# The sig test thread.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sig-test-thread/123134>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [August 9, 2002, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sig-test-thread/123134 "2002-08-09T12:28:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Savaka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@Savaka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savaka)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sig-test-thread/123134/21 "2002-08-29T06:31:24Z")

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[list=1]  
[li]one[/li][li]two[/li][/list=1]

```auto

                                       /|\
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                        <------------------------------->
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                                       \|/

```

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**Author:** ![Savaka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@Savaka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savaka)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2002, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sig-test-thread/123134/22 "2002-08-30T04:22:45Z")

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Words, words, words.

> [@](#):
>
> More writing here.
> 
> > [@](#):
> >
> > Quote within a quote
> > 
> > > [@](#):
> > >
> > > third degree metaquote
> > 
> > A bunch more words

Writing outside the quote.

[/quote]

[/quote]

More writing.

[quote]

[quote]  
The end.

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**Author:** ![Jpeg\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@Jpeg\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jpeg_Jones)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sig-test-thread/123134/23 "2002-10-03T18:49:46Z")

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**Author:** ![Sysop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Sysop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sysop)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2002, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sig-test-thread/123134/24 "2002-10-04T02:03:26Z")

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What does it _mean_ , though? 😕

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**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sig-test-thread/123134/25 "2002-10-05T20:20:35Z")

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Running a .sig test to find out what the heck I thought was worth preserving as a .sig two years ago, without the bother of opening my User CP to find out.

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**Author:** ![loinburger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/db5fbb/32.png) [@loinburger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loinburger)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2002, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sig-test-thread/123134/26 "2002-10-06T01:13:18Z")

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Hmm, if the sig text size defaults to standard, then long sigs would probably be too obtrusive…

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**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sig-test-thread/123134/27 "2002-10-10T14:36:36Z")

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Ping

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**Author:** ![smam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@smam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smam)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2002, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sig-test-thread/123134/28 "2002-10-18T12:50:32Z")

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toast…toast…TOAST!, mary had a little lame duck,  
could you come in here for a moment  
one two, one one two,  
er…is this thing on?  
… \_ .\_. … \_… … \_\_.

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