# just a test **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 27, 2004, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test/252386 "2004-06-27T06:56:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2004, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test/252386/1 "2004-06-27T06:56:57Z")
font size2 When I forget to close a \* tag\* Will it stay there \*forever? \* [first tag closed - second: used the [I and], but not the /. ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2004, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test/252386/2 "2004-06-27T07:04:57Z")
font size 3 I don’t understand the italics [in this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=4996958&postcount=22) I know it was my fault, but what happened? Why won’t they return to normal, no matter what I try? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2004, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test/252386/3 "2004-06-28T15:24:49Z")
Hm. At least two other people noticed it, so there was definitely something odd there… But when I go to that thread, I see nothing remarkable, not even a coding mistake restricted to your post, and nor do I see a mod edit tagline indicating a fix. In other words, I’m befuzzled. ---
**Author:** ![Pashnish\_Ewing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2004, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test/252386/4 "2004-06-28T16:44:43Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Hm. At least two other people noticed it, so there was definitely something odd there… But when I go to that thread, I see nothing remarkable, not even a coding mistake restricted to your post, and nor do I see a mod edit tagline indicating a fix. > > In other words, I’m befuzzled. Testing. ---
**Author:** ![Pashnish\_Ewing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2004, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test/252386/5 "2004-06-28T17:58:26Z")
> [@Pashnish Ewing](#): > > Testing. testing again ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2004, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test/252386/6 "2004-06-28T21:26:36Z")
What are you testing, **Pashnish Ewing**? Ah. Good. That means I’m not the only flabbergasted one. Thanks, **Chronos** 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2004, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test/252386/7 "2004-06-28T21:30:31Z")
I’ve come into this a little late (sorry about that), but is this a coding problem or browser issue? your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test/252386/8 "2004-06-29T03:19:33Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > I’ve come into this a little late (sorry about that), but is this a coding problem or browser issue? > > your humble TubaDiva > Administrator I saw it too, I think it was coding. Unless it is an IE6 issue. Or a glitch in the Matrix. fnordfnordfnordfnordfnordfnordfnord ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test/252386/9 "2004-06-29T14:15:47Z")
Originally Posted by **TubaDiva** > [@](#): > > - > > I’ve come into this a little late (sorry about that), but is this a coding problem or browser issue?\* Was that a question for me, Ms. Diva? I have no clue. As I said: I’m a :wally I know the thread is back to normal again. But I don’t know why, or how. Thank you, though. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2004, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test/252386/10 "2004-06-30T09:56:28Z")
Testing. ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2004, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test/252386/11 "2004-06-30T19:03:55Z")
**Liberal** , I saw that. 😉