# Test (Ignore) **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 18, 2012, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/638097 "2012-10-18T04:05:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/638097/1 "2012-10-18T04:05:41Z")
Test ---
**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/638097/2 "2012-10-18T04:30:56Z")
Ignored. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/638097/3 "2012-10-18T04:46:04Z")
how can i? it is staring me in the face. ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/638097/4 "2012-10-18T05:58:35Z")
You don’t _seriously_ expect _Dopers_ to ignore something that specifically _commands_ them to do so, do you?[😉](http://www.google.com/) [sup]snuck a test of my own in there…[/sup] ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/638097/5 "2012-10-18T07:02:32Z")
Need to enable polls in ATMB so the rest of us can vote on whether OP’s test succeeded or failed. [sub]What was this test testing, again?[/sub] ---
**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:** [October 18, 2012, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/638097/6 "2012-10-18T07:13:55Z")
Wait, there’s a test? Why didn’t anyone tell me? Where’s my pencil? Wait a minute, why aren’t I wearing any clothes? ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/638097/7 "2012-10-18T12:50:54Z")
Did I pass? What do I win? ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/638097/8 "2012-10-18T14:32:24Z")
This is what I find most alarming: > [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > \*Last edited by TreacherousCretin; Today at 12:06 AM. \* Now that **TreacherousCretin** has gained the power to edit, can mind control be far behind? ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/638097/9 "2012-10-18T14:49:12Z")
Ok, I tested putting the OP on ignore. Now what do I do? ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/638097/10 "2012-10-18T15:51:14Z")
Apparently, the function _test()_, when given the argument _Ignore_, performs somewhat counter-intuitively. Unless you’ve been here for a while. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/638097/11 "2012-10-18T15:53:17Z")
reported ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/638097/12 "2012-10-18T16:15:28Z")
Can I stop ignoring this yet? ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/638097/13 "2012-10-18T16:54:27Z")
I’m still looking for the ignore button. Is it a donor option? ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/638097/14 "2012-10-18T17:47:30Z")
Good grief. I was just trying to quietly figure out how to strikeover text. What have I created? ---
**Author:** ![conway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@conway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/conway)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/638097/15 "2012-10-18T20:28:39Z")
Ignorance. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/638097/16 "2012-10-18T20:32:53Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > Good grief. I was just trying to quietly figure out how to strikeover text. [del]Did it work?[/del] ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/638097/17 "2012-10-18T23:39:54Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > Good grief. I was just trying to quietly figure out how to strikeover text. What have I created? Oh I get it! To win I would have to not post. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/638097/18 "2012-10-19T00:15:18Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > [del]Did it work?[/del] No. Please share the secret with me. Did you type: bracket del closebracket Did it work? bracket del closebracket or did you press the Delete key instead of typing out “del”? My first attempts failed, and now everybody’s pointing at me and giggling. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/638097/19 "2012-10-19T00:20:41Z")
You type [del] at the start and [/del] at the end. Just leave out the spaces. You know, you can see a lot of these things by quoting someone’s post. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/638097/20 "2012-10-19T00:28:00Z")
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