# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=134 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 135 --- ## [test posting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-posting/693553)
**Author:** [@sandysenj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandysenj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-posting/693553 "2014-07-20T01:43:37Z")
Hello, new here, everybody. :smiley: --- ## [Spoiler joke thread \[Test\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoiler-joke-thread-test/693457)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoiler-joke-thread-test/693457 "2014-07-18T15:59:49Z")
What is green and goes up? … --- ## [I got an invite to a white power board...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-an-invite-to-a-white-power-board/693227)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-an-invite-to-a-white-power-board/693227 "2014-07-18T02:45:05Z")
…via PM. It looks like the spammer was banned. I just wonder if he/she spammed everyone’s inbox or looked for people who might be suitably disposed. I assume not that latter, since I’m brown. --- ## [What's the deal with the random letters in the movie spam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-the-random-letters-in-the-movie-spam/693226)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-the-random-letters-in-the-movie-spam/693226 "2014-07-15T22:37:12Z")
I can’t point to an example because they all get deleted. But I’m assuming most people have seen them. There’ll be a spam thread with a title like Watch Guardians of the Galaxy online for free kp6rw. So what’s the deal… --- ## [Why is this thread open?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-thread-open/693176)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-thread-open/693176 "2014-07-15T20:01:28Z")
Ecmandu’s Re-focused essay on suicidality" thead is a factless, citeless hate-filled screed that tries to establish that women as a whole are psychopaths and any man that approachs a woman is harassing her. There is no … --- ## [Color my world with null sets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/color-my-world-with-null-sets/692761)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/color-my-world-with-null-sets/692761 "2014-07-15T06:21:24Z")
I want to see color in my posts. Fields of color. No characters with white. White is not a color, even though it is syntactically if not perceptually in vB, although if I zapped my display’s RGB it would be (pretty tripp… --- ## [Has Cecil gone to the dark side? (bogus ads)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-cecil-gone-to-the-dark-side-bogus-ads/692842)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2014, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-cecil-gone-to-the-dark-side-bogus-ads/692842 "2014-07-14T12:15:36Z")
While reading Cecil’s latest column about fasting, I was struck with the prominent ad that appeared on the page that said Make Powerful Healing Water, which led directly to the Liberty Water Research Center page. I thin… --- ## [Cafe Society Book Recommendation Treads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafe-society-book-recommendation-treads/692962)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2014, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafe-society-book-recommendation-treads/692962 "2014-07-13T01:44:39Z")
I’m referring to the regularly occurring threads recommending books posters have recently read (Kahadji threads, though not exclusively). I know there were at least two of these recently, but for the life of me I can’t … --- ## [Honesty has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honesty-has-been-banned/692916)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honesty-has-been-banned/692916 "2014-07-12T05:09:56Z")
For repeated violations of the rules and for - literally - asking for it, Honesty has been banned. --- ## [NotFooledbyW Has Been Banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notfooledbyw-has-been-banned/692354)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notfooledbyw-has-been-banned/692354 "2014-07-04T16:59:32Z")
For earned five warnings in less than a year, NotFooledbyW has been banned. --- ## [Can I post/embed images on the board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-post-embed-images-on-the-board/692152)
**Author:** [@ContentWithTomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ContentWithTomorrow)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-post-embed-images-on-the-board/692152 "2014-07-02T13:37:06Z")
I was wondering if it’s possible to attach an image directly from my computer and/or embed it from a website? --- ## [What happened to the thread about Youtube series in Cafe Society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-thread-about-youtube-series-in-cafe-society/692267)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2014, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-thread-about-youtube-series-in-cafe-society/692267 "2014-07-03T13:42:39Z")
As of yesterday, there was a thread about people’s favorite web series. I was really enjoying that thread. I looked for it today and found that it had disappeared. A Google search led to this: http://boards.straightdope… --- ## [Closing threads for no reason - Godfather Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-threads-for-no-reason-godfather-edition/692159)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-threads-for-no-reason-godfather-edition/692159 "2014-07-02T20:31:04Z")
Original thread. I’m pretty sure \*\*Count \*\*knew Brando was dead when he started the thread, but even if he didn’t, so what? Do we just close threads now because of misinformed OPs? I don’t understand why an RIP to Brand… --- ## [soupçon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soupcon/691806)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soupcon/691806 "2014-07-02T18:10:57Z")
Just a soupçon of thread testing. --- ## [Superhal suspended 30 days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superhal-suspended-30-days/692168)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superhal-suspended-30-days/692168 "2014-07-02T05:19:50Z")
Superhal has been given three warnings in the last three months, including two in the last week. In most cases the mods would tell a poster in those circumstances that he was at risk for a suspension rather than suspendi… --- ## [Questions for Michael Ferro, Chairman of Wrapports, LLC.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-michael-ferro-chairman-of-wrapports-llc/678490)
**Author:** [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-michael-ferro-chairman-of-wrapports-llc/678490 "2014-06-30T15:37:30Z")
Dear Mr. Ferro: Hello. I’m a former member of this message board, back because of the recent hacking. You purchased the Chicago Reader and its related entities, including this website, almost two years ago. You’ve mad… --- ## [When did this rolleyes abomination happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-this-rolleyes-abomination-happen/691767)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-this-rolleyes-abomination-happen/691767 "2014-06-30T02:05:41Z")
:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:… --- ## [Why do mods reopen closed threads, just to get the last word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-mods-reopen-closed-threads-just-to-get-the-last-word/691776)
**Author:** [@JimNightshade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimNightshade)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2014, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-mods-reopen-closed-threads-just-to-get-the-last-word/691776 "2014-06-28T11:09:54Z")
Well? Seems kinda childish to me, our overmods should be above that kind of behavior. :confused: --- ## [Is anyone else having problems accessing this site via android?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-having-problems-accessing-this-site-via-android/691250)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2014, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-having-problems-accessing-this-site-via-android/691250 "2014-06-28T10:26:45Z")
I’m pretty sure it’s not my phone as I can access other websites just fine. When I try to access this site, the Straight Dope logo appears but that’s about it. This is happening about 40% of the time. --- ## [OMG new smileys??!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-new-smileys/682330)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 330\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2014, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-new-smileys/682330 "2014-06-28T09:09:20Z")
But you got rid of the blowjob one! :frowning: --- ## [Question about a thread I want to start](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-thread-i-want-to-start/691834)
**Author:** [@infinitii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/infinitii)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2014, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-thread-i-want-to-start/691834 "2014-06-28T01:47:20Z")
I would like to start a thread in Cafe Society asking for advice or guidance in selling or consigning a used guitar. Is there any policies against such a thread? --- ## [Questions about this board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-this-board/691710)
**Author:** [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-this-board/691710 "2014-06-26T19:57:01Z")
Can I delete my questions Can I make my profile private only to me Can I edit the title of my posts that I want- on a few other vBulliten boards I have manage to see someone doubble click on a title of a thread to chang… --- ## [psikeyhackr has been suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psikeyhackr-has-been-suspended/691685)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psikeyhackr-has-been-suspended/691685 "2014-06-26T11:23:46Z")
For earning four warnings in six months and failure to follow moderator instructions, psikeyhackr has been suspended for one month. --- ## [In the matter of Ed's thread take down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-matter-of-eds-thread-take-down/691519)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-matter-of-eds-thread-take-down/691519 "2014-06-25T23:23:57Z")
Your board, your call. Me? I am very disappointed - I think we saw his true colors originally. When it might serve his purposes, his tack changed. As I say, your board, your call. (I ask that anyone who chooses to res… --- ## [Pshychological forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pshychological-forum/691458)
**Author:** [@silentwatch2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silentwatch2)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pshychological-forum/691458 "2014-06-24T19:18:55Z")
hi anybody here support and request staff to have a forum/game/whatever for discussing psychological matters? --- ## [Drive-by's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-bys/691004)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-bys/691004 "2014-06-23T19:28:35Z")
This Pit thread was started by a person who apparently just wanted to pop in, register, and stir up a shit-storm. Not that it happens with great frequency, but it sure is annoying when it does. So, I was wondering if it… --- ## [In the matter of Michael Minkler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-matter-of-michael-minkler/691473)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-matter-of-michael-minkler/691473 "2014-06-23T19:21:41Z")
We’re taking down an old thread involving an individual named Michael Minkler. Since this thread has attained some notoriety, we’re providing the following background: In 2007 Michael Minkler was part of a team that w… --- ## [Ads stalling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-stalling/691376)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-stalling/691376 "2014-06-22T18:56:03Z")
I seem to be having a problem with the site in that all the pages only load the beginning of the page up to the first advertisement, at which it stalls out. Not sure if this is a problem with he ad server or my own brows… --- ## [iPhone being redirected to App Store](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-being-redirected-to-app-store/691142)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2014, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-being-redirected-to-app-store/691142 "2014-06-21T23:26:19Z")
I apologize if this was mentioned before but I didn’t see it in another thread. Even with the recent ad problems I never had any problem on the iPhone or iPad. In fact while the problems were being dealt with I read exc… --- ## [Disable thread preview popups?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disable-thread-preview-popups/690981)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disable-thread-preview-popups/690981 "2014-06-19T19:46:19Z")
I just did some general searching on VBulletin and the answer looks to be, “no,” but I’ll throw it out anyway… is there any way to disable the pop-up previews in the thread listings? I find them highly annoying when I am… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=133) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=135)