# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=160 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 161 --- ## [Is Czarcasm allowed to "senior moderate"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-czarcasm-allowed-to-senior-moderate/653063)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-czarcasm-allowed-to-senior-moderate/653063 "2013-04-10T21:22:50Z")
I see Czarcasm getting accused of junior moderating countless times, but I was wondering, since he was a moderator, is he allowed to junior moderate, or “senior moderate” (as I like to call it)? As a side question for o… --- ## [List of banned users?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-banned-users/651152)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-banned-users/651152 "2013-04-10T02:55:26Z")
Lately, I have noticed a number of users who have been around for a while are now banned. Usually, I’m reading an interesting thread, and i notice the BANNED status under a poster’s name that i recognize. I obviously d… --- ## [Will this get me a warning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-get-me-a-warning/655078)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-get-me-a-warning/655078 "2013-04-10T02:54:54Z")
In a IMHO thread a poster made a comment which prompted me to want to reply along the lines of; “PosterX is SO turned on right now!” But then I thought this could be construed as a personal insult to both the author of… --- ## [Heh, my bank bought The Straight Dope.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heh-my-bank-bought-the-straight-dope/655129)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heh-my-bank-bought-the-straight-dope/655129 "2013-04-09T16:27:47Z")
So right now in my address bar it reads: Straight Dope Message Board - Your direct line to thousands of the smartest, hippest people on the planet, plus a few total dipsticks.… But just to the left of that instead of ha… --- ## [Proposed: New Homework Forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-new-homework-forum/654867)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-new-homework-forum/654867 "2013-04-08T21:28:16Z")
I think that the SDMB should have a Homework Forum after after seeing how Dopers jumped in to help someone with a homework problem. --- ## [One is the loneliest number](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-is-the-loneliest-number/654731)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-is-the-loneliest-number/654731 "2013-04-06T18:32:09Z")
Is there any way to tell how many posters have only posted once? If so, is there a way to filter out all those that were banned(spammers, socks and trolls)? --- ## [Martin/Zimmerman largest 'organic' thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martin-zimmerman-largest-organic-thread/654958)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2013, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martin-zimmerman-largest-organic-thread/654958 "2013-04-06T07:10:48Z")
I keep noticing the tallies on the Martin/Zimmerman thread - past 9500 posts and 255,000 views, now. Is that a candidate for the longest “natural” thread on the board? That is, excluding the deliberately propagated joke,… --- ## [Ten locked threads on the front page of the Pit!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-locked-threads-on-the-front-page-of-the-pit/654600)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-locked-threads-on-the-front-page-of-the-pit/654600 "2013-04-05T18:46:18Z")
… and that’s not including the stickies. Is this a record? I would have put this in MPSIMS, but since it’s kinda about the site, this seems to be the only place. --- ## [Why does Receiver have to pay taxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-receiver-have-to-pay-taxes/654885)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-receiver-have-to-pay-taxes/654885 "2013-04-05T03:22:53Z")
Reported for forum change. --- ## [Peeps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peeps/654561)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peeps/654561 "2013-04-04T14:45:37Z")
Really? Peeps? This is what we get this year? Phoning it in, n’est-ce pas? Not really complaining…oh, what the heck, yes I am. Am I missing something? I expected tricks, I expected humor, perhaps a little double-entend… --- ## [Hmm. What is it about these Peeps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hmm-what-is-it-about-these-peeps/654494)
**Author:** [@Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2013, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hmm-what-is-it-about-these-peeps/654494 "2013-04-04T03:58:24Z")
Peeps seen to be popular here. Please tell me About These Peeps. --- ## [Is Ed Zotti right-handed or left-handed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ed-zotti-right-handed-or-left-handed/654583)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2013, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ed-zotti-right-handed-or-left-handed/654583 "2013-04-03T21:54:38Z")
Anybody know? Anybody willing to tell? The entire future reputation of the Straight Dope Message Board depends on getting a “Straight” answer! --- ## [Did Marley ban Canadians from the SDMB this morning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-marley-ban-canadians-from-the-sdmb-this-morning/654365)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2013, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-marley-ban-canadians-from-the-sdmb-this-morning/654365 "2013-04-03T05:17:47Z")
For about an hour this morning, I couldn’t access the boards or the SD Main page on my computer (tried safari and Firefox) - kept getting “server not found” message. Couldn’t access it on iPhone either (Tapatalk). But… --- ## [April Fools!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools/654196)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2013, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools/654196 "2013-04-03T04:07:10Z")
Monday is April Fools Day, and I’m wonder if/what our mods and admins have planned. A new forum? A new policy? Maybe appoint some Official Junior Moderators? :smiley: --- ## [How do the mods divide up coverage of their forums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-mods-divide-up-coverage-of-their-forums/653883)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-mods-divide-up-coverage-of-their-forums/653883 "2013-04-02T17:19:28Z")
Some forums have more moderators than others. If a forums has, say, just two mods how do they divide the labor? Does a mod agree to cover a forum at certain times of the day(or night)? --- ## [Peep.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peep/654515)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2013, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peep/654515 "2013-04-02T13:33:03Z")
PEEP --- ## [Who will mod Kim Jong Un?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-mod-kim-jong-un/654489)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-mod-kim-jong-un/654489 "2013-04-01T16:32:09Z")
I saw this marvelous headline on Yahoo today: North Korea Has Issued Its Ultimate Definite Last Totally ‘Final Warning’ For purposes of this thread, never mind discussing the article itself. (There are plenty of threa… --- ## [A thought with regard to zombie threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thought-with-regard-to-zombie-threads/654306)
**Author:** [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thought-with-regard-to-zombie-threads/654306 "2013-04-01T11:16:12Z")
Now, I don’t think zombie threads are a terribly big problem, but I know they get on some people’s nerves. So I had a thought the other day, could people who hate zombie threads better avoid them if the topic lists inclu… --- ## [Jim's Son has been suspended.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jims-son-has-been-suspended/654488)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jims-son-has-been-suspended/654488 "2013-04-01T02:45:42Z")
Jim’s Son has been suspended for two weeks after repeated warnings for political jabs in General Questions. The most recent warnings are here: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15972680&postcount=16 ht… --- ## [If you accuse yourself of trolling, is that 2 violations? Or just 1?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-accuse-yourself-of-trolling-is-that-2-violations-or-just-1/647925)
**Author:** [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-accuse-yourself-of-trolling-is-that-2-violations-or-just-1/647925 "2013-03-31T19:28:09Z")
If you accuse yourself of trolling, is that two violations? Or just one? The two being 1) the alleged/admitted trolling in question and 2) the subsequent accusation of trolling. --- ## [James Otto Sweet Heart has been banned.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-otto-sweet-heart-has-been-banned/654426)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-otto-sweet-heart-has-been-banned/654426 "2013-03-31T14:27:27Z")
For trolling mostly. --- ## [How do I do these two things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-do-these-two-things/654299)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-do-these-two-things/654299 "2013-03-30T21:04:41Z")
I’ve looked at the FAQ’s and if these are in there, I didn’t see them. How do I link to a single post in a thread? How do I link to a thread so that a particular post (not the OP) appears as the top post on the screen?… --- ## [Faithfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faithfool/654309)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faithfool/654309 "2013-03-30T14:17:27Z")
Apologies for not mentioning this sooner – I meant to and then we had a little power outage and when the power was back it got past me. :frowning: Faithfool has asked for and received a posting sabbatical – so those of… --- ## [Since the MPSIMS mods haven't bothered to respond, I'd like an Admin to address this...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-the-mpsims-mods-havent-bothered-to-respond-id-like-an-admin-to-address-this/654283)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-the-mpsims-mods-havent-bothered-to-respond-id-like-an-admin-to-address-this/654283 "2013-03-29T19:29:19Z")
About a day and a half ago, I reported this post found in this thread as a personal insult. When there was no response, I reported it again yesterday. Still nothing. In my view, it is a willful, deliberate insult to c… --- ## [How is this thread still in GQ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-thread-still-in-gq/654165)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-thread-still-in-gq/654165 "2013-03-29T17:09:03Z")
The one asking how husbands can watch wives have Caesarean sections. I’d reported it for forum change, so it’s not like the mods don’t know. Is there a factual question hidden in there that I’m missing? ETA: Ack. Never … --- ## [Can we make this not become a board meme?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme/653576)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme/653576 "2013-03-29T03:11:00Z")
From this thread : Thanks. --- ## [Acknowledging a sent "report"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acknowledging-a-sent-report/653739)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acknowledging-a-sent-report/653739 "2013-03-29T02:43:43Z")
I know the mods encourage us to report posts we have any doubts about since they can’t be in every thread all the time. Every now and then I’ve sent a report for not just obvious spam, but also for posts that I think nee… --- ## [Proxy IP address use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proxy-ip-address-use/654152)
**Author:** [@Scholar\_Beardpig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scholar_Beardpig)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proxy-ip-address-use/654152 "2013-03-28T15:31:16Z")
Just a notification, for anyone who watches these things on a list, y’know, Matrix-style: I, Scholar Beardpig, live in the People’s Republic of China and thus have to use Astrill, a commercial proxy program, to do many … --- ## [How to find old SDMB user account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-old-sdmb-user-account/653693)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-old-sdmb-user-account/653693 "2013-03-28T03:28:42Z")
Several discussions lately have made me wonder if I can recover my original user account here. I created it, made some number of posts, then was one of those chased off when it went pay. I have completely forgotten what … --- ## [Thoughts on keeping very old threads.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-keeping-very-old-threads/654014)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-keeping-very-old-threads/654014 "2013-03-28T03:10:20Z")
This ATMB thread prompts me to OP this in the hopes that it can proceed without vitriol but with some introspective remarks. For my two cents, I cannot imagine a situation where we’d want any old threads or posts be del… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=159) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=161)