# Just testing the spoiler codes **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 12, 2002, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-the-spoiler-codes/108659 "2002-05-12T18:23:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2002, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-the-spoiler-codes/108659/1 "2002-05-12T18:23:03Z")
This is a test This is a test This is a test This is a test This is a test [spoiler]This is a test[/spoiler ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2002, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-the-spoiler-codes/108659/2 "2002-05-12T18:51:36Z")
Me too. How many lines of text can I get in one of these? How many lines of text can I get in one of these? How many lines of text can I get in one of these? How many lines of text can I get in one of these? How many lines of text can I get in one of these? How many lines of text can I get in one of these? How many lines of text can I get in one of these? How many lines of text can I get in one of these? How many lines of text can I get in one of these? How many lines of text can I get in one of these? How many lines of text can I get in one of these? How many lines of text can I get in one of these? How many lines of text can I get in one of these? How many lines of text can I get in one of these? How many lines of text can I get in one of these? How many lines of text can I get in one of these? ---
**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2002, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-the-spoiler-codes/108659/3 "2002-05-12T18:59:49Z")
In _Psycho_, Norman Bates is HIS OWN MOTHER! ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2002, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-the-spoiler-codes/108659/4 "2002-05-12T19:31:01Z")
What? He gave birth to himself? That must have been one hell of a delivery. No wonder he turned out like he did. ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2002, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-the-spoiler-codes/108659/5 "2002-05-12T20:37:11Z")
Is this right? I didn’t even know you could do spoilers… ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2002, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-the-spoiler-codes/108659/6 "2002-05-12T20:44:01Z")
Let’s see if this works. Happy Mother’s Day ---
**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-the-spoiler-codes/108659/7 "2002-05-13T00:02:50Z")
This is not a test:D ---
**Author:** ![Robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Robb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robb)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-the-spoiler-codes/108659/8 "2002-05-13T14:31:27Z")
you can’t hide smilies? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![MachV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@MachV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachV)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-the-spoiler-codes/108659/9 "2002-05-13T14:40:14Z")
I need a sandwich ---
**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:** [May 13, 2002, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-the-spoiler-codes/108659/10 "2002-05-13T21:55:50Z")
Quoth **Robb** : > [@](#): > > you can’t hide smilies? :eek: Sure you can, you just have to know how! J ---
**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-the-spoiler-codes/108659/11 "2002-05-13T23:41:16Z")
Do I know how? J ---
**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-the-spoiler-codes/108659/12 "2002-05-13T23:51:33Z")
Thanks, **Chronos** , you are wise indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-the-spoiler-codes/108659/13 "2002-05-14T01:32:11Z")
All of these features finally being implemented will spoil us eventually. 😃 I’m sure it’s based on **Anthracite** ’s basic hack (in fact, there’s evidence of it in this very thread), just color-reversed (which makes sense, as I suppose text recoloring is tough to ‘contain’). ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-the-spoiler-codes/108659/14 "2002-05-14T02:02:04Z")
Derleth, I would like to correct a misconception before people start thinking we copied Anthracite’s code without crediting her - our spoiler tag was inspired by the spoiler feature at the temporary SDMB at BbBoard, and by something found at the vBulletin support forum. Anthracite was consulted on suggestions to make a spoiler tag work with the Opera browser (thank you Anthracite), but before I asked her that I had no idea she had implemented a spoiler tag at the Unaboard. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-the-spoiler-codes/108659/15 "2002-05-14T02:19:19Z")
**Arnold** is correct. The first implementation of the Spoiler hack here, the one that didn’t work well at all with Ver. 1.x and was active for about 24 hours, was mine verbatim. This current one sprung “fully formed” from someone else’s brow. And I didn’t help with the current one, as I was off-base on the proper solution. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-the-spoiler-codes/108659/16 "2002-05-14T04:24:55Z")
OK. I knew the **Coal Queen** created the Old Spoiler, and I thought that the New Spoiler was a direct lift of it. I also knew the BbBoard had spoiler tags and other neat stuff, but I didn’t think the code would port as nicely to vB as the Old Spoilers, which were vB to begin with (admittedly flawed with Version 1, but There’s Always Another Bug). I love having new features here, anyway. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-the-spoiler-codes/108659/17 "2002-05-14T04:28:43Z")
:eek:Are you afraid of the dark?😃Not I!🆒I love the night life… ChiefScott will be so impressed.