I've got a html form with 1 checkbox with the name "member" ('check if you are a member, otherwise leave unchecked') I saw on the MDSN developer site that if the HTML input tye=checkbox is left ...

HTML forms use input elements. There are various different types of input element, including buttons, check-boxes, text-fields and more. ... How to Delete Checkboxes in HTML.

The HTML language provides a range of input types you can use in your forms. For example, to create a checklist, you can include multiple checkbox elements in the form together with descriptive text.