# Ignore this... test **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 23, 2001, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-this-test/89057 "2001-10-23T11:44:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frumpy\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Frumpy\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frumpy_Jones)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-this-test/89057/1 "2001-10-23T11:44:41Z")
I beg od you… ---
**Author:** ![Cougarfang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@Cougarfang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cougarfang)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-this-test/89057/2 "2001-10-23T13:46:13Z")
_ignore_ ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-this-test/89057/3 "2001-10-23T14:23:09Z")
If this was a test to see if anyone would reply, well, er, here’s an answer. Although if it is, the fact I’ve discovered your plan is perhaps likely to undermine and threaten the purity of any results you get. Sorry about that. ---
**Author:** ![Gartog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/22d042/32.png) [@Gartog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gartog)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-this-test/89057/4 "2001-10-23T14:26:00Z")
:Walks through thread with eyes closed and fingers in ears: ---
**Author:** ![Frumpy\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Frumpy\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frumpy_Jones)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-this-test/89057/5 "2003-11-12T17:40:41Z")
Test Complete. Thank you for ignoring. ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-this-test/89057/6 "2003-11-12T18:23:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gartog \* > \*\*:Walks through thread with eyes closed and fingers in ears: \*\* You forgot to yell, “LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA I am not hearing this LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA!!!” ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-this-test/89057/7 "2003-11-12T19:12:00Z")
So, what was the test? Should I continue to ignore this? Will Scooby and the gang ever find out who did it? Tune in after these messages … ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-this-test/89057/8 "2003-11-12T20:39:00Z")
Shouldn’t this be in ATMB? ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-this-test/89057/9 "2003-11-12T20:54:50Z")
> [@](#): > > Test Complete. Thank you for ignoring. Good. Then I can close this foolish thing. As is done to every other thread that foolishly “tests” whether members will ignore it. I assure you, this idea is far from original. And the answer remains the same—some people do, some don’t. The “test” proves nothing. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-this-test/89057/10 "2003-11-12T21:26:17Z")
A lesson of absolutes: never make unconditional statements. It has been pointed out to me that this thread is more than two years old. Apparently we don’t close **every** thread its type in due time.