Spaces before tables

[djrolla]

Hey guys,
I am trying to put tables in the web page I am doing and I am ending up with spaces before them. Anyone got any ideas on how to get them out?
Web page: http://www.boonetrace.com/boonetrace/page.html?page_id=25

Source code:
<p>
Bridgett Meng was elected as the new Secretary/Treasurer of the HOA, replacing Marieanne Cassell whose term had ended. Volunteers are always needed to help with different committees. Contact the following people to volunteer or with any questions/concerns.
</p>

<TABLE align=center vspacing=0 border=0 cellspacing=30>
<Caption><font size="4"><center><b> Board of Directors</font></center> </b></caption>

<TR><TD>Brian Bousselot, President<br> 8156 Settlers Way<br> 615.646.2117</TD><TD>pid=1000100</TD></TR>

<TR><TD>Joe Culver, Vice President<br>8016 Settlers Way<br>private phone number<br>private email address</TD><TD>pid=1000100</TD></TR>

<TR><TD>Bridgett Meng, Secretary/Treasurer</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
</TABLE>

<TABLE align=center vspacing=0 border=0 cellspacing=20>
<Caption><font size="4"> <center> <b> Committee Directors </font> </center> </b></caption>

<TR>
<TD>Don Tessier, ARC Chairperson <br>
8049 Boone Trace <br>
615.673.6322<br>
dtessier@leainc.com
</TD>
<TD>pid=1000100
</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>Bill Allen, Rules<br>
8012 Settlers Way <br>
615.646.9011
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>Dick Page, Grounds <br>
7917 Boone Trace <br>
615.646.2190
</TD>
<TD>pid=1000100</TD>

</TR>

<TR>
<TD>Thomas Hamlett, Information Officer<br>
8061 Settlers Way <br>
private phone number<br>
private email address
</TD>
<TD>pid=1000100
</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>Kim Reichard, Social <br>
1213 Beautiful Valley Court <BR>
5608@comcast.net
</TD>
<TD>pid=1000100
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

[Major Payne]

Try cleaning up these problems and see if it helps the browser parse your page better:

HTML Validation Result
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http://www.boonetrace.com/boonetrace/page.html?page_id=25

line 1 column 1 - Warning: missing <!DOCTYPE> declaration
line 173 column 230 - Warning: missing <td>
line 173 column 292 - Warning: discarding unexpected <td>
line 173 column 689 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&page_id"
line 173 column 1333 - Warning: discarding unexpected <td>
line 199 column 146 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&item_id"
line 200 column 146 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&item_id"
line 202 column 147 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&item_id"
line 211 column 3 - Warning: <style> isn't allowed in <div> elements
line 261 column 16 - Warning: missing </span> before <p>
line 261 column 39 - Warning: inserting implicit <span>
line 264 column 10 - Warning: missing </font> before <center>
line 264 column 1 - Warning: missing </caption> before <center>
line 263 column 13 - Warning: <center> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 264 column 33 - Warning: inserting implicit <font>
line 264 column 33 - Warning: replacing unexpected font by </font>
line 264 column 72 - Warning: discarding unexpected </b>
line 264 column 76 - Warning: discarding unexpected </caption>
line 263 column 13 - Warning: <br> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 263 column 13 - Warning: <br> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 264 column 245 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&xlink"
line 263 column 13 - Warning: <br> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 263 column 13 - Warning: <br> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 264 column 679 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&xlink"
line 263 column 13 - Warning: <br> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 263 column 13 - Warning: <br> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 266 column 10 - Warning: missing </font> before <center>
line 266 column 1 - Warning: missing </caption> before <center>
line 265 column 17 - Warning: <center> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 266 column 34 - Warning: inserting implicit <font>
line 266 column 35 - Warning: replacing unexpected font by </font>
line 265 column 17 - Warning: plain text isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 266 column 77 - Warning: discarding unexpected </b>
line 266 column 81 - Warning: discarding unexpected </caption>
line 265 column 17 - Warning: <br> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 265 column 17 - Warning: <br> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 272 column 71 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&xlink"
line 265 column 17 - Warning: <br> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 265 column 17 - Warning: <br> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 265 column 17 - Warning: <br> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 265 column 17 - Warning: <br> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 286 column 71 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&xlink"
line 281 column 14 - Warning: <br> isn't allowed in <tr> elements
line 281 column 14 - Warning: <br> isn't allowed in <tr> elements
line 265 column 17 - Warning: <br> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 265 column 17 - Warning: <br> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 292 column 71 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&xlink"
line 265 column 17 - Warning: <br> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 265 column 17 - Warning: <br> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 299 column 71 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&xlink"
line 265 column 17 - Warning: <br> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 265 column 17 - Warning: <br> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 302 column 1 - Warning: discarding unexpected </span>
line 316 column 122 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&to"
line 317 column 54 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&pid"
line 317 column 61 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&hoa"
line 165 column 1 - Warning: <script> inserting "type" attribute
line 166 column 1 - Warning: <script> inserting "type" attribute
line 167 column 1 - Warning: <script> inserting "type" attribute
line 173 column 124 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 173 column 426 - Warning: <td> attribute "width" has invalid value "*"
line 173 column 478 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 174 column 5 - Warning: <td> attribute "width" has invalid value "*"
line 183 column 1 - Warning: <script> inserting "type" attribute
line 191 column 1 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "width"
line 191 column 1 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "height"
line 191 column 78 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 192 column 1 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "width"
line 192 column 1 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "height"
line 192 column 78 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 193 column 1 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "width"
line 193 column 1 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "height"
line 193 column 78 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 194 column 1 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "width"
line 194 column 1 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "height"
line 194 column 78 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 195 column 1 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "width"
line 195 column 1 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "height"
line 195 column 78 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 196 column 1 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "width"
line 196 column 1 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "height"
line 196 column 78 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 197 column 9 - Warning: <div> proprietary attribute "name"
line 199 column 1 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "width"
line 199 column 1 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "height"
line 200 column 1 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "width"
line 200 column 1 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "height"
line 201 column 1 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "width"
line 201 column 1 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "height"
line 202 column 1 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "width"
line 202 column 1 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "height"
line 203 column 1 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "width"
line 203 column 1 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "height"
line 204 column 1 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "width"
line 204 column 1 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "height"
line 209 column 1 - Warning: <td> attribute "width" has invalid value "*"
line 263 column 13 - Warning: <table> proprietary attribute "vspacing"
line 264 column 350 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 264 column 781 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 265 column 17 - Warning: <table> proprietary attribute "vspacing"
line 272 column 174 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 286 column 171 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 292 column 174 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 299 column 175 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 307 column 1 - Warning: <td> attribute "width" has invalid value "*"
line 314 column 1 - Warning: <td> attribute "width" has invalid value "*"
line 261 column 16 - Warning: trimming empty <span>
line 264 column 10 - Warning: trimming empty <font>
line 264 column 1 - Warning: trimming empty <caption>
line 266 column 10 - Warning: trimming empty <font>
line 266 column 1 - Warning: trimming empty <caption>

0 errors / 111 warnings



Ron

[ray326]

And see if adding style="margin:0" helps.