# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=159 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 160 --- ## [How is this OP not trolling? (IMHO thread about Atheists)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-op-not-trolling-imho-thread-about-atheists/654563)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-op-not-trolling-imho-thread-about-atheists/654563 "2013-04-26T14:35:29Z")
Bijou Drains started a thread with: How is that OP not trolling? Now, Dopers posting to the thread have, for the most part, walked past the OP’s insult to discuss arrogance in one’s beliefs from a variety of angles. … --- ## [Is the MB slow this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-mb-slow-this-year/648558)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-mb-slow-this-year/648558 "2013-04-26T13:41:40Z")
Seems like at least all year this MB has been kinda slow. Not terribly slow, but chronically slow enough to be irritating. Anyone else notice this, or it just me? --- ## [Efforts to Override Dopers' Ignore Lists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/efforts-to-override-dopers-ignore-lists/656744)
**Author:** [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/efforts-to-override-dopers-ignore-lists/656744 "2013-04-26T13:18:46Z")
I’ve never put anyone on my Ignore List yet. But a couple of years ago, when I was under fire from two or three other Dopers, someone apparently assumed that I had blocked the messages from a certain poster who was verb… --- ## [Problems with a thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-a-thread/656673)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-a-thread/656673 "2013-04-26T03:49:07Z")
I was posting to the Cool toys thread; and as I clicked Submit, SDMB had a database error. When it finally came back up, I went back to the thread. My reply did not post, so I re-posted it. It was then that I noticed … --- ## [What constitutes an off-topic comment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-constitutes-an-off-topic-comment/656134)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-constitutes-an-off-topic-comment/656134 "2013-04-25T18:46:53Z")
Loach may not think this is worth an ATMB thread, but I do. Could the administration/moderating team please explain to me why a joke made at the expense of the subject of the OP is an off-topic comment? If someone posts… --- ## [Is there any way to block specific people on this site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-block-specific-people-on-this-site/656658)
**Author:** [@mayaonfiya222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mayaonfiya222)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-block-specific-people-on-this-site/656658 "2013-04-25T17:43:07Z")
I just signed up recently. So far, pretty much everyone has been friendly and helpful. There’s just one person who is annoying as hell lol. He (she?) keeps posting antagonistic crap towards me. It’s too bad that I ca… --- ## [Who is the youngest oldest Doper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-youngest-oldest-doper/656399)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-youngest-oldest-doper/656399 "2013-04-25T15:26:52Z")
Is there a 27-year-old Doper with a 1999 join date? Someone younger 99er who joined before (or in spite of) the minimum age requirement? Barring an easy answer like that, who is the youngest Doper that has been here the … --- ## [Rejecting friend request: Rejectee notified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejecting-friend-request-rejectee-notified/656476)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejecting-friend-request-rejectee-notified/656476 "2013-04-25T04:47:18Z")
I’ve got this pending notification sitting here for months now that I haven’t responded to yet. It’s a friend request, that I’m not actually interested in accepting. Going to the “Manage friends requests” page, I see t… --- ## [Keyboard controls when writing responses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keyboard-controls-when-writing-responses/656513)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keyboard-controls-when-writing-responses/656513 "2013-04-25T01:48:40Z")
I’m certain that at some time in the past, I could make text bold or italic by using the keyboard shortcuts CTRL-B and CTRL-I. It’s been years since I was able to do this, and I have no idea why I never thought to ask be… --- ## [Let's all just calm down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-all-just-calm-down/656180)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2013, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-all-just-calm-down/656180 "2013-04-23T05:24:02Z")
Let’s take a little time to look at what’s going on, shall we? I realize that integrating new information and new policies is difficult, but there’s no reason to pretend that Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia a… --- ## [Closing of "Late to the game..." thread in Cafe Society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-of-late-to-the-game-thread-in-cafe-society/656361)
**Author:** [@iftheresaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iftheresaway)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-of-late-to-the-game-thread-in-cafe-society/656361 "2013-04-22T04:21:03Z")
This is just a guess, but I think lack of capitalization was the issue here. The Game is a TV show: The Game (American TV series) - Wikipedia I thought is was a pretty decent show, but I watched it on Netflix/ Hulu. Don… --- ## [Do newspaper publishers have privacy rights or are they public figures? (Koch Bros: SDMB purchase?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-newspaper-publishers-have-privacy-rights-or-are-they-public-figures-koch-bros-sdmb-purchase/656345)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-newspaper-publishers-have-privacy-rights-or-are-they-public-figures-koch-bros-sdmb-purchase/656345 "2013-04-22T01:08:02Z")
I see from the grey lady that the Koch Brothers are considering a purchase of the Chicago Tribune, the LA Times, The Baltimore Sun, The Orlando Sentinel, The Hartford Courant and three more regional newspapers. Whether t… --- ## [How many Dopers are there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there/655650)
**Author:** [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there/655650 "2013-04-20T21:50:10Z")
I can’t find a place to check. --- ## [What is Sexism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-sexism/655853)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 281\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-sexism/655853 "2013-04-19T22:56:41Z")
In this thread some posters are now saying that they would like sexism to be banned from this message board. What definition of “sexism” would be used in this context? --- ## [Misogyny on board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogyny-on-board/655617)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 631\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogyny-on-board/655617 "2013-04-19T22:55:37Z")
In a trainwreck of a thread that’s already spawned a partner pit thread, we get this post: I just reported it, but I’d like to have a discussion about it and its kin in that thread. First, granted: several people clea… --- ## [Cheshire Human has been suspended for a month.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheshire-human-has-been-suspended-for-a-month/656080)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2013, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheshire-human-has-been-suspended-for-a-month/656080 "2013-04-18T22:59:56Z")
Cheshire Human has had six warnings in the last three years, and two in the last two months. After these most recent posts and warning, it’s been decided that he be suspended for 30 days. --- ## [MPSIMS for serious stuff only? And parody forbidden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-for-serious-stuff-only-and-parody-forbidden/656015)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-for-serious-stuff-only-and-parody-forbidden/656015 "2013-04-18T18:28:31Z")
I must have missed something when I read the roolz. Facetious thread here in MPSIMS, suggesting that pressure cookers should be banned now. (Or are they protected by the Second Amendment?) Comes now Idle Thoughts at P… --- ## [I thought the modus operandi was to NOT call attention to banees. So, WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-the-modus-operandi-was-to-not-call-attention-to-banees-so-wtf/655940)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2013, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-the-modus-operandi-was-to-not-call-attention-to-banees-so-wtf/655940 "2013-04-18T16:56:38Z")
Here. Why the fancy moniker for someone who has been banned? I know the temptation in this case was a strong one, but I thought the #1 rule in these cases is to not give them any more attention than they deserve. If ot… --- ## [One hit Blunders - New trend or typical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hit-blunders-new-trend-or-typical/655765)
**Author:** [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hit-blunders-new-trend-or-typical/655765 "2013-04-17T16:28:14Z")
I’ve noticed since the middle of March that it seems like at least once a day some new poster will join the dope, resurrect a zombie thread, make a one or two sentence comment that sheds no new light on the OP, and then … --- ## [why is nym1.ib.adnxs.com filling up my browser history with crap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-nym1-ib-adnxs-com-filling-up-my-browser-history-with-crap/655768)
**Author:** [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-nym1-ib-adnxs-com-filling-up-my-browser-history-with-crap/655768 "2013-04-16T20:35:02Z")
seriously, what is going on here? http://home.comcast.net/~jz78817/stuff/ads.png totally breaks the ability to use the back button. --- ## [pseudotriton ruber ruber banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pseudotriton-ruber-ruber-banned/655833)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2013, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pseudotriton-ruber-ruber-banned/655833 "2013-04-16T13:44:09Z")
pseudotriton ruber ruber posted this thread yesterday and was warned for trolling here. He’s received many warnings over the years, one suspension, and this caution last month that he was out of chances. Other recent war… --- ## [Trainwrecks moved to pit - OP approval?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trainwrecks-moved-to-pit-op-approval/655625)
**Author:** [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trainwrecks-moved-to-pit-op-approval/655625 "2013-04-15T14:41:05Z")
Been following the latest women are victims/men are pigs thread that started out MPSIMS. And of course between the extremetist on both sides it ended up getting moved to the pit. Then it occurred to me as an OP I’d be … --- ## [question about banned user access/tracking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-banned-user-access-tracking/655746)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-banned-user-access-tracking/655746 "2013-04-15T13:33:52Z")
I recently found myself directed to the user profile page of a recently banned user. (I happened to fat finger my selection on my iPad). Anyway, as I looked around the page to kill a few moments, I noticed that this pers… --- ## [Splitting off "Resurrectors" into new threads.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitting-off-resurrectors-into-new-threads/655711)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitting-off-resurrectors-into-new-threads/655711 "2013-04-14T20:59:42Z")
In the Game Room, there’s a thread about craps, it originally ressurected a 11 year old zombie. To his credit, Marley split if off, making the ressurecting post an OP to a new thread. 2 questions: 1.Why isn’t this done … --- ## [I want to close my thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-close-my-thread/655569)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2013, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-close-my-thread/655569 "2013-04-14T04:25:19Z")
Hi. I want to close my thread in IMHO. What is the procedure? I tried using the report this post function but obviously that is not the correct procedure because the thread is still open. --- ## [How much longer? Re: formulaone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-longer-re-formulaone/655471)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-longer-re-formulaone/655471 "2013-04-12T15:27:08Z")
I know I should just ignore him, but even getting past his ridiculous schtick, the guy’s latest ramblings are simply offensive. Troll that he may be, repeating such sentiments as “There is no doubt but that we anti-raci… --- ## [Banning appeal for shadowofneo and tink222?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-appeal-for-shadowofneo-and-tink222/654454)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-appeal-for-shadowofneo-and-tink222/654454 "2013-04-11T19:19:19Z")
Yep. This is weird, but here goes: In this thread, shadowofneo and his apparent sock got banned in almost no time. 10 months later, it was brought to my attention, shadowofneo posted a video complaining about the banni… --- ## [Scroll over thread name on "moved" threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scroll-over-thread-name-on-moved-threads/655346)
**Author:** [@fshdude1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fshdude1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scroll-over-thread-name-on-moved-threads/655346 "2013-04-11T17:22:35Z")
When ever I see an interesting thread, I put my mouse over the thread title and see the first couple of sentences. In the “moved” threads, this is not the case. Is there a reason for this? It would be great if the scroll… --- ## [How feasible (or desirable) would it be to add titles to URLs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-feasible-or-desirable-would-it-be-to-add-titles-to-urls/655388)
**Author:** [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-feasible-or-desirable-would-it-be-to-add-titles-to-urls/655388 "2013-04-11T16:27:38Z")
I often browse the Dope by opening multiple tabs, then working through them. Sometimes those tabs don’t start at the beginning of threads, as I’ve opened them by recent or last post. By the time I get to the tab, I’ve fo… --- ## [Update on shadowofneo and tink222.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-shadowofneo-and-tink222/655413)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-shadowofneo-and-tink222/655413 "2013-04-11T16:03:04Z")
Former user shadowofneo has formally requested reinstatement and after some discussion we have decided that’s the right thing to do. And so that is what we have done. We also reinstated tink222. This was not a sock pu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=158) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=160)