# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=161 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 162 --- ## [Quoting Extremely Long Posts...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-extremely-long-posts/654017)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-extremely-long-posts/654017 "2013-03-28T00:47:16Z")
There is currently a Pit thread where one of our newer members is trying out the Moon Hoax theory again. His OP is quite a screed - I can’t bring myself to read the whole thing, but it is many, many paragraphs long with… --- ## [You must vote in this poll!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-vote-in-this-poll/653635)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-vote-in-this-poll/653635 "2013-03-26T19:07:37Z")
To test if a closed poll thread still allows votes in the poll. --- ## [Why is it sometimes I wait 120 seconds...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-sometimes-i-wait-120-seconds/653878)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-sometimes-i-wait-120-seconds/653878 "2013-03-26T03:07:29Z")
That I attempt to see my previous activity but then the website makes me wait another 120 seconds? This has happened more than once. --- ## [OpalCat's son, his life laid bare, and privacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opalcats-son-his-life-laid-bare-and-privacy/653510)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opalcats-son-his-life-laid-bare-and-privacy/653510 "2013-03-26T01:33:31Z")
In the not-too-distant future, traces of OpalCat’s online existence will disappear into the ether. The Fathom forum is already crawling under the weight of a thousand spammers, and will probably disappear along with her… --- ## [Is this the place for suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-place-for-suggestions/653558)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-place-for-suggestions/653558 "2013-03-24T17:08:20Z")
If so, here’s a thought that came to me after replying to one more like, six too many threads that were started years ago: Is there a way to have the board change the color of a post that’s more than one year old? That… --- ## [New name question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-name-question/653566)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-name-question/653566 "2013-03-23T23:05:54Z")
Inspired by the name change of the late Inigo Montoya\*. So when you get a name change all your old posts get the name change too. Does that mean your old name can be used by a new user or is it retired? I thought of it … --- ## [How about a temporary, voluntary ban for those who want to spend less time at the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-temporary-voluntary-ban-for-those-who-want-to-spend-less-time-at-the-sdmb/653386)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-temporary-voluntary-ban-for-those-who-want-to-spend-less-time-at-the-sdmb/653386 "2013-03-22T19:20:20Z")
For whatever reasons, posters can sometimes feel they spend too much time on the SDMB. Yet they are somewhat addicted and could use some help to make it harder to log in or post. I’ve read about posters blindly typing i… --- ## [If a poll thread gets closed to replies, can you still vote in the poll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-poll-thread-gets-closed-to-replies-can-you-still-vote-in-the-poll/653633)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-poll-thread-gets-closed-to-replies-can-you-still-vote-in-the-poll/653633 "2013-03-22T14:49:09Z")
I don’t recall a poll thread with an open-ended poll that has been closed or I would try it. Just curious. --- ## [Can someone be "un-banned"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-be-un-banned/653322)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-be-un-banned/653322 "2013-03-21T04:31:44Z")
Can someone who has been banned ever come back? --- ## [Edit button after 5 minutes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edit-button-after-5-minutes/653478)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edit-button-after-5-minutes/653478 "2013-03-20T21:01:58Z")
I just returned to a post I made in a Botticelli game, realizing I earned a DQ. Seeing the “Edit” button, I tried to edit the post. Got the “outsie 5 minutes” message. Why does “Edit” stay beyond 5 minutes if we can’t ed… --- ## [Test poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/653348)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/653348 "2013-03-20T19:00:38Z")
Testing a poll --- ## [How to memorialize people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-memorialize-people/652970)
**Author:** [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-memorialize-people/652970 "2013-03-19T18:49:08Z")
Considering Opalcat’s longstanding fight against message board censorship and her copious - sometimes impressively mindblowing -documentation and illustration of more TMI than anyone in the universe, I am annoyed by the … --- ## [Will We Be Able to Openly Discuss Marijuana Use...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-be-able-to-openly-discuss-marijuana-use/653174)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-be-able-to-openly-discuss-marijuana-use/653174 "2013-03-19T15:58:09Z")
…when medical marijuana becomes legal in Illinois? Illinois is moving in that direction. --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/653275)
**Author:** [@williamweigand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/williamweigand)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/653275 "2013-03-19T03:16:04Z")
\[thread\]559792\[/thread\] --- ## [To Moderators: \[New information for closed thread.\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-moderators-new-information-for-closed-thread/653267)
**Author:** [@johnnn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnnn)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-moderators-new-information-for-closed-thread/653267 "2013-03-19T03:06:12Z")
There was a long-running thread “‘Shitload of snow’” in a newspaper headline" that was closed a couple of years ago. I can authenticate this. Is there any wish for me to do so, and how? --- ## [Anybody else getting the non stop buffering on the Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-getting-the-non-stop-buffering-on-the-dope/653012)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-getting-the-non-stop-buffering-on-the-dope/653012 "2013-03-18T18:38:39Z")
So I’ll click on a thread, then the page will just start buffering non stop while NOT loading the page. And what’s weird about it is while that page is buffering, I can open a new tab, go to the SD and click on the threa… --- ## [Am I the only one getting a lot of shockwave crashes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-getting-a-lot-of-shockwave-crashes/651886)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-getting-a-lot-of-shockwave-crashes/651886 "2013-03-16T02:40:44Z")
Its been happening a lot more recently, mostly when I am on this site. Am I infected or is there something wrong with the site? --- ## [I Think all Mods/Admins should remove all dopers from their email contact lists, but I'll settle ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-all-mods-admins-should-remove-all-dopers-from-their-email-contact-lists-but-ill-settle/652716)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-all-mods-admins-should-remove-all-dopers-from-their-email-contact-lists-but-ill-settle/652716 "2013-03-14T23:45:45Z")
I Think all Mods/Admins should remove all Dopers from their email contact lists, but I’ll settle … for removing my email address. This is in reference to this thread, in which we learn Ed Zotti hit a wrong button in Lin… --- ## [Kickstarter links OK in Marketplace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kickstarter-links-ok-in-marketplace/652816)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2013, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kickstarter-links-ok-in-marketplace/652816 "2013-03-14T12:13:17Z")
This is purely academic (I’m not doing anything with Kickstarter, probably ever) but when I noticed a recent thread that mentioned a person’s Kickstarter side, that was immediately shut down, I got to wondering. Twickst… --- ## [Is it okay to ask dopers to listen to my podcast and offer feedback?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-to-ask-dopers-to-listen-to-my-podcast-and-offer-feedback/652717)
**Author:** [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2013, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-to-ask-dopers-to-listen-to-my-podcast-and-offer-feedback/652717 "2013-03-14T05:41:07Z")
I recently started a podcast with a friend and I’d really like to ask the the good people of The Dope for constructive feedback. I also don’t want to run afoul of Dope protocol. Can I get a ruling? I should note that th… --- ## [What to do when account has been hacked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-when-account-has-been-hacked/652630)
**Author:** [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2013, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-when-account-has-been-hacked/652630 "2013-03-14T04:09:15Z")
Someone has posted on my behalf, want to know what I should do. I have had it setup so that when visiting the site I log in automatically. How do I go about changing my password? Also, are there any other recommen… --- ## [Blocking a user](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-a-user/652580)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-a-user/652580 "2013-03-13T20:17:26Z")
I think I heard a rumour that there’s a “block” or “ignore” function where you can set things up so that you don’t see a certain poster’s posts. Is this true? If so, how is it done? Thanks. --- ## [Ed Zotti Wants to be My Friend on LinkedIn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-wants-to-be-my-friend-on-linkedin/652339)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-wants-to-be-my-friend-on-linkedin/652339 "2013-03-13T17:23:01Z")
What sorcery is this? Or rather, huh? Why? --- ## [Comments on Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comments-on-cecils-columns-staff-reports/652709)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comments-on-cecils-columns-staff-reports/652709 "2013-03-12T17:31:48Z")
When posting a new thread in the ‘‘Comments on Cecil’s Columns/Staff Reports’’ part of this forum, can you comment on any column in the archives, or only the most recent ones (that are currently on the front of the Strai… --- ## [About the Randi Restriction in Geller threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-randi-restriction-in-geller-threads/652533)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-randi-restriction-in-geller-threads/652533 "2013-03-12T03:36:04Z")
I question the fairness of forbidding any mention of James Randi in threads about Uri Geller. James Randi has arguably done more to expose the antics of this fake psychic than anyone else alive, but because one poster(P… --- ## [Why are people so gung ho about not posting on old threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-so-gung-ho-about-not-posting-on-old-threads/652139)
**Author:** [@Shiggity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shiggity)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-so-gung-ho-about-not-posting-on-old-threads/652139 "2013-03-11T02:20:50Z")
Time and time again, I’ve seen people complain about “necroposting” or “zombie threads” and yet in my experience as a long time Internet user and software engineer, I have observed many useful follow-ups to threads that … --- ## [Hyperlinks Added By Advertisers Throughout Links?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks-added-by-advertisers-throughout-links/652013)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2013, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks-added-by-advertisers-throughout-links/652013 "2013-03-11T00:25:12Z")
Maybe it is just my computer, but suddenly there are random words throughout threads that are hyperlinked, and they are pointing to ads when you hover or click on them. Is this a new ad policy for the SDMB or has my com… --- ## [An SDMB Timeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027 "2013-03-10T21:04:32Z")
Does such a thing already exist? If so, where? If not, I think it might be fun to build one with such details as: Sequence of starting dates for the various fora Vital statistics of Mods and Admins (etc.) — Join D… --- ## [Where to start a thread to kick around the idea of the 2018 Mars mission?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-start-a-thread-to-kick-around-the-idea-of-the-2018-mars-mission/652487)
**Author:** [@temp\_user](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/temp_user)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-start-a-thread-to-kick-around-the-idea-of-the-2018-mars-mission/652487 "2013-03-09T17:07:21Z")
I’d like to start a thread where myself and others could kick around the idea of the proposed 2018 Mars mission. Which forum would be the most appropriate? --- ## [How small can you go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-small-can-you-go/652213)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2013, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-small-can-you-go/652213 "2013-03-09T04:31:36Z")
Pretty small it seems. I added the {sup} tags (but with ) to a postscript I posted and just for the heck of it I put the {sup} tags around that. And again, and again. It keeps getting smaller. Just thought I’d share. Th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=160) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=162)