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bad url, bad!
0 comments - 469 thread views 1yr ago by Devon (abc&de)

Optional

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If you want to test special characters on this BBS, you should get your mom to log on
0 comments - 484 thread views 1yr ago by Devon (1.2.3.4)
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testing some special characters öäüí ì Ğ ğ
0 comments - 514 thread views 1yr ago by RococoBasilica (text post)

Not optional at all.

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0 comments - 503 thread views 1yr ago by Retard (text post)

some ascii doesnt display properly in titles. this is clearly a big problem.

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0 comments - 444 thread views 1yr ago by Retard (image post)
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Shared From Dank EA Memes FB Group
0 comments - 457 thread views 1yr ago by you-get-an-upvote (image post)
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how wide is too wide?
0 comments - 604 thread views 1yr ago by karibil_watar (image post)

a squished jpg of mark zuckerburg wearing an abnormal amount of suntan lotion at 15845 pixels wide. Previously, I had attempted to upload this image at 31690 pixels wide and that did not work.

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garfielf
0 comments - 641 thread views 1yr ago by karibil_watar (image post)

lets see what this does

/images/16607523601801188.webp

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WEBM/WMV test
0 comments - 424 thread views 1yr ago by MasterThief   "What's so cultured about war anyway?" (text post)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/uqlg6qvgxld1bds/FTE4Ly9.webm?dl=0

This one gives a 413 error [Requested entity too large] when uploading, it's 10 seconds, WEBM/WMV, 3 MB

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WEBM test
0 comments - 410 thread views 1yr ago by MasterThief   "What's so cultured about war anyway?" (video post)

test

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mkv test
0 comments - 410 thread views 1yr ago by MasterThief   "What's so cultured about war anyway?" (video post)

Another test, this time mkv

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gaw
0 comments - 444 thread views 1yr ago by gaw (image post)
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Testing for fun
0 comments - 94 thread views +18 1yr ago by anon (text post)

Optional test

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4800 lines
0 comments - 402 thread views 1yr ago by AnonRoamWoe (text post)

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hundred lines
0 comments - 384 thread views 1yr ago by AnonRoamWoe (text post)

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I am apparently a philosophical zombie
0 comments - 487 thread views 1yr ago by tester1 (text post)

/images/16606965563569849.webp

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0 comments - 369 thread views 1yr ago by AnonRoamWoe (text post)

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0 comments - 335 thread views 1yr ago by throwaway (text post)

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0 comments - 371 thread views 1yr ago by throwaway (text post)

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0 comments - 333 thread views 1yr ago by throwaway (text post)

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0 comments - 354 thread views 1yr ago by throwaway (text post)

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0 comments - 404 thread views 1yr ago by ulyssessword (text post)

a

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Prediction
0 comments - 502 thread views 1yr ago by ulyssessword (dev.themotte.org)
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Recursion
0 comments - 641 thread views 1yr ago by ulyssessword (dev.themotte.org)

Spooky

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test
0 comments - 376 thread views 1yr ago by AnonRoamWoe (text post)

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