# 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:** 1\ **Showing post:** 503
**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:** [February 10, 2024, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/503 "2024-02-10T09:19:30Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > > [@EllisDee](#): > > > > Discourse won’t let you, but it only knows if you’re posting a video if it has time to generate a preview of the post > > It’s actually a bug in Discourse. It used to work properly, until it didn’t. Oh yeah right. I remember when it used to work, and then I also remember around the time it first broke. That was some time back. If I, or anyone else, can remember when that happened, that information would be very valuable to the Discourse developers in determining what code change(s) caused the break. I used to be a system test engineer, and that is some of the most tedious work: load SW v37.095 and test it. No bug? OK, then load SW v37.096 and test it. No bug? OK, then load… Lather, rinse, repeat. It’s a PITA but sometimes it’s the only way. Especially for older bugs. Of course, the developers could also scrutinize the code to find the bug, but that too can be very tedious work. Yeah, it’s a PITA. Update: this might be helpful in that other thread so I just copied my post there. [Have links to YouTube been disabled? - #267 by Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/267) --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736)._