# How do forums identify similar OPs? And did quoting change? **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [August 18, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-forums-identify-similar-ops-and-did-quoting-change/1022217 "2025-08-18T13:51:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2025, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-forums-identify-similar-ops-and-did-quoting-change/1022217/2 "2025-08-18T13:56:00Z")
Yes, > [@Changes to post composition window in Discourse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-to-post-composition-window-in-discourse/1021474): > > While making some replies today, I noticed two changes in Discourse formatting for the post-composition window. One is that there is no longer a preview being automatically shown on the right-hand side of the composition window. The second one is that, when you quote another post in your reply, the quote formatting looks different (quoting one of my own posts, for illustrative purposes): [[Imgur] ](https://imgur.com/UV7FYrl) As you can see in the image above, when you… > [@Where's the preview screen? Why the double-spacing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-preview-screen-why-the-double-spacing/1021487): > > Something weird happened today (I’m thinking after noon, PDT). When replying to, or creating, a post, I no longer have the preview screen to the right; only the screen I’m typing into. Also, I get a double space when I hit return. So if I want another paragraph, it looks like I have four lines. Did something change? If so, can it be changed back? Did I somehow change my settings? And if so, how can I change them back? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-forums-identify-similar-ops-and-did-quoting-change/1022217)._