# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=129 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 130 --- ## [Unfair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfair/703838)
**Author:** [@brandewyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brandewyn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfair/703838 "2014-11-06T03:28:34Z")
I thought it had potential. Then again, that’s subjective. Then again, so was your decision to close the thread. Then again, you have the authority in this arena. Then again, I’m intoxicated. Then again, so are you. … --- ## [I know it's a deeply important, well-argued thread, but from 3,500 to 11,000 views overnight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-a-deeply-important-well-argued-thread-but-from-3-500-to-11-000-views-overnight/703370)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-a-deeply-important-well-argued-thread-but-from-3-500-to-11-000-views-overnight/703370 "2014-11-05T00:26:01Z")
Wow. A single allusion in Hello Muddah Hello Faddah. Either something’s screwy on my end, your end, or my understanding of Western culture must be radically changed. --- ## [Insulting a foreign political leader constitutes a "political jab"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-a-foreign-political-leader-constitutes-a-political-jab/703125)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-a-foreign-political-leader-constitutes-a-political-jab/703125 "2014-11-04T23:57:44Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17857781&postcount=7 Where’s the line on that rule? Can we talk crap about Putin? Kim Jong-un? The president of Uzbekistan? Or does it only apply to Israel? --- ## [Updated Old Smiley Script](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/updated-old-smiley-script/703369)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/updated-old-smiley-script/703369 "2014-11-03T14:46:15Z")
The script is now 40 times faster! Due to a programming oversight, the old script takes much longer than it needs to in order to work. This can cause Firefox to lock up for up to 10 seconds on pages that have a lot of sm… --- ## [GQ: what is the implication in facts? (Africa, Tribal, North Africa)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gq-what-is-the-implication-in-facts-africa-tribal-north-africa/703049)
**Author:** [@Ramira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ramira)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gq-what-is-the-implication-in-facts-africa-tribal-north-africa/703049 "2014-11-03T11:59:28Z")
I will have nothing more to do withthis threadand I think I shall not say anything more about the Africa, but I do not see where this moderation comes from, except it is apparently a great offense to acknowledge the ster… --- ## [Hey web developers, how do I change the font for the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-web-developers-how-do-i-change-the-font-for-the-sdmb/702404)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2014, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-web-developers-how-do-i-change-the-font-for-the-sdmb/702404 "2014-11-01T04:14:56Z")
I’m kind of a Helvetica nut. At any rate, I certainly prefer it over Tahoma or Trebuchet or whatever vBulletin uses. I use Safari for my browser and amongst its options are “stylesheet,” where I can add a .css styleshee… --- ## [Why the double periods for edited posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-double-periods-for-edited-posts/703034)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-double-periods-for-edited-posts/703034 "2014-10-31T20:01:50Z")
Like this: Why the two periods after the time? --- ## [Afraid to make a particular post in a thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afraid-to-make-a-particular-post-in-a-thread/702711)
**Author:** [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afraid-to-make-a-particular-post-in-a-thread/702711 "2014-10-28T23:50:53Z")
In the IMHO thread “Does a clitoris differ from a penis in any meaningful way?”, I did not make the following post : The OP did say aside from the fact that a penis is external and doesn’t have a urethra but I noted th… --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/702343)
**Author:** [@VOVVN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOVVN)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2014, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/702343 "2014-10-28T16:39:32Z")
This Post is Test Only. --- ## [From the annals of things not fixing themselves: moderation at Facebook, Twitter et al](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-the-annals-of-things-not-fixing-themselves-moderation-at-facebook-twitter-et-al/702626)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-the-annals-of-things-not-fixing-themselves-moderation-at-facebook-twitter-et-al/702626 "2014-10-28T01:57:25Z")
Big social media companies hire moderators to scrub their websites of obscene pics, hateful content and all manner of trollery. How many? 1000? 5000? Try well over 100,000. Mostly in the third world, but some in the firs… --- ## [\[Jokes in\] GQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-in-gq/702064)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-in-gq/702064 "2014-10-27T22:26:37Z")
" The purpose of General Questions is to get factual questions answered. In order to accomplish this we need the threads to stay on topic. We tolerate some joking, but that is generally acceptable only after the question… --- ## [Polls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls/702322)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2014, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls/702322 "2014-10-24T05:28:40Z")
I wanted to post a poll with a question. It seems I wasn’t in the correct forum for a poll. So, which forums allow polls? Thank you. --- ## [I'm moving on...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-on/701504)
**Author:** [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2014, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-on/701504 "2014-10-23T03:45:22Z")
My friends: Today marks 9 years since I was sold my jackboots and became a moderator. With things in my life the way they are, it’s time for me to gracefully step down and accept Moderator Emeritus status. You were her… --- ## [Why do threads with engineering and science question get buried?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-threads-with-engineering-and-science-question-get-buried/701736)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-threads-with-engineering-and-science-question-get-buried/701736 "2014-10-23T01:14:21Z")
Why do threads with engineering and science question get buried? It seems the thread is no more than two days old but gets buried.Well other threads make its way to the top. Thread like. Where are the super secret weap… --- ## [Test thread for links](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-for-links/701890)
**Author:** [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2014, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-for-links/701890 "2014-10-20T02:58:11Z")
Okay, I found out what I needed to know. I’m self-reporting this thread for deletion. --- ## [Etv78 has been banned.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etv78-has-been-banned/701869)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2014, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etv78-has-been-banned/701869 "2014-10-20T00:12:47Z")
Since coming back from his suspension, etv78 has only gotten one warning (given today). However weighing in the notes he received here, here, and here (all in the last month), his abusive PMs toward some staff whenever m… --- ## [Is there some way to see replies on the board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-some-way-to-see-replies-on-the-board/701657)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-some-way-to-see-replies-on-the-board/701657 "2014-10-19T18:11:54Z")
I stopped paying attention to email notifications if someone replied to your thread, or quoted you, or posted in a thread you posted in because a third of them would not arrive, a third went to spam, and the third that c… --- ## [Suspended/Banned Poster links](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspended-banned-poster-links/701461)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2014, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspended-banned-poster-links/701461 "2014-10-19T04:06:04Z")
Maybe I’ve just missed it, but I’m sure at one point when users got banned or suspended and there was an announcement post in ATMB that post had links to warnings, mod notes, etc. being cited as the cause. Did that custo… --- ## [Why the two minute wait on reporting spam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-two-minute-wait-on-reporting-spam/701683)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2014, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-two-minute-wait-on-reporting-spam/701683 "2014-10-18T09:37:08Z")
Is it just automatic as part of the two minute package or did somebody set a time limit on the spam reporting? Assuming you want to discourage spam, it seems counterproductive. --- ## [C K Dexter Haven: We love you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-we-love-you/700063)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2014, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-we-love-you/700063 "2014-10-18T04:04:06Z")
Re: Apologies You had the right idea by tagging thread games in The Game Room. This was the core of the issue at hand - that of discussion vs non-discussion. This new implementation of “GAME”, “\[GAME\]”, “\[SPORTS\]” is … --- ## [Is there a marker that you can put onto the thread icons...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-marker-that-you-can-put-onto-the-thread-icons/701423)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-marker-that-you-can-put-onto-the-thread-icons/701423 "2014-10-16T07:15:41Z")
…which indicates whether you’ve posted in that thread? I’ve seen this feature on other boards using the Dope’s general software bundle, which helps to remind me where I’ve posted stuff-the mark in question can be any of… --- ## [Terr Has Been Suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terr-has-been-suspended/701460)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terr-has-been-suspended/701460 "2014-10-16T01:24:11Z")
For repeatedly insulting other posters and accumulating six warnings in 2014 Terr has been suspended for one month. Since it’s late, and I’m up anyway, I’ll go ahead and post the links to Terr’s warnings: Personal insu… --- ## [Twickster apparantly doesn't allow posters to defend themseles against threadshitting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-apparantly-doesnt-allow-posters-to-defend-themseles-against-threadshitting/700989)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-apparantly-doesnt-allow-posters-to-defend-themseles-against-threadshitting/700989 "2014-10-14T16:15:09Z")
I posted a thread asking about late night tv. People spent half the thread arguing who was the definitive Tonight Show host. I called out the uselessness of their posts, and the Almighty Twickster mods me! WTF, Twickster… --- ## [Cindy Adams plagiarized this board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cindy-adams-plagiarized-this-board/701024)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2014, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cindy-adams-plagiarized-this-board/701024 "2014-10-14T10:29:22Z")
Somebody asked about celebrities who won’t sign autographs. I was doing some googling and I found this previous thread on the subject from 2007. And I found this column by Cindy Adams from 2013. SDMB thread: Cindy Ada… --- ## [Loading pics to gallery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loading-pics-to-gallery/701184)
**Author:** [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2014, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loading-pics-to-gallery/701184 "2014-10-14T00:59:53Z")
I have been trying to get a hold of someone regarding loading up my pic to the gallery without any luck. Hellooo? Anyone home?? --- ## [Administration of the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administration-of-the-sdmb/700177)
**Author:** [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administration-of-the-sdmb/700177 "2014-10-13T22:02:32Z")
A topic that has been touched upon lately is the fact that currently the Straight Dope Message Board appears to be unique in that it has zero administrative function. According to the moderators only one person has admin… --- ## [URLs are live in heds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urls-are-live-in-heds/701143)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urls-are-live-in-heds/701143 "2014-10-12T23:56:16Z")
Just sayin’. Thought it might prompt some chatter about vBull, which, unlike any other software structure I can think of, I imagine to be this big old usually-gentle elephant. Which would make Jerry Jerry the Mahout, n… --- ## [So what's the decision on \[game\] threads in The Game Room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-decision-on-game-threads-in-the-game-room/701104)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-decision-on-game-threads-in-the-game-room/701104 "2014-10-12T16:27:07Z")
The last post by one of the mods on the subject was this from a week ago: Fair enough. However, it did not escape my notice that Idle Thoughts had six hours previously took it upon himself to change the guiding rules … --- ## [Moving to new address](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-new-address/699514)
**Author:** [@monavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monavis)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-new-address/699514 "2014-10-10T11:48:03Z")
m moving to a new address and may have to have a new internet, phone, electricity. How do I notify The Straight Dope Board. I will be moving on Saturday.and want to continue with the Straight Dope? --- ## [Dang](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang/700902)
**Author:** [@callander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/callander)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang/700902 "2014-10-09T21:57:44Z")
I am piggy backing off Colibri, who closed the thread re police state, what about zombie porn? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=128) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=130)