# I just subscribed: this is a test

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-subscribed-this-is-a-test/238090>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [April 3, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-subscribed-this-is-a-test/238090 "2004-04-03T19:07:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![ForgottenLore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5e9695/32.png) [@ForgottenLore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForgottenLore)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-subscribed-this-is-a-test/238090/1 "2004-04-03T19:07:33Z")

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Just checking that everything looks right…

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2004, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-subscribed-this-is-a-test/238090/2 "2004-04-03T19:48:50Z")

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Testing new sig.

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**Author:** ![Schnauzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@Schnauzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnauzer)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2004, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-subscribed-this-is-a-test/238090/3 "2004-04-04T10:08:31Z")

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Ditto

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**Author:** ![NothingMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b77776/32.png) [@NothingMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NothingMan)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2004, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-subscribed-this-is-a-test/238090/4 "2004-04-04T14:39:51Z")

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Check one two

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**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2004, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-subscribed-this-is-a-test/238090/5 "2004-04-04T15:10:31Z")

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Test. I subscribed Thursday, and I’m still showing as a Guest in my only other regular post since. Let’s see if that’s changed.

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**Author:** ![Sevastopol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Sevastopol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sevastopol)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-subscribed-this-is-a-test/238090/6 "2004-04-14T13:42:22Z")

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Try smilies while I’m here 🆒

:eek: well that seems to work.

I wonder if I put in a sig line _afterwards_ will it show up?

Will I still appear as a guest?

Let’s go see! :dubious:

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**Author:** ![Sevastopol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Sevastopol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sevastopol)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-subscribed-this-is-a-test/238090/7 "2004-04-14T13:46:13Z")

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Now try.