diff --git a/phpBB/language/en/lang_main.php b/phpBB/language/en/lang_main.php
index ac7f9c1880..25cd2a674a 100644
--- a/phpBB/language/en/lang_main.php
+++ b/phpBB/language/en/lang_main.php
@@ -402,7 +402,8 @@ $lang = array(
 	'BBCODE_U_HELP' => 'Underline text: [u]text[/u]  (alt+u)',
 	'BBCODE_Q_HELP' => 'Quote text: [quote]text[/quote]  (alt+q)',
 	'BBCODE_C_HELP' => 'Code display: [code]code[/code]  (alt+c)',
-	'BBCODE_L_HELP' => 'List: [list]text[/list] (alt+l)',
+	'BBCODE_L_HELP' => 'List: [list]text[/list]  (alt+l)',
+	'BBCODE_E_HELP' => 'List: Add list element',
 	'BBCODE_O_HELP' => 'Ordered list: [list=]text[/list]  (alt+o)',
 	'BBCODE_P_HELP' => 'Insert image: [img]http://image_url[/img]  (alt+p)',
 	'BBCODE_W_HELP' => 'Insert URL: [url]http://url[/url] or [url=http://url]URL text[/url]  (alt+w)',
diff --git a/phpBB/posting.php b/phpBB/posting.php
index 9dcd3774c3..260650d3ea 100644
--- a/phpBB/posting.php
+++ b/phpBB/posting.php
@@ -98,9 +98,12 @@ $forum_validate = false;
 $topic_validate = false;
 $post_validate = false;
 
-$forum_fields = array('f.forum_id', 'f.forum_name', 'f.parent_id', 'f.forum_parents', 'f.forum_status', 'f.forum_postable', 'f.enable_icons', 'f.enable_post_count', 'f.enable_moderate');
-$topic_fields = array('t.topic_id', 't.topic_status', 't.topic_first_post_id', 't.topic_last_post_id', 't.topic_type', 't.topic_title', 't.poll_last_vote', 't.poll_start', 't.poll_title', 't.poll_length');
-$post_fields = array('p.post_id', 'p.post_time', 'p.poster_id', 'p.post_username', 'p.post_text', 'p.post_subject', 'p.post_checksum', 'p.bbcode_uid', 'p.enable_magic_url', 'p.enable_sig', 'p.enable_smilies', 'p.enable_bbcode');
+// Easier validation
+$forum_fields = array('forum_name' => 's', 'parent_id' => 'i', 'forum_parents' => 's', 'forum_status' => 'i', 'forum_postable' => 'i', 'enable_icons' => 'i', 'enable_post_count' => 'i', 'enable_moderate' => 'i');
+
+$topic_fields = array('topic_status' => 'i', 'topic_first_post_id' => 'i', 'topic_last_post_id' => 'i', 'topic_type' => 'i', 'topic_title' => 's', 'poll_last_vote' => 'i', 'poll_start' => 'i', 'poll_title' => 's', 'poll_length' => 'i');
+
+$post_fields = array('post_time' => 'i', 'poster_id' => 'i', 'post_username' => 's', 'post_text' => 's', 'post_subject' => 's', 'post_checksum' => 's', 'bbcode_uid' => 's', 'enable_magic_url' => 'i', 'enable_sig' => 'i', 'enable_smilies' => 'i', 'enable_bbcode' => 'i');
 
 switch ($mode)
 {
@@ -110,8 +113,8 @@ switch ($mode)
 			trigger_error($user->lang['NO_FORUM']);
 		}
 
-		$sql = "SELECT " . implode(',', $forum_fields) . "
-			FROM " . FORUMS_TABLE . " f
+		$sql = "SELECT *
+			FROM " . FORUMS_TABLE . "
 			WHERE forum_id = " . $forum_id;
 
 		$forum_validate = true;
@@ -123,7 +126,7 @@ switch ($mode)
 			trigger_error($user->lang['NO_TOPIC']);
 		}
 
-		$sql = "SELECT " . implode(',', $topic_fields) . ", " . implode(',', $forum_fields) . "
+		$sql = "SELECT t.*, f.*
 		FROM " . TOPICS_TABLE . " t, " . FORUMS_TABLE . " f
 			WHERE t.topic_id = " . $topic_id . "
 				AND f.forum_id = t.forum_id";
@@ -140,7 +143,7 @@ switch ($mode)
 			trigger_error($user->lang['NO_POST']);
 		}
 
-		$sql = "SELECT " . implode(',', $post_fields) . ", " . implode(',', $topic_fields) . ", " . implode(',', $forum_fields) . ", u.username
+		$sql = "SELECT p.*, t.*, f.*, u.username
 			FROM " . POSTS_TABLE . " p, " . TOPICS_TABLE . " t, " . FORUMS_TABLE . " f, " . USERS_TABLE . " u
 			WHERE p.post_id = " . $post_id . "
 				AND t.topic_id = p.topic_id
@@ -172,30 +175,63 @@ if ($sql != '')
 {
 	$result = $db->sql_query($sql);
 
-	// This will overwrite parameter passed id's
-	extract($db->sql_fetchrow($result));
+	$row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result);
 	$db->sql_freeresult($result);
 
-	$forum_id = intval($forum_id);
-	$parent_id = ($forum_validate) ? intval($parent_id) : false;
-	$forum_parents = ($forum_validate) ? trim($forum_parents) : '';
-	$forum_name = ($forum_validate) ? trim($forum_name) : '';
-	$forum_status = ($forum_validate) ? intval($forum_status) : false;
-	$forum_postable = ($forum_validate) ? intval($forum_postable) : false;
-	$enable_post_count = ($forum_validate) ? intval($enable_post_count) : false;
-	$enable_moderate = ($forum_validate) ? intval($enable_moderate) : false;
-	$enable_icons = ($forum_validate) ? intval($enable_icons) : false;
+	$forum_id = intval($row['forum_id']);
+	$topic_id = intval($row['topic_id']);
+	$post_id = intval($row['post_id']);
 
-	$topic_id = intval($topic_id);
-	$topic_status = ($topic_validate) ? intval($topic_status) : false;
-	$topic_first_post_id = ($topic_validate) ? intval($topic_first_post_id) : false;
-	$topic_last_post_id = ($topic_validate) ? intval($topic_last_post_id) : false;
-	$topic_type = ($topic_validate) ? intval($topic_type) : false;
-	$topic_title = ($topic_validate) ? trim($topic_title) : '';
-	$poll_last_vote = ($topic_validate) ? intval($poll_last_vote) : false;
-	$poll_start = ($topic_validate) ? intval($poll_start) : false;
-	$poll_title = ($topic_validate) ? trim($poll_title) : false;
-	$poll_length = ($topic_validate) ? (intval($poll_length)/3600) : false;
+	@reset($forum_fields);
+	while (list($var, $type) = each($forum_fields))
+	{
+		switch ($type)
+		{
+			case 'i':
+				$$var = ($forum_validate) ? intval($row[$var]) : false;
+				break;
+			case 's':
+				$$var = ($forum_validate) ? trim($row[$var]) : '';
+				break;
+			default:
+				$$var = '';
+		}
+	}
+
+	@reset($topic_fields);
+	while (list($var, $type) = each($topic_fields))
+	{
+		switch ($type)
+		{
+			case 'i':
+				$$var = ($topic_validate) ? intval($row[$var]) : false;
+				break;
+			case 's':
+				$$var = ($topic_validate) ? trim($row[$var]) : '';
+				break;
+			default:
+				$$var = '';
+		}
+	}
+
+	@reset($post_fields);
+	while (list($var, $type) = each($post_fields))
+	{
+		switch ($type)
+		{
+			case 'i':
+				$$var = ($post_validate) ? intval($row[$var]) : false;
+				break;
+			case 's':
+				$$var = ($post_validate) ? trim($row[$var]) : '';
+				break;
+			default:
+				$$var = '';
+		}
+	}
+	$post_subject = ($post_validate) ? $post_subject : $topic_title;
+
+	$poll_length = ($poll_length) ? $poll_length/3600 : $poll_length;
 	$poll_options = array();
 
 	// Get Poll Data
@@ -214,10 +250,6 @@ if ($sql != '')
 		$db->sql_freeresult($result);
 	}
 
-	$post_id = intval($post_id);
-	$post_time = ($post_validate) ? intval($post_time) : false;
-	$poster_id = ($post_validate) ? intval($poster_id) : false;
-	
 	if (($poster_id == ANONYMOUS) || (!$poster_id))
 	{
 		$username = ($post_validate) ? trim($post_username) : '';
@@ -227,14 +259,16 @@ if ($sql != '')
 		$username = ($post_validate) ? trim($username) : '';
 	}
 
-	$post_text = ($post_validate) ? trim($post_text) : '';
-	$post_checksum = ($post_validate) ? trim($post_checksum) : '';
-	$post_subject = ($post_validate) ? trim($post_subject) : $topic_title;
-	$bbcode_uid = ($post_validate) ? trim($bbcode_uid) : '';
-	$enable_urls = ($post_validate) ? intval($enable_magic_url) : true;
-	$enable_sig = ($post_validate) ? intval($enable_sig) : ((intval($config['allow_sig']) && $user->data['user_attachsig']) ? true : false);
-	$enable_smilies = ($post_validate) ? intval($enable_smilies) : ((intval($config['allow_smilies']) && $user->data['user_allowsmile']) ? true : false);
-	$enable_bbcode = ($post_validate) ? intval($enable_bbcode) : ((intval($config['allow_bbcode']) && $user->data['user_allowbbcode']) ? true : false);
+	$enable_urls = $enable_magic_url;
+
+	if (!$post_validate)
+	{
+		$enable_sig = (intval($config['allow_sig']) && $user->data['user_attachsig']) ? true : false;
+		$enable_smilies = (intval($config['allow_smilies']) && $user->data['user_allowsmile']) ? true : false;
+		$enable_bbcode = (intval($config['allow_bbcode']) && $user->data['user_allowbbcode']) ? true : false;
+		$enable_urls = true;
+	}
+
 	$enable_magic_url = false;
 }
 
diff --git a/phpBB/templates/subSilver/editor.js b/phpBB/templates/subSilver/editor.js
index 57ea604e93..ba75e40987 100644
--- a/phpBB/templates/subSilver/editor.js
+++ b/phpBB/templates/subSilver/editor.js
@@ -90,8 +90,15 @@ function bbstyle(bbnumber) {
 			butnumber = arraypop(bbcode) - 1;
 			document.post.message.value += bbtags[butnumber + 1];
 			buttext = eval('document.post.addbbcode' + butnumber + '.value');
-			eval('document.post.addbbcode' + butnumber + '.value ="' + buttext.substr(0,(buttext.length - 1)) + '"');
+			if (buttext != "[*]")
+			{
+				eval('document.post.addbbcode' + butnumber + '.value ="' + buttext.substr(0,(buttext.length - 1)) + '"');
+			}
 		}
+		document.post.addbbcode10.value = "List";
+		bbtags[10] = "[list]";
+		document.post.addbbcode12.value = "List=";
+		bbtags[12] = "[list=]";
 		imageTag = false; // All tags are closed including image tags :D
 		document.post.message.focus();
 		return;
@@ -116,12 +123,62 @@ function bbstyle(bbnumber) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if ((bbnumber == 10) && (bbtags[10] != "[*]"))
+	{
+		if (donotinsert)
+		{
+			document.post.addbbcode12.value = "List=";
+			tmp_help = o_help;
+			o_help = e_help;
+			e_help = tmp_help;
+			bbtags[12] = "[list=]";
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			document.post.addbbcode12.value = "[*]";
+			tmp_help = o_help;
+			o_help = e_help;
+			e_help = tmp_help;
+			bbtags[12] = "[*]";
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ((bbnumber == 12) && (bbtags[12] != "[*]"))
+	{
+		if (donotinsert)
+		{
+			document.post.addbbcode10.value = "List";
+			tmp_help = l_help;
+			l_help = e_help;
+			e_help = tmp_help;
+			bbtags[10] = "[list]";
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			document.post.addbbcode10.value = "[*]";
+			tmp_help = l_help;
+			l_help = e_help;
+			e_help = tmp_help;
+			bbtags[10] = "[*]";
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (donotinsert) {		// Close all open tags up to the one just clicked & default button names
 		while (bbcode[bblast]) {
 				butnumber = arraypop(bbcode) - 1;
-				document.post.message.value += bbtags[butnumber + 1];
+				if (bbtags[butnumber] != "[*]")
+				{
+					document.post.message.value += bbtags[butnumber + 1];
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					document.post.message.value += bbtags[butnumber];
+				}
 				buttext = eval('document.post.addbbcode' + butnumber + '.value');
-				eval('document.post.addbbcode' + butnumber + '.value ="' + buttext.substr(0,(buttext.length - 1)) + '"');
+				if (bbtags[butnumber] != "[*]")
+				{
+					eval('document.post.addbbcode' + butnumber + '.value ="' + buttext.substr(0,(buttext.length - 1)) + '"');
+				}
 				imageTag = false;
 			}
 			document.post.message.focus();
@@ -138,11 +195,15 @@ function bbstyle(bbnumber) {
 		// Open tag
 		document.post.message.value += bbtags[bbnumber];
 		if ((bbnumber == 14) && (imageTag == false)) imageTag = 1; // Check to stop additional tags after an unclosed image tag
-		arraypush(bbcode,bbnumber+1);
-		eval('document.post.addbbcode'+bbnumber+'.value += "*"');
+		if (bbtags[bbnumber] != "[*]")
+		{
+			arraypush(bbcode,bbnumber+1);
+			eval('document.post.addbbcode'+bbnumber+'.value += "*"');
+		}
 		document.post.message.focus();
 		return;
 	}
+
 	storeCaret(document.post.message);
 }
 
diff --git a/phpBB/templates/subSilver/posting_body.html b/phpBB/templates/subSilver/posting_body.html
index 619915d0ba..192a902ac3 100644
--- a/phpBB/templates/subSilver/posting_body.html
+++ b/phpBB/templates/subSilver/posting_body.html
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ w_help = "{L_BBCODE_W_HELP}";
 a_help = "{L_BBCODE_A_HELP}";
 s_help = "{L_BBCODE_S_HELP}";
 f_help = "{L_BBCODE_F_HELP}";
+e_help = "{L_BBCODE_E_HELP}";
 
 function checkForm()
 {