# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=158 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 159 --- ## [Sigh, Marley?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-marley/657745)
**Author:** [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-marley/657745 "2013-05-08T16:02:00Z")
So a poster made a sexual comment about me, that alleged I was turned on by something. Which, by the way, is a violation of the rules y’all just told us you’re enforcing. Was it directed at me? Yes. Was it a comment a… --- ## [Moderation of inappropriate sexual commentary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-of-inappropriate-sexual-commentary/657626)
**Author:** [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Replies:** 611\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-of-inappropriate-sexual-commentary/657626 "2013-05-07T21:56:05Z")
Just as many of you have been discussing this topic, so has the moderation staff been attempting to hash it out behind the scenes. As on the board, there are differing viewpoints among the staff and administrators. And a… --- ## [Why don't they move Straight Dope Chicago into "Side Conversations"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-they-move-straight-dope-chicago-into-side-conversations/657092)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-they-move-straight-dope-chicago-into-side-conversations/657092 "2013-05-07T21:04:39Z")
It’s one of those forums like the Barn House which hardly anyone cares about or clicks on. Why don’t they move “Straight Dope Chicago” into “Side Conversations”? It is kind of a nuisance when it’s in the main part of t… --- ## [Possible Malware report.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-malware-report/657700)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-malware-report/657700 "2013-05-07T16:57:35Z")
Received this malware warning when reading the FU Google,\* I don’t care that I might know these other people, I don’t wannabe their internet pals,\* thread this morning (5/7/13, 7:16 PDT) Windows 7, Google Chrome. So… --- ## [Board still acting funnier than the posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-still-acting-funnier-than-the-posters/657627)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-still-acting-funnier-than-the-posters/657627 "2013-05-06T16:41:40Z")
Twice this morning I’ve posted to a thread and then updated the forum without my post showing. If I click on the thread, the post shows up but the forum doesn’t refresh with it. ETA: This thread isn’t showing up either.… --- ## [Terrible modding in ATMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-modding-in-atmb/657545)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-modding-in-atmb/657545 "2013-05-06T16:10:31Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16259839&postcount=37 Colibri is very upset and decides to do what he does best, mod poorly. There were other people discussing the same issue and responding with the … --- ## [Scissorjack/Beastly Rotter banned.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scissorjack-beastly-rotter-banned/657624)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scissorjack-beastly-rotter-banned/657624 "2013-05-06T15:41:16Z")
User names Scissorjack and Beastly Rotter have been banned. Let me take this opportunity to say if you ever have a question or a problem concerning user names or anything about your registration at the Straight Dope Mes… --- ## [I was banned, and now I'm not? A late April Fool's joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-banned-and-now-im-not-a-late-april-fools-joke/655589)
**Author:** [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-banned-and-now-im-not-a-late-april-fools-joke/655589 "2013-05-06T15:32:39Z")
Earlier today, I was banned, and couldn’t even contact the admin (link wouldn’t click). Glitch, maybe? --- ## [Condescending Robot's Suspension](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condescending-robots-suspension/657526)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condescending-robots-suspension/657526 "2013-05-05T06:20:41Z")
For what posts was Condescending Robot suspended? Because while he often posts in a very combatative manner, I haven’t seen him actually violate any rules in any of his recent posts. --- ## [Condescending Robot has been suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condescending-robot-has-been-suspended/657527)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condescending-robot-has-been-suspended/657527 "2013-05-05T06:12:57Z")
Condescending Robot has received four warnings since January, for insults and being a jerk. After discussion by the staff, it has been decided to suspend him for a month. Warnings are here: http://boards.straightdope.c… --- ## [Recurring connection problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recurring-connection-problems/657461)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recurring-connection-problems/657461 "2013-05-05T05:34:52Z")
Is anyone else having problems with the board going in and out of existence? It isn’t affecting any other site, so I don’t think it’s on my end. Still, it seemed odd that no one else has posted about this–unless they ju… --- ## [Ridiculous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous/657463)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous/657463 "2013-05-04T01:36:57Z")
Alright, you have got to be fucking kidding me. I have experienced so many issues today. Today in the morning, it kept logging me in and out. Then today at home, I am getting DNS errors for a little bit. Then, since … --- ## [Any reconsideration of the two minute search interval?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reconsideration-of-the-two-minute-search-interval/656423)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reconsideration-of-the-two-minute-search-interval/656423 "2013-05-03T18:42:03Z")
The two minute search interval was instituted years ago, when the SDMB server had all the computing power of a Raspberry Pi. Since those dark years where random brownouts, slowdowns, and crashes were all a part of the S… --- ## [New Forum Suggestion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-forum-suggestion/657425)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-forum-suggestion/657425 "2013-05-03T16:21:19Z")
I suggest you add a forum dedicated to feminism, women’s health issues, et cetera. One in which you could enforce the new proposed rules about juvenile humor and (subjectively) misogynist responses without messing with t… --- ## [We have new rules regarding jokes about women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-new-rules-regarding-jokes-about-women/657341)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-new-rules-regarding-jokes-about-women/657341 "2013-05-02T19:08:59Z")
When did this happen? Why did this happen? Who wanted this to happen? What is happening? --- ## [Marley: Regarding a certain thread you just closed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley-regarding-a-certain-thread-you-just-closed/657334)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley-regarding-a-certain-thread-you-just-closed/657334 "2013-05-02T18:35:37Z")
This thread. I understand that people have strong feelings regarding this. But seriously? A poster accuses other members of the SDMB of sexual assault, and there’s nary a peep from a mod? And yet, dirty jokes about a pan… --- ## [Can we finally get some clarification on what's "misogynistic" and off-limits now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-finally-get-some-clarification-on-whats-misogynistic-and-off-limits-now/657244)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-finally-get-some-clarification-on-whats-misogynistic-and-off-limits-now/657244 "2013-05-02T17:44:24Z")
First there’s a threadabout a highly-profane and insane email sent out by a sorority member. A few jokes were cracked, and mod intervention made it clear there were new policies or standards here. Were the jokes off-topi… --- ## [How does one put an entire forum on ignore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-put-an-entire-forum-on-ignore/657067)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-put-an-entire-forum-on-ignore/657067 "2013-05-01T23:01:05Z")
Or is that even possible? --- ## [A question about non-sequiters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-non-sequiters/657005)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-non-sequiters/657005 "2013-05-01T19:52:50Z")
Is responding to threads with complete and utter non-sequiters/nonsense responses an actionable offense? Say I went into an IMHO thread about cats vs dogs and I posted, “I don’t know about you but there aren’t many thin… --- ## [So it's okay to call another poster "goddamn liar" in IHMO now? Was it always okay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-its-okay-to-call-another-poster-goddamn-liar-in-ihmo-now-was-it-always-okay/656472)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-its-okay-to-call-another-poster-goddamn-liar-in-ihmo-now-was-it-always-okay/656472 "2013-05-01T14:08:37Z")
So – It’s okay now to post vitriol like this, and directly call another poster a “liar” and a “goddamned liar” in IHMO? Was it always okay? Doing some research, I just discovered: IMHO doesn’t have any sticky with foru… --- ## [more obnoxious ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-obnoxious-ads/656816)
**Author:** [@spinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spinky)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-obnoxious-ads/656816 "2013-04-30T18:01:50Z")
These days, when I attempt to read the SDMB on my android phone, thread pages often redirect me to a site that ends up launching the Google app store and trying to get me to install a game called Candy Crush Saga. I’m u… --- ## [when did we start getting porn ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-getting-porn-ads/656718)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-getting-porn-ads/656718 "2013-04-30T11:47:09Z")
On one of the pages when I clicked New Posts and was rerouted to the page that says you need to wait so many srconds. At the bottom of the page was an ad that said. “Join to meet bored housewives” and pictured a buxom br… --- ## [Has Anyone Ever Been Caught "Red-Handed" As A Sock Puppet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-been-caught-red-handed-as-a-sock-puppet/656956)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-been-caught-red-handed-as-a-sock-puppet/656956 "2013-04-30T11:42:46Z")
Like by their writing style? Me, for instance. I could never be one. Thanks Q --- ## [Can my best friend join the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-best-friend-join-the-sdmb/656772)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-best-friend-join-the-sdmb/656772 "2013-04-29T22:08:31Z")
My best friend Blackjack would like to have an account on the board. I’m not sure how old he is chronologically, but he’s in his 70s or 80s in dog years. He can’t type very well because his paws are too big for the keys… --- ## [I've been repeatedly silenced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542)
**Author:** [@shadowofneo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shadowofneo)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542 "2013-04-29T05:11:43Z")
Are my threads going to continue to be closed for no apparent reason? The most recent was bio station alpha --- ## [If a poster has been warned for reposting blog material in GD...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-poster-has-been-warned-for-reposting-blog-material-in-gd/656735)
**Author:** [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-poster-has-been-warned-for-reposting-blog-material-in-gd/656735 "2013-04-29T01:20:48Z")
Link - http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=689220 And the thread has been closed and the user warned AGAIN - why don’t the mods edit the OP with an edit ’ removed for violating rules’ instead of leaving… --- ## [Willing ourselves to change beliefs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willing-ourselves-to-change-beliefs/656822)
**Author:** [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willing-ourselves-to-change-beliefs/656822 "2013-04-27T19:27:10Z")
If I understand correctly, one reason that racial hate speech is not allowed at the SDMB is that no one can choose what race they are. Those with various religious beliefs can be condemned by other Dopers because being … --- ## [Has the rule on altering quotes changed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-rule-on-altering-quotes-changed/656815)
**Author:** [@Krav\_Manga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krav_Manga)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-rule-on-altering-quotes-changed/656815 "2013-04-27T02:59:28Z")
In this thread, ladyfoxfyre said: Later, when moderating, Marley23 quoted her as saying: This seems to be a clear violation of this rule. The only other explanation I can think of is if ladyfoxfyre’s edit was to add… --- ## [SDMB connections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-connections/656554)
**Author:** [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-connections/656554 "2013-04-27T01:18:26Z")
Why is it so damn’ difficult to stay connected to this message board? Every third or fourth time I change pages, the computer tells me it can’t connect. I can have five tabs open, and be changing pages - or even website… --- ## [Is this a Chrome thing or a SDMB thing (unread threads being unbolded, which I read as "read")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-chrome-thing-or-a-sdmb-thing-unread-threads-being-unbolded-which-i-read-as-read/656732)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-chrome-thing-or-a-sdmb-thing-unread-threads-being-unbolded-which-i-read-as-read/656732 "2013-04-26T17:47:11Z")
The SDMB has been looking weird to me for a few days now. Previously, if I hadn’t clicked on a a new subject thread, the thread title would be bold. Threads I had entered would be unbolded. For the last few days, in e… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=157) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=159)