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New tag, maybe temporary added: iran-strikes-2026 {also handy How To's in second post} If I missed a good discourse trick please add it iran-strikes-2026 iran-strikes-2026 This is a quick link to the bombing campaign by the US & Israel in 2026. It will cover any expansion that happens, if it happens. If this somehow dies down, I’ll probably remove the tag a few months…	6	273	March 7, 2026
ImgBB on an iPhone, steps to display images for the SDMB In @Mean_Mr.Mustard’s monthly photography threads (here for Nov 2025 ➜ Monthly Photo Competition #36– November, 2025 – “A Whole Lot of _____” ■ ) we recently discovered that images hosted on imgur are not viewable by…	2	309	November 6, 2025
Muting (Hiding) by Thread, Tag or even Forum (Category), or Alerts for new threads by tag or category. Also doing a linked reply #Muting a thread is really simple Find the Bell Button in the thread. :bell: Click that and select Muted (the last option). That is it, you’re done. You can also do it from the bottom of any thread. Right above “New &…	29	1582	July 19, 2025
Beginner's Guide to Glossary of Terms on Straight Dope Message Boards There are a number of terms commonly used on the Straight Dope Message Boards, that are basically “in-jokes” or references. There are several threads listing such, I have tried to compile them all into one post here. If…	1	50134	September 10, 2023
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New tag, maybe temporary added: iran-strikes-2026 {also handy How To's in second post} If I missed a good discourse trick please add it

iran-strikes-2026

iran-strikes-2026 This is a quick link to the bombing campaign by the US & Israel in 2026. It will cover any expansion that happens, if it happens. If this somehow dies down, I’ll probably remove the tag a few months…

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March 7, 2026

ImgBB on an iPhone, steps to display images for the SDMB

In @Mean_Mr.Mustard’s monthly photography threads (here for Nov 2025 ➜ **Monthly Photo Competition #36– November, 2025 – “A Whole Lot of _____”** ■ ) we recently discovered that images hosted on imgur are not viewable by…

2

309

November 6, 2025

Muting (Hiding) by Thread, Tag or even Forum (Category), or Alerts for new threads by tag or category. Also doing a linked reply

#Muting a thread is really simple Find the Bell Button in the thread. :bell: Click that and select Muted (the last option). That is it, you’re done. You can also do it from the bottom of any thread. Right above “New &…

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1582

July 19, 2025

Beginner's Guide to Glossary of Terms on Straight Dope Message Boards

There are a number of terms commonly used on the Straight Dope Message Boards, that are basically “in-jokes” or references. There are several threads listing such, I have tried to compile them all into one post here. If…