# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=138 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 139 --- ## [Is trolling not against the rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trolling-not-against-the-rules/686101)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trolling-not-against-the-rules/686101 "2014-04-17T14:41:13Z")
Just curious. Because there are a couple of painfully obvious trolls trolling happily along and the only actions moderators have taken is to mod-note the people who have called them out. Sadly I can’t link to the threads… --- ## [We need a :RollEyes: smiley!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-rolleyes-smiley/685228)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2014, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-rolleyes-smiley/685228 "2014-04-16T19:08:58Z")
It’s been what, a month and a half since they were introduced? Enough time to at least start to settle in. The Popper-Eye’d-Eek and the Pepto-Overdose-Embarrassed smilies are making the transition, and Grin and Slappy ar… --- ## [Miller, what is the reason that Melchior was banned.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miller-what-is-the-reason-that-melchior-was-banned/686219)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2014, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miller-what-is-the-reason-that-melchior-was-banned/686219 "2014-04-16T04:23:31Z")
I saw in the Pit thread that you banned him earlier today, but I didn’t see that a reason was given. I then checked here and didn’t see the usual “XXXXXXX has been banned”. --- ## [Clarification request, re: Rules about changing text within quote tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-request-re-rules-about-changing-text-within-quote-tags/684746)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-request-re-rules-about-changing-text-within-quote-tags/684746 "2014-04-14T13:22:39Z")
Someone else mentioned wanting to make this inquiry, but he must have gotten distracted, so I’ll do it. I’m posting from my phone and links are not really an option. I thank everyone in advance for your understanding and… --- ## [Policy on spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/policy-on-spoilers/685632)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/policy-on-spoilers/685632 "2014-04-14T09:35:36Z")
Its that time of the year again, when the Maesters face the Unsullied in the GoT spoiler wars. Now, considering next weeks episode I am tempted to do what I often have been tempted to do so in the past and have a thread… --- ## [Drug testing thread closed. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-testing-thread-closed-why/684280)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-testing-thread-closed-why/684280 "2014-04-13T13:10:34Z")
This thread was closed since TPTB think that it is (paraphrasing) supporting avtivity that us illegal in the US. I must admit that while the thread may have deserved more than normal levels of watching, I don’t see how … --- ## [Board performance problems - timeouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems-timeouts/685946)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems-timeouts/685946 "2014-04-13T00:27:46Z")
I’ve been getting lots of 408 timeouts when trying to access the SDMB recently (last day or two) - is it just me, or is anyone else getting this? --- ## [Is calling someone "close-minded" an insult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-calling-someone-close-minded-an-insult/685265)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-calling-someone-close-minded-an-insult/685265 "2014-04-12T14:53:42Z")
I just received an official warning for saying that a certain poster was close-minded on the subject of vaccinations. I don’t think anyone has ever been warned for doing that before, and I’m pretty sure it has been done… --- ## ["Heartbleed" Password Hack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heartbleed-password-hack/685762)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heartbleed-password-hack/685762 "2014-04-12T04:33:07Z")
Please let us know by Stickies at the top of every Forum when it is time for us all to change our Password here on the Dope. I’m wondering how the powers that be at the Dope will know if the Heartbleed hack is a problem… --- ## [Rules question - Ignoring with a Capital-I](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-question-ignoring-with-a-capital-i/685773)
**Author:** [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-question-ignoring-with-a-capital-i/685773 "2014-04-12T03:03:23Z")
I seem to remember a rule against announcing one has opted to “Ignore” another poster, or even to discuss Ignoring them, but I can’t find the reference. Is it rude or warnable to mention Ignoring? --- ## [Post #65 by Twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-65-by-twickster/685585)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-65-by-twickster/685585 "2014-04-11T20:09:19Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=17200138&highlight=DrDeth#post17200138 Post #65 by Twickster “Dr Deth, given your long-held and very public position on spoilers with this material, I find your beha… --- ## [Ads autoplaying audio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-autoplaying-audio/685348)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-autoplaying-audio/685348 "2014-04-11T18:46:20Z")
Hi, I had a banner ad for the movie “Noah” autoplaying in Cafe Society today. Just letting you know. --- ## [At what point do mods step in when a debate is getting derailed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-do-mods-step-in-when-a-debate-is-getting-derailed/685630)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-do-mods-step-in-when-a-debate-is-getting-derailed/685630 "2014-04-11T15:40:35Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17245560&postcount=19 This is the start of a 6-page derailment, led almost entirely by one poster insisting that his definition is relevant to the conversation. It’s ex… --- ## [Hendrix Murder Information Discrimination Protest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hendrix-murder-information-discrimination-protest/685487)
**Author:** [@Jetblast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jetblast)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hendrix-murder-information-discrimination-protest/685487 "2014-04-10T16:10:41Z")
I’d like to file a protest that the information on Hendrix’s murder is being pre-emptively discriminated against by the moderator. In a post where aceplace57 clearly alluded that Hendrix’s death was associated with his a… --- ## [Charter membership payment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-membership-payment/685712)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-membership-payment/685712 "2014-04-09T20:35:58Z")
I received a message about renewing my charter membership, but under “Paid Subscriptions” there is no “Charter Membership”, just “Straight Dope Board Membership” and “Custom title member subscription”. How do I pay to r… --- ## [Are the mods OK with two puddleglum(m)s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-ok-with-two-puddleglum-m-s/685559)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-ok-with-two-puddleglum-m-s/685559 "2014-04-07T19:16:45Z")
Not anything against the posters themselves, but I find it confusing to have a puddleglum (one M) and a puddleglumm (two Ms) on the board, and I seem to recall the mods required a name change of a newbie with a too-simil… --- ## [Malware(?) redirects from SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malware-redirects-from-sdmb/685501)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malware-redirects-from-sdmb/685501 "2014-04-07T13:59:40Z")
Per requests in the malware sticky: I just got hit by a redirect to “upgradienk”. This follows several redirects over a few days to bullshit ‘upgrade your Java’ sites that I thought were coming from my machine, but in … --- ## [Why was Cheshire Human warned for this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-cheshire-human-warned-for-this/685448)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-cheshire-human-warned-for-this/685448 "2014-04-07T13:56:08Z")
I was looking at Marley23’s announcement on Cheshire Human’s ban, and I don’t understand his last warning: I mean he wasn’t directly insulting anyone and he was calling the joke retarded. --- ## [How to change username?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-username/685476)
**Author:** [@la\_fille\_intellectuelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/la_fille_intellectuelle)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-username/685476 "2014-04-06T16:24:38Z")
Well,it seems that my message to the Admin never got through,as my username remains unchanged. How do you get in contact with an Admin so that you can make a minor correction to your username? :cool: --- ## [Cheshire Human has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheshire-human-has-been-banned/685410)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheshire-human-has-been-banned/685410 "2014-04-05T13:28:07Z")
Cheshire Human has been banned after his latest outburst. He was warned about this behavior repeatedly during his time here and received six warnings (including a suspension) in a little more than a year. Warning. Warni… --- ## [Whatever happened to April Fool's Day on the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-april-fools-day-on-the-sdmb/685079)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-april-fools-day-on-the-sdmb/685079 "2014-04-05T02:35:21Z")
Is there something going on that I’m missing? I see no modified moderator names or titles, no temporary added forums or changed forums-nothing different at all. --- ## [Why don't quotes include nested quotes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-quotes-include-nested-quotes/685251)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-quotes-include-nested-quotes/685251 "2014-04-04T15:08:38Z")
Almost any interesting post on this board includes either a quote of another post, or a quote of an outside source. But if you reply to a post, even when you specify that you want to include its text, the quotes are not… --- ## [Thread search question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-search-question/685158)
**Author:** [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-search-question/685158 "2014-04-04T09:58:32Z")
I was searching for an old post of mine so I went to my profile and clicked on “All Posts by DrumBum.” The list ended at 500 and I was expecting it list all of them. Is there a limit to how far back I can go ? Few, if a… --- ## [A word about timeliness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-word-about-timeliness/685185)
**Author:** [@CannyDan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CannyDan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-word-about-timeliness/685185 "2014-04-03T14:09:28Z")
This morning’s email included my Paid Subscription Expiry Notice from SDMB. It explains that my “access to the paid subscription “Straight Dope Board Membership” is about to expire.” I may renew, or revert to Guest statu… --- ## [New Rules on the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rules-on-the-sdmb/685089)
**Author:** [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rules-on-the-sdmb/685089 "2014-04-03T10:59:16Z")
Over the last year, we’ve seen many changes. Some good, some not so good. The staff has been working diligently to come up with rules to address these situations. We’re very apologetic that it took so long, but we wanted… --- ## [Can't see SDMB on my home PC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-see-sdmb-on-my-home-pc/685154)
**Author:** [@Bakhesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bakhesh)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-see-sdmb-on-my-home-pc/685154 "2014-04-02T20:15:42Z")
Not sure if this is the best place to post this, but I’ve had a problem accessing SDMB from home for the past week. The issue is limited to a single PC. When every I click an SMDB link, I see a blank page, with only a “\<”… --- ## [How do I renew SD subscription](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-renew-sd-subscription/685119)
**Author:** [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-renew-sd-subscription/685119 "2014-04-02T13:37:21Z")
It’s April and time to renew. I keep looking for the “subscribe” link. Is it a case of if it were a snake I’d get bitten? Doug --- ## [I'm not receiving notifications.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-receiving-notifications/685037)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2014, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-receiving-notifications/685037 "2014-04-01T12:21:19Z")
Anyone else? --- ## [No sex talk in non-sex threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-talk-in-non-sex-threads/684544)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-talk-in-non-sex-threads/684544 "2014-03-31T21:48:39Z")
Idle Thoughts says (in response to nevadaexile’s comment about wanting to screw Sara Palin)… So it’s against the rules to say we’d like to have sex with off-board persons or celebrities? --- ## [Re-writing someone's post - against the rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-writing-someones-post-against-the-rules/590685)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2014, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-writing-someones-post-against-the-rules/590685 "2014-03-29T12:06:18Z")
I re-wrote this post into normal English so I could understand it, but I didn’t want to post it because of the rule against changing what someone else has posted. Can I post it for anyone else who wants it interpreted, o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=137) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=139)