# Discourse changes to posts

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-changes-to-posts/913425>\
**Category:** Site Feedback\
**Created:** [June 27, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-changes-to-posts/913425 "2020-06-27T19:14:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-changes-to-posts/913425/41 "2020-07-02T04:20:31Z")

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> [@Senegoid](#):
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> aaaabbbbb xyxyxyxyxyx wiiwiwiwiwi
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> ETA: See the above non-sense? Disco-Nanny-Bot didn’t hassle me (this time) about making a post that doesn’t make sense, but it did exactly that a few days ago. That’s the kind of interventions that we probably don’t really appreciate around here

Disco-Nanny-Bot is learning. Soon it will be sentient.

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-changes-to-posts/913425/42 "2020-07-02T13:31:27Z")

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> [@Senegoid](#):
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> Ve haf vays . . .
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> . . . to make it happen.

> [@Senegoid](#):
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> I think if you put a back-slash in front of the \* it stops it from doing that.

Thank you! (Though it edited your spaces out of the first quote. ☹)

> [@Senegoid](#):
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> Disco-Nanny-Bot didn’t hassle me (this time) about making a post that doesn’t make sense, but it did exactly that a few days ago.

And that’s definitely good news.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-changes-to-posts/913425/43 "2020-07-02T18:49:29Z")

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> [@needscoffee](#):
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> > [@Senegoid](#):
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> > aaaabbbbb xyxyxyxyxyx wiiwiwiwiwi
> > 
> > ETA: See the above non-sense? Disco-Nanny-Bot didn’t hassle me (this time) about making a post that doesn’t make sense, but it did exactly that a few days ago. That’s the kind of interventions that we probably don’t really appreciate around here
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> Disco-Nanny-Bot is learning. Soon it will be sentient.

SkyDiscoNanny-BotNet

ETA: I _swear_ I only typed SkyNet.

😉

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-changes-to-posts/913425/44 "2020-07-13T04:33:40Z")

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@discobot is a stalker

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**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-changes-to-posts/913425/45 "2020-07-13T04:33:43Z")

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Hi! To find out what I can do, say `@discobot display help`.

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-changes-to-posts/913425/46 "2020-07-13T04:34:03Z")

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Aw, shut up!

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-changes-to-posts/913425/47 "2020-07-13T04:36:22Z")

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_You_ called him!

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-changes-to-posts/913425/48 "2020-07-13T04:45:33Z")

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Yeah, well he should ignore me.😋

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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-changes-to-posts/913425/49 "2020-07-13T05:31:39Z")

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Why do you assume discobot is a he?

@discobot what are your pronouns?

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-changes-to-posts/913425/50 "2020-07-13T06:04:28Z")

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Look at them ears.  
Yep.  
Man. Bot.

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-changes-to-posts/913425/51 "2020-07-13T08:17:23Z")

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God, I wish I had a 1920s style Ray Gun.

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