Being a "good" forumer comes in many classifications and not everyone in the kawmunnity will accept anyone. A general rule of thumb is quality over quantity. Also, try and make your post meaningful, informative, and logical. Use your brain in a place that can rip you up or call you God with one thread.
Why does it cut off your post? Because it does. The ampersand symbol renders an impartial coding. This leads you to conclude that what you posted is failing. It isn't. It is just constructing malformed HTML, which then fails when you click "send". Just type out "and".