Please do not add the "]" character to the beginnings of your own text, or remove existing ones. The software puts them at the beginnings of paragraphs that are quoted from previous messages and adding or subtracting them only leads to confusion as to who has said what.
Click on the link below for more information on those pesky brackets.
Hi Joanne. May I also ask you to return to the Newbie board and add an initial (or other) to your name so we can distinguish you from our other Joannes? Thanks.