# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=12 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 13 --- ## [Is it ok to link to threads from an external website?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-link-to-threads-from-an-external-website/997104)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-link-to-threads-from-an-external-website/997104 "2024-02-04T23:32:57Z")
I’ve been running a monthly SDMB photography competition for a year or so, which means we’ve got (an ever expanding) bunch of threads. I’ve got an index of all the threads in a spreadsheet. I figured it would be nice to… --- ## [HoneyBadgerDC suspended for a week until Feb 11, 2024 11:59 pm for violating Topic Ban](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honeybadgerdc-suspended-for-a-week-until-feb-11-2024-11-59-pm-for-violating-topic-ban/997105)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honeybadgerdc-suspended-for-a-week-until-feb-11-2024-11-59-pm-for-violating-topic-ban/997105 "2024-02-04T21:45:37Z")
HoneyBadgerDC suspended 1 week until Feb 11, 2024 11:59 pm for violating Topic Ban. He has had 4 warnings in just over 6 months. The latest for violating his Topic ban on Climate Change. I’m going to make this clear t… --- ## [Where do I put a post about crafting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-put-a-post-about-crafting/997001)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-put-a-post-about-crafting/997001 "2024-02-02T02:20:41Z")
See title. --- ## [What is "MMP?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-mmp/996478)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2024, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-mmp/996478 "2024-01-29T23:45:53Z")
I have seen numerous post titles with “MMP” in them and I cannot figure out what it means. Multi-man Publishing Mass Media Production Multimedia Player Meet Me Page Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid Marian Movement of Priests … --- ## [Resolved: Betting. Betting is not permitted for any purpose, including but not limited to fun, charity, or for the sake of argument](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-betting-betting-is-not-permitted-for-any-purpose-including-but-not-limited-to-fun-charity-or-for-the-sake-of-argument/990230)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2024, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-betting-betting-is-not-permitted-for-any-purpose-including-but-not-limited-to-fun-charity-or-for-the-sake-of-argument/990230 "2024-01-27T22:11:24Z")
The language in the thread title is taken from Ed’s draft rules. I think it’s overbroad, but then I would since I’ve always believed that bets are a tax on bullshit and friendly bets a tool for fighting ignorance. Discu… --- ## [Poll: Should we retire the Quarantine Zone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-should-we-retire-the-quarantine-zone/996173)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-should-we-retire-the-quarantine-zone/996173 "2024-01-23T20:39:21Z")
We launched the Quarantine Zone at the start of the pandemic, when the coronavirus was the chief topic of discussion. Now that the crisis has ebbed, QZ gets minimal traffic and the staff is debating what to do with it. W… --- ## [Is quoting ChatGPT a copyright violation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-quoting-chatgpt-a-copyright-violation/993085)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-quoting-chatgpt-a-copyright-violation/993085 "2024-01-15T21:57:23Z")
There are occasionally posts that quote ChatGPT at length. Is this a copyright violation that should be noted by our local moderators? Or maybe trimmed down to a “fair use” length? --- ## [How Do I Change Email When Old Address Is Gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-email-when-old-address-is-gone/995963)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-email-when-old-address-is-gone/995963 "2024-01-11T22:01:48Z")
Tried to change my account to a new email address, but the board is sending a confirmation message to the old (deleted) address. Best address to send queries about this? --- ## [Stats on 99er dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stats-on-99er-dopers/806735)
**Author:** [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stats-on-99er-dopers/806735 "2024-01-03T01:28:54Z")
A recent banning of a 99er got me thinking. How many 99ers were there ever? How many are still active? How many were banned? Maybe s brief breakdown of vague reasons (no need to name names) And finally, How many…gul… --- ## [Please stop using singular they for posters who have an established gender](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-using-singular-they-for-posters-who-have-an-established-gender/995306)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-using-singular-they-for-posters-who-have-an-established-gender/995306 "2024-01-02T05:46:40Z")
This is not a pit thread and I’m not calling anyone out in particular. I’ve just noticed a growing trend on this board. Poster A is male, (or female). Poster B has interacted with A enough, or is in a thread where the pr… --- ## [Did new posts get cornfielded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-new-posts-get-cornfielded/995471)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-new-posts-get-cornfielded/995471 "2024-01-01T23:38:58Z")
This thread here but I think there is at least one other. All of the posts added to the zombie today are gone. Headshots? Y2K24 issue? --- ## [So are we an independent organization now, or are we still owned by that newspaper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-we-an-independent-organization-now-or-are-we-still-owned-by-that-newspaper/995024)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-we-an-independent-organization-now-or-are-we-still-owned-by-that-newspaper/995024 "2024-01-01T23:05:57Z")
Sorry, I’ve been really out of the loop. All I can recall is some threads from 3-4 years ago. Are we now independently funded and owned, or are we still affiliated with, or on the budget, of that newspaper/website? (can… --- ## [Testing again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-again/986419)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2023, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-again/986419 "2023-12-30T12:17:40Z")
Again … --- ## [Adding a "Pronouns" custom user field? Good idea, or the worst idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-a-pronouns-custom-user-field-good-idea-or-the-worst-idea/973025)
**Author:** [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2023, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-a-pronouns-custom-user-field-good-idea-or-the-worst-idea/973025 "2023-12-30T08:33:00Z")
Following the change that was recently made on the Discourse Meta board, would adding a “Pronouns” user field for public display be something useful to this board? I do not know the answer, and I am very mixed about whe… --- ## [Do we know or have some idea of how much it costs to run the sdmb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-or-have-some-idea-of-how-much-it-costs-to-run-the-sdmb/995036)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-or-have-some-idea-of-how-much-it-costs-to-run-the-sdmb/995036 "2023-12-24T17:33:37Z")
ok the last time this was asked was 20 years ago and just about everything here has changed … i mean since were part of a not-for-profit media company these days velocitys question about ownership prompted me to ask f… --- ## [My phone messed up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-phone-messed-up/995022)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-phone-messed-up/995022 "2023-12-23T03:31:07Z")
My phone reset or something and I lost access to the Dope. It did the same to my e mail. I had forgotten my passwords as i stay logged in. I recharged my phone and now its ok. I can’t do without my Dope! --- ## [Do thread bumps count in Breaking News Threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-thread-bumps-count-in-breaking-news-threads/994751)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2023, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-thread-bumps-count-in-breaking-news-threads/994751 "2023-12-18T00:10:57Z")
Please provide clarification. I have a on-topic news link. A breaking News thread hasn’t been active for a couple days. Does it matter if I happened to be the last poster? It would be inconvenient to bookmark links un… --- ## [Follow-up comments after flagging a post -- is there a way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/follow-up-comments-after-flagging-a-post-is-there-a-way/994711)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/follow-up-comments-after-flagging-a-post-is-there-a-way/994711 "2023-12-17T15:45:58Z")
Once you flag a post, you might get more information that would be useful, or discover your flag was in error, or something, but there doesn’t seem to be any way to edit one’s flag message or to add another one. I can se… --- ## [Install Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/install-straight-dope-message-board/994622)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/install-straight-dope-message-board/994622 "2023-12-15T11:11:32Z")
I’m sure my question must have been asked and answered already in (at least) one of the forums but damned if I can find it. So, let me ask - what does Chrome mean when it offers me the opportunity to “Install Straight Do… --- ## [SDMB banner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-banner/989991)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-banner/989991 "2023-12-09T00:30:52Z")
I don’t know if this is described anywhere or if anyone has asked, but is there any way of hiding the “The Straight Dope Message Board” banner at the top of the page? If I’m taking a break at work and I want to read the… --- ## [Highlighting a relevant part of a quote is NOT selective quoting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlighting-a-relevant-part-of-a-quote-is-not-selective-quoting/994225)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlighting-a-relevant-part-of-a-quote-is-not-selective-quoting/994225 "2023-12-08T18:18:12Z")
Here, I quoted from where @Darren\_Garrison said “Why did they pick a photo that makes it look like she has no neck?” and called out the " she has no neck" part to make a point that he was body-shaming. His defence was t… --- ## [Consulting miderators re: further action](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consulting-miderators-re-further-action/991358)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consulting-miderators-re-further-action/991358 "2023-12-06T21:10:14Z")
Putting this here in an abundance of caution because attempting any explanation in the thread will likely be called “arguing moderation”. The link is a widespread meme. It is intentionally over-the-top to be funny. (Th… --- ## [Embedding video links (again)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embedding-video-links-again/994015)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embedding-video-links-again/994015 "2023-12-02T20:06:09Z")
In the FQ thread “Scat car? Old riding toy ID” the 11th post has an embedded Youtube video at the end, complete with thumbnail, video title and description from youtube. I thought this was something we couldn’t do on Dis… --- ## [Slicedalone has been banned for hostility toward other users and failing to debate in good faith](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slicedalone-has-been-banned-for-hostility-toward-other-users-and-failing-to-debate-in-good-faith/993922)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slicedalone-has-been-banned-for-hostility-toward-other-users-and-failing-to-debate-in-good-faith/993922 "2023-11-30T20:47:47Z")
After a discussion in the mod loop, we have decided to permanently revoke @slicedalone’s posting privileges, based on a continuing pattern of problematic behavior including hostility towards other users, refusing to deba… --- ## [A few points, Aspenglow, about the JFK thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-points-aspenglow-about-the-jfk-thread/993876)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-points-aspenglow-about-the-jfk-thread/993876 "2023-11-30T00:21:49Z")
You cite a couple of dozen of my posts in the now-closed JFK-Lee Harvey Oswald thread in Great Debates, https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-against-lee-h-oswald/993643/269 at least 16 of which are totally harmless… --- ## [Did the danged poll function work this time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715 "2023-11-27T21:07:27Z")
Having problems posting polls, testing here. poll --- ## [Tips to be a nonconfrontational poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-to-be-a-nonconfrontational-poster/993198)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-to-be-a-nonconfrontational-poster/993198 "2023-11-24T16:32:58Z")
My tips: Say what you think without implying what other posters’ thoughts are. They can speak for themselves without you telling us what they really mean. When another poster asks what you mean, answer them directl… --- ## [Regarding my 2nd warning in the "Discussion thread for the Hamas Attacks Israel" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-my-2nd-warning-in-the-discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread/993020)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-my-2nd-warning-in-the-discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread/993020 "2023-11-21T13:42:39Z")
I was banned from the “Discussion thread for the Hamas Attacks Israel thread, October 2023” for pointing out to someone who had been misrepresenting my posts that they were misrepresenting my posts. I had assumed that a… --- ## [Calling out a CLAIM is not attacking the poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-out-a-claim-is-not-attacking-the-poster/993177)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2023, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-out-a-claim-is-not-attacking-the-poster/993177 "2023-11-17T09:03:45Z")
In the Israel news discussion thread, I got the following moderator note: This is attacking a poster. This is very specifically not attacking the poster. This is attacking the claim that a poster made. I did not opi… --- ## [Is it possible to download a posting archive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-download-a-posting-archive/993132)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-download-a-posting-archive/993132 "2023-11-14T18:24:54Z")
My sister (Doper ioioio a.k.a. lainaf) passed away shortly before the Covid pandemic. I’ve enjoyed browsing through her posts, which date back two decades, but it would be nice to have them stashed on my own computer. I… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=13)