# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=15 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 16 --- ## [Cecil's new columns will "be posted here each week"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-new-columns-will-be-posted-here-each-week/986790)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-new-columns-will-be-posted-here-each-week/986790 "2023-07-10T12:37:11Z")
I’ll be darned if I can find any columns after 6/6. Where are Cecil’s new columns? --- ## [Does What Exit's heavy-handed moderation in the Ukraine war thread improve it or degrade it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-what-exits-heavy-handed-moderation-in-the-ukraine-war-thread-improve-it-or-degrade-it/983368)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-what-exits-heavy-handed-moderation-in-the-ukraine-war-thread-improve-it-or-degrade-it/983368 "2023-07-09T15:01:07Z")
poll I don’t understand What Exit’s obsession with hijacks in the Ukraine war thread. I am perfectly capable of scrolling past digressions and meanders that don’t interest me. They are far less intrusive and distractin… --- ## [Photo test post, please ignore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-test-post-please-ignore/986187)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-test-post-please-ignore/986187 "2023-07-05T08:40:55Z")
I’m trying to make sure I’m embedding photos the right way. ETA: It worked, please carry on. --- ## [Which is the best forum for posting a photo that you took, and you want the post to be at least partly \*about\* the photo itself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-forum-for-posting-a-photo-that-you-took-and-you-want-the-post-to-be-at-least-partly-about-the-photo-itself/986529)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-forum-for-posting-a-photo-that-you-took-and-you-want-the-post-to-be-at-least-partly-about-the-photo-itself/986529 "2023-07-04T11:00:00Z")
You know how sometimes you want to post a photo, but you want the post to be not just about the thing or event you photographed, but also about the photo and the process by which it was made as well. Should that go in C… --- ## [Aspenglow, please explain how this constitutes a personal attack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspenglow-please-explain-how-this-constitutes-a-personal-attack/986315)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2023, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspenglow-please-explain-how-this-constitutes-a-personal-attack/986315 "2023-07-01T03:35:57Z")
In the P&E thread about the American Experience that you’ve now instructed me to stay out of, you also wrote that I was insulting another poster personally: Moderating: When we end up on that famous ashheap, will you… --- ## [When Are Charter Memberships Up For Renewal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-charter-memberships-up-for-renewal/952702)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-charter-memberships-up-for-renewal/952702 "2023-06-24T02:52:16Z")
The title says it all. I wonder, because I checked my documents. And we switched over to the new message board in a June. Is that when we have to renew then? Charter members? It would be nice if someone notified us via… --- ## [Could forum stickies be combined into single threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-forum-stickies-be-combined-into-single-threads/985962)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-forum-stickies-be-combined-into-single-threads/985962 "2023-06-23T16:28:27Z")
On my iPhone, and maybe other times as well, when I’m on the main page, if a forum has 3 stickies, that’s all that I see. None of the top posts are previewed. Would combining the sticky threads into a single thread per f… --- ## [Opinions about forums on the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-about-forums-on-the-sdmb/982341)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-about-forums-on-the-sdmb/982341 "2023-06-23T01:10:17Z")
Continuing the discussion from MPSIMS has gotten a minor rename to “Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share”: IMHO had polls, and MPSIMS did not. The best part of SDMB forums is that they are not based on the su… --- ## [Is there a standard for noting/warning posters that do not follow mod instruction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-standard-for-noting-warning-posters-that-do-not-follow-mod-instruction/985253)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-standard-for-noting-warning-posters-that-do-not-follow-mod-instruction/985253 "2023-06-22T19:29:46Z")
Example this thread but there are plenty of examples. I also understand that some latitude is given to brand-new members but that is not the case in this specific thread. One of my warnings came about by not reading a … --- ## [What is the current feeling on reviving old threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-current-feeling-on-reviving-old-threads/985516)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-current-feeling-on-reviving-old-threads/985516 "2023-06-16T15:06:43Z")
My recollection from the olden times is that there were regarded as zombie threads and generally frowned on. Still the case? Or does it depend on the circumstance? --- ## [Dehumanizing language should not be allowed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dehumanizing-language-should-not-be-allowed/985435)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dehumanizing-language-should-not-be-allowed/985435 "2023-06-16T10:17:47Z")
The thread about using language like “invaders” to describe immigrants was derailed, imo, by the strawman that we’re not in the business of creating a banned words list. Attacking groups you don’t like by abstracting th… --- ## [Reorganized SDMB rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reorganized-sdmb-rules/968857)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reorganized-sdmb-rules/968857 "2023-06-14T11:29:52Z")
SDMB rules have been reorganized and are restated below. This version incorporates all recent revisions and adds a new rule about troublesome posters, which is highlighted. Most of these rules are of long standing and in… --- ## [Clarification of rule against hate speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-of-rule-against-hate-speech/964634)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-of-rule-against-hate-speech/964634 "2022-05-19T14:14:11Z")
The staff would like to clarify the SDMB’s long-standing rule against hate speech and our views on racist speech on the SDMB generally. Hate speech – that is, racial epithets and other pejorative remarks about minorit… --- ## ["Illegals" and "invaders" should be moderated as hate speech in the context of immigration debates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegals-and-invaders-should-be-moderated-as-hate-speech-in-the-context-of-immigration-debates/985244)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegals-and-invaders-should-be-moderated-as-hate-speech-in-the-context-of-immigration-debates/985244 "2023-06-13T14:59:22Z")
I’d like to talk about three terms that show up in discussions of immigration: Illegal immigrants Illegals Invaders (and “invasion”) First, “Illegal immigrants” is a term that is falling out of use among experts in th… --- ## [\[parse\]\[/parse\] tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-parse-tags/984916)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-parse-tags/984916 "2023-06-03T18:26:14Z")
https://youtu.be/87uVkN12rOk Hmm. Ok, in this thread, it says : So, if you want to provide a link to a picture that’s not safe for work, easiest is to use the tags \[parse\] and \[/parse\] so that the link can’t be reac… --- ## [Weird notifications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-notifications/984585)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-notifications/984585 "2023-06-02T19:31:40Z")
I’m getting notifications for posts in years old threads in which I’ve never even posted. --- ## [Why can I not find a post I made 20 years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-i-not-find-a-post-i-made-20-years-ago/980643)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-i-not-find-a-post-i-made-20-years-ago/980643 "2023-04-26T22:27:31Z")
I was looking for an post I made about 19-20 years ago here, and I couldn’t. I got a screen displaying, “Oops! That page doesn’t exist or is private.” Well, it does exist somewhere, because I made it here. And it was… --- ## [Test picture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-picture/971487)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-picture/971487 "2023-05-28T14:08:44Z")
\[Album\] Accurate --- ## [Categories missing now from hamburger dropdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/categories-missing-now-from-hamburger-dropdown/984668)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/categories-missing-now-from-hamburger-dropdown/984668 "2023-05-27T13:54:04Z")
A better explanation - the menu hamburger dropdown, upper right of the page, used to show all the categories (Factual Questions, IMHO etc.). Very simple and very handy for navigation. No matter where you where in a threa… --- ## [Couldn't post a new topic in Factual Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-post-a-new-topic-in-factual-questions/984543)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-post-a-new-topic-in-factual-questions/984543 "2023-05-25T04:00:21Z")
Because of the title, I guess. What I wanted to post was, 5 sided die When I clicked to post, I got this message: “An error occurred: Title seems unclear, most of the words contain the same letters over and over?” In… --- ## [Is it now possible to pay to subscribe to the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-now-possible-to-pay-to-subscribe-to-the-sdmb/984521)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-now-possible-to-pay-to-subscribe-to-the-sdmb/984521 "2023-05-25T01:52:17Z")
Before we switched to the New Board\*, it was possible (and encouraged) to pay an annual subscription amount to the Board. I don’t think it came with any special privileges, but I like to support a thing that I use every … --- ## [This is what gets you a warning these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-what-gets-you-a-warning-these-days/983635)
**Author:** [@damuriajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/damuriajashi)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-what-gets-you-a-warning-these-days/983635 "2023-05-23T22:53:11Z")
Wtf? This gets you a warning these days? Sure I don’t drop by every day but I thought the Dylan Mulvaney thing was topical and worthy of discussion. --- ## [How is answering this question by another poster off-topic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-answering-this-question-by-another-poster-off-topic/983853)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-answering-this-question-by-another-poster-off-topic/983853 "2023-05-22T12:06:14Z")
In this thread a post asked how many purposes there were for owning a gun. My answer was hidden as “off-topic” despite the fact I was just answering the question. I described how one might have reasons for more than on… --- ## [The Quote System](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-quote-system/983034)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-quote-system/983034 "2023-05-21T19:46:36Z")
I realise it’s just how the board is designed but the quote system seems needlessly convoluted and complicated, or is there a really simple way to quote multiple people and I’m just being dense? Which is of course entir… --- ## [Testing Making A Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-making-a-poll/983989)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-making-a-poll/983989 "2023-05-13T22:05:18Z")
Poll test. --- ## [Aspenglow, I disagree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspenglow-i-disagree/983961)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspenglow-i-disagree/983961 "2023-05-13T05:28:20Z")
…with your decision to close down this thread in P&E My Fellow Republicans but if the Pit is the only place for it, then please reopen it there. My thinking in placing in P&E was its content. You seem to be paying clo… --- ## [Damuriajashi has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damuriajashi-has-been-banned/983828)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damuriajashi-has-been-banned/983828 "2023-05-09T22:44:46Z")
User damuriajashi, formerly user damuri ajashi has become more trouble than he is worth. His posting privileges have been discussed by the staff before this time. He has served suspensions and never shown any signs of … --- ## ["Poll must have multiple options" error when posting a poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-must-have-multiple-options-error-when-posting-a-poll/983649)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2023, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-must-have-multiple-options-error-when-posting-a-poll/983649 "2023-05-06T02:09:07Z")
I’m attempting to post a poll in the “polls only” thread, but when I attempt to post it an error message pops up stating “Poll must have multiple options”. The code for the poll I’m trying to post is below. Has anyone … --- ## [Suggestion: Threads on streamed shows/movies should include source](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-threads-on-streamed-shows-movies-should-include-source/983402)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-threads-on-streamed-shows-movies-should-include-source/983402 "2023-05-05T09:44:45Z")
Here’s an example. The OP refers to a particular series, but doesn’t tell us where it comes from: Netflix? Hulu? Peacock? HBO? Disney Plus? Something else? As it happens, we quickly learn that it’s Netflix. But, that wa… --- ## [Do the Great Debates rules extend to Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-great-debates-rules-extend-to-cecils-columns-staff-reports/983037)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-great-debates-rules-extend-to-cecils-columns-staff-reports/983037 "2023-04-22T00:50:04Z")
I ask because we have yet another climate change debate brewing, which is against the rules for GD and P&E but not technically against the rules for Cecil’s Columns. The rule changes predated the Cecil’s Columns coming l… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=16)