[mattpeckham]

That works, except for one issue – blockquotes. I was trying to use it (inappropriately, it seems) to force a space after a blockquote. Here’s what’s happening:

Test post

Text bumped right up against blockquote.

Okay, shoot – blockquote isn’t defined here, so I can’t show you what’s happened. Try here:

http://mikecarey.net/forum/topic.php?id=10&page&replies=1#post-43

…bottom third of that first post, right after the blockquote.

No matter how many spaces I place after the blockquote end tag, or instances of the br tag, it stays flush.