# Practice spoier post

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-spoier-post/379928>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [November 10, 2006, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-spoier-post/379928 "2006-11-10T21:11:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sonia\_Montdore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-spoier-post/379928/1 "2006-11-10T21:11:01Z")

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So let’s see if I’ve figured out how to box a spoiler.

[spoiler]- so let’s see if I’ve figured out how to box a spoiler.[spoiler]

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**Author:** ![Sonia\_Montdore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-spoier-post/379928/2 "2006-11-10T21:12:03Z")

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Damn! Back to the drawing board. I thought I was following the directions, too.

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**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-spoier-post/379928/3 "2006-11-10T21:14:51Z")

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[QUOTE=Sonia Montdore]  
So let’s see if I’ve figured out how to box a spoiler.  
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No – you need:  
[spoiler]- so let’s see if I’ve figured out how to box a spoiler.[/ spoiler]  
(with a slash, but without spaces inside the brackets), to give:

- so let’s see if I’ve figured out how to box a spoiler.

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**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-spoier-post/379928/4 "2006-11-10T21:15:02Z")

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Try again putting a / in your last spoiler. Like this…[/spoiler]

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**Author:** ![Sonia\_Montdore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-spoier-post/379928/5 "2006-11-10T21:17:52Z")

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Thanks, Giles and Honey. Okay, try again with the /:

better luck this time.

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**Author:** ![Sonia\_Montdore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-spoier-post/379928/6 "2006-11-10T21:18:59Z")

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Yeehaw! The / was the charm. Much obliged for the tip, Honey and Giles.

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**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2006, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-spoier-post/379928/7 "2006-11-12T16:20:03Z")

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Just jumping in to test this

E=mc[sup]2[/sup]