# Testing one two Testing **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 4, 2001, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-one-two-testing/60744 "2001-04-04T06:02:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mr\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Fish)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2001, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-one-two-testing/60744/1 "2001-04-04T06:02:35Z")
I’m new to this. Everyone seems so… “already there” Anyone remember what it was like your first time? Post a reply so I know this worked. Thanks! 🙂 D ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mr\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Fish)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2001, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-one-two-testing/60744/2 "2001-04-04T06:06:19Z")
_Work! Work!_ okay. later. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-one-two-testing/60744/3 "2001-04-05T01:16:08Z")
[test](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=2539#post31632) ---
**Author:** ![johnny\_fishface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@johnny\_fishface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnny_fishface)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-one-two-testing/60744/4 "2001-04-05T14:24:33Z")
> [@](#): > > I’m new to this. Everyone seems so… “already there” Anyone remember what it was like your first time? Post a reply so I know this worked. \testing\ \testing\ \\testing\ ---
**Author:** ![johnny\_fishface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@johnny\_fishface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnny_fishface)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-one-two-testing/60744/5 "2001-04-05T14:28:57Z")
**testing** _testing_ [font color=“Red”]testing[/font] ---
**Author:** ![johnny\_fishface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@johnny\_fishface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnny_fishface)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-one-two-testing/60744/6 "2001-04-05T14:34:16Z")
last time. [font color=red]test[/font] ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-one-two-testing/60744/7 "2001-04-05T15:04:28Z")
Johnny, HTML has been disabled, we only use vBulletin codes on this message board. We also have smilies available. ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-one-two-testing/60744/8 "2001-04-07T00:58:15Z")
“…and no colors”, Lynn forgot to mention. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-one-two-testing/60744/9 "2001-04-07T01:05:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lynn Bodoni \* > \*\*Johnny, HTML has been disabled, we only use vBulletin codes on this message board. We also have smilies available. \*\* Is it just me, or did it sound like **Lynn** was offering “smilies” as a Lovely Parting Gift? “Sorry, Johnny, you didn’t get the HTML that was behind Door #3. But we DO have these charming smilies…” ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2001, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-one-two-testing/60744/10 "2001-04-09T08:52:00Z")
_ **test** _ _ **test** _ ---
**Author:** ![Mac\_Guffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Mac\_Guffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mac_Guffin)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2001, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-one-two-testing/60744/11 "2001-04-10T00:02:30Z")
Shorter sig with credits… ---
**Author:** ![Mac\_Guffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Mac\_Guffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mac_Guffin)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2001, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-one-two-testing/60744/12 "2001-04-10T00:02:30Z")
Shorter sig with credits… ---
**Author:** ![Mac\_Guffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Mac\_Guffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mac_Guffin)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2001, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-one-two-testing/60744/13 "2001-04-10T00:04:10Z")
That was odd… Hmm…