Why do we need to test our posts here, when we now have the ability to preview our posts?
Would something show up on a test post that you normally could not see on a preview?
Good point - I just thought of this the other day when I changed my sig. There’s no need to preview a sig post (and I didn’t) - just look at a previous post you made with your old sig, and the new sig will show up in its place.
This forum predates the ability to preview; you’re right, though, it is no longer necessaru for that purpose. But if you scan the thread subjects in here, you’ll note that there are more than just test threads going on.
A lot of people who test different sigs want to see them together, for comparison.
They code directly on the post, with [sub]different** fonts[/sub]**
They don’t actually modify their sig in the profile until it looks just right.
Like this fellow’s test thread (jump to the link to see):
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