# Testing \[del\]tessting\[/del\] thread \[b\] title\[/b\] \[i\]stuff\[/i\]

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**Created:** [September 21, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-del-tessting-del-thread-b-title-b-i-stuff-i/766502 "2016-09-21T14:05:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-del-tessting-del-thread-b-title-b-i-stuff-i/766502/1 "2016-09-21T14:05:40Z")

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[del]curious[/del] about what works in thread titles.

Okay, nuttin works up there. Just like a civil service job I guess.

Is this a software feature or a setting?

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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-del-tessting-del-thread-b-title-b-i-stuff-i/766502/2 "2016-09-21T17:05:32Z")

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For “bolding” words I use asterisks; underscore (“italics”) reads poorly. All caps is spammish.

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-del-tessting-del-thread-b-title-b-i-stuff-i/766502/3 "2016-09-21T17:17:55Z")

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> [@Morgenstern](#):
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> Is this a software feature or a setting?

I’m not a vBulletin expert, but I don’t think the ability to use BB Code in titles works in the standard vBulletin software, even as an option. I think it is available for some versions as an add on, not sure though. We tend not to use add-ons here in general just because of the potential for security issues.