# Question on scripting in threads and post counts **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 6, 2000, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-scripting-in-threads-and-post-counts/28333 "2000-08-06T16:16:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2000, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-scripting-in-threads-and-post-counts/28333/1 "2000-08-06T16:16:57Z")
1. How are people able to change the size of the font in threads etc… I’ve looked around and can’t find the code their refering to. Superscript? 2. Someone mentioned this in another thread and it got me wondering: Why are the post counts listed under the postee? This, to me, seems to lead to confusion and arrogance on behalf of new posters and old. Why not just show the date they became a member? If number 2 should be posted in a forum, direct me to it and I’ll do a cut-n-paste. As always in this forum, thank you in advance (My vB coding is much better because of it.). Chris ---
**Author:** ![Soda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@Soda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soda)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2000, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-scripting-in-threads-and-post-counts/28333/2 "2000-08-06T16:41:55Z")
Do you mean like [sup]this[/sup]? Or [sub]this[/sub]? Those are the two I figured out and it works like this: {sup}this{/sup} and {sub}this{/sub}. Exchange {} for. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2000, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-scripting-in-threads-and-post-counts/28333/3 "2000-08-06T18:33:31Z")
Yeah, post counts do make some folks arrogant, but if we didn’t have them, then people would brag about their registration dates. If we didn’t have them, either, than folks would still get arrogant, but without a number set in stone to point to. They’re also useful in a few other cases… For instance, if a person posts in the wrong forum, or commits a major faux pas, it might mitigate things if they were a newbie, not familiar with the board. One of my favorite sigs, by the way, was “Oh, yeah? Well, I’ve still got more posts than Cecil!” ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-scripting-in-threads-and-post-counts/28333/4 "2000-08-07T00:19:40Z")
Good point Chronos. Thanks Soda. I was more interested in the small font I see posted some times. But yours was a question I was wondering too. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2000, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-scripting-in-threads-and-post-counts/28333/5 "2000-08-07T07:40:58Z")
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**Author:** ![Soda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@Soda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soda)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-scripting-in-threads-and-post-counts/28333/6 "2000-08-07T13:55:40Z")
[sub]But if a post is written entirely in {sub} or {sup}, then it looks like small font, right? Like this one.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-scripting-in-threads-and-post-counts/28333/7 "2000-08-07T19:32:29Z")
Thanks guys/gals. I’m really not up to speed on code things. Never done it outside of my old Apple ][e. I appreciate you walking me through it. Soda, I don’t know you, but I like ya. Thanks, I think I get the superscript now. Now, (I see that smirk on your face) another question. When quoting someone else, how do you get their name included in the quote. That is, I sometimes run into threads that say within the quote, ‘originally posted by…’. I’ve been screwing around with preview and whatnot, but, for the life of me, I can’t figure out how to do it. I’ve tried any number of codes listed, but nothing seems to work for me. I’ve done the {quote}{quote}post{quote}reply{quote}, replaced by etc., and cap. letter’s. But I’m trying to show others’ who posted it and who responded and can’t put it in my post without it looking wrong. Again, thank you, Chris ---
**Author:** ![ren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@ren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ren)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-scripting-in-threads-and-post-counts/28333/8 "2000-08-07T19:34:35Z")
Try the little “quote” button at the bottom of each post and see what happens! ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-scripting-in-threads-and-post-counts/28333/9 "2000-08-07T19:56:32Z")
What **ren said** if you hit the _reply with quote_ you will get the name of the poster . This is a recent upgrade and wasn’t there when the software was changed(it was there with the old software however). Also people sometimes just use the quote codes and c&p what they want in between them and that doesn’t give any name . ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-scripting-in-threads-and-post-counts/28333/10 "2000-08-07T20:36:23Z")
Thanks Guys. ---
**Author:** ![Fanny\_May](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3be4f8/32.png) [@Fanny\_May](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fanny_May)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2000, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-scripting-in-threads-and-post-counts/28333/11 "2000-08-08T05:06:35Z")
\*\* [Don’t forget the link. Here’s how to post one, Part Next](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=25307)\*\* It’s amazed me, especially the part about making a link to a particular thread, and posting in blue letters without a thread.