# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=155 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 156 --- ## [Does the board not remember 14 year old usernames?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-board-not-remember-14-year-old-usernames/661096)
**Author:** [@tonyfop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tonyfop)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2013, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-board-not-remember-14-year-old-usernames/661096 "2013-06-17T14:58:17Z")
In this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=22393, I can’t see any user names before post #96. Each post just says Guest. I can figure out who posted some of the things. Someone quotes Tomnde… --- ## [Test thread for posting pictures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-for-posting-pictures/661144)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-for-posting-pictures/661144 "2013-06-17T01:10:44Z")
Let’s see if I can figure out how to properly link multiple pictures. Pic of Montreal Coffee Dog Park Let’s see if it worked out. --- ## [You can call people "failures" in GD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-call-people-failures-in-gd/661101)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-call-people-failures-in-gd/661101 "2013-06-16T21:40:20Z")
This post: …in \[Calling another poster a hypocrite (or other names) is not a great idea either. \[/QUOTE\] "\]this thread\]( \[QUOTE=Marley23;16369250) was not moderated. In fact, Marley23 clearly saw it (given that he … --- ## [Any trick for somehow preserving the prior quote, even if only during editing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-trick-for-somehow-preserving-the-prior-quote-even-if-only-during-editing/660934)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2013, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-trick-for-somehow-preserving-the-prior-quote-even-if-only-during-editing/660934 "2013-06-15T13:06:16Z")
I understand why you changed the setting, because the quotes inside quotes inside quotes could be headspinningly annoying. On the other hand, in exactly the sort of threads that were most victim of the overquoting, the … --- ## [Scheduled Message Board Maintenance: Starting 1 AM CDT on Friday, June 14th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scheduled-message-board-maintenance-starting-1-am-cdt-on-friday-june-14th/660914)
**Author:** [@jdavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jdavis)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2013, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scheduled-message-board-maintenance-starting-1-am-cdt-on-friday-june-14th/660914 "2013-06-15T06:25:00Z")
The message boards are going to be taken down tonight (Friday, June 14th) starting at 1 AM CDT. The master database is going to be taken out of service to be thoroughly checked and possibly repaired. While that is occurr… --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/660996)
**Author:** [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/660996 "2013-06-14T23:29:20Z")
Just went back to being a member now that the board looks like it might have been fixed. Seeing how my messages look. --- ## [What happened on Straight dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-on-straight-dope/660738)
**Author:** [@monavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monavis)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-on-straight-dope/660738 "2013-06-14T18:36:57Z")
What happened on Straight Dope since yesterday? I noticed there are only new threads, and no numbers of pages. If I was banned I wonder why? --- ## [Is 'Find All Posts' broken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-find-all-posts-broken/660825)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-find-all-posts-broken/660825 "2013-06-14T05:50:57Z")
Yesterday and today when I click on my name by a post and select ‘Find all posts’ it doesn’t show anything more recent than June 8. I’ve tried other users and it seems to work fine for them, if a bit slowly. Something … --- ## [New Board weirdness - main pages not updating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-board-weirdness-main-pages-not-updating/660696)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-board-weirdness-main-pages-not-updating/660696 "2013-06-14T03:44:37Z")
When I open the SDMB, the most recent posts shown are all a about 6 pm CST, with none of the folders showing the “new posts” yellow colour. If I click on one of the forums, the forum page is also stalled at about 6 pm, … --- ## [Thread not shownig up in GQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-not-shownig-up-in-gq/660944)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-not-shownig-up-in-gq/660944 "2013-06-14T00:47:13Z")
I just posted thread Can you tell the gender of a dog from the front? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board (can you tell the gender of a dog from the front?) in GQ, and it is not showing up. The thread exist… --- ## [Do I know how to post a poll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-how-to-post-a-poll/660588)
**Author:** [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-how-to-post-a-poll/660588 "2013-06-13T20:22:25Z")
nt --- ## [Can't we get it straight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-we-get-it-straight/660800)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-we-get-it-straight/660800 "2013-06-13T19:14:17Z")
Is there no one in this organization willing to just tell the teeming millions when this ‘maintenance/upgrade’ will be complete by? It is extremely frustrating to deal with everything about the board going hinky. But it… --- ## [Can I get a clarification re: "inappropriate for this discussion" in MPSIMS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-a-clarification-re-inappropriate-for-this-discussion-in-mpsims/660867)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-a-clarification-re-inappropriate-for-this-discussion-in-mpsims/660867 "2013-06-13T18:38:49Z")
There is a thread in MPSIMS about Prince Harry defending a gay soldier from an imminent bashing, to which I posted a pretty lighthearted and barely even vulgar reply and got this moderator response from Idle Thoughts: T… --- ## [About re-subscription and Paypal YOU CAN USE A CREDIT CARD!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-re-subscription-and-paypal-you-can-use-a-credit-card/654762)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-re-subscription-and-paypal-you-can-use-a-credit-card/654762 "2013-06-13T18:37:10Z")
It’s nearly time to resubscribe. But this time round, Paypal is demanding I create an account. I’d really rather not do that. Is there any way around it? --- ## [Does commenting on a join date count as being insulting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-commenting-on-a-join-date-count-as-being-insulting/660641)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-commenting-on-a-join-date-count-as-being-insulting/660641 "2013-06-13T17:53:29Z")
I re-read through the FAQ and rules, but if it’s in there I missed it. Sometimes I have seen people comment “what a surprise, a join date of this month”… which is often an accurate comment, as brand new posters have oft… --- ## [Double Login?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-login/660749)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-login/660749 "2013-06-13T16:52:30Z")
Even after I login, the SDMB asks me to login again. For example, i will login at the first opportunity and the website acts as if it has acknowledged. Yet, when I go to start a new thread immediately after that, the S… --- ## [Profane language question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profane-language-question/660743)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profane-language-question/660743 "2013-06-13T16:40:59Z")
Have you noticed an increase or a decrease in the use of profane language, also known as cuss words, on the SDMB since starting the forum back in 1973. When is the 40th anniversary by the way? --- ## [Constantly logging in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constantly-logging-in/660771)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constantly-logging-in/660771 "2013-06-13T04:23:38Z")
Over the past few days I’ve been having a problem where I need to constantly log in. For example, log in to post a thread/reply, type whatever, click on \ & I’m driven to the login screen again. Login again, fi… --- ## [I need approval from a mod](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-approval-from-a-mod/660826)
**Author:** [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-approval-from-a-mod/660826 "2013-06-12T20:49:03Z")
about a poll I’d like to post, but I don’t know how to contact them. I want to post a poll asking women what motivates them to perform oral sex on their partners. I don’t want any lurid stories, just the facts. Would th… --- ## [1) Has the SDMB ever been subpoenaed to release user information? 2) Who in SDMB is allowed access?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-has-the-sdmb-ever-been-subpoenaed-to-release-user-information-2-who-in-sdmb-is-allowed-access/654238)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-has-the-sdmb-ever-been-subpoenaed-to-release-user-information-2-who-in-sdmb-is-allowed-access/654238 "2013-06-12T20:44:00Z")
See subjects. Not paranoid, just interested. --- ## [OK, this is a weird one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-this-is-a-weird-one/660746)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-this-is-a-weird-one/660746 "2013-06-12T19:15:14Z")
I started this new thread in the Pit . . . and then when I go back to the Pit to look for it, it’s not there . . . unless I go to the bottom of the page and hit “Forum Jump” again and select “BBQ Pit,” then the thread sh… --- ## [screen settings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-settings/660642)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-settings/660642 "2013-06-12T14:51:29Z")
Is there a place on the SDMB site that lets me change the images, including the fonts, to a larger setting? I can’t find anything here. --- ## [Board won't track my subscriptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-wont-track-my-subscriptions/660805)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-wont-track-my-subscriptions/660805 "2013-06-12T13:38:55Z")
My User CP keeps telling me there are “no subscribed threads for this time period”, but it’s wrong. For example, Alessan posted in Bricker’s GD pyramids thread after I did, but it doesn’t show up. It’s not the browser b… --- ## [Private message issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-message-issues/660802)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-message-issues/660802 "2013-06-12T11:49:50Z")
Hello. I’m having issues with a private message. Yesterday, I couldn’t open it at all. Today I can open it, but can’t reply. What gives? --- ## [iodine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iodine/660794)
**Author:** [@matt357](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt357)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iodine/660794 "2013-06-12T11:14:25Z")
I posted a thread called Does iodine have anti-inflammatory effects which seems to have disappeared. Why? --- ## [Why does the hybrids thread show only 1 reply?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-hybrids-thread-show-only-1-reply/660791)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-hybrids-thread-show-only-1-reply/660791 "2013-06-12T06:15:02Z")
When I look at the IMHO page, I see a thread started by Evil Captor about hybrid gas mileage listed as having 1 reply and 29 views. But I was just reading it; I know it has gone for pages any many views. So, am I being … --- ## [Trouble loggin in (or staying logged in)? A partial work-around.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-loggin-in-or-staying-logged-in-a-partial-work-around/660789)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-loggin-in-or-staying-logged-in-a-partial-work-around/660789 "2013-06-12T05:55:08Z")
For all you users who are having trouble logging in, or staying logged in. I’ve found a partial work-around that seems to work for me. If you are logged in (you think) and click on Edit or Quote or New Thread or Post R… --- ## [Payment By SnailMail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/payment-by-snailmail/660762)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/payment-by-snailmail/660762 "2013-06-12T04:25:24Z")
Your faulty server keeps dropping my login! And, my subscription is due soon! Can i just mail you a check? --- ## [Some problems with read/not read settings etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-problems-with-read-not-read-settings-etc/660706)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-problems-with-read-not-read-settings-etc/660706 "2013-06-12T00:56:31Z")
The board keeps resetting the “read” posts, shows wrong “last poster” when showing list of posts, shows no posts when I hit “new posts” etc. Started doing that probably around 8pm, 6/10. --- ## [Checks in the Snailmail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/checks-in-the-snailmail/660765)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/checks-in-the-snailmail/660765 "2013-06-12T00:08:03Z")
Can i just mail you guys a check? The website is too unstable for me to renew online! HELP! (Ug! Didn;t mean to diuble-post! My last post disappeared! sorry!) HELP ME! :smiley: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=154) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=156)