# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=144 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 145 --- ## [Posters complaining about thread Topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posters-complaining-about-thread-topic/677550)
**Author:** [@Spaghettifrier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spaghettifrier)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posters-complaining-about-thread-topic/677550 "2013-12-31T22:11:00Z")
It is my understanding that in MPSIMS, subject matters can be pretty versatile. So why is it when I post something I’m interested in, I get several responses right away from posters complaining about the topic itself? … --- ## [misfiled weird earl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misfiled-weird-earl/677502)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misfiled-weird-earl/677502 "2013-12-31T16:53:52Z")
The threadspotting link today is about bacon bowls. That should be a Weird Earl. --- ## [A (user-voted but locked and mod-edited) forum for "Hall of Fame" threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-user-voted-but-locked-and-mod-edited-forum-for-hall-of-fame-threads/676023)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-user-voted-but-locked-and-mod-edited-forum-for-hall-of-fame-threads/676023 "2013-12-31T03:39:07Z")
There are many threads and posts on this message board over 15+ years that have attained legendary status. Would it be fun to enshrine them for later comers to “catch up”, and for old-timers to revisit in read-only mode… --- ## [Astro's link sharing threads in MPSIMS being closed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astros-link-sharing-threads-in-mpsims-being-closed/676623)
**Author:** [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astros-link-sharing-threads-in-mpsims-being-closed/676623 "2013-12-31T01:03:20Z")
Astro currently has two threads on the first page of MPSIMS that have been closed due to him sharing, “nothing but a link.” Well, in one of them he did comment “It really is quite spectacular.” Had he commented a lit… --- ## [Audio ads: REALLY not appreciated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audio-ads-really-not-appreciated/677090)
**Author:** [@Learjeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Learjeff)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audio-ads-really-not-appreciated/677090 "2013-12-30T18:40:23Z")
I’ll be installing an ad-blocker, thanks to audio ads on this site. I don’t mind seeing ads, which I can pay attention to or ignore based on my interest in the subject, but I will not tolerate ads which blast audio. Ad… --- ## [Finding all of my posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-all-of-my-posts/677054)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-all-of-my-posts/677054 "2013-12-30T10:49:04Z")
I tried the “search all posts by this user” on myself today and it only has posts going back a few weeks or months. Is there a way of finding all of the posts I’ve ever posted? --- ## [limiting searches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limiting-searches/677050)
**Author:** [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2013, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limiting-searches/677050 "2013-12-29T06:03:09Z")
What is the reason that searches are limited on these boards so that you have to wait 120 seconds between them? Sometimes when I search I have a typo or realize my search wasn’t specific enough and get too many hits. Wh… --- ## [Is crude language prohibited in great debates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-crude-language-prohibited-in-great-debates/677157)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-crude-language-prohibited-in-great-debates/677157 "2013-12-28T06:52:37Z")
I received a warning for the portion of the post quoted at this link. Personally I consider that a colorful use of language but if that is not permitted, might I suggest additional guidelines be provided. I think it’s … --- ## [Question about the Tapatalk app interface with SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-tapatalk-app-interface-with-sdmb/677150)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-tapatalk-app-interface-with-sdmb/677150 "2013-12-27T19:24:33Z")
When I go to the SDMB on my smartphone (android) it says there’s an app for SDMB called Tapatalk. I downloaded it. It notifies me when threads I’ve chimed in on are updated, and lets me read the board, etc, in a nice org… --- ## [Wording change needed in rules to Great Debates.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wording-change-needed-in-rules-to-great-debates/677171)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2013, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wording-change-needed-in-rules-to-great-debates/677171 "2013-12-26T02:29:14Z")
While I was considering a response to this thread, I was looking over the rules in Great Debates and noticed this: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=4167674&postcount=1 MEBuckner - 10/29/2003 I subm… --- ## [Tapatalk: Is "Flag as inappropriate" the same as "Report this post"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-is-flag-as-inappropriate-the-same-as-report-this-post/677175)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2013, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-is-flag-as-inappropriate-the-same-as-report-this-post/677175 "2013-12-25T21:47:29Z")
I’ll try to flag myself and see if a mod gets an email. ETA: I can’t flag myself. Maybe somebody else will or maybe somebody already knows the answer. --- ## [SDMB having problems loading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-having-problems-loading/677114)
**Author:** [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2013, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-having-problems-loading/677114 "2013-12-25T05:14:40Z")
SDMB works fine for me at first (well, a lot of times, but not always, forums/threads keep showing that they’re loading indefinitely until I stop them, even though the page comes up fine) but then after a rather short wh… --- ## [Is the SDMB related to City-Data ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-related-to-city-data/677093)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Lance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Lance)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-related-to-city-data/677093 "2013-12-24T21:15:50Z")
Is the SDMB related to City-Data forums ? Just saying there are a lot of similarities. Both are based in Chicago and both have the same quote feature. Even the emoticons are similar…:wink: --- ## [Are zombies now dealt with by headshot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-zombies-now-dealt-with-by-headshot/677019)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-zombies-now-dealt-with-by-headshot/677019 "2013-12-24T11:42:57Z")
So there was this old thread that got resurrected by what probably was a drive-by posting; I posted afterwards, and now, while the thread is still there, both the resurrecting and my post are gone, returning the thread t… --- ## [Quotes aren't working - is it just me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes-arent-working-is-it-just-me/676967)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes-arent-working-is-it-just-me/676967 "2013-12-24T02:40:32Z")
I can’t seem to get the quote or multi-quote functions to work properly. Is it just me or is there something going on with the board? :confused: --- ## [What happened to the "General Custer" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-general-custer-thread/677011)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-general-custer-thread/677011 "2013-12-23T14:37:17Z")
I posted to it yesterday, but now I can’t find it (and my link to it http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=711083&goto=newpost doesn’t work) --- ## [newcomer has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newcomer-has-been-banned/676990)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newcomer-has-been-banned/676990 "2013-12-23T03:15:25Z")
He got eight warnings in fewer than 2000 posts. After three widely spaced warnings in 2011 and 2012 (two for personal insults and one for ignoring mod instructions), he racked up the next three, all for personal insults,… --- ## [Restricted language in The Pitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restricted-language-in-the-pitt/676962)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2013, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restricted-language-in-the-pitt/676962 "2013-12-22T23:21:52Z")
So yesterday, I posted my first ever message in The Pitt forum. The OP for some reason took offense at my casual remark, which kind of irritated me, so I chose to insult him back since insults are actually allowed in th… --- ## [Test thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/676714)
**Author:** [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2013, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/676714 "2013-12-22T15:33:35Z")
Testing 1 2 3 --- ## [Internet Explorer keeps crashing when I am on this site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-keeps-crashing-when-i-am-on-this-site/676842)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2013, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-keeps-crashing-when-i-am-on-this-site/676842 "2013-12-21T23:14:08Z")
It started weeks ago. I was using IE8. I just upgraded to IE9 and it is still doing it. Every so often I get a message that IE has stopped working. I close and then it recovers the page. I have the latest Adobe flash pla… --- ## [About "About This Message Board Stickies" and a new idea.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-about-this-message-board-stickies-and-a-new-idea/676856)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-about-this-message-board-stickies-and-a-new-idea/676856 "2013-12-21T00:36:16Z")
Reading the responses in this thread gave me an idea. I’m a “guest” here with a join date more that a decade ago, and I really don’t give a rat’s ass about being a “member” of a message board. But I like this message … --- ## [Mild Objection to a Mod's Note](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-objection-to-a-mods-note/676772)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-objection-to-a-mods-note/676772 "2013-12-20T16:50:47Z")
In the thread over Truthers and Conspiracy Fantasies, Tomndebb mentioned me by name as arguing over the physics of the WTC collapse. I (somewhat) object to that, as, instead, I was observing that studies of the matter h… --- ## ["Do you really want to leave this site"-popup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-really-want-to-leave-this-site-popup/676551)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-really-want-to-leave-this-site-popup/676551 "2013-12-19T20:51:07Z")
The last week I’ve occasionally been exposed to a really annoying pop-up-ad on the dope. I’m leaving a page and I get MSIEs “Do you really want to leave this page”-popup, with some spiel about a chance to win an iPhone o… --- ## [A forum name suggestion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-forum-name-suggestion/676704)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-forum-name-suggestion/676704 "2013-12-19T20:49:18Z")
Often enough, people have talked about matters that very much mattered to them in the Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share section. It’s usually where death announcements and grieving /grave illness threads go. I’m worr… --- ## [Are there any mods available?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-mods-available/676710)
**Author:** [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-mods-available/676710 "2013-12-19T19:12:17Z")
I just made a thread in the IMHO area, and I tried to include the poll. When I posted it didn’t post the poll and won’t let me edit a poll in. Is there a mod who can help me with this? --- ## [Font problem with Android 4.4 phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/font-problem-with-android-4-4-phone/676679)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/font-problem-with-android-4-4-phone/676679 "2013-12-19T11:50:24Z")
Got a Nexus 5 with Android 4.4 (kitkat) I see everything here in a very small font when I look at list of threads. When I click on a thread, some posts have a decent sized font, and others have the very small font … --- ## [sailor's Warning in the Chinese Rover Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailors-warning-in-the-chinese-rover-thread/676579)
**Author:** [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailors-warning-in-the-chinese-rover-thread/676579 "2013-12-18T23:24:19Z")
I’m not arguing the suspension considering the other jerky comments, but when I first read sailor’s reply to lieu’s post I took it as playing off the same high school graduation analogy that he/she had used a few posts e… --- ## [Old timers: Tell me about the Great Banning...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-timers-tell-me-about-the-great-banning/676269)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-timers-tell-me-about-the-great-banning/676269 "2013-12-17T21:02:17Z")
It is spoken of here sometimes in hushed tones, or sometimes ruefully, or sometimes with hearty laughter like with happy veterans telling war stories, bonding from shared hardship and survival. I’d like to know where/wh… --- ## [just the socks or the entire feet and everything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-the-socks-or-the-entire-feet-and-everything/676207)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-the-socks-or-the-entire-feet-and-everything/676207 "2013-12-17T18:13:17Z")
do you ban just the socks or the doper as well? --- ## [sailor has been suspended for one month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailor-has-been-suspended-for-one-month/676560)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2013, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailor-has-been-suspended-for-one-month/676560 "2013-12-17T15:27:42Z")
After getting two warnings in one day, both for being a jerk (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=16935063#post16935063 http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=16934837#post16934837), the st… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=143) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=145)