# Test thread — to test things out. Do not lock! **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 27, 2021, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736 "2021-12-27T18:05:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2021, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/1 "2021-12-27T18:05:07Z")
Puzzlegal edited this post to add: The mods are testing the “globally pin a post” feature. Just dismiss this and you shouldn’t see it again. Sorry about that. Mods please do not lock this thread. I had a previous one that had been locked. Booh! Everyone, feel free to test things here. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2021, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/2 "2021-12-27T18:06:18Z")
Does this work in spoilers? [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](https://imgur.com/a/Xn3fJmt) (For the Wordle thread) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2021, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/3 "2021-12-27T18:09:47Z")
What if a mod wants to test locking a thread? ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/4 "2021-12-27T18:15:33Z")
Then I sure hope they also test unlocking it. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2021, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/5 "2021-12-27T18:24:15Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > What if a mod wants to test locking a thread? Sorted. > [@Mod Lock Test Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-lock-test-thread/956738): > > A thread to allow mods to test thread locking, ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/6 "2021-12-27T18:35:40Z")
May I ask a stupid question? ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/7 "2021-12-27T18:41:05Z")
Yes. Your stupid question limit is now used up. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/8 "2021-12-27T18:42:06Z")
It works! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/9 "2021-12-29T10:22:05Z")
How to write an asterisk (\*): precede it with a backslash, \ ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/10 "2021-12-29T10:25:55Z")
From GreenWyvern — There’s a basic set of old vBulletin smilies [here](https://www.vbulletin.org/forum/misc.php?do=showsmilies). [![](https://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/eek.gif) ](https://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/eek.gif) And a larger set [here](https://forums.somethingawful.com/misc.php?action=showsmilies). [![](https://i.somethingawful.com/forumsystem/emoticons/emot-doh.gif) ](https://i.somethingawful.com/forumsystem/emoticons/emot-doh.gif) Just link the images directly. [![](https://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/eek.gif) ](https://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/eek.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/11 "2021-12-29T10:45:50Z")
And, I found my old test thread: > [@Test Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/729120): > > My plan is to test things from time to time. Forever Portfolio [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18636195#post18636195](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18636195#post18636195) BDC Indexes to Posts in Reverse Chronological Order [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18570975#post18570975](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18570975#post18570975) > [@Test Thread: Bakers Dozen Categories So Far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-bakers-dozen-categories-so-far/661653): > > I’m building a list of The Game Room thread [Bakers Dozen](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=573445). I’m only about a third of the way through so far, and that list follows. Little Nemo compiled one [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=13109094#post13109094), and that was almost 3 years and about 15,000 posts earlier, so my list when it’s done is going to be quite long. Am testing it here, so far, to see how it goes. I plan to embed the links in the category name, not like they’re shown below. My plan is to list the categories in reverse chronological order, with the latest topics at the to… ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/12 "2021-12-29T22:43:15Z")
México = 31 states and CDMX, Ciudad de México Aguascalientes Baja California Baja California Sur Campeche Chiapas Chihuahua Coahuila Colima Durango Guanajuato Guerrero Hidalgo Jalisco México (CDMX, Ciudad de México) Michoacán Morelos Nayarit Nuevo León Oaxaca Puebla Querétaro Quintana Roo San Luis Potosí Sinaloa Sonora Tabasco Tamaulipas Tlaxcala Veracruz Yucatán Zacatecas ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/13 "2021-12-30T03:25:00Z")
video link test #1 - bare link on its own line. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/T-veARPS0tg/maxresdefault.jpg "How Often Does It Snow In Britain? | QI") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-veARPS0tg) ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/14 "2021-12-30T03:26:52Z")
video link #2. bare link at end of line. [What Christmas Tradition Did Insurers Try To Ban? | QI - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YKGEE4dmdc) ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/15 "2021-12-30T03:30:07Z")
video link #3. Formatted link on its own line. [QI clip - dirtiest underwear?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2nSfdP1iV0) ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/16 "2021-12-30T03:35:25Z")
video link #4 formatted link within a line - [Another QI Link (Stephen Fry era)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9CpUVNyqBg) - like so. ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/17 "2021-12-31T16:46:57Z")
Testy buggers! ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/18 "2021-12-31T16:49:37Z")
Oi @Spiff ! Where have you been ? ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/19 "2021-12-31T18:02:10Z")
Yeah really. Hi @Spiff. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/20 "2022-01-02T04:38:32Z")
video link #5 - bare link within a line. look → [What's The Most Brainless Military Strategy In History? | QI - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkd6E2b1pOM) ← here [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736.md?page=2)