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## [Norton Safe Web reports Straight Dope is secure.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-safe-web-reports-straight-dope-is-secure/675296)

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**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\
**Replies:** 42\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-safe-web-reports-straight-dope-is-secure/675296 "2013-12-16T16:23:55Z")

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I was a little surprised because there has been occasional malware issues from ads here. But Norton Safe Web reports no problems. I’m not sure if this based on Norton’s analysis or just user reports. http://safeweb.nor…

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## [Tapatalk Ad Popup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-ad-popup/676394)

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**Author:** [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-ad-popup/676394 "2013-12-15T20:23:36Z")

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When using my iPad, I’ve been getting serial popups flogging Tapatalk for $4.99 US, with a link in the popup to the Apple store. Every time I tap a link. It doesn’t take “Cancel” for an answer. It must use JavaScript. …

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## [WHAT is the problem with this board's authentication server?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-problem-with-this-boards-authentication-server/676234)

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**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2013, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-problem-with-this-boards-authentication-server/676234 "2013-12-14T00:19:30Z")

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Well, just what the damn hell is it? Sorry for sounding so pissed, but you know, I’m getting real tired of this. It’s been a recurring thing, sometimes worse, sometimes not so bad, for a long time now. I just posted a…

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## [Mr. Chance -  a question on moderation of GD topic -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-chance-a-question-on-moderation-of-gd-topic/675938)

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**Author:** [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2013, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-chance-a-question-on-moderation-of-gd-topic/675938 "2013-12-12T05:16:48Z")

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In the thread - Judge orders Colorado baker to serve gay couples we had a ‘drive by’ post that was moderated by you later. Since the moderation (well deserved, not questioning that) was for ‘hate speech’ - including som…

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## [The Recurring Threads Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recurring-threads-thread/675822)

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**Author:** [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\
**Replies:** 35\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recurring-threads-thread/675822 "2013-12-11T18:58:38Z")

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I thought it would be fun to try to assemble a list of the “recurring” threads (by Forum) that occur here on the Dope. For purposes of this thread, I’m deliberately leaving off the episode threads associated with a TV sh…

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## [Ají de Gallina has been suspended.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aji-de-gallina-has-been-suspended/676085)

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**Author:** [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aji-de-gallina-has-been-suspended/676085 "2013-12-11T17:43:18Z")

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Ají de Gallina has been suspended for one month as the result of receiving three Warnings in a short period while displaying a rather non-compliant attitude toward correction. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthr…

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## [I disagree with  Jonathan chance's warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-disagree-with-jonathan-chances-warning/676043)

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**Author:** [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-disagree-with-jonathan-chances-warning/676043 "2013-12-11T17:36:35Z")

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On the Judge orders Colorado baker to serve gay couples, Una Persson made a post (after a similar one) which was basically extreme, and only-marginally relevant, post about apparent-gender work-realted discrimination whi…

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## [Empty Declarative Answers in GQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/empty-declarative-answers-in-gq/675998)

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**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/empty-declarative-answers-in-gq/675998 "2013-12-10T22:52:28Z")

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Not a complaint about the moderation or rules or anything else, but a comment about a type of post that I don’t find helpful. Sometimes a poster posts a question in which a potential answer or possible answers are sugge…

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## [Is Libertarianism political?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-libertarianism-political/675784)

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**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-libertarianism-political/675784 "2013-12-10T22:28:07Z")

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In the thread Pre-civil-war legal questions about slavery, I was told to stop making political jabs in GQ. Fine. I’ve reported others for doing so. But it got me thinking. (anguished moans, scurry for pitchforks) The fi…

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## [twickster - what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-what/675764)

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**Author:** [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-what/675764 "2013-12-10T21:10:10Z")

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http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16910091&postcount=86 You had issued moderator instructions that I think most of us interpreted as, “cut out this ‘yes it is’/‘no it isn’t’ nonsense.” Then, Human Acti…

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## [Editing "very bad words" out of thread titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-very-bad-words-out-of-thread-titles/675519)

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**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\
**Replies:** 46\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-very-bad-words-out-of-thread-titles/675519 "2013-12-10T04:36:56Z")

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Since when? Here. Originally titled: RO: Rebecca Watson of Skepchick, You are a cunt The OP should have thought of that before he titled the thread, and the other posters should realize that very bad words are not fo…

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## [How do I cancel my account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cancel-my-account/675648)

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**Author:** [@mayaonfiya222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mayaonfiya222)\
**Replies:** 110\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cancel-my-account/675648 "2013-12-08T03:51:28Z")

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???

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## [Ads with annoying sound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-with-annoying-sound/675732)

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**Author:** [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2013, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-with-annoying-sound/675732 "2013-12-07T06:02:27Z")

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I got, like, 8 ads in a row with auto-playing sound. And some people wonder why I won’t give them a chance without Adblock. :dubious: \<iframe src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N622/adi/straightdope.creativeloafing/bboard…

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## [A warning seems excessive here...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-warning-seems-excessive-here/674972)

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**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\
**Replies:** 36\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-warning-seems-excessive-here/674972 "2013-12-05T21:04:14Z")

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In this thread about JFK, poster Aussie Fish remarks that another poster “never fails to come across as a complete prick” and is promptly warned as a result. Given I’ve had a spot of bother for a similar situation befo…

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## [Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-no-matches-please-try-some-different-terms/675532)

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**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-no-matches-please-try-some-different-terms/675532 "2013-12-05T19:54:49Z")

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I click on New Posts. There are three pages of posts. I scan the titles and read some of them. I click for the next page of posts and I get this screen/message, “Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms.” …

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## [Oh come on, Hal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-come-on-hal/675241)

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**Author:** [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-come-on-hal/675241 "2013-12-05T06:07:16Z")

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It was on mundane pointless things I must share. Yet you essentially close it for being pointless (though not using those exact words)? Change the name of the board to mundane things I must share, if this is how thing…

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## [Rick Jay waits a week to acknowledge/moderate a post?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-jay-waits-a-week-to-acknowledge-moderate-a-post/675168)

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**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Replies:** 86\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-jay-waits-a-week-to-acknowledge-moderate-a-post/675168 "2013-12-04T20:32:11Z")

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I made an innocuous and FAIR observation in the Boxing thread. Rick felt the need to admonish me, not bothering to note the OP’s lack of issue with the post. WTF gives!

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## [How 'bout a SDMB black Friday sale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bout-a-sdmb-black-friday-sale/674857)

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**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bout-a-sdmb-black-friday-sale/674857 "2013-12-04T20:15:15Z")

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Subscriptions, renewals $9.99. What say ye marketing folks?

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## [Reported post for spam and OUR posts disappear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-post-for-spam-and-our-posts-disappear/674806)

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**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-post-for-spam-and-our-posts-disappear/674806 "2013-11-28T00:31:52Z")

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Both \*\*runner pat \*\*and myself reported a zombie revival in the form of a spam for ‘fart fetishes’ in this thread. Returning to it this afternoon, I note that not only has the spam post disappeared, but our posts have b…

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## [We need volunteers for a crowd-sourcing experiment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-volunteers-for-a-crowd-sourcing-experiment/672580)

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**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-volunteers-for-a-crowd-sourcing-experiment/672580 "2013-11-26T17:31:07Z")

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I’m working on a little project with Sun-Times Media, owner of the Straight Dope. We’re trying to establish whether the smartest, hippest people on the planet (i.e., the Teeming Millions) can effectively crowd-filter the…

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## [Unexpected font change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-font-change/674613)

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**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-font-change/674613 "2013-11-26T07:34:16Z")

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Somehow this evening the font on display, for text in threads, has changed from the familiar one to some other. I don’t know how this happened, but I am going to test it by changing to Trebuchet MS to see if something we…

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## [Do you have the right to Jr. Mod your own threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-the-right-to-jr-mod-your-own-threads/674451)

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**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2013, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-the-right-to-jr-mod-your-own-threads/674451 "2013-11-25T19:41:50Z")

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Some examples… If the topic eventually being discussed isn’t the one addressed by the OP, can the OP request that everybody get back on topic? For example, do I have the right to say “I don’t care if you people dislik…

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## [End-of-H'ween announcement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-hween-announcement/673916)

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**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2013, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-hween-announcement/673916 "2013-11-25T05:58:07Z")

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Jeebus, TubaDiva, I read your announcement closing up\*\* Boo!\*\* without any context, and for a horrified moment thought you meant the whole Board. Context.\* Context…\*

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## [Acewiza has been suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acewiza-has-been-suspended/674722)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2013, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acewiza-has-been-suspended/674722 "2013-11-25T01:39:58Z")

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For failing to follow moderator instructions and receiving three warnings in four days in the same thread, Acewiza has been suspended for 30 days.

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## [Jonathan Chance: So What is the Official List of Things You Want Me to Remain Silent About](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-so-what-is-the-official-list-of-things-you-want-me-to-remain-silent-about/673697)

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**Author:** [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Replies:** 265\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-so-what-is-the-official-list-of-things-you-want-me-to-remain-silent-about/673697 "2013-11-24T15:07:56Z")

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Because ever since you became a moderator, you’ve given me more Warnings than I’ve received in all the rest of the time I’ve been on this board, and all for criticizing some group or cause you evidently feel protective o…

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## [Copying text from wikipedia not allowed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copying-text-from-wikipedia-not-allowed/673668)

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**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copying-text-from-wikipedia-not-allowed/673668 "2013-11-23T22:57:13Z")

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In this thread, a copy/past from a wikipedia article was deleted on the basis that it was too extensive to be considered fair use. As noted by a poster in the thread, wikipedia specifically allows reproduction of its co…

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## [Why is IMHO and MPSIMS a lot alike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-imho-and-mpsims-a-lot-alike/674296)

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**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2013, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-imho-and-mpsims-a-lot-alike/674296 "2013-11-22T22:28:45Z")

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In fact why is General Questions, In My Humble Opinion and Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share … a lot alike? I know IMHO has polls, but I clicked on the wrong one and couldn’t find any where I had been till I realized…

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## [Twickster, why did you close Claire98909's post in IMHO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-why-did-you-close-claire98909s-post-in-imho/674061)

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**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2013, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-why-did-you-close-claire98909s-post-in-imho/674061 "2013-11-22T14:47:46Z")

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Please advise - very scared about vaginal bleeding (WARNING GORY PICTURES) Medical advice threads are allowed in IMHO, with the explicitly stated caveat in the Agreement that posters consider the source. \*\* Idle Thoug…

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## [SDMB Visual Changes (IE11)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-visual-changes-ie11/674192)

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**Author:** [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\
**Replies:** 55\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-visual-changes-ie11/674192 "2013-11-21T20:05:14Z")

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So, I accidentally\* “upgraded” to IE11 this weekend. Now the SDMB has gone all wonky on me from a font standpoint. Not sure how to explain it, but the thread titles/posts seem…squished. It’s like the font is not being gi…

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## [Marley23's picture in a Buzzfeed article](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley23s-picture-in-a-buzzfeed-article/672604)

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**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley23s-picture-in-a-buzzfeed-article/672604 "2013-11-21T14:54:12Z")

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I was reading a Buzzfeed article 17 Brilliant Art History-Inspired Halloween Costumes and recognized one of the photos from the SDMB Portrait Gallery. Sure enough, it’s Marley23’s picture. (And is indeed credited direc…

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