# 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:** 19
**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:** [April 18, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/366 "2023-04-18T22:58:02Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/K10LDBf2Jgw/maxresdefault.jpg "Laverbread - Weird Stuff in a Can # 175") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K10LDBf2Jgw) ---
**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:** [April 19, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/367 "2023-04-19T12:40:53Z")
testage ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2023, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/368 "2023-04-23T04:04:13Z")
[link test](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_Majesty%27s_Theatre_(disambiguation)) ---
**Author:** ![Bashorian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bashorian/32/3546_2.png) [@Bashorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bashorian)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2023, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/369 "2023-04-30T01:43:30Z")
Post. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/370 "2023-04-30T04:38:39Z")
Hello and welcome to this photo of a sea lion. [![](https://i.imgur.com/l8AUxNO.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/l8AUxNO.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2023, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/371 "2023-04-30T11:15:04Z")
Testing the dirty lowdown… with backslash > **[Boz Scaggs - Lowdown (Official Audio)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-hKBmTAADo%5C&feature=youtu.be)** > > Boz Scaggs' official audio for 'Lowdown' off the album Silk DegreesListen to the album: https://BozScaggs.lnk.to/silkdegreesYDClick to listen to Boz Scaggs o... ---
**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:** [May 1, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/372 "2023-05-01T16:55:41Z")
Testing tables. | **Rank** | **Country** | **Total Area** | **Total Land Mass** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Russia | 6,601,665 | 6,323,142 | | 2 | Canada | 3,855,101 | 3,511,022 | | 3 | China | 3,747,877 | 3,624,807 | | 4 | United States | 3,618,783 | 3,531,837 | | 5 | Brazil | 3,287,955 | 2,966,151 | | 6 | Australia | 2,969,906 | 2,966,151 | | 7 | India | 1,269,345 | 1,147,955 | | 8 | Argentina | 1,073,518 | 1,056,641 | | 9 | Kazakhstan | 1,052,089 | 1,042,360 | | 10 | Algeria | 919,595 | 919,595 | ---
**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:** [May 1, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/373 "2023-05-01T16:59:21Z")
Is it possible to add a leading space(s) or blanks for the Algeria values? Or, to right justify all values? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/374 "2023-05-01T17:10:42Z")
| Rank | Country | Total Area | Total Land Mass | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Russia | 6,601,665 | 6,323,142 | | 2 | Canada | 3,855,101 | 3,511,022 | | 3 | China | 3,747,877 | 3,624,807 | | 4 | United States | 3,618,783 | 3,531,837 | | 5 | Brazil | 3,287,955 | 2,966,151 | | 6 | Australia | 2,969,906 | 2,966,151 | | 7 | India | 1,269,345 | 1,147,955 | | 8 | Argentina | 1,073,518 | 1,056,641 | | 9 | Kazakhstan | 1,052,089 | 1,042,360 | | 10 | Algeria | 919,595 | 919,595 | Not even ascii code Alt-0160 will do it. I added a leading Alt-0157 and you get that box character. If you cut and paste from Excel, it ignores the alignment. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/375 "2023-05-01T17:22:27Z")
Testing tables. | **Rank** | **Country** | **Total Area** | **Total Land Mass** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Russia | 6,601,665 | 6,323,142 | | 2 | Canada | 3,855,101 | 3,511,022 | | 3 | China | 3,747,877 | 3,624,807 | | 4 | United States | 3,618,783 | 3,531,837 | | 5 | Brazil | 3,287,955 | 2,966,151 | | 6 | Australia | 2,969,906 | 2,966,151 | | 7 | India | 1,269,345 | 1,147,955 | | 8 | Argentina | 1,073,518 | 1,056,641 | | 9 | Kazakhstan | 1,052,089 | 1,042,360 | | 10 | Algeria | 919,595 | 919,595 | Handy reference: > **[Extended Syntax | Markdown Guide](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/)** > > Advanced features that build on the basic Markdown syntax. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/376 "2023-05-01T17:30:31Z")
Very cool, I never knew about the colons. You can align text in the columns to the left, right, or center by adding a colon (`:`) to the left, right, or on both side of the hyphens within the header row. ```auto | Syntax | Description | Test Text | | :--- | :----: | ---: | | Header | Title | Here's this | | Paragraph | Text | And more | ``` ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/377 "2023-05-01T17:33:12Z")
I’ve found googling with “markdown code” as an added term will usually give you something that Discourse can understand. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/378 "2023-05-01T18:07:45Z")
Pretty cool. Thanks. With some playing with pipes… | **Rank** | **Country** | **Total Area** | **Total Land Mass** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Russia | 6,601,665 | | 6,323,142 | | 2 | Canada | 3,855,101 | | 3,511,022 | | 3 | China | 3,747,877 | | 3,624,807 | | 4 | United States | 3,618,783 | | 3,531,837 | | 5 | Brazil | 3,287,955 | | 2,966,151 | | 6 | Australia | 2,969,906 | | 2,966,151 | | 7 | India | 1,269,345 | | 1,147,955 | | 8 | Argentina | 1,073,518 | | 1,056,641 | | 9 | Kazakhstan | 1,052,089 | | 1,042,360 | | 10 | Algeria | 919,595 | | 919,595 | ---
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/379 "2023-05-02T18:12:26Z")
` ` is the html code for a non breaking space. Line 1  Line 2 ```auto Line 1  Line 2 ``` ~Max ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/380 "2023-05-06T16:53:03Z")
I’m testing **youtube** embeds here [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/umKqa-9XSaA/hqdefault.jpg "BABE RUTH & LOU GEHRIG AT BAT APRIL 14, 1931 YANKEES VS RED SOX - LOST FILM -") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umKqa-9XSaA) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/381 "2023-05-06T17:00:45Z")
Looks good ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/382 "2023-05-07T17:59:57Z")
[![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52878553693_2421462188_z.jpg "Dork Vader") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/198334273@N08) Ah perfect it worked. Been a while since I remember posting a link to a photo ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/383 "2023-05-10T07:32:59Z")
I just saw a tip on Reddit that if you hold down zero you can make the degree symbol. This isn’t a discourse feature, it’s a phone feature. 72⁰C That looks squished to me. If I just let google voice handle it let’s see how it looks. 72°C Yeah, see, that looks much better. Weird. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2023, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/384 "2023-05-10T13:18:27Z")
On the iPhone it looks okay: 32°F. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/385 "2023-05-10T13:21:12Z")
alt0176 has always been the degree symbol. ° But nearly impossible on a phone I guess. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736.md?page=20)