# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=133 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 134 --- ## [Moderators are like parents to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701 "2014-08-05T13:46:22Z")
It’s good they can set consistent boundaries - like ones the Supernanny would like. I’ve gotten a time out and stern talkings to. edit: not just parents. Good parents. --- ## [Protip: ctrl + F!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protip-ctrl-f/694776)
**Author:** [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protip-ctrl-f/694776 "2014-08-05T10:48:57Z")
Have some smart/funny/obvious comment you just have to post in a thread, but can’t be bothered to read what everyone else wrote? Allow me to introduce you to ctrl+F (that’s command+F if you’re using a McPuter). You’ll g… --- ## [Please consider re-opening the 0.999 . . . = 1 thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-consider-re-opening-the-0-999-1-thread/694833)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-consider-re-opening-the-0-999-1-thread/694833 "2014-08-05T01:17:10Z")
Here is the link to the last page of the thread. I recognize that one of the ‘discussants’ has been banned but I don’t think it follows that the thread should be locked as a result. Clearly there are lots of precedents … --- ## [Lynn Bodoni has passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 318\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781 "2014-08-04T07:46:24Z")
We announce with sadness the death of Lynn Bodoni, longtime administrator of the Straight Dope Message Board. Lynn’s quick wit and tart tongue were a delight to her friends, and her steady hand and good counsel were much… --- ## [Does SDMB have a spell check function?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sdmb-have-a-spell-check-function/694711)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sdmb-have-a-spell-check-function/694711 "2014-08-03T23:17:16Z")
I asked this a couple of years ago but was not able to set that computer up for some reason. I have since changed computers and want to try it again. Are there instructions here anywhere? --- ## [What happened to this thread about Flipkart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-this-thread-about-flipkart/694706)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-this-thread-about-flipkart/694706 "2014-08-03T12:56:40Z")
Google’s cache shows me a thread titled “Why Flipkart Become #1 in India?” in GQ, asking the question “Can anybody tell me, what the major thing that put flipkart on the top of the inida’s online market.” The thread does… --- ## [Is my search foo fubarred?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-search-foo-fubarred/694658)
**Author:** [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-search-foo-fubarred/694658 "2014-08-02T20:42:38Z")
I wanted to search on interactions I have previously had with a particular user, so I went to the search page: Keyword(s): \ Dropdown: search entire posts User name: The Great Unwashed Drop… --- ## [What's this? The first rule of ATMB is now do not talk about ATMB stuff outside of ATMB? At all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-the-first-rule-of-atmb-is-now-do-not-talk-about-atmb-stuff-outside-of-atmb-at-all/694599)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-the-first-rule-of-atmb-is-now-do-not-talk-about-atmb-stuff-outside-of-atmb-at-all/694599 "2014-08-02T07:12:17Z")
I’d have posted this in the original thread but didn’t want to risk a warning. --- ## [Test Post - ignore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post-ignore/693552)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post-ignore/693552 "2014-08-01T17:43:06Z")
SONG OF SUMMER Dis is gospel weathah sho’ – Hills is sawt o’ hazy Meddahs level ez a flo’ Callin’ to de lazy Sky all white wif streaks o’ blue Sunshine softly gleamin’, D’aint no wuk hit’s right to do Nothin’s ri… --- ## [Odd issue with SDMB:each click opens new tab](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-issue-with-sdmb-each-click-opens-new-tab/694552)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-issue-with-sdmb-each-click-opens-new-tab/694552 "2014-08-01T16:05:01Z")
By which I mean, every time I click on a thread, it opens in a new tab. Very annoying. It’s not just on my desk top - happens on my smartphone and tablet as well. This just started happening late tonight (or rather, ear… --- ## [Are Reddit Ads a Model for the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-reddit-ads-a-model-for-the-sdmb/694249)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-reddit-ads-a-model-for-the-sdmb/694249 "2014-08-01T14:56:33Z")
The New York Times has an article today titled Can Reddit Grow Up?, which looks at Reddit’s attempts to add advertising to the site and what that might do to the culture. Of course, some redditors claim this would prod… --- ## [How'd he do that? (Numbers with overbars)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-he-do-that-numbers-with-overbars/694278)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-he-do-that-numbers-with-overbars/694278 "2014-07-31T17:59:08Z")
In the OP of this Pit thread: 7777777 and .999… == 1, Stealth Potato places a digit with a bar over it: My purposes in this ATMB thread are to investigate and ask: How’d he do that? I find that I can duplicate the fe… --- ## [The moderation here is getting ridiculously heavy handed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moderation-here-is-getting-ridiculously-heavy-handed/693869)
**Author:** [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moderation-here-is-getting-ridiculously-heavy-handed/693869 "2014-07-31T02:31:20Z")
Link I can’t tell what is satire and what is real anymore. What does that say about this whole thing? I assume this was a joke, but I didn’t see the smiley face. --- ## [Board performance problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 573\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2014, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491 "2014-07-31T00:34:18Z")
Rising board traffic (currently ~14M pageviews/mo) coupled with the increasing frequency of outages, error messages and other glitches has led the STM tech staff to conclude we’ve outgrown our current server capacity. We… --- ## [Are Crowdfunding Pitches (Like a Gofundme Campaign) Allowed Here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-crowdfunding-pitches-like-a-gofundme-campaign-allowed-here/694335)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-crowdfunding-pitches-like-a-gofundme-campaign-allowed-here/694335 "2014-07-29T23:35:11Z")
I’ve got a Gofundme campaign going. Is it appropriate to link to it here on the SDMB? Thanks. --- ## [Questions About an Expired Health Supplement.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-an-expired-health-supplement/694178)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-an-expired-health-supplement/694178 "2014-07-28T21:20:11Z")
I was just wondering if it would be appropriate to ask a question about an expired health product. Notice, this is in no way the same thing as asking for medical advice. I place this question in ATMB, in case anyone els… --- ## [A possible solution to the recent uprising.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-possible-solution-to-the-recent-uprising/693937)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-possible-solution-to-the-recent-uprising/693937 "2014-07-28T16:40:50Z")
It seems to me that most of the recent kerfluffles stem from one thing: the circular policies of SDMB moderation. If you have a problem with a mod decision, take it to ATMB. But in doing so, you can’t talk about the p… --- ## [I rise to nominate a thread for Threadspotting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rise-to-nominate-a-thread-for-threadspotting/694113)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2014, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rise-to-nominate-a-thread-for-threadspotting/694113 "2014-07-26T21:20:02Z")
This is fun: --- ## [A typo of sorts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-typo-of-sorts/693766)
**Author:** [@Indistinguishable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indistinguishable)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-typo-of-sorts/693766 "2014-07-26T01:42:16Z")
The “Last edited by” message contains not one but two periods after the timestamp. A very minor thing, of course, but it irks me in its way. --- ## [Where can I find out who moderates which forums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-out-who-moderates-which-forums/694033)
**Author:** [@orangeapples](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orangeapples)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-out-who-moderates-which-forums/694033 "2014-07-25T19:44:59Z")
Is there a list somewhere that I’m overlooking that explains which moderator(s) moderates which forum(s)? I gather that the moderators keep an eye on any thread they might encounter, but that certain people oversee cert… --- ## [What's the ipad app for SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-ipad-app-for-sdmb/693957)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-ipad-app-for-sdmb/693957 "2014-07-25T17:01:11Z")
When I first tried to sign on from my ipad it told me there was an app for this board. Now it doesn’t say that and a brief search didn’t reveal a specific app. Is there one? What’s the name? --- ## [A modest suggestion to improve the posting experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-suggestion-to-improve-the-posting-experience/693713)
**Author:** [@wellanuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wellanuff)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-suggestion-to-improve-the-posting-experience/693713 "2014-07-25T10:01:52Z")
Just a thought, but how about changing the label on the “Submit Reply” button below the text box for posting to something like, “Hey asshole, if you spent an hour and a half writing and checking a helpful, detailed, well… --- ## [Idle Thoughts - Please reconsider JohnClay's warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idle-thoughts-please-reconsider-johnclays-warning/693848)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idle-thoughts-please-reconsider-johnclays-warning/693848 "2014-07-24T12:20:06Z")
Regarding this thread: Good decisions can come from bad decisions - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board Note that I have no issue at all with the rules laid out for JohnClay regar… --- ## [Movingva thread w/o Mod Note post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movingva-thread-w-o-mod-note-post/693900)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movingva-thread-w-o-mod-note-post/693900 "2014-07-24T05:31:03Z")
My thread on Civil War sites near DC got moved from CS to IMHO. Now, I have no objection to the move, honestly I had no cluexwhere it should go. --- ## [The moderation here is getting ridiculously heavy handed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moderation-here-is-getting-ridiculously-heavy-handed/693867)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moderation-here-is-getting-ridiculously-heavy-handed/693867 "2014-07-23T19:42:35Z")
I know that the moderation here has taken a severe turn towards the bottom of the drain lately, but come on. This is ridiculous. All I did was find amusement in the OP of that thread. I don’t expect to get a lot of supp… --- ## [How do I get my signature to automatically show up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-my-signature-to-automatically-show-up/692014)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-my-signature-to-automatically-show-up/692014 "2014-07-23T15:49:12Z")
I lost a bet here. So for the next six months, my signature will be as shown below. However, it seems that I have to make sure that the “show your signature” box is ticked each time. I thought there was a way to have it … --- ## [So factual jr modding is OK now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-factual-jr-modding-is-ok-now/693512)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-factual-jr-modding-is-ok-now/693512 "2014-07-22T18:14:55Z")
In this thread: Czarcasm is bullying the OP to the point of the derailing the topic. Fenris notes this and gets called for insults and jr modding overlooking Czarcasms own jr modding comments. When I bring it up, Colib… --- ## [The "Ask The...." Anthology (Or, a list of EVERY major "Ask the..." thread that was ever made)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-a-list-of-every-major-ask-the-thread-that-was-ever-made/605575)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-a-list-of-every-major-ask-the-thread-that-was-ever-made/605575 "2014-07-21T15:42:43Z")
Okay, so…this is now version 5.0. I’ve made this topic five times now. Well, really, I made it in 2005 originally and have just updated it since then with all the new “Ask the…” topics. Still, this took hours. Not just… --- ## [A certain test thread instruction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-certain-test-thread-instruction/693577)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-certain-test-thread-instruction/693577 "2014-07-21T01:59:13Z")
Has any test thread with the word “ignore” in the title(for for example, this one) ever actually been totally ignored and not responded to at all? --- ## [Quote function just stops working at times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-function-just-stops-working-at-times/690916)
**Author:** [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-function-just-stops-working-at-times/690916 "2014-07-20T21:41:35Z")
Single quote, multi quote, instead of seeing those wondrous words to respond to, just a blank response box. No pattern to it, but it’s happened three times now, including seconds ago, so I am reporting it. If this is a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=132) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=134)