# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=103 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 104 --- ## [Tapatalk Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-test/760131)
**Author:** [@Fleetwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fleetwood)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-test/760131 "2016-07-17T16:55:33Z")
Just as it says. Sent from my Z958 using Tapatalk --- ## [Very first question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-first-question/760062)
**Author:** [@Vicsage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicsage)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2016, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-first-question/760062 "2016-07-16T22:17:33Z")
What was the very first question asked of The Straight Dope and when? Haven’t been here that long and was just curious. --- ## [tomndebb's warning of DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebbs-warning-of-digitalc/759305)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebbs-warning-of-digitalc/759305 "2016-07-15T02:19:29Z")
\*\*tomndebb \*\*issued a warning to \*\*DigitalC \*\*in the If the Republicans do end up nominating someone else… thread for asserting that “Conservatism IS racism, misogynism and xenophobia”, characterizing it as “ludicrous, p… --- ## [Jonathan Chance's note to CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chances-note-to-carnalk/759692)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chances-note-to-carnalk/759692 "2016-07-14T00:48:10Z")
Linky. I think JC missed the tonal cues. Yes, on the face of it, the post could be read as “Somebody fucked your mother.” But it was absurdism, silliness, a quip of opportunity. Recently, in Cafe Society, I called so… --- ## [Colibri's insult in General Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibris-insult-in-general-questions/757139)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibris-insult-in-general-questions/757139 "2016-07-14T00:33:12Z")
In the “Is Hillary Clinton being criminally investigated?” thread (mow in GD after it was moved from GQ), \*\* Moderator Colibri\*\* respond to the comment below thusly: \[QUOTE=Colibri\] \[QUOTE=UberArchetype\] Anyone’s educ… --- ## [Searching with Google](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-with-google/759603)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-with-google/759603 "2016-07-10T21:00:59Z")
When I attempt to search SD with Google, on Chrome, Edge and Firefox, I get message like; Is there some setting I should change? --- ## [moderation of poster that take unpopular positions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-of-poster-that-take-unpopular-positions/759251)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-of-poster-that-take-unpopular-positions/759251 "2016-07-08T20:10:43Z")
So I am taking an unpopular position on the efficacy of torture on great debates and I got a warning. Here is the moderator instruction: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19457738&postcount=566 Here … --- ## [What's going on with logins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-logins/759197)
**Author:** [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-logins/759197 "2016-07-06T15:43:46Z")
I get the stupid Tapatalk pop up every time I go to the SDMB now. Also, It no longer remembers my login, and it won’t let me login unless I accept a spammy popup wanting me to “click here” to win a free Samsung tablet. I… --- ## [The Pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pit/759174)
**Author:** [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pit/759174 "2016-07-06T02:17:25Z")
Isn’t showing up in the drop down menu for me. I’m on a Mac using Firefox. --- ## [Testing HTML tags from Tapatalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-html-tags-from-tapatalk/759035)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-html-tags-from-tapatalk/759035 "2016-07-05T22:41:57Z")
\[bold\]This is within bold tags.\[/bold\] This isn’t. --- ## [SDMB cert error](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-cert-error/759091)
**Author:** [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-cert-error/759091 "2016-07-05T21:03:16Z")
In this thread, Stranger on a Train linked to an earlier thread with an https URL. Apparently, I always browse the SDMB unencryptedly, because I was surprised to see it respond with a certificate error. Is this known t… --- ## [I don't perceive Brainglutton as a problem poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-perceive-brainglutton-as-a-problem-poster/758436)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-perceive-brainglutton-as-a-problem-poster/758436 "2016-07-05T14:04:39Z")
…but he was banned anyway. Hey, it happens. The moderators have but a handful of tools to pursue a number of goals (at least since they’ve stopped directing electrical shocks to user keyboards - why we can’t bring that b… --- ## [Truthseeker2 is suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truthseeker2-is-suspended/759108)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truthseeker2-is-suspended/759108 "2016-07-05T03:28:56Z")
For accruing three warnings in a month, poster Truthseeker2 is suspended for one month. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19453457&postcount=720 http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19429… --- ## [Tapatalk Sigs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787 "2016-07-03T21:20:25Z")
Tapatalk, the app many use when on mobile devices, automatically includes a signature on posts made to the message board. People bitch and moan about it. My view is the sig is a lot less intrusive than the bitching and… --- ## [Replies with quotes not being quote-able, messages vanishing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies-with-quotes-not-being-quote-able-messages-vanishing/758775)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2016, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies-with-quotes-not-being-quote-able-messages-vanishing/758775 "2016-07-03T02:28:05Z")
First things first, I disabled my ad blocker for this entire site, and I have tried with WYSIWYG editor and with the code visible. None of that has any effect. I can reply to certain posts with quote, and others, nothin… --- ## [Book links getting redirected](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-links-getting-redirected/758238)
**Author:** [@Hellestal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hellestal)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-links-getting-redirected/758238 "2016-07-01T16:11:13Z")
Just wrote a post in Great Debates where I cited a book and included the smile.amazon link as a short reference to it. When the post was originally made, though, it didn’t link to the original page. It went here instead… --- ## [Tapatalk, Android app for accessing the Straight Dope and other forums, now FREE on Getjar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-android-app-for-accessing-the-straight-dope-and-other-forums-now-free-on-getjar/600417)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2016, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-android-app-for-accessing-the-straight-dope-and-other-forums-now-free-on-getjar/600417 "2016-06-30T01:17:30Z")
--- ## [Ads are screwing up the site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-are-screwing-up-the-site/757474)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2016, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-are-screwing-up-the-site/757474 "2016-06-29T13:16:34Z")
I’m not talking about the mere presence of ads, but the latest batch of them is taking over my scrolling, making it difficult to read even an OP (as it scrolls away from it. Sometimes it just does that, other times it do… --- ## [Ban disposable cups closure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ban-disposable-cups-closure/758418)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2016, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ban-disposable-cups-closure/758418 "2016-06-28T01:28:11Z")
Thread (such as it is). I suspect the OP is a semi-veiled swipe at gun control, so I understand why Jonathan Chance closed it. Nevertheless, taken on its face, I think it’s a valid (if hyperbolic) debate. Many cities … --- ## [Dammit, I pay for this site and I should have the ability to do more than one search every 2 minutes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dammit-i-pay-for-this-site-and-i-should-have-the-ability-to-do-more-than-one-search-every-2-minutes/757181)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dammit-i-pay-for-this-site-and-i-should-have-the-ability-to-do-more-than-one-search-every-2-minutes/757181 "2016-06-26T18:27:11Z")
That’s all. Can’t y’all fix this for premium members? --- ## [BrainGlutton is Banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-is-banned/758353)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-is-banned/758353 "2016-06-25T21:01:02Z")
For receiving two warnings after a suspension, poster BrainGlutton is banned. The warnings: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19425617&postcount=267 http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=… --- ## [How do I edit my sig?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-edit-my-sig/758097)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-edit-my-sig/758097 "2016-06-23T00:15:32Z")
Didn’t even realize this was posting (haven’t adjusted it in ages), but it’s out-of-date. But when I go to my profile, every other field (Bio, etc.) I can edit, but my Sig I can’t. How do I do this? Thanks! --- ## [How far back on SD can I search for something I posted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-back-on-sd-can-i-search-for-something-i-posted/758005)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-back-on-sd-can-i-search-for-something-i-posted/758005 "2016-06-22T21:58:23Z")
It was within the last 10 years, I think the topic was ‘TV shows you would like to see’ and readers were invited to submit their own ideas for a tv show. I’ve been posting here at the SD ever since the AOL days. Is my … --- ## [Charter Membership only via PayPal now??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-membership-only-via-paypal-now/757946)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-membership-only-via-paypal-now/757946 "2016-06-21T20:28:21Z")
Seeing that my CM is up for renewal in a couple of months, I tried to pay my CM dues via credit card AS I HAVE DONE EVERY TIME IN THE LAST 15 years only to find that the only option to do so is via PayPal. Is this now t… --- ## [Missed Renewal Deadline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missed-renewal-deadline/756974)
**Author:** [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missed-renewal-deadline/756974 "2016-06-21T02:26:44Z")
I just returned from the hospital after a two month stay and missed the notification that my charter renewal was about to expire. Is there any way for an exception to be made in my case? I’ve been with the 'Dope for over… --- ## [What is SUGR.SWF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-sugr-swf/757022)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-sugr-swf/757022 "2016-06-19T15:39:05Z")
When I went to the Board on both my Phone and my PC, my browser tried to download a file called SUGR.SWF. Does anyone know what this is? I am guessing it came form an ad maybe? --- ## [This Deserves a Warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-deserves-a-warning/757494)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-deserves-a-warning/757494 "2016-06-18T14:38:17Z")
Ivory Tower Denizen This is strange but I can’t find the thread I started defending another poster when he was warned for saying the same thing in the Toddler vs Gorilla thread. I was told by a mod that even though i… --- ## [Number that shows after clicking 'new posts' fer some time away.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-that-shows-after-clicking-new-posts-fer-some-time-away/757644)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-that-shows-after-clicking-new-posts-fer-some-time-away/757644 "2016-06-17T22:18:25Z")
Several years ago I would come here after a few days away and ‘New Posts’ would show, usually, 498. The last several times I have came here after some time away the new posts have been down in the 470s. Has participatio… --- ## [Massive vBulletin breach: 45 million passwords](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-vbulletin-breach-45-million-passwords/757587)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-vbulletin-breach-45-million-passwords/757587 "2016-06-17T17:47:57Z")
It’s being attributed to “third party addin” or “outdated version”. Nothing to see here, right? --- ## [Opening certain threads causing JavaScript errors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-certain-threads-causing-javascript-errors/757621)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-certain-threads-causing-javascript-errors/757621 "2016-06-17T17:04:41Z")
I can’t figure out why this could be, but opening certain threads is causing JavaScript errors that freeze my browser. I have FireFox on Win10. I just recently deleted updates because they were making all my games crash … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=102) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=104)