# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=130 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 131 --- ## [\[POLICE STATE\] tags for Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-state-tags-for-pit/700849)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-state-tags-for-pit/700849 "2014-10-09T18:34:35Z")
It looks like someone just has to start a Pit thread each and every time the police harass, threaten, Tase, pepper spray, or shoot an innocent black person lately. It’s gotten to the point that it’s difficult navigating … --- ## [Why do some posts have the thread title in the post title?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-posts-have-the-thread-title-in-the-post-title/700237)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-posts-have-the-thread-title-in-the-post-title/700237 "2014-10-09T13:55:21Z")
Most posts don’t have a post title at all. Some posts however, do, and it’s usually an exact copy of the thread title(See post 20 in this thread -She wanted a White child from a Sperm Bank - In My Humble Opinion - Straig… --- ## [Now I have to wait 121 seconds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-have-to-wait-121-seconds/700553)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2014, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-have-to-wait-121-seconds/700553 "2014-10-08T02:50:59Z")
We all know that sometimes you click New Posts button just one time and still get the 120 second warning. I mean, yeah, sometimes you click twice by accident, but lets face it, that warning pops up by accident sometimes… --- ## [What happens when socks go to that Great Washing Machine in the Sky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-socks-go-to-that-great-washing-machine-in-the-sky/700499)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-socks-go-to-that-great-washing-machine-in-the-sky/700499 "2014-10-07T20:18:06Z")
Do they find their mates waiting for them in Sock Heaven? Here’s what I mean: let’s say a poster named Argyle signs up and posts a while with no conspicuous problems - no warnings, inflammatory statements, etc. A while… --- ## [In Defence of Games in the Game Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defence-of-games-in-the-game-room/700461)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defence-of-games-in-the-game-room/700461 "2014-10-05T16:55:23Z")
I have only been here at the SDMB for a year-and-a-half, and most of my time here is spent playing the \[GAMES\] in the Game Room (as you can see by my post count). I’m a lifelong gamer (I’m 60.) and my current health … --- ## [Could Rules Updates Be Indicated In Rules Thread Titles or With A New Post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-rules-updates-be-indicated-in-rules-thread-titles-or-with-a-new-post/700443)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-rules-updates-be-indicated-in-rules-thread-titles-or-with-a-new-post/700443 "2014-10-05T16:08:10Z")
In Rules stickies where the rules are just one post (e.g the Games Room) could any mod who makes a change to the rules edit the thread title, perhaps, to indicate that they’ve changed this? Or better yet, make a short in… --- ## [Did I miss something here? Mod rant in The Game Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-miss-something-here-mod-rant-in-the-game-room/699969)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2014, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-miss-something-here-mod-rant-in-the-game-room/699969 "2014-10-04T04:05:20Z")
Pretty much what it said in the title: --- ## [Proposed: Move thread games back to MPSIMS where they're a better fit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-move-thread-games-back-to-mpsims-where-theyre-a-better-fit/700060)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-move-thread-games-back-to-mpsims-where-theyre-a-better-fit/700060 "2014-10-04T02:07:16Z")
As you probably all know, we had a recent discussion about the problem with thread games strangling out the discussions in the game room. Even though I, and other posters, made what seems to be to be an obvious and compe… --- ## [Isn't accusing a poster of being a "libeler" a personal attack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-accusing-a-poster-of-being-a-libeler-a-personal-attack/696722)
**Author:** [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-accusing-a-poster-of-being-a-libeler-a-personal-attack/696722 "2014-10-03T15:51:48Z")
In the tread regarding the Dutchman who’d been given a medal by the Israeli government who returned it six members of his family by marriage were killed in a strike targeting a Hamas militant, Second Stone and Tomndeb go… --- ## [About the "Casting Call" thread in Great Debates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-casting-call-thread-in-great-debates/699872)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2014, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-casting-call-thread-in-great-debates/699872 "2014-10-02T16:40:10Z")
This thread in Great Debatesraises some questions in my mind, the least of which is why it is in Great Debates in the first place. Why did the staff approve the posting of this somewhat skeevy casting call from a compan… --- ## [Jonathan Chance, are you trying to drive new posters away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-are-you-trying-to-drive-new-posters-away/699920)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2014, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-are-you-trying-to-drive-new-posters-away/699920 "2014-10-02T06:27:25Z")
In Great Debates, a completely new poster asked a question, asking for information on current events in Syria. Jonathan Chance’s response? Bolding mine. While it can be argued that the OP was somewhat vague, I would … --- ## [Message to Miller on moderation...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-to-miller-on-moderation/700049)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2014, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-to-miller-on-moderation/700049 "2014-10-01T02:52:44Z")
THANK you! I simply couldn’t imagine why Marley23 kept letting Mr. Nightshade’s crap slide.\* I would have put this kudos into the thread in question, but I decided that it falls under the category of “comments about th… --- ## [Game Threads in The Game Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-threads-in-the-game-room/698775)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-threads-in-the-game-room/698775 "2014-09-29T13:39:56Z")
Let me state right at the top that I understand that they are specifically permitted in the forum, they don’t break any rules (although post-padding has become the de facto result of them) and I am perfectly capable of i… --- ## [dougie\_monty has been suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dougie_monty-has-been-suspended/699682)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2014, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dougie_monty-has-been-suspended/699682 "2014-09-26T23:32:13Z")
For getting four warnings in three weeks in this thread: dougie\_monty has been suspended for two weeks. --- ## [General Questions under spam attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-questions-under-spam-attack/699195)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2014, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-questions-under-spam-attack/699195 "2014-09-26T05:52:12Z")
The first page is filled with spam and advertising. Surely not all mods are asleep? Are all in N American? --- ## [Don't call those spam numbers!!! You'll be charged!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-those-spam-numbers-youll-be-charged/699221)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-those-spam-numbers-youll-be-charged/699221 "2014-09-23T08:39:34Z")
Don’t call, even out of curiosity or to harass them. Those are 900 numbers which means that you may be charged some unknown amount per minute. --- ## [Do the mods not speak Indian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-mods-not-speak-indian/699236)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-mods-not-speak-indian/699236 "2014-09-22T21:41:53Z")
I’ve never seen so much crap persist so long. Not sure if that’s a compliment to the usual diligence or a plea for at least one mod to wake up this morning… --- ## [Pit Language Rules - what's the point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-language-rules-whats-the-point/699004)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-language-rules-whats-the-point/699004 "2014-09-21T15:00:40Z")
So… Restricted language in the pit. I’ll be blunt here; when I call someone “A colossal tool” in the pit, everyone knows what I wanted intending to say. Not being able to call that person “a fucking tool” or the like mer… --- ## [FAQs - Please Read First - Rules, Guidelines, Etiquette, Technical Issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faqs-please-read-first-rules-guidelines-etiquette-technical-issues/538770)
**Author:** [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2014, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faqs-please-read-first-rules-guidelines-etiquette-technical-issues/538770 "2014-09-21T11:23:08Z")
If you’re new here (or even if you aren’t), please read the following threads before posting on the SDMB: FAQ - Rules for Posting at the Straight Dope Message Boards How and when do I report a post? What’s the policy … --- ## [FAQ - Technical issues for Posting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-technical-issues-for-posting/369482)
**Author:** [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2014, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-technical-issues-for-posting/369482 "2014-09-21T11:21:57Z")
This thread lists the technical issues involved in posting on the SDMB. First, be sure to read the Registration Agreement (updated 05/04/2012) This post is basically a “table of contents” for this thread and these rule… --- ## [Has this Board Changed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-board-changed/697035)
**Author:** [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2014, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-board-changed/697035 "2014-09-20T18:01:43Z")
I have been a member of this board since 2001. Initially I posted regualrly and comprehensively engaging in deep discussion and pleasant banter over many contentious and non-contentious subjects. real life caught up and … --- ## [Did the font size change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-font-size-change/698839)
**Author:** [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-font-size-change/698839 "2014-09-18T18:21:32Z")
Everything looks way smaller, just on this website. --- ## [Autoplay video ads on here now? Is this for real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autoplay-video-ads-on-here-now-is-this-for-real/698737)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autoplay-video-ads-on-here-now-is-this-for-real/698737 "2014-09-17T19:41:07Z")
I was browsing the pit a bit ago and all of the sudden heard crappy music blaring from my laptop. Scroll up and there’s a Verizon video playing on the right side of the screen. Really? Cmon man! Not the SDMB too. :mad:… --- ## [Why did handsomeharry's thread get moved to the Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-handsomeharrys-thread-get-moved-to-the-pit/698236)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-handsomeharrys-thread-get-moved-to-the-pit/698236 "2014-09-15T18:04:50Z")
This thread: After multiple insults to the OP, which went unnoticed by mods, as well as some interesting information refuting hh’s position, twickster moved it to the Pit “so y’all can just let loose” - presumably mea… --- ## [Posting pics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-pics/698485)
**Author:** [@callander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/callander)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2014, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-pics/698485 "2014-09-14T22:42:33Z")
How do I post a pic from my phone here? Thanks --- ## [The equality of the Iraki savages and the avoidance of racist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-equality-of-the-iraki-savages-and-the-avoidance-of-racist/697711)
**Author:** [@Ramira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ramira)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2014, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-equality-of-the-iraki-savages-and-the-avoidance-of-racist/697711 "2014-09-14T02:42:00Z")
This is what is learned from the Great Debates The moderation: So it is the same offense to ask to avoid the making of racist commentary and insult and to make a racist comment. It continues to be interesting what … --- ## [Notification of new posts in subscribed threads not working again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notification-of-new-posts-in-subscribed-threads-not-working-again/698385)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notification-of-new-posts-in-subscribed-threads-not-working-again/698385 "2014-09-13T20:36:54Z")
Since some time yesterday evening, I think. --- ## [Link in archived thread links directly to goatse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-in-archived-thread-links-directly-to-goatse/697558)
**Author:** [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-in-archived-thread-links-directly-to-goatse/697558 "2014-09-12T20:38:02Z")
I was looking at a thread from July 2012 about that whole grease monkey script for avatars thing. It was in ATMB. Here is the thread. Post #11. In it the poster says “It is not a violation, because it is not a clickable… --- ## ["List threads" - why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-threads-why/698216)
**Author:** [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-threads-why/698216 "2014-09-12T19:54:25Z")
Sometimes, especially in Cafe Society, we have threads that are nothing but “List some examples of x”. As many of you know, The Game Room is full of thread games, which serve little purpose as far as I can tell, except … --- ## [Any way to omit post counts for members?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-omit-post-counts-for-members/698096)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-omit-post-counts-for-members/698096 "2014-09-11T21:34:37Z")
I know guests’ post counts don’t show; any way for members to do so? After a decade my count is getting ridiculously large, I confess, and I’d rather not see it all the time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=129) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=131)