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Until somebody that knows more about how this board works replies you might try to put text formatted that way inside a "Code" part, like this:

Code:

column 1 * * *column 2 * * *column 3

 *1 * * * * * * * * * *2 * * * * * * * * *3
 *a * * * * * * * * * *b * * * * * * * * *c

It's not that very nice but at least it works.