From 61aabd8ef163af9ad785916a5d809dbfa0bbc481 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roan Horning <roan.horning@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2025 08:47:58 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix html tag issues

Remove xhtml closing slash to hr and br tags
Fix mixed ordered closing tags
Remove extraneous closing tags
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 templates/content-about.tpl.html | 125 +++++++++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 65 deletions(-)

diff --git a/templates/content-about.tpl.html b/templates/content-about.tpl.html
index 7505ac5..1496796 100644
--- a/templates/content-about.tpl.html
+++ b/templates/content-about.tpl.html
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
   now hosting our media files.
   </p>
   
-  <hr />
+  <hr>
 
   <h1 id="contact">Primary Contact Points<a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'about.html#contact') %-->">.</a></h1>
 
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@
     <li>email: <strong>admin -at- hackerpublicradio org</strong>, will put you in touch with the Janitors who are 
     the first point of contact for any issues related to the HPR community. 
     If you have any issue of concern please bring it to their attention first.
-    <br />
+    <br>
     <em>As an anti-spam measure you may get an error back but we do get your email.</em></li>
     <li>Website: <a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'') %-->" ><!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'') %--></a>. 
     There is a comment link on each show where you can provide your constructive feedback.</li>
     <li>Maillist: <a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'/maillist') %-->">Mailing list</a>. 
     While the Janitors are the first point of contact, the HPR project is 
     <a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'about.html#governance') %-->">governed</a> by the community.
-    Decisions about how Hacker Public Radio are made on the mailing list, and you can join it by going to :<br />
+    Decisions about how Hacker Public Radio are made on the mailing list, and you can join it by going to :<br>
     <a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'/maillist') %-->"><!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'/maillist') %--></a></li>
     <li>Mastodon: <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@hpr">https://infosec.exchange/@hpr</a> is the official HPR Mastodon instance
     and is actively monitored.</li>
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
     <li><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hacker-public-radio/id281699640" >iTunes</a></li>
   </ul>
   
-  <hr />
+  <hr>
   
   <h1 id ="press" >In the Press<a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'about.html#press') %-->">.</a></h1>
   <ul>
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
   <li>2011-08-01: <a href="http://www.linuxformat.com/archives?issue=147">Linux Format: Pick the perfect geek podcast in our roundup</a> by Mayank Sharma in Linux Format Magazine(<a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'press/2011-08-01_hpr-linux-format.png') %-->">Archive</a>)</li>
   </ul>
  
-  <hr />
+  <hr>
   <h1 id="how_to_help">How to Help<a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'about.html#how_to_help') %-->">.</a></h1>
 
   <p>
@@ -158,12 +158,13 @@
 
   <h2 id="podcatcher_support">Podcatcher Support</h2>
   <p>
-  Please report your experiences with our feeds to admin@hpr</a>. 
+  Please report your experiences with our feeds to admin@hpr. 
   </p>
 
   <h2 id="other_ways_to_help">Other ways to help</h2>
   <p>
   You can help by:
+  </p>
   <ul>
   <li>Spreading the word</li>
   <li>Creating a HPR page on wikipedia</li>
@@ -181,9 +182,8 @@
   <li>Improving the documentation on our gittea repo</li>
   <li><a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'about.html#patrons') %-->">Support our Patrons</a></li>
   </ul>
-  </p>
   
-  <hr />
+  <hr>
   <h1 id="download">Download Archive<a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'about.html#download') %-->">.</a></h1>
 
   <p>Please be aware that our Archive exceeds <strong>62Gb</strong> <em>(Ogg: 21Gb, Spx: 16Gb, mp3: 25Gb)</em>. We are happy for you to download them, but please make sure that you are not going to incur additional bandwidth charges on your side.</p>
@@ -199,16 +199,15 @@
   You can download the audio of the episodes directly from the command line using the following commands:
   </p>
   <ul>
-    <li>ogg:<br />
+    <li>ogg:<br>
     <span style="font-family:monospace;">curl '<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->eps/hpr[0001-<!--% episode.latest %-->].ogg' -o "hpr#1.ogg"</span></li>
-    <li>spx:<br />
+    <li>spx:<br>
     <span style="font-family:monospace;">curl '<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->eps/hpr[0001-<!--% episode.latest %-->].spx' -o "hpr#1.spx"</span></li>
-    <li>mp3:<br />
+    <li>mp3:<br>
     <span style="font-family:monospace;">curl '<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->eps/hpr[0001-<!--% episode.latest %-->].mp3' -o "hpr#1.mp3"</span></li>
-  </li>
   </ul>
   
-  <hr />
+  <hr>
   
   <h1 id="so_you_want_to_record_a_podcast">So you want to record a podcast<a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'about.html#so_you_want_to_record_a_podcast') %-->">.</a></h1>
 
@@ -268,7 +267,7 @@
   <h2 id="upload_your_show">4. Upload your show<a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'about.html#upload_your_show') %-->">.</a></h2>
   <p>
   Once you have your audio ready you can post your show by going to the <a href="<!--% hub_baseurl %-->calendar.php">Calendar</a> 
-  page or press the <strong><a href="<!--% hub_baseurl %-->calendar.php">⇧Upload⇧</strong></a> button.
+  page or press the <a href="<!--% hub_baseurl %-->calendar.php"><strong>⇧Upload⇧</strong></a> button.
   </p>
   <p>
   After you have selected a date you will be redirected to the <a href="<!--% hub_baseurl %-->request.php">request page</a>, 
@@ -285,7 +284,7 @@
   <h2 id="questions">Questions ?<a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'about.html#questions') %-->">.</a></h2>
   <p>
   Got any questions not covered here, then just email <strong>"admin" at "HPR"</strong>, 
-  and we'll get in touch with you with all you need to know about getting your show published.<br />
+  and we'll get in touch with you with all you need to know about getting your show published.<br>
   You can chat with other podcasters using IRC in the <strong>#oggcastplanet</strong> channel on the 
   <a href="https://web.libera.chat/gamja/?channels=oggcastplanet">libera.chat</a> network. 
   Follow us on <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@hpr">Mastodon</a> (use the tag <strong>#hpr</strong>) 
@@ -309,7 +308,7 @@
   That's not to say we won't help you with ways to improve the audio if you wish, or narrate your script if you can't 
   or won't record it yourself. 
   Drop into the IRC channel <a href="https://web.libera.chat/gamja/?channels=oggcastplanet">#oggcastplanet</a> where there are 
-  people who will help.<br />
+  people who will help.<br>
   </p>
   
   <h2 id="motto">Our Mottos</h2>
@@ -323,7 +322,7 @@
     and chat with a live person 24/7.
   </p>
 
-  <hr />
+  <hr>
   
   <h1 id="requested_topics">Requested topics<a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'about.html#requested_topics') %-->">.</a></h1>
 
@@ -395,7 +394,7 @@
     <li>Any experiences integrating Dell/Wyse thin- and zero- clients into linux networks.</li>
   </ul>
   
-  <hr />
+  <hr>
   
   <h1 id="agreement">Stuff you need to know<a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'about.html#agreement') %-->">.</a></h1>
   <p>
@@ -407,7 +406,7 @@
   <p>
   Once you upload a show, you will no longer be allowed to create or edit pages relating to 
   <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_Public_Radio">Hacker Public Radio</a> in 
-  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations">Wikipedia</a>.<br />
+  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations">Wikipedia</a>.<br>
   See our <a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'about.html#faq_wikipedia') %-->">FAQ about 
     the HPR Wikipedia page</a> for more information.
   </p>
@@ -482,7 +481,7 @@
   we have a policy that we don't listen to the shows before they are aired.
   This is a long standing tradition arising from the fact that HPR is a community of peers 
   who believe that any host has as much right to submit shows as any other.
-  <br />
+  <br>
   We <strong>do</strong> transcode the audio into different formats.
   </p>
   <p>
@@ -493,8 +492,6 @@
   describes the agreed approach to this topic.
   </p>
 
-  </p>
-
   <h2 id="explicit_content">Your show will be signaled as containing explicit content
       <a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'about.html#explicit') %-->">.</a></h2>
   <p>
@@ -545,13 +542,13 @@
   </p>
   <p>
   The following are standing reservations:
+  </p>
   <ul>
   <li>Anniversary episodes.</li>
   <li>HPR Community News on the first Monday of the month.</li>
   <li>The first day of the fourth month.</li>
   <li>The days following new year.</li>
   </ul>
-  </p>
 
   <h2 id="utf8">We use UTF-8 end to end<a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'about.html#utf8') %-->">.</a></h2>
   <blockquote>See the video "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MijmeoH9LT4">Characters, Symbols and the Unicode Miracle - 
@@ -563,13 +560,13 @@
   When you includes output from the command line in the show notes, posting screen-shots of console or terminal output 
   makes it impossible for screen readers to access the text.
   Always try to include the raw output ( eg: embedded in &lt;pre&gt; tags) 
-  <br />
+  <br>
   Include descriptive language in any link texts. 
-  <br />
+  <br>
   Avoid structures like: <em>"For accessibility information click 
-    <a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'about.html#accessibility') %-->">here</a>"</em><br />
+    <a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'about.html#accessibility') %-->">here</a>"</em><br>
   Rather use: <em>"For more information click our 
-    <a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'about.html#accessibility') %-->">accessibility page</a>"</em><br />
+    <a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'about.html#accessibility') %-->">accessibility page</a>"</em><br>
   </p>
 
   <h2 id="international">Your show will be heard by an International Audience
@@ -600,7 +597,7 @@
   These shows contain a message alerting listeners to the fact that we had free slots that were not filled.
   </p>
 
-  <hr />
+  <hr>
   
   <h1 id="scheduling_guidelines">Scheduling Guidelines</h1>
   <ol>
@@ -613,7 +610,7 @@
   <li>If you have a non urgent show that is timeless, then add it to the <a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'about.html#reserve_queue') %-->">Reserve Queue</a>.</li>
   </ol>
   
-  <hr />
+  <hr>
   
   <h1 id="recording_a_podcast">Recording a Podcast</h1>
   <p>
@@ -689,11 +686,11 @@
   <h2 id="round_table">Recording round table discussions<a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'about.html#round_table') %-->">.</a></h2>
   <p>
   If you would like to record with multiple participants then you can use <a href="https://www.mumble.com/">Mumble</a>. 
-  Connect to <strong>chatter.skyehaven.net</strong> Port: <strong>64738 </strong>.<br />
+  Connect to <strong>chatter.skyehaven.net</strong> Port: <strong>64738 </strong>.<br>
   Walk through the audio wizard and then pop into the <strong>Hacker Public Radio</strong> room. 
   Once you are ready press the <strong>recording</strong> button, select <em>multichannel</em> and then <em>start</em>. 
   That will record multiple tracks, one for each participant which you can edit and then submit.
-  <br />
+  <br>
   Kwisher made a <a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl) %-->mumble-howto">Mumble tutorial</a> 
   which you might find useful and <a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl) %-->correspondents/0228.html">Delwin</a> 
   has produced a number of short shows on how to configure the audio quality.
@@ -724,7 +721,7 @@
   </p>
 
   
-  <hr />
+  <hr>
   
   <h1 id="promote_hpr">Please promote HPR<a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'about.html#promote_hpr') %-->') %-->">.</a></h1>
 
@@ -740,13 +737,11 @@
   </ul>
 
   <h2>New Year Promo</h2>
-  <p>
   <ul>
   <li><a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl) %-->promos/hpr-nye-promo.ogg">HPR New Years Promo</a></li>
   </ul>
-  </p>
 
-  <hr />
+  <hr>
   
   <h1 id="requesting_slot">Picking a slot for your show</h1>
   <p>
@@ -780,7 +775,7 @@
   </p>
   <p><strong>Note:</strong> This email address will be published on the HPR website and will be given out in the feeds, 
   so please use a <strong>public email</strong> address for this purpose. 
-  Where we publish it we pad it with dot nospam at-sign nospam dot. <br />
+  Where we publish it we pad it with dot nospam at-sign nospam dot. <br>
   i.e. <em>hpr@example.com</em> becomes <em>hpr.nospam@nospam.example.com</em>. 
   If you do not want to have your email exposed, please contact the admin@hpr team to arrange a alias.
   </p>
@@ -792,7 +787,7 @@
   Once you have pressed submit you will not be able to edit any of the information.
   </p>
   
-  <hr />
+  <hr>
 
   <h1 id="adding_an_episode">Adding an Episode</h1>
   <p>
@@ -802,27 +797,27 @@
   <h2 id="personal_information">Personal Information</h2>
   <p>
   Remember <em>All information will be displayed publicly</em>. The only exception is that your email address will be sent 
-  in the feed with some anti-spam additions.<br />
+  in the feed with some anti-spam additions.<br>
   For example <em>hpr@example.com</em> will become <em>hpr.nospam@nospam.example.com</em>
   </p>
   <ul>
-    <li id="email"><strong>email:</strong> <em>already populated</em><br />
-    See notes <a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'about.html#requesting_slot') %-->">above</a><br />
+    <li id="email"><strong>email:</strong> <em>already populated</em><br>
+    See notes <a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl,'about.html#requesting_slot') %-->">above</a><br>
     </li>
-    <li id="image"><strong>image:</strong> <em>Optional</em><br />
+    <li id="image"><strong>image:</strong> <em>Optional</em><br>
     If you have associated a <a href="https://en.gravatar.com/">Gravatar</a> image with an email address, 
     then it will be displayed here. 
     Otherwise you can upload a 80x80 image .</li>
-    <li id="Name_Handle"><strong>Name/Handle:</strong> <em>Mandatory</em><br />
+    <li id="Name_Handle"><strong>Name/Handle:</strong> <em>Mandatory</em><br>
     It should be the name you wish to be known as on HPR. It can be your real name, an Internet handle or both.</li>
-    <li id="Default_license"><strong>Your Default license:</strong> <em>Mandatory</em><br />
+    <li id="Default_license"><strong>Your Default license:</strong> <em>Mandatory</em><br>
     This field tells us what your work is normally licensed under. All our shows are now released under a 
     <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 
     International (CC BY-SA 4.0)</a> license, which means that while you continue to retain the copyright 
     to your show you are allowing us (and everyone else) to use it provided we give you attribution and 
     that we release it under the same license. Click the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">link</a>
     for more information.</li>
-    <li id="Profile"><strong>Profile:</strong> <em>Optional</em><br />
+    <li id="Profile"><strong>Profile:</strong> <em>Optional</em><br>
     Enter some text about yourself with links to your blog or other online presence.</li>
   </ul>
   <p>
@@ -830,45 +825,45 @@
   </p>
   <h2 id="episode_information">Episode Information</h2>
   <ul>
-    <li id="Title"><strong>Title:</strong> <em>Mandatory</em><br />
+    <li id="Title"><strong>Title:</strong> <em>Mandatory</em><br>
     This will be a short descriptive title and will be used everywhere to identify your show. Any valid UTF-8 character is acceptable, but keep the length short and clear.</li>
-    <li id="Short_Summary"><strong>Summary:</strong> <em>Mandatory</em><br />
+    <li id="Short_Summary"><strong>Summary:</strong> <em>Mandatory</em><br>
     This is a short 100 character summary of what your show is about. 
     Please fill this out as it is used once the show has gone off the main page, on the mobile site, 
     on printed brochures, on text to speech announcements, on twitter, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@hpr">Mastodon</a> etc.</li>
-    <li id="Theme"><strong>Theme:</strong> <em>Automatic</em><br />
+    <li id="Theme"><strong>Theme:</strong> <em>Automatic</em><br>
     The Intro, and the Outro will be added automatically. Please do not add it.
     </li>
-    <li id="Explicit"><strong>Explicit:</strong> <em>Mandatory</em><br />
+    <li id="Explicit"><strong>Explicit:</strong> <em>Mandatory</em><br>
     See <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150326185817/http://www.apple.com/uk/itunes/podcasts/specs.html">iTunes</a> 
     for more information.</li>
-    <li id="License"><strong>License:</strong> <em>Mandatory</em><br />
+    <li id="License"><strong>License:</strong> <em>Mandatory</em><br>
     All our shows are now released under a 
     <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)</a> 
     license, which means that while you continue to retain the copyright to your show you are allowing us (and everyone else) 
     to use it provided we give you attribution and that we release it under the same license. 
     Click the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">link</a> for more information.</li>
-    <li id="show_notes"><strong>show notes:</strong> <em>Mandatory</em><br />
+    <li id="show_notes"><strong>show notes:</strong> <em>Mandatory</em><br>
     It is important to provide good show notes because:
     <ul>
-      <li><strong>They provide the listeners with more information on the topic.</strong><br />
+      <li><strong>They provide the listeners with more information on the topic.</strong><br>
       You have taken the time to record a show on a topic, so many people will want to find out more on the subject, 
       therefore you should include links to give more information. It is not enough to just give it in the show itself 
       as people may be listening while away from the Internet, and they may have forgotten or misheard your links.
       </li>
-      <li><strong>They ensure your show gets posted on time.</strong><br />
+      <li><strong>They ensure your show gets posted on time.</strong><br>
       If you do not supply show notes then your show notes will need to be edited manually by an HPR volunteer and 
       this will most likely result in delays. During that time other shows will be processed and may get posted 
       before your show. 
       It is always better if you send us show notes yourself as you know best what information you are trying to convey.</li>
-      <li><strong>They encourage people to download your show.</strong><br />
+      <li><strong>They encourage people to download your show.</strong><br>
       We produce a lot of shows and many people download based on the text in the show notes. 
       If the show notes are not descriptive then it is less likely that 
       it will get as many downloads as other shows with good show notes.</li>
-      <li><strong>They allow your show to be indexed by search engines.</strong><br />
+      <li><strong>They allow your show to be indexed by search engines.</strong><br>
       Search engines cannot determine the content of your show from the audio alone. 
       The only way for your show to be indexed is for you to describe in the associated text what you say in the audio.</li>
-      <li><strong>They make your show accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing.</strong><br />
+      <li><strong>They make your show accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing.</strong><br>
       Your audio is completely inaccessible to those who have hearing problems, 
       so the only way for your show to be of help to them is if you distill the essence of the show into the show notes. 
       If you are using a script to prepare your show then include that.</li>
@@ -884,32 +879,32 @@
             <!--% absolute_url(baseurl) %-->eps/hpr9999/full_shownotes.html</li>
     </ul>
     
-    <li id="series"><strong>Series:</strong> <em>Optional</em><br />
+    <li id="series"><strong>Series:</strong> <em>Optional</em><br>
     Select the <a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl) %-->series/index.html">series</a> if any that your show is a part of.
     </li>
-    <li id="tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <em>Optional</em><br />
+    <li id="tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <em>Optional</em><br>
     Add a list of comma separated tags. Pick the most important words from the shownotes. 
     These are used to <a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl) %-->tags.html">find shows via the tags page</a>.
     </li>
-    <li id="upload_method"><strong>Upload Method:</strong> <em>Optional</em><br />
-    You have the choice of the following options:<br />
+    <li id="upload_method"><strong>Upload Method:</strong> <em>Optional</em><br>
+    You have the choice of the following options:<br>
       <ul>
-        <li id="browser"><strong>Upload now via this browser</strong><br />
+        <li id="browser"><strong>Upload now via this browser</strong><br>
         You can upload single or multiple files using this method. 
         Chrome will display the percentage uploaded but to see this in Firefox you will need to install a 
         <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/uploadprogress/">plugin</a>, or just wait.
         </li>
-        <li id="url"><strong>Provide a url for us to get it from</strong><br />
+        <li id="url"><strong>Provide a url for us to get it from</strong><br>
         Using this option may cause delays as a HPR volunteer will need to troubleshoot any issues that may occur, 
         and this can result in your show not been posted on time. 
         This must be publicly accessable using a curl or wget command. 
         Please avoid services that require login or downloading via a browser.
         </li>
-        <li id="upload_later"><strong>Other</strong><br />
+        <li id="upload_later"><strong>Other</strong><br>
         The postal information will be sent to you after submission.
         </li>
       </ul>
-      <br />
+      <br>
       If you want to submit an additional file with your show, then put them in a zip, or tgz file. 
       This should expand to a directory with a index.html file that refers to the other files. 
       This will be hosted in the eps directory under a new directory with the episode number.
@@ -929,7 +924,7 @@
   Your show information is used to process the media files, on the website, in the RSS feeds, and on social media sites.
   </p>
 
-  <hr />
+  <hr>
   
   <h1 id="workflow">Workflow</h1>
 
@@ -945,7 +940,7 @@
   <li>UPLOADED_TO_RSYNC_NET - archived on rsync.net</li>
   </ol>
   
-  <hr />
+  <hr>
   
   <h1 id="faq">Frequently Asked Questions</h1>
   <h2 data-number="0.1" id="what-is-hacker-public-radio"><span class="header-section-number">0.1</span> What is Hacker Public Radio?</h2>