# Discobot new user tutorial: Adding step for preformatted text

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-new-user-tutorial-adding-step-for-preformatted-text/180083
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** discobot
**Created:** [February 17, 2021, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-new-user-tutorial-adding-step-for-preformatted-text/180083 "2021-02-17T18:24:37Z")
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### Author: ![tmomas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tmomas/32/109144_2.png) [@tmomas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tmomas)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2021, 11:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-new-user-tutorial-adding-step-for-preformatted-text/180083/6 "2021-08-15T11:05:08Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> try to detect code that has been pasted in unformatted, and **reject the reply** if you see too much “code-like” text in the post – there’s discussion around a plugin for that here on meta.

With [Unformatted Code Detector - #27 by codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unformatted-code-detector-theme-component/112773/27) being on the starting blocks, would it now be possible to

> [@tmomas](#):
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> add instructions for preformatted text to the Discobot new user tutorial, where Discobot actually checks if the user did the formatting correctly?

?

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