I tried to use the bold command in a channel topic for 1 word, followed by the cancel code, but it did not revert to normal font. the bold continued through the end of the line.

I did [b]words[/b] more words

result was: I did words more words

and another thing I just noticed.

The words are in bold in the channel window when the new topic is changed, but the bold does not take effect on the list of channels.

the close cmd is [!b] not [/b]

and to think, that's even in the docs!
thanks for the refresher!

Should [!] turn off b and u too? just asking, not suggesting.