# Test-dont read.(sorry folks,I already miss the old site!) **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 22, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read-sorry-folks-i-already-miss-the-old-site/911872 "2020-06-22T17:30:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read-sorry-folks-i-already-miss-the-old-site/911872/1 "2020-06-22T17:30:06Z")
this is my first attempt to use the new site. and now this line willattempt to use **strong text** bold type **strong text** and then return to regular font Andnow this line will attempt to use _emphasized text_italic type _emphasized text_and then return to regular font and this is a anttempt to use a[link to a cnn article](https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/22/europe/black-britain-systemic-racism-cnn-poll-gbr-intl/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read-sorry-folks-i-already-miss-the-old-site/911872/2 "2020-06-22T17:36:29Z")
lets try again with the bold type and then regular ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read-sorry-folks-i-already-miss-the-old-site/911872/4 "2020-06-22T17:37:02Z")
andnow I;ll try again with italic font and then regualr ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read-sorry-folks-i-already-miss-the-old-site/911872/5 "2020-06-22T17:37:53Z")
You know when you’re typing on the right hand side of the edit box is how it will format in the final post right. ---
**Author:** ![Ceejaytee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ceejaytee/32/2956_2.png) [@Ceejaytee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ceejaytee)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read-sorry-folks-i-already-miss-the-old-site/911872/6 "2020-06-22T17:38:38Z")
Just borrowing your **thread** to make a post to _prove_ I can. Oh, look, there’s a preview box. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read-sorry-folks-i-already-miss-the-old-site/911872/7 "2020-06-22T17:38:56Z")
okay so now I know that the old system of formatting works using the square brackets and backslash ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read-sorry-folks-i-already-miss-the-old-site/911872/8 "2020-06-22T17:40:19Z")
wow!!! I’m famous.My threads are worth borrowing! Thanks. But I still miss the old site. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read-sorry-folks-i-already-miss-the-old-site/911872/9 "2020-06-22T17:41:39Z")
oops!! now I’m pissed off! --I tried to quote Ceejaytee 's post,butIcan’t figure out how. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read-sorry-folks-i-already-miss-the-old-site/911872/10 "2020-06-22T17:43:32Z")
I c > [@Ceejaytee](#): > > Just borrowing your **thread** to make a post to _prove_ I can. Oh, look, there’s a preview box. ahh!!! okay.I think this will work now. You have to highlight the quote,then an option appears to reply to it. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read-sorry-folks-i-already-miss-the-old-site/911872/11 "2020-06-22T17:45:47Z")
> [@Ashtura](#): > > You know when you’re typing on the right hand side of the edit box is how it will format in the final post right. okay, I;m trying this now…Here is a bold face word and here is something in italics. hey–I can see myself on the right!!! it’s magic!!! ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read-sorry-folks-i-already-miss-the-old-site/911872/12 "2020-06-22T18:51:44Z")
So do infrequent posters see the creepy stalkery statements about them? @Ceejaytee, did you see the forum software post that “It’s been a while since we’ve seen Ceejaytee — their last post was 8 months ago.” ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read-sorry-folks-i-already-miss-the-old-site/911872/13 "2020-06-22T18:57:13Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > I c > > > [@Ceejaytee](#): > > > > Just borrowing your **thread** to make a post to _prove_ I can. Oh, look, there’s a preview box. > > ahh!!! okay.I think this will work now. > You have to highlight the quote,then an option appears to reply to it. You can also hit the speech bubble in the quick reply box and it will throw the quote into your reply. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read-sorry-folks-i-already-miss-the-old-site/911872/14 "2020-06-22T19:27:38Z")
“Creepy” and “stalkery”? 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read-sorry-folks-i-already-miss-the-old-site/911872/15 "2020-06-22T20:15:56Z")
Borrowing for unrelated testing of edit tracking ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read-sorry-folks-i-already-miss-the-old-site/911872/16 "2020-06-22T22:54:16Z")
Can you do this on the old site? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read-sorry-folks-i-already-miss-the-old-site/911872/17 "2020-06-22T23:05:16Z")
Oh that’s cool. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read-sorry-folks-i-already-miss-the-old-site/911872/18 "2020-06-22T23:29:27Z")
How the fuck did you do that? I like it! Is that the [del] del [/del] function? Thanks for the sandbox, **Beckster** , it was an inevitability. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read-sorry-folks-i-already-miss-the-old-site/911872/19 "2020-06-22T23:30:34Z")
[Harry from 3rd Rock from The Sun] Okay, NOT the del function … _sheepish face_ ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read-sorry-folks-i-already-miss-the-old-site/911872/20 "2020-06-22T23:46:11Z")
once I read “don’t read” I _have_ to read. 😝 meanwhile, really? I can stick a poll right in here? and it will make a pie chart??? this I have to see _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read-sorry-folks-i-already-miss-the-old-site/911872/20))_ and now I am watching this thread. it’s not getting away with anything. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read-sorry-folks-i-already-miss-the-old-site/911872/21 "2020-06-22T23:49:48Z")
It’s not a very interesting chart if everybody likes pie. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read-sorry-folks-i-already-miss-the-old-site/911872.md?page=2)