# Test

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/33189>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [September 14, 2000, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/33189 "2000-09-14T15:15:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/33189/1 "2000-09-14T15:15:45Z")

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Even though HTML is turned off… will it work if I use things like the ampersand lt; ?

Let’s try it…  
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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/33189/2 "2000-09-14T19:44:45Z")

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It will, however, work if you preview the thread before submitting it. Don’t ask, I don’t know why, either.