Index: lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/web/actions/AuthoringAction.java
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diff -u -r3fd384118cee7535fc2e8a3964be830e26b97612 -ra71eb6d1262d4adfd8ae73a5b150084c9eb6e199
--- lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/web/actions/AuthoringAction.java	(.../AuthoringAction.java)	(revision 3fd384118cee7535fc2e8a3964be830e26b97612)
+++ lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/web/actions/AuthoringAction.java	(.../AuthoringAction.java)	(revision a71eb6d1262d4adfd8ae73a5b150084c9eb6e199)
@@ -957,12 +957,13 @@
 	    
 	    do {
 		topic = plannerForm.getTopic(topicIndex);
-		subject = WebUtil.removeHTMLtags(topic).trim();
+		subject = WebUtil.removeHTMLtags(topic);
 
 		// Getting 3 first words from body and making the subject out of it
 		if (StringUtils.isBlank(subject)) {
 		    subject = null;
 		} else {
+		    subject = subject.trim();
 		    matcher = regexPattern.matcher(subject);
 		    int currentEnd = subject.length();
 		    for (short wordIndex = 0; wordIndex < ForumConstants.SUBJECT_WORD_COUNT; wordIndex++) {
@@ -975,7 +976,7 @@
 		    subject = subject.substring(0, currentEnd).concat("...");
 		}
 
-		if (StringUtils.isEmpty(topic)) {
+		if (StringUtils.isEmpty(subject)) {
 		    plannerForm.removeTopic(topicIndex);
 		} else if (forumTopicIterator.hasNext()) {
 		    message = forumTopicIterator.next();