# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=120 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 121 --- ## [Barack Obama posts here. Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-posts-here-really/721272)
**Author:** [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-posts-here-really/721272 "2015-06-13T19:24:53Z")
I notice that there’s a poster here who goes by the name Barack Obama. Is using the name of a real, public person kosher? If it is, can I be Brad Pitt? I’m not putting this in the Pit because I don’t have a beef with an… --- ## ["You Did Wrong" = Personal Insult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-wrong-personal-insult/722165)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-wrong-personal-insult/722165 "2015-06-12T20:00:58Z")
Personal insults aren’t appropriate in this forum, and you are receiving a warning for the insults in your post. Please don’t do this again. If anyone wishes to continue the breast-feeding discussion, please take it up… --- ## [Mad at moderation re GQ threads on Zivotofsky v. Kerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-at-moderation-re-gq-threads-on-zivotofsky-v-kerry/722193)
**Author:** [@Hooleehootoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hooleehootoo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-at-moderation-re-gq-threads-on-zivotofsky-v-kerry/722193 "2015-06-11T16:35:32Z")
I \[del\] want to\[/del\] wanted to ask some questions about the recent Supreme Court case and the powers of the President to recognize foreign states. I did this and used a female gender-specific pronoun when referring to… --- ## [Posting a link - broken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-a-link-broken/722090)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-a-link-broken/722090 "2015-06-11T15:25:32Z")
for over a couple of months now, I have been not able to use the “post a link” button in the little toolbar above the message edit window. I did some testing, and it is crashing when I press the button. I am able to cu… --- ## [Send a message via skype???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/send-a-message-via-skype/722217)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/send-a-message-via-skype/722217 "2015-06-11T00:19:54Z")
I was reading this thread, and I noticed that where most people’s posts show their location and post count (under the Join Date), his (her?) says “send a message via Skype to \[username\]”. Has anyone else seen that beha… --- ## [Kobal2 Has Been Suspended - Updated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kobal2-has-been-suspended-updated/722023)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2015, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kobal2-has-been-suspended-updated/722023 "2015-06-10T00:26:55Z")
For multiple offensive posts Kobal2 has been suspended for one month. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18420264&postcount=18 http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18161300&postcount=207 --- ## [So what exactly are the current suspension/banning rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-exactly-are-the-current-suspension-banning-rules/722047)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2015, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-exactly-are-the-current-suspension-banning-rules/722047 "2015-06-09T15:02:52Z")
This inspired by Kobal2’s suspension (which I think is an absolute disgrace), but there is already a thread on that debacle; this thread is to ask the Mods a couple of questions about suspension/banning What are your cu… --- ## [emoji test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/721943)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2015, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/721943 "2015-06-09T13:42:12Z")
Seeing which ones both Chrome and the board supports. (Do any of these NOT display for anyone?) :relaxed: :imp: :man\_with\_gua\_pi\_mao: :man\_with\_turban: :policeman: :construction\_worker\_man: :guardsman: :baby: :boy: … --- ## [Posts showing time stamps in wrong time zone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-showing-time-stamps-in-wrong-time-zone/721997)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2015, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-showing-time-stamps-in-wrong-time-zone/721997 "2015-06-09T04:04:35Z")
Since I’ve been on this board, the time stamps on posts have been wrong. They appear to show GMT -5 time (Eastern I think?), instead of GMT -8 (Pacific, where I am). I never really cared much, but it kinda bugs me a li… --- ## ['Friend' request from brand new member here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-request-from-brand-new-member-here/721952)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-request-from-brand-new-member-here/721952 "2015-06-08T14:43:00Z")
Hmmm…weird. I’m not much for being ‘friends’ with folks on this board. I just don’t get the benefits to be honest: the few ‘friends’ I have here don’t lend me money or offer to babysit my cat when I go on holidays…but… --- ## [If you put someone on Ignore, can you still see threads that they start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-put-someone-on-ignore-can-you-still-see-threads-that-they-start/721863)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-put-someone-on-ignore-can-you-still-see-threads-that-they-start/721863 "2015-06-08T04:16:02Z")
There is a certain recent poster with a 1-track mind whose threads I would prefer not to see at all. Any chance? --- ## [I'm getting advertisements even though I've paid to not get them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-advertisements-even-though-ive-paid-to-not-get-them/721243)
**Author:** [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-advertisements-even-though-ive-paid-to-not-get-them/721243 "2015-06-07T17:18:32Z")
I’m getting advertisements even though I’m a paid member. I thought that paying for a membership is supposed to stop advertisements. For instance, when I go from the Straight Dope home page to the message board page, I… --- ## [Suggestion:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion/721720)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion/721720 "2015-06-07T12:16:27Z")
Could y’all put some kind of breathalyzer button on the board? So that on the rare occasions that I over imbibe I could just read where and how I must have “showed” my ass? It takes so long to skim each forum and threa… --- ## [Can we separate sports from video/board games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-separate-sports-from-video-board-games/721746)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-separate-sports-from-video-board-games/721746 "2015-06-07T01:34:10Z")
Let’s face it, I may be painting in broad strokes here but, generally, people who are good at board games suck at sports. And people who will post about video games in forums also suck at sports. As I’m browsing the bo… --- ## [Ads for non-logged-in users](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-for-non-logged-in-users/718914)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-for-non-logged-in-users/718914 "2015-06-06T00:43:50Z")
We’re going to start running a couple new ad series in a day or two. Since these are more in your face than the ones we’ve been running up till now, \*\*we’re only showing these ads to non-logged-in users. \*\* If you are (a… --- ## [Do I gotta pay twice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-gotta-pay-twice/721335)
**Author:** [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-gotta-pay-twice/721335 "2015-06-05T16:11:20Z")
So, I wanted to keep my Charter subscription but not my “Custom Title”. I paid my subscription for two years out. But I keep getting these notices that I’m about to be a {{Shudder}} GUEST! What’s the dope? Am I being… --- ## [Has the Master Considered Crowd Funding to Remove adds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-master-considered-crowd-funding-to-remove-adds/721367)
**Author:** [@sittininlab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sittininlab)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-master-considered-crowd-funding-to-remove-adds/721367 "2015-06-01T19:39:06Z")
I know the bills gotta be paid, the server space isn’t free, but I have to draw the line at auto-playing youtube ads. Could there be a a crowd-funded effort to remove them? How much would that run to keep the video adds … --- ## [Resetting again -- was this a mystery, and was it ever solved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resetting-again-was-this-a-mystery-and-was-it-ever-solved/719063)
**Author:** [@Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hershele_Ostropoler)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resetting-again-was-this-a-mystery-and-was-it-ever-solved/719063 "2015-06-01T01:10:51Z")
After being fine for a while, tonight was the second time in less than a week that the last-visited time reset while I was still here. What can I do about this? --- ## [Browser crashing when I try to make a link.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browser-crashing-when-i-try-to-make-a-link/720164)
**Author:** [@eulalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eulalia)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browser-crashing-when-i-try-to-make-a-link/720164 "2015-05-31T18:59:14Z")
I’m using Safari on an iPad, and I was trying to put a link to another site in my reply to a thread, but every time I clicked on the little icon above the reply window my browser crashed. I finally went and looked up ho… --- ## [A question about the search function](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-search-function/721171)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-search-function/721171 "2015-05-31T02:00:10Z")
Can someone explain the logic behind the 120 wait time between searches? I understand that a search may be something that requires a bit more (insert favorite computer resource here) than say, loading a thread. However… --- ## [What is the average age of dopers? (Forum Users)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-average-age-of-dopers-forum-users/721221)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-average-age-of-dopers-forum-users/721221 "2015-05-31T01:01:49Z")
Just wondering, I’m just going to guess and say the average age of people here is 30. --- ## [Why does SDMB react this way on my computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-sdmb-react-this-way-on-my-computer/720531)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2015, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-sdmb-react-this-way-on-my-computer/720531 "2015-05-29T10:03:51Z")
This has happened before on Windows 7 and Firefox, and now on Windows 8 and IE. Often I click on a link to a forum or a thread, and the message\* says “waiting for Straight…” and it can sit there for several minutes just… --- ## [Is criticizing Islam allowed in The BBQ Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-criticizing-islam-allowed-in-the-bbq-pit/720536)
**Author:** [@Haberdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haberdash)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2015, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-criticizing-islam-allowed-in-the-bbq-pit/720536 "2015-05-29T03:53:09Z")
In this thread, Miller first stepped in and warned me for “hate speech” for discussing the issue of Islam-linked violence, and for illustrating another poster’s problem with using words accurately. Having understood tha… --- ## [SD forum doesn't open on Tapatalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-forum-doesnt-open-on-tapatalk/720939)
**Author:** [@Teach-me-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teach-me-not)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2015, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-forum-doesnt-open-on-tapatalk/720939 "2015-05-28T15:02:57Z")
The SDMB forum doesn’t open on Tapatalk in my android since yesterday :eek:. It shows this error: “Failed to connect to forum, please check with the forum administrator if this problem persists”. I tried signing out of… --- ## [Accusing someone of Threadshitting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accusing-someone-of-threadshitting/720627)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accusing-someone-of-threadshitting/720627 "2015-05-26T21:00:36Z")
Rules clarification, please. In a recent thread, I accused someone of threadshitting, and got a mod notefor it. Is this actually against the rules? I’ve seen many other people do the same without ever getting mod noted… --- ## [Charter Member — I'm seeing ads and other weird stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-member-im-seeing-ads-and-other-weird-stuff/720804)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-member-im-seeing-ads-and-other-weird-stuff/720804 "2015-05-25T17:52:01Z")
Jumped onto the SDMB this morning and I’m seeing adds, my PM box capacity was reduced from 500 to 250, and my location or post count doesn’t show up in my posts. What’s up with that? --- ## [SDMB financial problems.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-financial-problems/720532)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2015, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-financial-problems/720532 "2015-05-24T23:26:42Z")
If I understand correctly, the buffering problem here isn’t going to get fixed because TPTB don’t want to spend the money. I’m not an IT guy so forgive me if I’m being incredibly naive, but if it’s just a matter of buyi… --- ## [Problem with the search function?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-the-search-function/720591)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2015, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-the-search-function/720591 "2015-05-23T22:20:46Z")
Not seldom, I enter a search, click the “Search Now” button, the wheel spins, and I’m right back at the same page – and if I click the “Search Now” button again I get a message telling me I have to wait another 120 secon… --- ## [Asimovian, that's messed up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asimovian-thats-messed-up/720610)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2015, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asimovian-thats-messed-up/720610 "2015-05-23T00:14:36Z")
Seriously, why did you move my thread to the pit? Did I come across to you as being a deliberate asshole or something? If it offends your sensibilities so much, just close it. Link --- ## [Subscribing witjout a paypal account.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribing-witjout-a-paypal-account/720480)
**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2015, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribing-witjout-a-paypal-account/720480 "2015-05-21T13:22:01Z")
It used to be possible to pay for membership via paypal but without a paypal account, but checking the options, I only see now “pay with my paypal account” and “create a paypal account”. Does someone knows about paying w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=119) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=121)