MCE flaws:

This is the file as I upload it to WordPress – note the two hypens after the <! At the front of the file (to make them invisible to HTML – the are comments now) and the correct closing italic sign </i> after the book of poetry’s title Poena Damni:

<!– FILENAME: 7578-lyacos-essay-zaller.htm / TITLE: A Column of Cloud and a Column of Fire: Dimitris Lyacos’ <i>Poena Damni</i> by Robert Zaller / EXCERPT: the text offers us a shifting series of scenes and perspectives, somewhere between a journey and a travail. § / URL: a-column-of-cloud-and-a-column-of-fire-dimitris-lyacos-poena-damni-by-robert-zaller –><link rel=”stylesheet” href=”stylesheet.css” type=”text/css” charset=”utf-8″ />
<div style=”margin-top : 1em; margin-left : 3%; margin-right : 5%;”>

This is the same file after I press the “Update” button. Gee, thanks, guys! As follows:

<!— FILENAME: 7578-lyacos-essay-zaller.htm / TITLE: A Column of Cloud and a Column of Fire: Dimitris Lyacos’ <i>Poena Damni by Robert Zaller / EXCERPT: the text offers us a shifting series of scenes and perspectives, somewhere between a journey and a travail. § / URL: a-column-of-cloud-and-a-column-of-fire-dimitris-lyacos-poena-damni-by-robert-zaller –>

Notice that the correct closing italic sign </i> is now missing (which does fun things like turning most of the file into italics). If I try and re-insert it, the Comment marker usually goes wrong, too, amounting to just an em dash following that <!— As this shows.

Can you do something about these faults, grave as they are?
That would prevent me trying out a different CMS. I like WordPress… Help me to continue to like it.