# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/101 "2022-06-08T17:25:19Z")
Thank you! \color{red}{\text {Test}} ---
**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:** [June 8, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/102 "2022-06-08T18:15:27Z")
You passed the test. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/103 "2022-06-08T18:17:19Z")
It’s the little things that brighten a day. ☺ ---
**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:** [June 8, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/104 "2022-06-08T18:44:14Z")
You got that right. You sure got that right. (Lynyrd Skynyrd) Pivoting to this now… for @bobot here, [Test Thread - #24 by bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/729120/24) > [@Test Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/729120/25): > > > [@Test Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/729120/24): > > > > Got anything on the '05 Series? > > Say what? > [@Test Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/729120/26): > > Stats. That series was a good one. @bobot it’s only been 5 years since you asked. I did not answer, it seems. Yes that was a very good series. Back to back, Bosox and ChiSox in 2004 and 2005. But no I’m a Giants fan and was focusing on the 2010 2012 2014 series. Assuming you’re a ChiSox fan do you remember the 1997 Giants - White Sox trade? I remember it as the “GiSox”, the Giants’ nickname that season, but wiki has it as [the White Flag Trade](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Flag_Trade). At the trade deadline the White Sox were only 3½ games behind Cleveland. Jerry Reinsdorf defended the trade, saying that “anyone who thinks we can catch Cleveland is crazy”. Stupid. The White Sox ended the season just 6 games behind Cleveland. In the trade the White Sox traded away: ``` • Wilson Álvarez, left-handed starting pitcher • Danny Darwin, right-handed starting pitcher • Roberto Hernández, right-handed relief pitcher ``` I couldn’t believe our good fortune! The Giants traded away: ``` • Keith Foulke, right-handed pitcher • Bob Howry, right-handed pitcher • Lorenzo Barceló, right-handed pitcher • Ken Vining, left-handed pitcher • Mike Caruso, shortstop • Brian Manning, outfielder ``` And the Giants won the division for the first time in several years. It was great! (for me) 🙂 ---
**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:** [June 29, 2022, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/105 "2022-06-29T11:16:39Z")
\color{orange }{\text {orange is the new black.}} ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/106 "2022-07-09T12:51:49Z")
I’m looking to post a table in a new thread, and while I found one [great example,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-and-air-force-ranks-question-raised-by-good-morning-vietnam/967033/7) I have no idea how to format it or set it up in Discourse. @What_Exit, can you help? Tripler I think it’s a nifty feature. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2022, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/107 "2022-07-09T13:04:23Z")
Try copying the table from the source, ensuring you get just the table and nothing extra. When you paste it into the post, it will usually auto-format. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2022, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/108 "2022-07-09T13:37:53Z")
Plagiarizing. . . like so? | **Col A** | **Col B** | **Col B** | | --- | --- | --- | | Cell A1 | Cell A2 | Cell A3 | | Cell A2 | _Cell B2_ | CellC2 | ETA, hrm, maybe not. . . Tripler In my line of work, plagiarism is a form of flattery. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2022, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/109 "2022-07-09T13:40:16Z")
I would say Fair Use or in the case of the link you posted to, it was a table from a Federal Site and so pretty much Public Domain. Probably another term, but IANAL. So if you include a line like | — | — | — | — | — | as the second line, it helps format that table. Match the columns of course. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2022, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/110 "2022-07-09T13:42:47Z")
Oh, I meant to say “plagiarizing _your_ table,” but I see now you’d cut’n’pasted from another website. Trip ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/111 "2022-07-09T13:44:00Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > So if you include a line like | — | — | — | — | — | as the second line, it helps format that table. Match the columns of course. **That’s the trick** right there. . . thanks! Tripler Thank goodness for the ability to edit posts. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/112 "2022-07-09T13:45:10Z")
A very basic hand built table. | a | b | c | d | e | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | a1 | b1 | c1 | d1 | e1 | | a2 | b2 | c2 | d2 | e2 | ---
**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:** [July 9, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/113 "2022-07-09T14:12:39Z")
Pretty cool! ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/114 "2022-07-15T10:55:03Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Test This text shows up red, on screen, in your original post. . . Howjadoo that? ETA:Showns up as plain text in my submitted quote. Tripler The old “[color]” tags work now? ---
**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:** [July 15, 2022, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/115 "2022-07-15T12:32:46Z")
They don’t. This was used to make the color Red Text: \color{red}{\text {Different Red Text}} $\color{red}{\text {Different Red Text}}$ ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/116 "2022-07-15T14:31:20Z")
Oh, thank you! ```auto $\color{red}{\text {blah blah blah}}$ ``` **\color{Olive}{\text {Tripler}}** \color{blue}{\text {Tying some new things}} ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/117 "2022-07-15T16:55:52Z")
I haven’t been able to bold it, but being able to use colors is fun. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Topologist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/topologist/32/3208_2.png) [@Topologist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Topologist)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/118 "2022-07-15T20:42:02Z")
\text{Here is some }\mathbf{bold}\text{ text.} Not the easiest thing to do. MathJax doesn’t recognize TeX’s non-math formatting commands. ---
**Author:** ![Topologist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/topologist/32/3208_2.png) [@Topologist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Topologist)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/119 "2022-07-15T20:47:21Z")
\text{And some }{\color{red}\mathbf{bold\ red}}\text{ text.} ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/120 "2022-07-15T20:52:28Z")
Very cool. What does that code look like? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736.md?page=7)