# test test test test **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 20, 2000, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-test-test-test/41992 "2000-11-20T17:38:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mdf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@mdf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mdf)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2000, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-test-test-test/41992/1 "2000-11-20T17:38:51Z")
to the tune of ‘Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam…’ which was probably to the tune of something UKOGBANIsh, but I don’t know what. ---
**Author:** ![mdf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@mdf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mdf)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2000, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-test-test-test/41992/2 "2000-11-20T18:21:39Z")
and yet again… ---
**Author:** ![SkinnyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@SkinnyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkinnyGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2000, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-test-test-test/41992/3 "2000-11-20T19:23:19Z")
…but this seems like a good thread to post _my_ test. Checking the e-mail notification. (So please don’t swamp this thread with posts, and therefore my mailbox with mail.) ---
**Author:** ![SkinnyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@SkinnyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkinnyGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2000, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-test-test-test/41992/4 "2000-11-20T19:49:43Z")
Let’s see if this generates an e-mail… ---
**Author:** ![SkinnyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@SkinnyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkinnyGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2000, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-test-test-test/41992/5 "2000-11-20T20:42:20Z")
It didn’t. Let’s see what happens if I start a thread with notification on… Continued elsewhere… ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2000, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-test-test-test/41992/6 "2000-11-21T01:23:37Z")
If all is well, Skinny, NOW you will get an e-mail. It has to be someone other than yourself. ---
**Author:** ![TomH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/90db22/32.png) [@TomH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TomH)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2000, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-test-test-test/41992/7 "2000-11-21T14:38:43Z")
Another pointless test. ---
**Author:** ![TomH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/90db22/32.png) [@TomH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TomH)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2000, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-test-test-test/41992/8 "2000-11-21T14:40:19Z")
Sorry, I was trying to test my new sig. ---
**Author:** ![TomH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/90db22/32.png) [@TomH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TomH)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2000, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-test-test-test/41992/9 "2000-11-21T15:12:05Z")
Second sig test ---
**Author:** ![Fishhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9f8e36/32.png) [@Fishhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fishhead)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2000, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-test-test-test/41992/10 "2000-11-21T15:20:43Z")
This is really a posting test, but I thought I could kill two birds with one stone, if anyone actually reads this. How the heck do you get those emoticons to come up? The “disable smilies” box is not checked. Why would anyone want to disable the things anyway, if all they have to do is not post any??? How do you post links?? ---
**Author:** ![Fishhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9f8e36/32.png) [@Fishhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fishhead)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2000, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-test-test-test/41992/11 "2000-11-21T15:41:54Z")
Please no SIEUI posts :o (I did try searching first, but not hard enough I guess) test of link post [http://theonion.com/onion3625/harry\_potter.html](http://theonion.com/onion3625/harry_potter.html) ---
**Author:** ![Fishhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9f8e36/32.png) [@Fishhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fishhead)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2000, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-test-test-test/41992/12 "2000-11-21T15:50:22Z")
hyperlink test [harry potter link](http://theonion.com/onion3625/harry_potter.html) ---
**Author:** ![scratch1300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2000, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-test-test-test/41992/13 "2000-11-21T16:00:18Z")
[ul][li]alpha[/li][#]beta [li]gamma delta[/li][.]epsilon omega[/ul] [ub]bold under[/ub] [bu]under bold[/bu] [ib]bold ital[/ib] [bi]ital bold[/bi] [ubi]omni[/ubi] ---
**Author:** ![scratch1300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2000, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-test-test-test/41992/14 "2000-11-21T16:18:04Z")
_ **omni** _ _ **boldital** _ **boldunder** _italunder_ [sub]_**really![/sub]**_ [sub]_smallital[/sub]_ [sub]smallunder[/sub] [sub]**nothing?[/sub]** [sub]puny[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![scratch1300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2000, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-test-test-test/41992/15 "2000-11-21T16:19:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by scratch1300 \* > \*\*_ **omni** _ > _ **boldital** _ > **boldunder** > _italunder_ > [sub]_**really![/sub]**_ > [sub]_smallital[/sub]_ > [sub]smallunder[/sub] > [sub]**nothing?[/sub]** > [sub]puny[/sub] \*\* NOW\>\>\>\> ---
**Author:** ![scratch1300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2000, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-test-test-test/41992/16 "2000-11-21T16:20:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by scratch1300 \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by scratch1300 \* > > \*\*_ **omni** _ > > _ **boldital** _ > > **boldunder** > > _italunder_ > > [sub]_**really![/sub]**_ > > [sub]_smallital[/sub]_ > > [sub]smallunder[/sub] > > [sub]**nothing?[/sub]** > > [sub]puny[/sub] \*\* > > NOW\>\>\>\> \*\* GrrrrRRRRRR!!! ---
**Author:** ![scratch1300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2000, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-test-test-test/41992/17 "2000-11-21T16:22:24Z")
_ **omni** _ _ **boldital** _ **boldunder** _italunder_ [sub]_**really![/sub]**_ [sub]_smallital[/sub]_ [sub]smallunder[/sub] [sub]**nothing?[/sub]** [sub]puny[/sub] I really mean it… ---
**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:** [November 21, 2000, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-test-test-test/41992/18 "2000-11-21T19:35:39Z")
[sub][sup]just looking at my new sig[/sub][/sup] ---
**Author:** ![Milossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Milossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milossarian)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2000, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-test-test-test/41992/19 "2000-11-21T22:09:25Z")
Some people actually get email notification when someone responds to their threads? How quaint. I did that once. What a nightmare. ---
**Author:** ![darik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@darik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/darik)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2000, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-test-test-test/41992/20 "2000-11-22T03:12:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TomH \* > \*\*Sorry, I was trying to test my new sig. \*\* Whooh!! quote test [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-test-test-test/41992.md?page=2)