# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=116 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 117 --- ## [Anyone else getting this- huge amount of white space appended to pages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-this-huge-amount-of-white-space-appended-to-pages/732327)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-this-huge-amount-of-white-space-appended-to-pages/732327 "2015-09-23T20:16:52Z")
I just noticed that for some reason I’m getting an enormous amount of “white space” both horizontally and vertically on the pages here. I’m using Windows 7 and Chrome. --- ## [Link button crashes mobile browser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-button-crashes-mobile-browser/726070)
**Author:** [@Astral\_Rejection](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astral_Rejection)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-button-crashes-mobile-browser/726070 "2015-09-23T11:33:17Z")
Got a new issue with the message board’s software, and I wonder if anybody else is experiencing this. On mobile Safari (latest version of iOS), clicking the link button (the little earth icon with a chain link on it) re… --- ## [On helpful/vague subject heds and mod interaction thereto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-helpful-vague-subject-heds-and-mod-interaction-thereto/731381)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2015, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-helpful-vague-subject-heds-and-mod-interaction-thereto/731381 "2015-09-21T21:44:54Z")
A general topic, here in reference to this thread, merely because it’s handy: Why did they commit suicide? \[Robin Williams and Kurt Cobain\] - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board The original hed was “Why … --- ## [Grotonian has been suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grotonian-has-been-suspended/732128)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grotonian-has-been-suspended/732128 "2015-09-21T16:56:47Z")
Poster Grotonian has been suspended for one month for accumulating four warnings in the last six months: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18701802&postcount=20 http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/show… --- ## [seeing right number of threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-right-number-of-threads/731939)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Boone\_Fanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel_Boone_Fanatic)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2015, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-right-number-of-threads/731939 "2015-09-20T12:55:20Z")
Ok. I was on the cafe society forum. It says there are only 250 threads in that section. But when I go back to the main forums page, it says there’s over 126000 threads.why is it that I can only see 250 threads out of 12… --- ## [Post Mysteriously 'Vanishes'(?).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-mysteriously-vanishes/731934)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2015, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-mysteriously-vanishes/731934 "2015-09-20T12:46:24Z")
A couple of days ago, I was posting a thread. Then I hit the wrong button on my keyboard. I don’t know what button I hit. I assume it was the Return key–which I do sometimes hit, out of force of habit. (It may have been… --- ## [I can't post/see new threads new responses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-post-see-new-threads-new-responses/731932)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2015, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-post-see-new-threads-new-responses/731932 "2015-09-20T07:51:31Z")
Something weird is going on. On the long page of New Posts the last response it lists is from 3:11 AM. It is now 3:50 AM. If I click on some of the longer threads on The New Post page it shows me updated responses but no… --- ## ["Report Button" for threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/report-button-for-threads/731814)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/report-button-for-threads/731814 "2015-09-19T23:09:31Z")
Often a thread can be recognized as spam just from the title and the mouseover text. How about a button to report the thread without having to open it and report the original post? --- ## [New Posts that aren't New](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posts-that-arent-new/731459)
**Author:** [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posts-that-arent-new/731459 "2015-09-18T14:31:35Z")
Ok, here’s the deal. I go onto the Cafe Society board, for example. I see a thread that has new posts in it. I go to read the new posts and then leave the site or read a different thread. However, the next time I go … --- ## [A big ol' THANK YOU to everyone who reported spam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-big-ol-thank-you-to-everyone-who-reported-spam/731089)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-big-ol-thank-you-to-everyone-who-reported-spam/731089 "2015-09-17T04:04:30Z")
As you all probably know we’ve been undergoing a spampocalypse over the last few days. We’ve been working to keep the inconvenience to our users at a minimum. We’ve been doing our best but we’re all deeply grateful for… --- ## [What's the deal with the missing titles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-the-missing-titles/730517)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-the-missing-titles/730517 "2015-09-16T22:12:10Z")
Some time yesterday, all the titles turned to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ This morning, some of them have returned, but some are still \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Does anyone know what caused it? (assuming I’m not the only one see… --- ## [PSA: Finding the SDMB on Tapatalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-finding-the-sdmb-on-tapatalk/731480)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-finding-the-sdmb-on-tapatalk/731480 "2015-09-16T18:20:14Z")
I’ve posted before about how I could never find the Straight Dope Message Board on Tapatalk. It seems that, on my phone at least, search is just broken. And now so is the hierarchical listing. But I did get the SDMB any… --- ## [New User Post in Marketplace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-post-in-marketplace/731206)
**Author:** [@tafowler87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tafowler87)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-post-in-marketplace/731206 "2015-09-14T21:23:50Z")
How do I start a new thread in the Marketplace message board? It says I do not have access to the page when I click the New Thread link/button at top of board. How can I gain privileges to post there? --- ## [Reopening a thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reopening-a-thread/730690)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reopening-a-thread/730690 "2015-09-14T18:07:08Z")
I believe this thread has been closed for little purpose except that its got an objectionable subject. While the subject matter may be considered creepy, I think its a perfectly cromulent subject to be in MPSIMS. More … --- ## [Why reddit spam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-reddit-spam/728570)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-reddit-spam/728570 "2015-09-14T17:33:54Z")
I’ve seen at least 5 OPs today that are spam for reddit. I don’t get it - why reddit spam? Do they get something out of directing people there? --- ## [How to purchase a membership? Just give me a hint.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-purchase-a-membership-just-give-me-a-hint/730454)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-purchase-a-membership-just-give-me-a-hint/730454 "2015-09-13T17:18:23Z")
So after more or less idly looking for this, here and on google, for a couple of days now, I have to admit, embarrassed, that I’m stumped. HTF do you purchase a membership here? Just give me a hint. --- ## [I want to know which forum I'm in without having to scroll to the top of the page.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-know-which-forum-im-in-without-having-to-scroll-to-the-top-of-the-page/730788)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-know-which-forum-im-in-without-having-to-scroll-to-the-top-of-the-page/730788 "2015-09-13T14:11:03Z")
When I’m at the bottom of a very long page and I can’t remember which thread I’m in, I look at my tab and it reads “Name of Thread-Straight Dope Message Board.” Is there a way to add the forum to what I see there? I kn… --- ## [Straight Dope banner ads between every post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-banner-ads-between-every-post/730443)
**Author:** [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-banner-ads-between-every-post/730443 "2015-09-12T12:22:14Z")
All of a sudden today I am seeing giant logos for the Straight Dope appearing after every single post in every thread. I am using Mercury on an iPhone because the SDMB gives so many redirect ads in Safari. This is what I… --- ## [When/why did 60 secs between POSTS come about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-why-did-60-secs-between-posts-come-about/730581)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-why-did-60-secs-between-posts-come-about/730581 "2015-09-12T02:42:34Z")
Seeing a dodgy thread in the Pit, I did my duty and clicked the REPORT button to alert a mod. Then I went back into the thread to post that it had indeed been reported, only to be told that I had to WAIT 60 SECONDS betw… --- ## [Nice Moderating, Jonathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-moderating-jonathan/730536)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-moderating-jonathan/730536 "2015-09-11T18:01:37Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18674712&postcount=31 Shodan walks into a thread, shits all over it and derails it. Mod tells ME not to accuse him of threadshitting? Dude, that’s exactly what he’s d… --- ## [Auto-playing advertisements at SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-playing-advertisements-at-sdmb/729981)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-playing-advertisements-at-sdmb/729981 "2015-09-11T02:12:43Z")
Today every thread page has had a loud advertisement auto-playing the moment I open the page. This may be okay with the powers that be but I note it here in case it is not. --- ## [Who handles name changes now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-handles-name-changes-now/728497)
**Author:** [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-handles-name-changes-now/728497 "2015-09-10T22:55:07Z")
Who handles name changes now that Tuba is gone? --- ## [A new approach to spamming the Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-approach-to-spamming-the-dope/730437)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-approach-to-spamming-the-dope/730437 "2015-09-10T17:39:14Z")
Get established users to do it FOR you. I just got the following email: My name is Daniel and I have a business proposition for you. I found your account on the straight dope forum and it has an outstanding reputation … --- ## [SDMB is changing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-is-changing/727357)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-is-changing/727357 "2015-09-09T00:46:28Z")
This is getting annoying: going to SDMB on my iPhone will randomly result in a redirect to the Apple App Store application. Do the people running this site realize how bad an experience this is? I could look the other … --- ## [Is this the first "Comments on Cecil's Column" thread in public possession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-first-comments-on-cecils-column-thread-in-public-possession/729006)
**Author:** [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-first-comments-on-cecils-column-thread-in-public-possession/729006 "2015-09-06T20:20:49Z")
Cecil’s Lousy Call Letter Answer (repost) ? Or is it this one? Welcome! --- ## [Member get lives has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/member-get-lives-has-been-banned/730204)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/member-get-lives-has-been-banned/730204 "2015-09-06T18:29:35Z")
After coming back from a previous suspension, get lives decided to do the same thing that he was told not to do before. He’s therefore been banned. The most recent Warnings are here: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb… --- ## [Colibri, got a minute please...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-got-a-minute-please/729865)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2015, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-got-a-minute-please/729865 "2015-09-06T00:24:18Z")
I’m just curious as to why you didn’t move this thread, Need help from the bible scholars to GD. I don’t want to count the amount of mod notes you placed in the tread, but there’s more than one, and most seem to be for … --- ## [Can moderators and administrators see what you are searching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-moderators-and-administrators-see-what-you-are-searching/729718)
**Author:** [@Arrogant\_B\_st\_rd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogant_B_st_rd)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-moderators-and-administrators-see-what-you-are-searching/729718 "2015-09-04T05:00:44Z")
On message boards, I want to search some things that I would be very self-conscious if someone was viewing the words. Do mods and admins have the power to look up what a member has searched? --- ## [IE 11 Ate My Thread Page Counts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-11-ate-my-thread-page-counts/729747)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-11-ate-my-thread-page-counts/729747 "2015-09-03T21:00:08Z")
This PC was just upgraded to IE 11 and now the forums no longer display the page counts (ie, 1…2…3…4…Last) beside the thread titles. Does anyone have any idea why? --- ## [Thanks for speeding whatever up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-speeding-whatever-up/729726)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-speeding-whatever-up/729726 "2015-09-03T14:47:04Z")
For some reason, in the past, whenever I’d click on my name and bring up a list of my most recent posts, it takes forever for the system to do so, forever as in an unconscionable 30 seconds of internet time! In that tim… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=115) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=117)