# 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:** 49
**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:** [February 19, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/971 "2026-02-19T01:52:27Z")
Test photo [![](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/g1i5puewcbjglg8nlyv57/2026-02-18-10.24.16.jpg?rlkey=e1kr8qmcf8jodibbwbxo3f2lj&st=s2qwd1yq&dl=0) ](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/g1i5puewcbjglg8nlyv57/2026-02-18-10.24.16.jpg?rlkey=e1kr8qmcf8jodibbwbxo3f2lj&st=s2qwd1yq&dl=0) Not working in preview. And not working in real view. NM. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/972 "2026-02-19T04:07:57Z")
Dropbox wants to prevent hotlinking. There is no solution for embedding a preview that involves dropbox. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973 "2026-03-11T13:10:35Z")
Testing polling limitations _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/973))_ ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/974 "2026-03-11T14:40:16Z")
What limitation did you think you were testing? It seems very unlikely there’s any limit to the number of polls, nor their number of choices. Yes, there’s an upper limit, but it’s imposed by something like total RAM available to your browser, or a maximum post size in Discourse that we know is lots and lots. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/975 "2026-03-11T19:04:47Z")
I wanted to make sure I could create 25 individual polls in a single post. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/976 "2026-03-16T21:27:29Z")
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**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/977 "2026-03-16T21:35:13Z")
Ctrl-alt-del hello # it’s so big hi it’s so tiny ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/978 "2026-03-16T22:13:03Z")
\small \def\p{\phantom{█}} \def\y{\color{#FFD700}█} \def\k{\color{#FF99CC}█} \def\c{\color{#00FFFF}█} \def\b{\color{#0000FF}█} \def\w{\color{#FFFFFF}█} \begin{gathered} \texttt{\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\k\k\k\k\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\c\c\c\c\p\p\p\p\p\p} \\[-10pt] \texttt{\p\p\p\p\p\y\y\y\y\y\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\p\p\p\p} \\[-10pt] \texttt{\p\p\p\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\p\p\p\p\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\p\p\p\p\p\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\p\p\p} \\[-10pt] \texttt{\p\p\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\p\p\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\p\p\p\c\w\w\c\c\c\c\w\w\c\c\c\p\p} \\[-10pt] \texttt{\p\p\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\p\p\k\k\w\w\k\k\k\k\w\w\k\k\p\p\p\w\w\w\w\b\b\w\w\w\w\b\b\p\p} \\[-10pt] \texttt{\p\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\p\p\p\p\k\w\w\w\w\k\k\w\w\w\w\k\p\p\p\c\c\w\w\c\c\c\c\w\w\c\c\p\p} \\[-10pt] \texttt{\p\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\p\p\p\p\p\p\k\k\w\w\w\w\k\k\w\w\w\w\k\k\p\c\c\c\w\w\c\c\c\c\w\w\c\c\c\p} \\[-10pt] \texttt{\p\y\y\y\y\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\k\k\w\b\b\w\k\k\w\b\b\w\k\k\p\c\c\w\w\c\c\c\c\w\w\c\c\c\c\p} \\[-10pt] \texttt{\p\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\p\p\p\p\p\p\k\k\k\b\b\k\k\k\k\b\b\k\k\k\p\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\p} \\[-10pt] \texttt{\p\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\p\p\p\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\p\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\p} \\[-10pt] \texttt{\p\p\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\p\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\p\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\p} \\[-10pt] \texttt{\p\p\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\p\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\k\p\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\c\p} \\[-10pt] \texttt{\p\p\p\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\y\p\p\k\k\k\k\p\k\k\k\k\p\k\k\k\k\p\c\c\p\c\c\c\p\p\c\c\c\p\c\c\p} \\[-10pt] \texttt{\p\p\p\p\p\y\y\y\y\y\p\p\p\p\p\k\k\p\p\p\k\k\p\p\p\k\k\p\p\c\p\p\p\c\c\p\p\c\c\p\p\p\c\p} \\[-10pt] \texttt{\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p\p} \end{gathered} ---
**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:** [March 16, 2026, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/979 "2026-03-16T23:17:51Z")
Cool! ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/981 "2026-03-22T02:40:18Z")
Hawai`i Hawai`i is Hawai`i Hawai`i Hawai`i blah blah blah Hawai`i What is it about that back apostrophe (or grave accent, or whatever it’s called) that causes Discord to muck up my post? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/982 "2026-03-22T18:29:01Z")
Back apostrophe is the markdown control code for "This is preformatted computer text to render in a non-proportional font. ‘So this sentence is in ordinary single quotes and looks like this’ `And this sentence is in back-quotes and looks like this` ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/983 "2026-03-22T19:32:23Z")
[![](https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/652684125_1714525052844401_1354130095951137924_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=13d280&_nc_ohc=SBm8PfgBM1oQ7kNvwG3RZ40&_nc_oc=Adplz2n6qni4vfxBRTlbD_GoS8bv2NCU7L4i3YLhqkRDqy7vBHn82hJyyJd-gr9JwHY&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&_nc_gid=sgVGtETlhTVymztV8Pl6hQ&_nc_ss=7a32e&oh=00_AfzgjgmhLYAO-OSwuD99X3Xz_KKCOFFRlcZn0vY1eagG8Q&oe=69C60701) ](https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/652684125_1714525052844401_1354130095951137924_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=13d280&_nc_ohc=SBm8PfgBM1oQ7kNvwG3RZ40&_nc_oc=Adplz2n6qni4vfxBRTlbD_GoS8bv2NCU7L4i3YLhqkRDqy7vBHn82hJyyJd-gr9JwHY&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&_nc_gid=sgVGtETlhTVymztV8Pl6hQ&_nc_ss=7a32e&oh=00_AfzgjgmhLYAO-OSwuD99X3Xz_KKCOFFRlcZn0vY1eagG8Q&oe=69C60701) ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/984 "2026-03-22T20:24:44Z")
Computer nerds also use 3 of them together to start and end code blocks with syntax coloring, like: ````txt ```javascript console.log("hello world") ``` ```` becomes ```js console.log("hello world") ``` ---
**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:** [March 23, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/985 "2026-03-23T01:42:14Z")
```c++ double dWavelength = 238.0; ``` Cool ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/986 "2026-03-23T01:57:34Z")
It’s useful in the right context, no? (And annoying in others) You can either leave out the language name and Discourse will try to guess it, or you can specify an explicit one out of the supported default list: [discourse/config/site\_settings.yml at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/config/site_settings.yml#L1539) e.g. ````txt ```c int main() { printf("hello world\n"); return 0; } ``` ```cpp int main() { std::cout << "hello world"; return 0; } ``` ```csharp System.Console.WriteLine("hello world"); ``` ```java class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.print("hello world"); } } ``` ```` becomes ```c int main() { printf("hello world\n"); return 0; } ``` ```cpp int main() { std::cout << "hello world"; return 0; } ``` ```csharp System.Console.WriteLine("hello world"); ``` ```java class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.print("hello world"); } } ``` ---
**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:** [March 23, 2026, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/987 "2026-03-23T04:11:05Z")
I would also like to know more about the teeny tiny Mark Twain impostor… ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/988 "2026-03-23T04:24:28Z")
@Karen_Lingel It’s part of this other thread where they’re discussing kids dressing up as famous people from Missouri: [What are your thoughts on this school assignment (kids dress as famous Missourians - even some pretty bad ones) - #28 by HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-this-school-assignment-kids-dress-as-famous-missourians-even-some-pretty-bad-ones/1028649/28) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/989 "2026-03-23T13:15:31Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Hawai`i Hawai`i is > Hawai`i Hawai`i > Hawai`i blah blah blah Hawai`i > > What is it about that back apostrophe (or grave accent, or whatever it’s called) that causes Discord to muck up my post? > [@LSLGuy](#): > > Back apostrophe is the markdown control code for "This is preformatted computer text to render in a non-proportional font. > > ‘So this sentence is in ordinary single quotes and looks like this’ > `And this sentence is in back-quotes and looks like this` My answer was a half-answer in that it explained the problem, but didn’t give the solution. I was unexpectedly rushed for time halfway through. Sorry 'bout that. The solution for any/every time that your input produces unexpected formatting changes is to prepend the offending character with a backslash “\” `This sentence is in back-quotes and looks like this` vs. `This sentence is in backslash back-quotes and looks like this` Same backslash thing works if you want to surround some text with e.g. asterisks. This part has _asterisks_ around it and turns italic whether I want that or not. vs This part has \*backslash asterisks\* around it and displays the asterisks as such. Which also leads to needing a special way to display a backslash: There’s a single backslash between these two quote marks: "". vs. There’s a double backslash between these two quote marks: “\”. ---
**Author:** ![kk\_fusion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kk_fusion/32/15276_2.png) [@kk\_fusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kk_fusion)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/990 "2026-03-28T07:48:06Z")
Posting from commandline client – [GitHub - ducks/discourse-tui: A TUI built in Rust for browsing Discourse forums · GitHub](https://github.com/ducks/discourse-tui) ---
**Author:** ![kk\_fusion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kk_fusion/32/15276_2.png) [@kk\_fusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kk_fusion)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/991 "2026-03-28T08:06:35Z")
Note that if you try that for yourself (with writing access), it seems to mark all topics as read. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736.md?page=48) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736.md?page=50)