# Sig test **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 15, 2001, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/54644 "2001-02-15T21:40:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2001, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/54644/1 "2001-02-15T21:40:08Z")
No message ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2001, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/54644/2 "2001-02-16T02:59:18Z")
updated sig ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2001, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/54644/3 "2001-02-16T03:00:44Z")
updated sig ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2001, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/54644/4 "2001-02-16T04:14:52Z")
Jes’ checkin’ mine. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@MonkeyMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMan)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2001, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/54644/5 "2001-02-16T07:02:49Z")
[IMDB](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0104316) galaxies in collision. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2001, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/54644/6 "2001-02-16T14:32:36Z")
Test ---
**Author:** ![Capt.Nemo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@Capt.Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2001, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/54644/7 "2001-02-16T17:41:38Z")
test me too ---
**Author:** ![Capt.Nemo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@Capt.Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2001, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/54644/8 "2001-02-16T17:45:02Z")
My first post anywhere, on anything. uh-oh. Said the “F” word. Case of beer. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2001, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/54644/9 "2001-02-17T15:02:46Z")
checking link in sig: ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2001, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/54644/10 "2001-02-17T22:29:44Z")
You probably want to replace the “#newpost” part of the URL in your sig. The “#newpost” anchor is temporary and moves around. What you need on the end of your URL is “#post1134068”. I think that is the post you are trying to point to. I think it should look like this: Apparently I’m [a crack smoking whore with the intelligence of a chicken](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=59965#post1134068) And a _merfag_ as well.:rolleyes: Then you can be called a “crack smoking whore” fair and proper. Jim ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2001, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/54644/11 "2001-02-18T18:32:27Z")
Actually, it should be "postid=1134068#post1134068 " I think, I’ll check it now. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1134068#post1134068](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1134068#post1134068) Yep. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2001, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/54644/12 "2001-02-18T21:28:20Z")
You can use either method. The part after the **“showthread?”** is the search criteria. The **“postid=1134068”** or **“threadid=59965”** both pull up the same thread. One searches for a thread by that number, the other searches for the thread that contains that post number. I would think that the use of the **threadid** is less stress on the system since it is a smaller index. The **“#post1134068”** part is what repositions the display to that particular post. It’s the anchor name and tells the browser where to position the display. So, both this: **[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1134068#post1134068](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1134068#post1134068)** And this: **[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=59965#post1134068](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=59965#post1134068)** End up at the same post. I prefer using the _threadid_ method, since it is the same whether you are referring to a thread or a post in a thread. If you want to go to a particular post, just add the “#post000000” part onto the end of what you already have. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2001, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/54644/13 "2001-02-19T13:09:17Z")
Hmm, interesting. Does **bolding** not work within the [sub] tags? The usernames in my sig are supposed to be in boldface text, but it doesn’t show when I preview… _Italics_ worked fine… ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2001, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/54644/14 "2001-02-19T13:11:33Z")
Doesn’t show when I submit it, either. ---
**Author:** ![Wicked\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2acd7d/32.png) [@Wicked\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wicked_Blue)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2001, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/54644/15 "2001-02-19T15:32:52Z")
sig test ---
**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:** [February 19, 2001, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/54644/16 "2001-02-19T22:17:22Z")
It looks fine to me, **AudreyK**. Perhaps it’s a browser or OS issue? I’m using Netscape Communicator 4.74, under Windows 2000. ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/43a26b/32.png) [@Orange\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Cat)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2001, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/54644/17 "2001-02-19T22:36:41Z")
Nothing witty here. Just a first post test. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2001, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/54644/18 "2001-02-20T00:17:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chronos \* > \*\*It looks fine to me, **AudreyK**. Perhaps it’s a browser or OS issue? I’m using Netscape Communicator 4.74, under Windows 2000. \*\* Might be an OS issue. I’m running Mac OS 9. Last night, I posted those posts using IE 5. I just checked them with Communicator 4.6, and the usernames still weren’t in boldface. Phooey. Thanks, **Chronos**. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2001, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/54644/19 "2001-02-20T02:16:51Z")
[sub]This is a test[/sub]\*\* - [sub]This is a test (with bold)[/sub]\*\* [sub]**This is a test (with bold)**[/sub] There seems to be only a very slight difference between subscript with bold and without. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2001, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/54644/20 "2001-02-20T06:42:31Z")
Thing is, I could’ve sworn that subscript boldface text was just as dark as non-subscripted boldface text before. Hope I wasn’t imagining that. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/54644.md?page=2)