# Better "Format your code" canned replies?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-format-your-code-canned-replies/67867>\
**Category:** Community Building\
**Created:** [Août 11, 2017, 1:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-format-your-code-canned-replies/67867 "2017-08-11T13:08:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sujan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sujan/32/70979_2.png) [@Sujan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sujan)\
**Post date:** [Août 11, 2017, 1:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-format-your-code-canned-replies/67867/1 "2017-08-11T13:08:27Z")

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These are my two “Canned Replies” I use trying to get people to format their code as “Preformatted text” when they post code snippets, error messages or command line output. I use these _a lot_:

1. If I already changed their post via my moderator powers:

2. If I want them to change it themselves (7th post with unformatted code, obviously unreadable and they should have noticed by themselves):

Any ideas or suggestions for improvements?

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