# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=114 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 115 --- ## [A Comment about the Recent Move of a Thread to the Pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-comment-about-the-recent-move-of-a-thread-to-the-pit/736292)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-comment-about-the-recent-move-of-a-thread-to-the-pit/736292 "2015-11-01T16:10:27Z")
This is the thread. This is my post. This is the comment that I decided would fit better in this thread than in that post: Frankly, I’d have been happier if this thread had remained in MPSIMS until taking a turn for t… --- ## [Can we have a new rule in GD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-new-rule-in-gd/735933)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-new-rule-in-gd/735933 "2015-11-01T04:22:39Z")
Inspired by this thread, but it’s a regular problem. A few questions about the Christian heaven It starts okay with a friendly little discussion about the nature of heaven. Some different viewpoints, but everyone playe… --- ## [A question about sigs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-sigs/736050)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-sigs/736050 "2015-11-01T03:44:22Z")
brushing up on the rules and came across the FAQ about signatures. In there it seems to say that only members (not guests) can have “profile signatures”. When I look at my cp, I see an option for a signature. Have the… --- ## [What happens to banned users?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-banned-users/735819)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-banned-users/735819 "2015-11-01T03:03:47Z")
So I noticed a few people were banned recently and I think I read somewhere, sometime ago that the board prefers not to have some kind of banned list or banned reason list to prevent glorifying these people so I won’t na… --- ## [Hi all \[name change request\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-all-name-change-request/735947)
**Author:** [@riveingimsure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/riveingimsure)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-all-name-change-request/735947 "2015-10-30T21:25:18Z")
I farked up my username as it was meant to to say rivetingimsure. How do I fix it or am I stuck with Awh well stuff it if I am Sup ya’ll --- ## [Please lock this pit thread...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-lock-this-pit-thread/735904)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-lock-this-pit-thread/735904 "2015-10-30T19:33:40Z")
Controversial encounters between law-enforcement and civilians - the omnibus thread Too much is lost in the 6600+ posts to even remotely follow any specific event anymore. It’s like dollar day at Walmart on the nig… --- ## [Still Have Podcast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-have-podcast/736094)
**Author:** [@High\_Society](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/High_Society)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-have-podcast/736094 "2015-10-30T02:20:49Z")
Hey, Just found this remarkable website! Where have you been all my life Cecil?! Anyway, the main site page states that you have a weekly podcast. Where is it? I’ve searched iTunes but cannot find this little gem. … --- ## [Why do I show as 'Guest' after 3+yrs and 600+ posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-show-as-guest-after-3-yrs-and-600-posts/736069)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-show-as-guest-after-3-yrs-and-600-posts/736069 "2015-10-29T15:38:06Z")
The word “Guest” still appears under my username even though I’ve been a site member for more than three years and made over 600 posts. Why is that? --- ## [Faded Capital 'W'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faded-capital-w/735901)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faded-capital-w/735901 "2015-10-28T20:24:44Z")
I freely admit this is not exactly of earth-shattering importance, but I’ve just noticed something a bit odd the past couple of days: the capital ‘W’ in the default font doesn’t seem to display right. That is, the middle… --- ## [How does someone become an "SD Science Advisory Board" member?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-someone-become-an-sd-science-advisory-board-member/734841)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-someone-become-an-sd-science-advisory-board-member/734841 "2015-10-27T19:50:00Z")
See subject. I suspect it has a lot to do with cookies, flowers, or that special boot polish. As long as I’m posting, How do you find the first post someone ever made? is one I came up against: I noticed Eutychus bein… --- ## [Does Tapatalk have an ignore option?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-tapatalk-have-an-ignore-option/735517)
**Author:** [@orangeapples](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orangeapples)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-tapatalk-have-an-ignore-option/735517 "2015-10-27T17:55:39Z")
I tend to visit the SDMB almost exclusively via my phone, and fully exclusively by way of Tapatalk when on the phone, so I hope the moderators will regard this topic as suitably ATMB. Regrettably, my tech level is wanti… --- ## [Spammers can use the same thread names, anyway to make it harder for them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spammers-can-use-the-same-thread-names-anyway-to-make-it-harder-for-them/735740)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spammers-can-use-the-same-thread-names-anyway-to-make-it-harder-for-them/735740 "2015-10-26T22:42:47Z")
First, great job on removing that spam so quickly, but I have to wonder: The recent spammer did reuse the title of “A non-Communist Russian Empire and WW2” from the thread in Great Debates. AFAICR it has not been the fi… --- ## [Stolen content...sorta?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stolen-content-sorta/735463)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stolen-content-sorta/735463 "2015-10-26T02:35:03Z")
Not sure the best way to approach this, but it seems like the powers that be here should be aware of it. Someone (NOT ME!) has taken a screenshot of an old PSXer post and submitted it to Reddit for mockery, complete wit… --- ## [Hey why was Terr banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-why-was-terr-banned/735480)
**Author:** [@Donald\_Rump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donald_Rump)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-why-was-terr-banned/735480 "2015-10-24T21:35:26Z")
Just curious, I didn’t see that one coming. --- ## [Is Anyone Else Having Problems Loading Forums on Tapatalk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-having-problems-loading-forums-on-tapatalk/735586)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2015, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-having-problems-loading-forums-on-tapatalk/735586 "2015-10-24T07:29:05Z")
On Tapatalk I can access the forums list but not the individual forums. It says loading but it never loads. Tapatalk in working perfectly on Giraffe. And obviously things are working fine via PC. Anyone else having this… --- ## [Miller for President, 2016.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miller-for-president-2016/735329)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2015, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miller-for-president-2016/735329 "2015-10-23T17:17:32Z")
I just want to say, and I won’t say why, that Miller, you really needs to run for POTUS. You totally have my vote Mr. President. In the event you’re unwilling to accept this nomination, we, the undersigned, would li… --- ## [Can an OP request to close thread? How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-op-request-to-close-thread-how/735272)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-op-request-to-close-thread-how/735272 "2015-10-21T16:17:59Z")
I started this thread over in GD. At some point, I decided I’d prefer that the thread be closed. I sent PMs to 2 mods of GD, and another message clicking on the “notify” icon in that thread, right around where I posted… --- ## [Reopen Halloween forum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reopen-halloween-forum/733138)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reopen-halloween-forum/733138 "2015-10-21T16:01:14Z")
It’s October, after all! :smiley: --- ## [Why are the Game of Thrones rules still in effect? (No spoilers by me because I never saw it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-game-of-thrones-rules-still-in-effect-no-spoilers-by-me-because-i-never-saw-it/735207)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-game-of-thrones-rules-still-in-effect-no-spoilers-by-me-because-i-never-saw-it/735207 "2015-10-21T14:31:50Z")
IIRC, one crybaby (I can’t remember who; doesn’t matter who) made such a shitfit over book vs show spoilers that the mods, rather than spanking his ass for gross annoyance, developed a set of rules about posts that was u… --- ## [FXMasterMind has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fxmastermind-has-been-banned/735323)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fxmastermind-has-been-banned/735323 "2015-10-21T04:41:19Z")
FXMasterMind has been banned for trolling. He has accrued several warnings in his time here: 8-21-11: Trolling 9-3-11: Personal Insults 9-6-13: Failure to Follow a Moderator’s Instructions 3-11-14: Failure to Follow… --- ## [Jonathan Chance: Can you explain this moderation in GD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-can-you-explain-this-moderation-in-gd/735159)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-can-you-explain-this-moderation-in-gd/735159 "2015-10-20T23:52:16Z")
In the thread, you posted this mod note on page 3: Why not just use the multi-quote function and point out the “astonishing” number of posts you think are questionable? To my mind, there were 2 posts\* that were out of… --- ## [Racist is not an insult when a person is a racist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-is-not-an-insult-when-a-person-is-a-racist/734241)
**Author:** [@Inbred\_Mm\_domesticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inbred_Mm_domesticus)\ **Replies:** 507\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-is-not-an-insult-when-a-person-is-a-racist/734241 "2015-10-19T20:12:31Z")
A person who believes in the inherent inferiority of one race versus another is a racist. It is not an insult, it is just a simple fact of definition. Yet I received a warning for telling Chief Pedant he is a racist. I… --- ## [Can I advertise a Kickstarter campaign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-advertise-a-kickstarter-campaign/734739)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-advertise-a-kickstarter-campaign/734739 "2015-10-16T20:25:35Z")
I’m not making any money off of it. It’d just be a shame if it sank without a struggle. --- ## [Referring to me as 'he'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/referring-to-me-as-he/734790)
**Author:** [@Alkash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alkash)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/referring-to-me-as-he/734790 "2015-10-16T12:37:55Z")
I leave it up to the mods, of course, but in this topic I’ve ben referred to as “he”. This is unacceptable. Can the user in question be banned or warned, at the very least? Thank you. --- ## [Who's posted in this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-posted-in-this-thread/734727)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-posted-in-this-thread/734727 "2015-10-16T11:47:17Z")
Occasionally I see someone post a list of posters who participated in a thread. How do you do that? --- ## [Civility and politeness and the don't be a jerk rule (or the lack thereof)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civility-and-politeness-and-the-dont-be-a-jerk-rule-or-the-lack-thereof/734479)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civility-and-politeness-and-the-dont-be-a-jerk-rule-or-the-lack-thereof/734479 "2015-10-15T22:11:57Z")
There is no such thing as “politeness and civility” on SDMB. There is only different sets of rules for different sections of the website. So, let’s say you are in GD and you can’t call someone stupid and you can’t say t… --- ## [Jonathan Chance: why close down the is-Russia-turning-fascist thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-why-close-down-the-is-russia-turning-fascist-thread/734456)
**Author:** [@straight\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/straight_man)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-why-close-down-the-is-russia-turning-fascist-thread/734456 "2015-10-14T16:23:59Z")
You shut down this thread after it got hijacked into a really stupid discussion about Al Sharpton (I assume that’s why you closed it.) What gives? You instructed everyone to stop the hijack, and Alkash was the only one w… --- ## [Remainder of thread not showing when editing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remainder-of-thread-not-showing-when-editing/734428)
**Author:** [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remainder-of-thread-not-showing-when-editing/734428 "2015-10-13T22:51:32Z")
I seem to have done something wrong. When I post a reply, while the editing box is open, I no longer see the remainder of the thread, even during Preview. I don’t know what I did to cause this. Thank you. --- ## [An unimportant question about font display in SD forum tables of content](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-unimportant-question-about-font-display-in-sd-forum-tables-of-content/734563)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-unimportant-question-about-font-display-in-sd-forum-tables-of-content/734563 "2015-10-13T22:49:41Z")
Some topic-subjects-“heds” (as they’re known in SD) in the list in SD–and each forum, I guess, but I haven/t checked–seem to me to be bolder than others. Is that just me? (iMac Retina). … --- ## [Terr and BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terr-and-brainglutton/733406)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 564\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terr-and-brainglutton/733406 "2015-10-12T15:06:20Z")
These posters were banned and suspended, respectively, at virtually the same time by the same mod (JC), so I was interested in the details. As I read about them, it seemed very odd that their behaviors were almost ident… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=113) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=115)