# FAQ - guidelines for posting at the SDMB

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-guidelines-for-posting-at-the-sdmb/139599>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [November 28, 2002, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-guidelines-for-posting-at-the-sdmb/139599 "2002-11-28T14:37:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![obo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ba8739/32.png) [@obo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obo)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-guidelines-for-posting-at-the-sdmb/139599/1 "2002-11-28T14:37:32Z")

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i hope im doing this right, first time. is there instructions on how to use the boards , as in inserting quotes etc

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**Author:** ![Fatwater\_Fewl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4491bb/32.png) [@Fatwater\_Fewl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fatwater_Fewl)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-guidelines-for-posting-at-the-sdmb/139599/2 "2002-11-29T17:09:21Z")

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> \*Originally posted by obo \*  
> \*\*i hope im doing this right, first time. is there instructions on how to use the boards , as in inserting quotes etc \*\*

Just about anything you need or could want to know about vb codes can be found [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=50923).

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2002, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-guidelines-for-posting-at-the-sdmb/139599/3 "2002-11-30T04:50:13Z")

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This thread was split from the FAQ thread. Don’t post in the FAQ threads directly. For questions, start a new thread.

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2002, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-guidelines-for-posting-at-the-sdmb/139599/4 "2002-11-30T05:00:27Z")

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For what you can do with vBcodes at the SDMB, see [here]([http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1956119#post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1956119#post) 1956119).