Why doesn't '''USS ''Ohio'' (SSBN-726)''' do the right thing? I can't be the only one who ever wants to embed an italicized word in a bold phrase...

You are indeed the first person to make any mention of this bug, despite my many pleas for testing while the software was being written. Here's the page I used to test that function:

http://www.piclab.com/newwiki/wiki.phtml?title=Quote_testing

As you'll see, it's pretty extensive, but it missed your case. I'll add your case now.