their abouts,using widgets.Its just not a possibility.
Maybe jdog should explain what's wrong with BBCode first because, even though it's a limiting system -- it's suffice in expressing thoughts, comments, etc.
nothing is wrong with bb code. with html you can post surveys, or games or pretty much anything. As long as you have a html code for it. I guess now it makes sense not to have it, you could always just make links.