# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=105 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 106 --- ## [is it ok if i.....\[recruiting for a game on another site\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-if-i-recruiting-for-a-game-on-another-site/755276)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-if-i-recruiting-for-a-game-on-another-site/755276 "2016-05-21T23:14:24Z")
Ok heres my dilemma I participate in a pro wrestling game on a message board and due to well stuff were looking for new members to join and wondered if I could make a thread here to let people know about it … thanks --- ## [What's Better - Resurrect a Zombie Thread or Start a New One?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-better-resurrect-a-zombie-thread-or-start-a-new-one/755119)
**Author:** [@NeonMadman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NeonMadman)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-better-resurrect-a-zombie-thread-or-start-a-new-one/755119 "2016-05-21T21:39:15Z")
This may be common knowledge around here, but I couldn’t find anything about it in the Registration Agreement. I was thinking about making some comments about Wal-Mart’s practice of asking to see your receipt when leavi… --- ## [What are the points in UserCP for Infractions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-points-in-usercp-for-infractions/755180)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-points-in-usercp-for-infractions/755180 "2016-05-20T18:06:06Z")
I hadn’t noticed it before, but I see a column designated as points under Latest Infractions. All of my seemingly many infractions have 0 points listed, so was wondering if this is actually used and if so what 0 points … --- ## [Questions about the amount of Members](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-amount-of-members/755181)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-amount-of-members/755181 "2016-05-20T03:48:42Z")
I see that this board currently has 179,956 Members and 5,051 Active Members. What determines the difference between a Member and an Active Member? I’m speculating that anyone who’s ever posted is a Member. But Active Me… --- ## [Charter members: remember subscription anniversary is coming up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-remember-subscription-anniversary-is-coming-up/753499)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-remember-subscription-anniversary-is-coming-up/753499 "2016-05-19T19:59:38Z")
I think all the Charter members have roughly the same subscription date. Just a reminder that it’s likely coming up soon - I checked my User CP and it’s coming up in a few weeks. --- ## [Hank Beecher's warnings and suspension are bullshit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hank-beechers-warnings-and-suspension-are-bullshit/752876)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2016, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hank-beechers-warnings-and-suspension-are-bullshit/752876 "2016-05-19T14:38:37Z")
(no quote buttons available in locked threads, so copy pasting the quotes with a link) Hank Beecher Jonathan Chance Criticising the way someone moderates, even by likening it to the way someone distasteful to the mo… --- ## [Pkbites is suspended for a month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pkbites-is-suspended-for-a-month/755101)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pkbites-is-suspended-for-a-month/755101 "2016-05-18T17:45:04Z")
Pkbites has only received two warnings recently (two in the last year), however–as a whole–he has received ten warnings in the last five years. The mods have decided it’s time for a suspension. --- ## [Problems with links in posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-links-in-posts/754765)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-links-in-posts/754765 "2016-05-17T16:28:42Z")
I realize this could be something with my computer but when I click on a link in a post instead of going to the website in the link I am just getting a seperate window that takes me back to the start of that thread. Why… --- ## [Determined vs. specified](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/determined-vs-specified/754899)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2016, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/determined-vs-specified/754899 "2016-05-17T15:04:49Z")
Didn’t the edit-window expiration timer popup used to say "The administrator has determined . . . ", and the wording changed to "The administrator has specified. . . "? Is there a reason for this, other than being a lo… --- ## [About This Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-this-message-board/754470)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-this-message-board/754470 "2016-05-12T21:19:18Z")
Long time lurker, occasional post about various topics. I don’t know where else to put this post. Mods move as you see fit. Wait…something about whale-meat comes to mind, or was it the post about ??? \ **Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2016, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-board-timer/754026 "2016-05-12T08:43:35Z") Ok I don’t know if this was here before but when I use the new post feature and its a short thread or i read it fast (I can read 1500-2100 words a minute) and I click back I have to wait 120 seconds I was wondering on … --- ## [SDMB registration agreement as of 12/21/2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-registration-agreement-as-of-12-21-2014/620957)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2014, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-registration-agreement-as-of-12-21-2014/620957 "2014-12-21T23:31:08Z")
The agreement below spells out the rules by which SDMB users are expected to abide. The purpose of the present revision is to add the language in bold: “If we tell you to refrain from behavior that we regard as uncivil,… --- ## [Pictures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures/754200)
**Author:** [@Yersenia\_Pestis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yersenia_Pestis)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2016, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures/754200 "2016-05-11T01:16:54Z")
Why cant we post pictures on SDMB? Is the software outdated? if its due to fear of possible spam - that’s why we have mods --- ## [Facts vs. Opinions in Great Debates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-vs-opinions-in-great-debates/754347)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-vs-opinions-in-great-debates/754347 "2016-05-09T02:10:18Z")
Which is preferable in a forum called Great Debates? Discussions based on facts, or mere opinions? We all know what they say about opinions, everyone has one. My problem with opinions is that people then use it as an … --- ## [Question about warnings.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-warnings/754337)
**Author:** [@Memnon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Memnon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-warnings/754337 "2016-05-08T20:50:57Z")
Apologies if this is covered elsewhere. I had a look at the FAQ’s and couldn’t find an answer. Anyway, a few weeks ago I got a warning for insulting a poster outside of the Pit (not complaining about that. It was a fa… --- ## [just testing BB code use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-bb-code-use/754288)
**Author:** [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2016, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-bb-code-use/754288 "2016-05-08T16:56:22Z")
Yada yada. Some text goes here. But if the text is obsolete it will be underlined. But the reality is that I use italic or obliqued text on occasion. I doubt I will ever use colored text. A URL is sometimes necessary. If… --- ## [Spambuster "brass knuckles" award winner is...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spambuster-brass-knuckles-award-winner-is/754186)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2016, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spambuster-brass-knuckles-award-winner-is/754186 "2016-05-08T15:59:04Z")
Just wanted to thank Running Coach for his tireless pursuit of livestreaming spammers. I swear he waits in ambush like a hungry cat waiting for a mouse. Good work Coach. I tried to beat you 2x today but I phaled.… --- ## [just testing the polling feature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-the-polling-feature/754290)
**Author:** [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2016, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-the-polling-feature/754290 "2016-05-08T14:27:29Z")
In the 1967 John Wayne movie “El Dorado” which actor portrayed the alcoholic town sheriff J.P. Harrah? --- ## [How to find an old thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-an-old-thread/754031)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2016, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-an-old-thread/754031 "2016-05-08T02:26:27Z")
I have some printed pages from a 2003 thread. I’d like to see the whole thread again but when searching you can only go back ten years. Is there any way to root out a thread past ten years? --- ## [SDMB will go offline for maintenance at 1 am CT Fri 5/6/16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-will-go-offline-for-maintenance-at-1-am-ct-fri-5-6-16/754022)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2016, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-will-go-offline-for-maintenance-at-1-am-ct-fri-5-6-16/754022 "2016-05-07T14:19:46Z")
Should be back on in an hour. Sorry for any inconvenience. --- ## [Race, Racism and Such](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/race-racism-and-such/753346)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2016, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/race-racism-and-such/753346 "2016-05-07T04:33:14Z")
26,31,45 (mod note),54, 55 In post 26 of this thread I accused the OP of being racist. I repeated the assertion (less directly) in post 31. In post 45 I was modnoted for personal insults on the grounds that you can call… --- ## [We May be Back to Normal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-may-be-back-to-normal/753006)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-may-be-back-to-normal/753006 "2016-05-05T20:56:18Z")
I have back most of my Mod Powers in the last 45 minutes and am not getting logged out no matter what I do. I just banned many of the sock accounts members had to use a few days ago. Couldn’t do that until just now. T… --- ## [My email address used as spam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-email-address-used-as-spam/753938)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-email-address-used-as-spam/753938 "2016-05-05T20:10:01Z")
A spamer/phisher is using an address I used to use on the board: Carnivorousplant@isp.com I now use: Carnivorousplant@comcast.net. --- ## [Latest Threadspotting Thread Broken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-threadspotting-thread-broken/753967)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-threadspotting-thread-broken/753967 "2016-05-05T17:20:03Z")
When I click on the most recent thread under Threadspotting on the main SD page, “Curses, Foiled Again,” I get this message: “Invalid Thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator.” --- ## [Does Tapatalk work here? Experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-tapatalk-work-here-experiences/753816)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-tapatalk-work-here-experiences/753816 "2016-05-05T14:25:07Z")
I’ve visited here a few times on my Android phone. Everything is so tiny that its hard to click and open a thread. My finger is wider than the thread title. :wink: pinching/zooming helps. But the volume of threads make… --- ## [handsomeharry has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomeharry-has-been-banned/753236)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 376\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2016, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomeharry-has-been-banned/753236 "2016-05-05T08:11:54Z")
User handsomeharry has been banned for trolling, on the basis of his performance in this thread. Normally, we don’t announce banned trolls in ATMB, but given that the user in question has been around since 2001, I felt … --- ## [Can I "borrow" SDMB readers for a focus group?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-borrow-sdmb-readers-for-a-focus-group/753886)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2016, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-borrow-sdmb-readers-for-a-focus-group/753886 "2016-05-04T19:21:48Z")
I want to be very straight up that this is not an attempt at marketing/sales. I have an online shop and need feedback from potential shoppers about why they would NOT do business with it. It’s been open a few months an… --- ## [Question about socks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-socks/753572)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-socks/753572 "2016-05-03T21:54:51Z")
A question inspired by this post: Now I think (s)he meant messageboard, not forum, and I am sure (s)he is correct but it got me wondering. Is “sock” determined by the mere fact of having more than one username in on t… --- ## ["Search in child forums"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-in-child-forums/753748)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-in-child-forums/753748 "2016-05-03T03:22:52Z")
On the advanced search page, this option appears. What does it mean? For the first few years, I thought it meant there was a separate SDMB for children, but I finally figured out, that wasn’t likely. :smack: What are ch… --- ## [What's with the jumpy adds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-jumpy-adds/753476)
**Author:** [@turner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turner)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-jumpy-adds/753476 "2016-05-01T23:06:22Z")
On SDMB? I go to a page and can’t scroll until the add is done playing. Even when its done, it repeats and I STILL can’t scroll unless I get out of the page and return. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=104) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=106)