# Thread about starting threads

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-about-starting-threads/534664>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [April 1, 2010, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-about-starting-threads/534664 "2010-04-01T23:47:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Doctor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-about-starting-threads/534664/1 "2010-04-01T23:47:45Z")

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I wanted to start a very important thread about starting threads. My question is, how do you start a thread? 😕 I am very confused about all this and thought I should immediately start a thread to clear up the confusions on starting threads. Can anyone explain to me the arcane procedure necessary to start a thread? Thank you. :dubious:

Oh, and while we are at it, what is all this editing stuff people talk about?

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**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-about-starting-threads/534664/2 "2010-04-02T00:15:42Z")

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I got starting threads down ok, but what I want to know is how do you reply to them?

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**Author:** ![Doctor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-about-starting-threads/534664/3 "2010-04-02T00:26:37Z")

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> [@dhkendall](#):
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> I got starting threads down ok, but what I want to know is how do you reply to them?

I thought of another question – how do you get the mods mad at you so you can get a warning? I feel really left out that I have never gotten a warning. Is there some easy way to piss off a mod?

I still don’t get all this stuff about starting a thread, editing, posting replies or even viewing the posts. All very confusing. I would think that some Mod might be nice enough to explain it all so then I can do something to make him mad and get a a warning. Sheesh. :dubious: