# Just a first post test
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-first-post-test/146966
**Category:** About This Message Board
**Created:** [January 6, 2003, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-first-post-test/146966 "2003-01-06T17:11:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@MaddyStrut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaddyStrut)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2003, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-first-post-test/146966/1 "2003-01-06T17:11:21Z")
I’ve been lurking here for about a year and, at last, decided to register. This is just a test to see if I can post correctly.
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### Author:  [@MaddyStrut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaddyStrut)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2003, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-first-post-test/146966/2 "2003-01-06T17:12:49Z")
And here’s another test to see if I can _reply_ correctly!
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### Author:  [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-first-post-test/146966/3 "2003-01-06T20:32:04Z")
Welcome to posting, Maddy, glad to have you with us.
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### Author:  [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2003, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-first-post-test/146966/4 "2003-01-06T23:56:46Z")
I feel so alone !
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### Author:  [@Guy\_Montag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Montag)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2003, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-first-post-test/146966/5 "2003-01-07T03:44:10Z")
…but just to test my .sig
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### Author:  [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-first-post-test/146966/6 "2003-01-07T19:11:22Z")
**Guy Montag** , got a cite for that sig? I’d love to see it.
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### Author:  [@Jonno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonno)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-first-post-test/146966/7 "2003-01-08T03:48:33Z")
I’m not **Guy** , but will [this](http://dir.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/01/12/ashcroft_nephew/index.html) do?
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### Author:  [@2\_rights\_make\_1\_wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_rights_make_1_wrong)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2003, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-first-post-test/146966/8 "2003-01-09T01:24:49Z")
Seeing as this is an active-ish post I thought that I’d test out my first post here too.
What is this messagebord like anyway, I’ve not really looked at it?
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### Author:  [@BrightEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrightEyes)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2003, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-first-post-test/146966/9 "2003-01-09T01:50:37Z")
turn away my son. this path leads to corruption… only a few have passed thru these condemnded unscathed… oh the tales of bloodshed i could tell you…
The SDMB is about fighting ignorance, discussing topics of ineterest, hi **opal!** \*
Got a question about the way this board is run(the technical issues and about administration)? Post it in the ATMB.
Got a comment or something to add to a answer to a question from a SD staff member or cecil? Post it in comments about cecil or staff members columns.
Got a question of factual basis? Check out the general questions.
Want to have a serious debate about an issue? Post it in Great debates. Want to discuss media(ie games movies shows)? Post it in the Cafe society. Have a question about something that you want people to judge with their opinion? Try IMHO.
Got something interesting or personal to share? post it in the MPSIMS.
Finally, if you want to flame or rant about something, or discuss administartion(ie banning)? Put it in the BBQ pit.
\*The user
**Opalcat** said once that you can’t have a numbered list unless there is 3 items or more. so alot of people who don’t have a third item put that in there.
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### Author:  [@Pelleas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pelleas)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-first-post-test/146966/10 "2003-01-10T02:13:47Z")
Since this appears to be a thread for newbies to practice posting I’ll give it a try as well. I just recently registered after lurking for a little over a year and am a little nervous about posting. So I guess the best thing to do is just jump in.
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### Author:  [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2003, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-first-post-test/146966/11 "2003-01-10T03:48:16Z")
Well, hello and welcome to **MaddyStrut** , **2 rights make 1 wrong** , and **pelleas**.
Everything **BrightEyes** says there is true. Have a good time, and enjoy posting.
But especially, enjoy _reading_. Most of your questions have probably already been asked, and maybe even answered. Fact, fiction, board etiquette, board policy, and more can be found by reading what’s already there.
That’s not to say you can’t post, of course.
But, helpful hints:
The ATMB FAQ: Sticky threads that stay at the top of the About This Message Board Forum. Look through them- a lot of important and interesting info about etiquette and procedure, etc. See also the ordinary site FAQ. There’s a link to it in a button near the top right corner of this page.
The Board Search Engine: Accessible variously tharough a hanful of buttons, notably up in the corner next to the FAQ button. Overuse it (by doing an all-forums search on the word ‘the’) and it slows the board down and causes problems. Use it sparingly, and it can help you find previous answers to your questions, or simply interesting things to read.
Preview your post before submiting it by using the preview button next to the submit button.
And just plain “Don’t be a jerk.” That’s easy enough.
Have a good time. And if you’ve got a question, go ahead and ask. Experienced posters, Moderators and Administrators are usually glad to help. E-mail addresses for Mods are linked below their posts. (This goes for many posters too- like me. Not that it’s opened a torrent of mail in my case…)
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### Author:  [@Chaco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chaco)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2003, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-first-post-test/146966/12 "2003-01-10T08:43:19Z")
This is a test on how to post.
Here is my [Cite](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?action=bbcode).
**Hello…is this thing on** 😃
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### Author:  [@Chaco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chaco)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2003, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-first-post-test/146966/13 "2003-01-10T08:53:38Z")
> [@](#):
>
> This is a test on how to post.
>
> Here is my Cite.
I find this very interesting!
So how do I get the _Originally posted by:_ in the quote?
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### Author:  [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2003, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-first-post-test/146966/14 "2003-01-10T14:21:11Z")
> [@](#):
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> Originally posted by Chaco:
> So how do I get the Originally posted by: in the quote?
Just type it in.
\ Originally posted by Chaco:
So how do I get the Originally posted by: in the quote? \
Only use square brackets instead of the \< \> signs that I used in this example.
And welcome to the Straight Dope Message Board, Chaco and pelleas and 2 rights … glad to have you with us.
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### Author:  [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2003, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-first-post-test/146966/15 "2003-01-10T17:35:44Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Chaco \*
> \*\*I find this very interesting!
>
> So how do I get the _Originally posted by:_ in the quote? \*\*
I get it (as I just did) by clicking on the “quote” button that appears on the bottom right of the post I want to quote. Of course, as you can see, while this adds the “originally posted by” line and puts the post in a quote box, it does not include any quoted material from that post.