# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=126 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 127 --- ## [Reports counting towards post timer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-counting-towards-post-timer/710097)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2015, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-counting-towards-post-timer/710097 "2015-01-19T16:26:22Z")
I just reported a spam post, and as is custom, after reporting it, I made a single post in the thread to say that I had done so. Except that I found I couldn’t: It told me that I could only post once every 60 seconds, … --- ## [I'll pull this kind of stunt whenever I want to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-pull-this-kind-of-stunt-whenever-i-want-to/710110)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2015, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-pull-this-kind-of-stunt-whenever-i-want-to/710110 "2015-01-19T03:32:23Z")
There is a general consensus that I am the worst moderator the SDMB has ever had. I disagree. I’m the second worst. Twickster is the worst. 42fish, here, was responding precisely to claims that adaher has made. The fac… --- ## [Is calling somebody a troll an insult? Or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-calling-somebody-a-troll-an-insult-or-not/709185)
**Author:** [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-calling-somebody-a-troll-an-insult-or-not/709185 "2015-01-18T20:15:58Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7697084&postcount=2 In my perception, calling somebody a troll is a grave insult on the internets. Especially on a board that bans people for trolling. But it seems … --- ## [Would you two mods please stay out of elections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-two-mods-please-stay-out-of-elections/710193)
**Author:** [@Oliveritaly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oliveritaly)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2015, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-two-mods-please-stay-out-of-elections/710193 "2015-01-18T19:06:06Z")
Could I, at the cost of my ability to post here, ask that you two fucking idiots stay the fuck out of the elections forum? I’ll happily read here as a banned poster if you two morons would stay the fuck out of it. The … --- ## [Run down of each sub forum's "place"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-down-of-each-sub-forums-place/709680)
**Author:** [@JLynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JLynn)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2015, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-down-of-each-sub-forums-place/709680 "2015-01-18T14:57:21Z")
Is there a general thread that just kind of gives a bit of gen info on each sub? Like not in each place but a general index thread of what is what? I’ve taken my spankings for my mistakes and feel I don’t want it to happ… --- ## [Threads We Have Posted In Indication Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-we-have-posted-in-indication-please/710103)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-we-have-posted-in-indication-please/710103 "2015-01-17T23:38:16Z")
May we get the forums to please have an indication of which threads we have posted in, please? Please? An example is linked above. --- ## [DingoelGringo has been banned.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dingoelgringo-has-been-banned/710048)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dingoelgringo-has-been-banned/710048 "2015-01-17T04:09:40Z")
Less than a month after coming back fromsuspension, DingoelGringo has receivedanother warning for a similar offense. Since he’s also made it clear in other posts he has no intention to abide by the rules, he has been ban… --- ## [Watchtower has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchtower-has-been-banned/710012)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchtower-has-been-banned/710012 "2015-01-16T19:34:28Z")
Watchtower has been banned for having two accounts. He didn’t do this as a classic troll might–rather he was upset when his first account(Frank111)was modded for insults. --- ## [What's the longest thread in the history of this board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-thread-in-the-history-of-this-board/706231)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-thread-in-the-history-of-this-board/706231 "2015-01-16T17:00:19Z")
I see the Ferguson thread in the pit is up to 73 pages now. What’s the longest thread we’ve had on this board? --- ## [Copy a .JPG file from my hard drive into a post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copy-a-jpg-file-from-my-hard-drive-into-a-post/709797)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2015, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copy-a-jpg-file-from-my-hard-drive-into-a-post/709797 "2015-01-15T05:10:56Z")
Hello, I have a .JPG file on my hard drive and I would like to learn how to copy the picture in that file into a post on this board. I don’t expect anyone here to explain how to do that. However, if there is an explana… --- ## [Is it possible to switch to 24 hours (instead of AM and PM) ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-switch-to-24-hours-instead-of-am-and-pm/709853)
**Author:** [@Scandic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scandic)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2015, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-switch-to-24-hours-instead-of-am-and-pm/709853 "2015-01-15T00:12:15Z")
I’ve looked inside the User Control Panel but didn’t find such options. This is perhaps not possible to change? --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/709698)
**Author:** [@Scandic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scandic)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/709698 "2015-01-13T16:35:21Z")
this is a test for me:confused: --- ## [Can someone tell me how to fix this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-tell-me-how-to-fix-this/709648)
**Author:** [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-tell-me-how-to-fix-this/709648 "2015-01-13T03:43:11Z")
A couple weeks back, I tried to use two different text sizes (“1” and “4”) in a single post and it didn’t work. Not only that, I can’t use “1” now and all old posts that had “1” text in them now show the “1” text as larg… --- ## [No Edit button](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-edit-button/709471)
**Author:** [@sludge7051-x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sludge7051-x)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-edit-button/709471 "2015-01-13T00:54:28Z")
I made a mistake in a post I did. I don’t see the Edit button anywhere. It says I can edit, in the bottom left. Any idea what’s going on? --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/709472)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/709472 "2015-01-11T17:45:04Z")
Just a test --- ## [Newest Tapatalk, why is it so bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newest-tapatalk-why-is-it-so-bad/709360)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newest-tapatalk-why-is-it-so-bad/709360 "2015-01-09T23:19:00Z")
I left my iPhone on auto-update and Tapatalk updated itself. Now I can’t see any way of browsing the dope forums individually anymore. When I enter the dope on tapatalk, It now has icons for “Trending”,“recent”,“unread… --- ## [2015 Housecleaning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-housecleaning/708724)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-housecleaning/708724 "2015-01-09T07:20:23Z")
Well, it looks like the Game Room situation is going to be addressed, that’s a good start. Can we also put an end to FX Mastermind’s personal blog in the Pit? I’ve been here for 15 years and I’ve never seen a thread li… --- ## [Pjen has been suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pjen-has-been-suspended/709347)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pjen-has-been-suspended/709347 "2015-01-08T22:27:19Z")
For wracking up 5 warnings in the last 8 months, and 7 since October of 2013, user Pjen has been suspended for one month. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18034332&postcount=854 http://boards.straight… --- ## [Where Did Weird Earl's Go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-weird-earls-go/707633)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-weird-earls-go/707633 "2015-01-05T15:31:51Z")
Weird Earl’s has disappeared from the main SD website, replaced by a Twitter feed. What’s up with that? --- ## [Testing Tapatalk update](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-tapatalk-update/704741)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2015, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-tapatalk-update/704741 "2015-01-03T23:03:40Z")
Checking out some of the new features. Editing, editing. --- ## [Looking for some help to avoid posting a duplicate thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-help-to-avoid-posting-a-duplicate-thread/708568)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-help-to-avoid-posting-a-duplicate-thread/708568 "2014-12-31T21:37:32Z")
I would like to post a thread titled something like … Which movies do you love so much that you could watch them at least once per week? I have tried to use the TSD Search function to prevent me from posting a duplicat… --- ## [Criticism of "cut and paste" style of arguments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criticism-of-cut-and-paste-style-of-arguments/707733)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criticism-of-cut-and-paste-style-of-arguments/707733 "2014-12-29T21:41:54Z")
In a Pit thread, my “cut and paste” style of post and argument was criticized. I’d never even considered this or heard this before – I thought it was the easiest way to both read and make arguments that involve multiple… --- ## [The infamous, promised, pending Game Room rule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-infamous-promised-pending-game-room-rule/708212)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-infamous-promised-pending-game-room-rule/708212 "2014-12-29T10:08:48Z")
What news of it? --- ## [Test: A Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-a-poll/708313)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-a-poll/708313 "2014-12-28T03:42:54Z")
This is a test poll. Please choose one. --- ## [Shopping Channel Snark Sticky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-channel-snark-sticky/707889)
**Author:** [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2014, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-channel-snark-sticky/707889 "2014-12-28T01:15:38Z")
Why was the Shopping Channel Snark Glossary stickied in CS? It doesn’t seem like the sort of thing that needs to be stickied. I have only slightly perused the thread, but it seems (perhaps wrongly) that most of the part… --- ## [Someone remind me- getting flash wording under your nick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-remind-me-getting-flash-wording-under-your-nick/708273)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2014, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-remind-me-getting-flash-wording-under-your-nick/708273 "2014-12-27T11:34:02Z")
I have let it slide now I’m trying to remember how to get it back. Do I have to spring and then a space comes up to allow me to insert the wording? --- ## [Search function gone wonky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function-gone-wonky/702809)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function-gone-wonky/702809 "2014-12-23T17:23:07Z")
I tried to search the SDMB from my work computer, and then at home. At work, I kept getting an ISP error screen - hadn’t happened that way before more than once or twice; trying again in a few minutes always worked, but… --- ## [Is Tapatalk screwed up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tapatalk-screwed-up/707825)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tapatalk-screwed-up/707825 "2014-12-23T11:31:55Z")
I was trying out the Kindle Fire my dad won at work, and saw the Tapatalk pop-up, thought I’d give it a try. But when I set it to open up on the SDMB’s URL, I am told that no such forum exists on Tapatalk, and to contact… --- ## [Entire cohort of refugees joins SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entire-cohort-of-refugees-joins-sdmb/706745)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entire-cohort-of-refugees-joins-sdmb/706745 "2014-12-23T05:05:33Z")
I just noticed that an entire contingent of refugees from another message board have mass migrated to SDMB all within a period of just a few days. Is this a first for this board, or has this sort of thing happened befor… --- ## [Membership without using PayPal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/membership-without-using-paypal/707913)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/membership-without-using-paypal/707913 "2014-12-22T15:51:52Z")
I know this has been brought up before: is there any way to renew without using PayPal? I have $14.95USD burning a hole in my pocket. :smiley: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=125) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=127)