# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=117 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 118 --- ## [Why are most of 'Today's Question's from around 1999?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-most-of-todays-questions-from-around-1999/729676)
**Author:** [@wisernow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wisernow)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-most-of-todays-questions-from-around-1999/729676 "2015-09-03T03:10:35Z")
I am not sure if my observation is valid, but it seems that most of the questions that appear under the ‘Today’s Question’ header on the home page of SDMB seem to be from around 1998 - 1999. I assume it is somehow relat… --- ## [topic ban](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-ban/729757)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-ban/729757 "2015-09-03T01:30:06Z")
As you may know, I was recently "topic banned’ on a certain subject by Idle Thoughts. I wish to protest this banning. (I apparently can’t mention the topic itself) The Topic banning was apparently done due to my last AT… --- ## [Can a moderator explain why this thread is still in Great Debates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-moderator-explain-why-this-thread-is-still-in-great-debates/729239)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-moderator-explain-why-this-thread-is-still-in-great-debates/729239 "2015-09-01T17:53:21Z")
This thread. An OP who has done nothing but open “Just Asking Questions” threads, where there is no debate, no substance, and pretty much every poster in the thread calling bullshit on the sincerity of said OP. The big… --- ## [the Jupiter effect \[Hijacking threads on hot-button issues\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jupiter-effect-hijacking-threads-on-hot-button-issues/729371)
**Author:** [@anthonymortadella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anthonymortadella)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jupiter-effect-hijacking-threads-on-hot-button-issues/729371 "2015-08-31T17:16:00Z")
In the “Is the doom and gloom environmental movement another expression of moral/religious anxiety?” thread on the “In My Humble Opinion (IMHO)” forum, grude started a topic that has only peripherally to do with global w… --- ## [Why not post original posting date?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-post-original-posting-date/729487)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2015, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-post-original-posting-date/729487 "2015-08-31T16:45:36Z")
I assume we’ve all done it. Open an interesting looking thread, start reading and suddenly realize it was originally started in 2002 and someone has revived the zombie. Why can’t the left hand side of the index do what… --- ## [A Small Suggestion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-small-suggestion/729036)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-small-suggestion/729036 "2015-08-29T21:36:28Z")
I would like to make a small suggestion. I’m not sure if this is even possible for you to do or whether it may be out of your hands. But when a search fails to find any matches, the board software currently displays a m… --- ## [tomndebb, allowing racist hate speech was a bullshit mod call](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-allowing-racist-hate-speech-was-a-bullshit-mod-call/727632)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-allowing-racist-hate-speech-was-a-bullshit-mod-call/727632 "2015-08-28T23:01:10Z")
So being incompetent at hate speech is an out now? This guy is literally spewing anti-Muslim and anti-non-white hate speech. And attracting racist newbies as well, which worked out so wonderfully last time … Are you … --- ## [I'm looking for a thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-a-thread/729119)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-a-thread/729119 "2015-08-28T00:13:40Z")
I recently saw a thread that was about low priced products that turned out to be completely worthless. I’ve tried searching for “low” and “price” and “priced” but have been unable to find this thread. I think it must h… --- ## [Test Thread: Bakers Dozen Categories So Far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-bakers-dozen-categories-so-far/661653)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-bakers-dozen-categories-so-far/661653 "2015-08-27T17:39:31Z")
I’m building a list of The Game Room thread Bakers Dozen. I’m only about a third of the way through so far, and that list follows. Little Nemo compiled one here, and that was almost 3 years and about 15,000 posts earlier… --- ## [Does this board know my gender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-board-know-my-gender/728808)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-board-know-my-gender/728808 "2015-08-27T11:47:11Z")
So many of the click-bait ads feature bikini clad females. Just wondering. Do females get the same? --- ## [Is this the first GQ thread in public possession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-first-gq-thread-in-public-possession/728675)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-first-gq-thread-in-public-possession/728675 "2015-08-27T01:24:08Z")
And is Sly the named poster? Note that it has, if so, the first misunderstood joke in publicly accessible GQ. --- ## [Get a grip, Jonathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-grip-jonathan/728713)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-grip-jonathan/728713 "2015-08-25T18:39:22Z")
From here. Where do you see that? Quote, please. Scroll up. That is all. --- ## [Spelting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spelting/728741)
**Author:** [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2015, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spelting/728741 "2015-08-25T11:57:28Z")
Why does “albedo” always throw a spell-check error? Is that the wrong spelting because it seems that’s the one everybody else uses. \[whimper\] … what am I doing wrong ??? --- ## [Highest View/Post Ratio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-view-post-ratio/728735)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-view-post-ratio/728735 "2015-08-24T20:44:51Z")
I nominate this thread: So, uh, how do I deepthroat without gagging? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board As of the time of this post, it has 99 posts (98 responses plus the OP) and 558,107 views, a view… --- ## [Possible vBulletin option...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-vbulletin-option/728525)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2015, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-vbulletin-option/728525 "2015-08-22T16:03:38Z")
I saw on another board that I believe is powered by vBulletin a reply option which I think might be worth trying here. (I searched and could not find out exactly the forum software, but it looks and operates identically… --- ## [engineer comp geek, I think you are wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engineer-comp-geek-i-think-you-are-wrong/727944)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2015, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engineer-comp-geek-i-think-you-are-wrong/727944 "2015-08-22T04:14:24Z")
In this post, you state: Discussions in ATMB are expected to be polite and civil. This isn’t the Pit, or anything close to it. Posting something that by your own admission is mocking only serves to be inflammatory, and… --- ## [What is Junior Modding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-junior-modding/728306)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2015, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-junior-modding/728306 "2015-08-22T02:56:05Z")
It was suggested by another poster that I take this here, so here it is. Maybe I am misunderstanding the rules, but isn’t this an example of junior modding, especially the bolded part? http://boards.straightdope.com/s… --- ## [The Lost Forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lost-forum/728294)
**Author:** [@Marion\_Wormer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marion_Wormer)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lost-forum/728294 "2015-08-21T20:43:48Z")
I feel stupid. Didn’t there used to be a sub-forum about house repair and renovation? I have a door issue, and I thought “Oh, SDMB”, but no luck. --- ## [Thread closure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-closure/728212)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-closure/728212 "2015-08-21T16:30:48Z")
My thread was closed the other day. I don’t really care about the closure. But I do feel I have an obligation to say a couple of things about the message Jonathon Chance left when he closed the thread: First, implies… --- ## [Has board traffic gone down significantly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-board-traffic-gone-down-significantly/727820)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2015, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-board-traffic-gone-down-significantly/727820 "2015-08-20T00:10:42Z")
I’ve taken some breaks from the SDMB in years past, and since I’ve started posting again recently, I feel like the number of new posts is a lot less than it was around 2012 and earlier. But maybe it’s just my perception.… --- ## [ECG, is green font not allowed or can we take political jabs in GQ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ecg-is-green-font-not-allowed-or-can-we-take-political-jabs-in-gq/727985)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ecg-is-green-font-not-allowed-or-can-we-take-political-jabs-in-gq/727985 "2015-08-17T22:59:21Z")
ECG, in the last two days, two old GQ threads were bumped by new members. This one one was bumped with literally nothing more than what you called a political jab (I’m not arguing that point). You came in, told the new… --- ## [User number too high?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-number-too-high/727646)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2015, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-number-too-high/727646 "2015-08-14T09:29:52Z")
I apologize both for being probably unnecessarily anal and for taking CookingWithGas’s name in vain, but his user number is 16475 and join date is March 1999. The user number should be in the hundreds. The 16000 level wa… --- ## [CAn someone tell me how to insert quotes in my posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-tell-me-how-to-insert-quotes-in-my-posts/727793)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2015, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-tell-me-how-to-insert-quotes-in-my-posts/727793 "2015-08-14T01:38:35Z")
I try and it doesn’t work. --- ## [Uh, just got a weird spam email based on a thread from 2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-just-got-a-weird-spam-email-based-on-a-thread-from-2001/727696)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-just-got-a-weird-spam-email-based-on-a-thread-from-2001/727696 "2015-08-12T22:30:45Z")
Can one of the mods email or message me? Got a really random off-teh-wall email about a thread from 2001, that I think needs to be deleted–it’s got personal emails on the thread. I can forward you that email if’n ya wa… --- ## [Not permitted to view a GQ thread on "strapping"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-permitted-to-view-a-gq-thread-on-strapping/727547)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-permitted-to-view-a-gq-thread-on-strapping/727547 "2015-08-11T14:44:23Z")
Everytime I click on the link in the GQ forum for the “strapping thread” http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=764754 I get a notice that I don’t have permissions to view the thread. :confused: Just me … --- ## [Why Isn't this in the Pit: What if Trump wins the 2016 presidential election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-this-in-the-pit-what-if-trump-wins-the-2016-presidential-election/727471)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-this-in-the-pit-what-if-trump-wins-the-2016-presidential-election/727471 "2015-08-10T22:12:39Z")
I’m a bit confused about the differences in the standards for IMHO and the Pit: Why Isn’t this thread in the Pit, as in my views several of the posts seem of Pit characteristics: What if Trump wins the 2016 president… --- ## [Is search working? I just get a completely blank page every time I try](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-search-working-i-just-get-a-completely-blank-page-every-time-i-try/727426)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-search-working-i-just-get-a-completely-blank-page-every-time-i-try/727426 "2015-08-10T04:53:31Z")
Is search working for everyone else? When I try to do a search, I just get a blank white page. If I try again before 120 seconds, it gives me the typical “please wait” page. But once 120 seconds are up, further search at… --- ## [Question about Marketplace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-marketplace/727093)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-marketplace/727093 "2015-08-06T06:53:39Z")
According to the description, the Marketplace Forum is intended for people who have something they wish to sell. Would it be kosher for me to put in an OP for something I’d like to acquire? --- ## [Search broken? 120 second timer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-broken-120-second-timer/727076)
**Author:** [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-broken-120-second-timer/727076 "2015-08-06T04:40:51Z")
I tried to search for a couple of terms using the basic search box in the strip at the top of the forums. I got the “You must wait 120 seconds between searches. Please try again in another 116 seconds.” I wait (more tha… --- ## [Winter of our missed content](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-of-our-missed-content/726796)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2015, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-of-our-missed-content/726796 "2015-08-05T04:29:04Z")
Do we know what we lost, if not the actual contents? An archive of the post titles maybe? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=116) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=118)