# This is just a test **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 26, 2000, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870 "2000-07-26T03:56:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Shylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Shylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shylock)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870/44 "2000-08-03T04:52:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Cy Coe \* > \*\*quoting myself…maybe. Buckle your 5 point safety harnesses. > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Cy Coe \* > > \*\*All is going according to plan. Maybe. I’ll see how this goes. \*\* > > \*\* Testing the quote button ---
**Author:** ![Shylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Shylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shylock)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870/45 "2000-08-03T04:53:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dumb Ox \* > \*\*Huh. … the bottom of their post. This will give you the text they typed in to get it. > > \*\* testing the quote button again. Whee! ---
**Author:** ![Dumb\_Ox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dumb\_Ox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumb_Ox)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870/46 "2000-08-03T07:19:52Z")
Text. [ul] 1a. First item 1b. Second item 1c. Third item [/ul]Text ---
**Author:** ![Dumb\_Ox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dumb\_Ox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumb_Ox)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870/47 "2000-08-03T07:25:35Z")
Interesting. How about this: [list=1] [li] **Title of first item** [/li][ul] 1a. first sub-item 1b. second sub-item 1c. third sub-item [/ul] [li] **Title of second item** [/li][ul] 2a. first sub-item 2b. second sub-item 2c. third sub-item [/ul] [li] **Title of third item** [/li][ul] 2a. first sub-item 2b. second sub-item 2c. third sub-item [/ul][/list=1]Text. ---
**Author:** ![Dumb\_Ox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dumb\_Ox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumb_Ox)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870/48 "2000-08-03T07:27:33Z")
[list=1] [li] **Title of first item** [/li][ul] 1a. first sub-item 1b. second sub-item 1c. third sub-item [/ul] [li] **Title of second item** [/li][ul] 2a. first sub-item 2b. second sub-item 2c. third sub-item [/ul] [li] **Title of third item** [/li][ul] 3a. first sub-item 3b. second sub-item 3c. third sub-item [/ul][/list=1]That’s better. ---
**Author:** ![Louie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870/49 "2000-08-03T08:20:05Z")
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**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:** [August 3, 2000, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870/50 "2000-08-03T09:48:46Z")
I feel like practicing my cursive letters on Louie’s post above! Let’s try—ü---hey! I did it! òñûýþ–these are way cool! ---
**Author:** ![FreakFreely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/48db29/32.png) [@FreakFreely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FreakFreely)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870/51 "2000-08-03T21:26:31Z")
\*Testing… ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870/52 "2000-08-04T14:28:10Z")
testing url [test](http://www.startribune.com/stOnLine/cgi-bin/article?thisSlug=METE28&date=28-Nov-1999&word=meters&word=ramp&word=metering&word=meter&word=metered) ---
**Author:** ![Zaphod\_Beeblebrox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/0ea827/32.png) [@Zaphod\_Beeblebrox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zaphod_Beeblebrox)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870/53 "2000-08-04T21:30:21Z")
Testing sig… ---
**Author:** ![Zaphod\_Beeblebrox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/0ea827/32.png) [@Zaphod\_Beeblebrox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zaphod_Beeblebrox)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870/54 "2000-08-04T21:34:53Z")
I think I just figured out what I did wrong. Here’s another test. ---
**Author:** ![Zaphod\_Beeblebrox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/0ea827/32.png) [@Zaphod\_Beeblebrox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zaphod_Beeblebrox)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870/55 "2000-08-04T21:37:32Z")
I guess I can make it go lower by putting a bunch of spaces. Let’s see. ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870/56 "2000-08-04T22:22:56Z")
Whaddya know? My first post. ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870/57 "2000-08-04T22:24:24Z")
In my earlier post, I wrote: > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Shy Ghost \* > \*\*Whaddya know? My first post. \*\* Of course, this entire post was just done so I could test the “quote” feature. ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870/58 "2000-08-04T22:31:07Z")
Just to see if I’ve gotten the hang of the smiley. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870/59 "2000-08-04T22:33:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Shy Ghost \* > \*\*Just to see if I’ve gotten the hang of the smiley. 🙂 \*\* Hmm. Guess I shouldn’t have hit the Disable Smilies button. Thought it worked the OTHER way. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870/60 "2000-08-04T22:34:01Z")
Test [http://pharmacology.about.com/health/pharmacology/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/NEW00582.html](http://pharmacology.about.com/health/pharmacology/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/NEW00582.html) ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870/61 "2000-08-04T22:35:50Z")
test [here](http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/NEW00582.html) ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870/62 "2000-08-04T22:36:46Z")
Maybe I’ll get it on the third try. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870/63 "2000-08-04T22:37:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\*Maybe I’ll get it on the third try. 🙂 \*\* Aha! That’s what I did wrong. Left the nose in on the other tries. :::smacking self on forehead::: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870.md?page=4)