# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=143 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 144 --- ## [Wait, Chrome doesn't do that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-chrome-doesnt-do-that/678504)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-chrome-doesnt-do-that/678504 "2014-01-11T20:21:10Z")
So I recently started posting to the SDMB via Chrome. I have discovered something odd. When using Internet Explorer, I have the option of composing posts in plaintext mode where the coding is all shown in the edit wind… --- ## [So...would now be a BAD time to join?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-would-now-be-a-bad-time-to-join/678438)
**Author:** [@Picklejar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Picklejar)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-would-now-be-a-bad-time-to-join/678438 "2014-01-11T16:24:59Z")
Looks like ya’all have recently had a bit of a hacksplosion. Good thing I used a joke username/password and throwaway email address. Well…howdy…this here’s my test first post. --- ## [Test...Can you hear me now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-can-you-hear-me-now/678484)
**Author:** [@D.E.S.K.Top668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.E.S.K.Top668)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-can-you-hear-me-now/678484 "2014-01-11T15:11:46Z")
Weird happenings with my account pre-hack. Test to see what’s up. --- ## [SDMB shows up in a lot of my Google searches. Google personalization or SDMB reputation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-shows-up-in-a-lot-of-my-google-searches-google-personalization-or-sdmb-reputation/678499)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-shows-up-in-a-lot-of-my-google-searches-google-personalization-or-sdmb-reputation/678499 "2014-01-11T13:07:17Z")
My intuition is that Google is looking over my shoulder while I browse (whether through its G-products, third-party widgits, keeping track of a search history that uses ‘site:boards.straigthdope.com’ a lot, or magic). I’… --- ## [My Password](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-password/678440)
**Author:** [@monavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monavis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-password/678440 "2014-01-11T12:31:49Z")
Why doesn’t The straight Dope except my old Password. I have it written down as they gave it to me years ago and has always been valid when they asked me for it? --- ## [Just A Question About Zombie Threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-question-about-zombie-threads/677965)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-question-about-zombie-threads/677965 "2014-01-11T04:12:33Z")
Every once in awhile, I get sucked into some zombie thread that has been revived and realize the info is either out of date, or the situations have changed or whatever. Is there anyway to make the little icon to the lef… --- ## [cougar58 has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cougar58-has-been-banned/678449)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cougar58-has-been-banned/678449 "2014-01-10T16:56:14Z")
cougar58 was suspended in August for a variety of rules violations including obsessive posting on one topic, encouraging illegal activity, and being a jerk. She’s continued to post almost only about pit bull-related subj… --- ## [When you get a warning...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-get-a-warning/675517)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-get-a-warning/675517 "2014-01-09T22:53:50Z")
When you get a warning, do you also get a PM or email from a moderator, or do you just get a notice in the thread? (I figured asking about it here would be better than me doing something bad to try to get a warning, to … --- ## [What is"suntimesmail.com"??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-suntimesmail-com/678193)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-suntimesmail-com/678193 "2014-01-09T22:28:46Z")
The email we got about the hack displayed a link pointing to the change password page within this site, but behind that link was the true link pointing to suntimesmail.com This type of thing usually rings alarm bells a… --- ## [Straight dope compromised?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-compromised/678349)
**Author:** [@monavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monavis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-compromised/678349 "2014-01-09T12:12:51Z")
Is it a fact that The Straight Dope was compromised? I received an email, saying it was. Just wondering. --- ## [Test (With My New Password)...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-with-my-new-password/678265)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-with-my-new-password/678265 "2014-01-09T04:57:54Z")
This is just a test post, with my new password. In case you don’t know, the SDMB was recently hacked. Picking a new password is strongly recommended. The rest of you can use this thread for the same purpose, if you wis… --- ## [SD hack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-hack/678196)
**Author:** [@Wizard\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wizard_One)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-hack/678196 "2014-01-08T00:22:42Z")
As an information security professional, I’ve responded to such events, I’ve read very few reports from others who have had their systems compromised. Such information is extremely helpful in preventing such compromises… --- ## [Signature test thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-test-thread/678056)
**Author:** [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-test-thread/678056 "2014-01-07T22:22:49Z")
I’ve noticed, while reading old threads, that people mention their sig, but what they say about it doesn’t match what I see. I suspect that the signature doesn’t become part of the post, but is generated on the fly based… --- ## [PSXer suspended for a month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-suspended-for-a-month/678151)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-suspended-for-a-month/678151 "2014-01-07T18:03:30Z")
In the last two months PSXer has been warned three times for trolling. I know some people like PSXer’s sense of humor, but lately he’s been crossing the line from quirky (or whatever you want to call it) into obnoxious o… --- ## [Test thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/677862)
**Author:** [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/677862 "2014-01-07T07:22:30Z")
Thanks Miller cool! --- ## [Malware Ads--Unique to the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malware-ads-unique-to-the-sdmb/677964)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malware-ads-unique-to-the-sdmb/677964 "2014-01-06T15:36:52Z")
Of course not. YAHOO --- ## [What happened to Quasimodem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-quasimodem/677700)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-quasimodem/677700 "2014-01-06T02:36:45Z")
Forgive me if I missed something and it took me forever to realize. Has anyone heard from Quasimodem lately? --- ## [What is actually meant by "input" on an](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-actually-meant-by-input-on-an/677943)
**Author:** [@Brynhildr\_Budladottir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynhildr_Budladottir)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2014, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-actually-meant-by-input-on-an/677943 "2014-01-05T13:10:45Z")
off-board project? Can someone clear up what exactly “input into off-board projects” means for me? I thought it meant asking questions like "Can someone please give me characters for my comic/play/story please?"or basic… --- ## [Kable has been banned.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kable-has-been-banned/677924)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2014, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kable-has-been-banned/677924 "2014-01-05T02:44:16Z")
For multiple violations, suspension, offense after suspension … none of which did anything to improve his behavior. --- ## [Test thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/677863)
**Author:** [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2014, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/677863 "2014-01-05T01:20:32Z")
\[quote\] Here’s how to nest quotes cool! --- ## [Anyone else have trouble viewing SDMB on an iPhone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-trouble-viewing-sdmb-on-an-iphone/677889)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Why\_Bother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Why_Bother)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-trouble-viewing-sdmb-on-an-iphone/677889 "2014-01-04T23:35:53Z")
For some weird reason, whenever I view any page of the SDMB on my iPhone it opens up the apps homepage. This doesn’t happen with any other websites. Does anyone else have this problem? --- ## [Jesse Pinkman has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesse-pinkman-has-been-banned/677898)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesse-pinkman-has-been-banned/677898 "2014-01-04T19:40:55Z")
Jesse Pinkman has been banned, after several warning for obsessive posting on a single topic, ignoring mod instructions, personal insults, and general jerkitude, all of which added up to a pattern of trolling. http://bo… --- ## [Shouldn't we discourage "blogging" here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-we-discourage-blogging-here/677717)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-we-discourage-blogging-here/677717 "2014-01-04T02:54:43Z")
I’m not complaining because it’s easy enough to not click threads that don’t interest me. That said though, I wonder why Siam sam gets away with his blogging here. There’s rioting in our streets. (part freaking three) I… --- ## [poop test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poop-test/677674)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poop-test/677674 "2014-01-04T01:33:37Z")
:poop: --- ## [I disagree with this warning:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-disagree-with-this-warning/677354)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-disagree-with-this-warning/677354 "2014-01-03T20:10:25Z")
I wrote: My warning was because the phrase implies that I’m calling the poster an asshole. Thing is, I think I wasn’t. I was suggesting that everyone on earth has a legal right to express an opinion. If I’d wanted to … --- ## [Auto Play Video Ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-play-video-ad/677646)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-play-video-ad/677646 "2014-01-03T19:33:15Z")
Just FYI - there is an ad auto-playing this morning on every forum and the main forum. It is for something like “Fashion Watch” and it’s super annoying. I’m going to stay off the boards for awhile until it goes away. … --- ## [Where do I sign up for SD membership?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-sign-up-for-sd-membership/677647)
**Author:** [@Tante\_Dillie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tante_Dillie)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-sign-up-for-sd-membership/677647 "2014-01-02T22:39:10Z")
After three months as a guest, I’d like to make it official, only where do i do this? --- ## [Dope Discussion on The Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-discussion-on-the-dope/677733)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-discussion-on-the-dope/677733 "2014-01-02T20:01:06Z")
With Colorado, and shortly Washington State, legalizing marijuana (at the state level) have the mods been in any discussion among themselves on how to address/manage pot threads? Has there been any communication about t… --- ## [What happened to my fonts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-fonts/677667)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-fonts/677667 "2014-01-02T00:29:19Z")
Did something happen to the fonts this morning? All of a sudden, the fonts used in the body of posts became really really small, almost unreadable. I may have accidentally hit a keystroke that auto-changed it, but noth… --- ## [How do you rationalize not becoming a member of SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-rationalize-not-becoming-a-member-of-sdmb/676741)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2013, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-rationalize-not-becoming-a-member-of-sdmb/676741 "2013-12-31T22:33:07Z")
Finding myself hanging out here a lot. I thought maybe it was time I coughed up the bucks to become a member. Then I started noticing people’s posts. There are folks that been hanging out here for dozens of years. An… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=142) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=144)