# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=167 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 168 --- ## [Avatar not specified, but I get one in the grease monkey script](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-not-specified-but-i-get-one-in-the-grease-monkey-script/642155)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2012, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-not-specified-but-i-get-one-in-the-grease-monkey-script/642155 "2012-11-30T21:42:10Z")
Silly item to report, and I know it is not controlled by the message board, but this is where threads on using that script to show avatars were posted so I hope others that use the script will report here. I do not have… --- ## [Testing 1 2 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-1-2-3/642484)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-1-2-3/642484 "2012-11-30T16:41:30Z")
Just a test post, please ignore. Test edit 1. --- ## ['Witnessing' should be in IMHO, not GD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witnessing-should-be-in-imho-not-gd/641823)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witnessing-should-be-in-imho-not-gd/641823 "2012-11-29T15:01:34Z")
Inspired by this thread about “Natsarism”. The poster put it where it’s supposed to be by the forum description, but IMHO the instructions are wrong. The last thing ‘witnesses’ want to do is actually debate what they’v… --- ## [member seeing ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/member-seeing-ads/642052)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/member-seeing-ads/642052 "2012-11-28T00:41:48Z")
Has something changed? I thought members didn’t get ads. It happens when I scroll to the bottom of the page. --- ## [Is there a problem with the search function?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-problem-with-the-search-function/642224)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-problem-with-the-search-function/642224 "2012-11-27T16:10:43Z")
At the beginning of the day, I wasn’t able to search for posts by my name. I waited and now I can search by my name and get the one post I entered today. Is anyone else having this problem? --- ## [Test post - ignore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post-ignore/642015)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post-ignore/642015 "2012-11-26T02:19:59Z")
My hounddog ol’ Clabber he’d get after most anything. There was this one time when the raggedy man came callin’… My lingerie is for lesbians… \*exclusively. \* She refused to use the small votive candles provided, and cr… --- ## [The banning of dimmy derko](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-banning-of-dimmy-derko/642082)
**Author:** [@trabajabamos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trabajabamos)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-banning-of-dimmy-derko/642082 "2012-11-25T18:31:13Z")
Why was user dimmy derko banned? I only know of him because of this thread (and a related pit thread) in which he and another poster mounted an… unusual… defense of the OP in the face of overwhelming opposition, causing… --- ## [Surprise--I disagree with Marley's modding!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-i-disagree-with-marleys-modding/641795)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2012, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-i-disagree-with-marleys-modding/641795 "2012-11-25T18:07:49Z")
No big deal, I wasn’t Officially Warned or anything, but I believe Marley misunderstood my “you” here to mean \*\*Stratocaster \*\*personally, rather the section of the GOP he may (or may not) have been representing in that … --- ## [Subscribe to user](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribe-to-user/641489)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2012, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribe-to-user/641489 "2012-11-24T12:58:57Z")
Because of the lack of avatars outside of the hack, and outside entirely of the Tapatalk interface, I rarely take notice of the trending in posting of a particular user. But recently there are two users I have noticed, a… --- ## [Given that a warning was issued for the thread title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/given-that-a-warning-was-issued-for-the-thread-title/641915)
**Author:** [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/given-that-a-warning-was-issued-for-the-thread-title/641915 "2012-11-24T03:22:50Z")
ofthisthread, wouldn’t it also make sense to change the thread title? --- ## ["move if necessary''](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-if-necessary/641771)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2012, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-if-necessary/641771 "2012-11-24T00:41:18Z")
Persons often write " Mods, feel free to move it if necessary." Do the mods give consideration to permission? --- ## [I propose we change "Elections" to "Politics"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-propose-we-change-elections-to-politics/640536)
**Author:** [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-propose-we-change-elections-to-politics/640536 "2012-11-22T14:31:48Z")
Now that the big one is over, I think it makes sense to change the name of the \*Elections \*forum to the much more apt title of Politics, instead. --- ## [Question about "Ask the person who calls people" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-ask-the-person-who-calls-people-thread/641664)
**Author:** [@Meggroll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meggroll)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-ask-the-person-who-calls-people-thread/641664 "2012-11-21T16:35:37Z")
I’m not usually one to think anything less-than-good about this message board. However, what I saw inthis thread made me take pause. Basically, the thread apparently began in MPSIMS about what it is like to be a phone-s… --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/641450)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/641450 "2012-11-21T05:33:46Z")
test --- ## [Politics sub-forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politics-sub-forum/641497)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politics-sub-forum/641497 "2012-11-21T02:49:33Z")
Would it be possible/desirable to create a Politics subforum for non-US Dopers. IMO alot of the info they share is irrelevant to the US political system. --- ## [A Technical Question about Polls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-technical-question-about-polls/641226)
**Author:** [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-technical-question-about-polls/641226 "2012-11-20T03:35:02Z")
I don’t know if this is an issue for anyone else, but it’s always been a very mild annoyance so I thought I’d ask. Any time there is a poll that I’ve previously voted in and hit “View First Unread”, it just takes me to … --- ## [Conspiracy Theorists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-theorists/641333)
**Author:** [@Jetblast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jetblast)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-theorists/641333 "2012-11-19T21:05:09Z")
I recently answered a post about me in a thread that wasn’t about the original Jimi Hendrix murder topic. The poster did not answer my argument that disproved what he said about me. Predictably the moderator stepped-in a… --- ## [Simple Lictus's Suspension - Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-lictuss-suspension-really/640786)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-lictuss-suspension-really/640786 "2012-11-19T18:57:45Z")
I don’t know what the other warnings were for, but the one that precipitated the suspension was clearly a harmless funny response to this quote: In fact, he (she? I think he) quoted even sven in the post that you suspe… --- ## [Ban me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ban-me/641440)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ban-me/641440 "2012-11-18T21:02:37Z")
Im sorry im a terrible poster i posted this thread without seeing the thread wolverine already made im sorry im really sorry i need to be banned because i suck at posting http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.p… --- ## [I keep getting security warnings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keep-getting-security-warnings/641102)
**Author:** [@SubaRhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SubaRhubarb)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keep-getting-security-warnings/641102 "2012-11-18T16:46:30Z")
It doesn’t seem to be a huge deal, but every few pages I try to view results in me getting this warning: http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd471/RachelRhubarb/20121115\_115954.jpg What’s the dealeo? I never get this on… --- ## [PM Spam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pm-spam/641412)
**Author:** [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pm-spam/641412 "2012-11-18T16:02:04Z")
I just wanted to give a heads up that there may be a spammer sending PMs to members. I just found mine in my inbox. I didn’t click on the link, but I deleted the message. Username: SUP Join Date: November 2012 Spa… --- ## [Anyone Else Having Connection Problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-connection-problems/641232)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-connection-problems/641232 "2012-11-17T02:40:26Z")
Or is it just me? I keep getting “Connection Reset” messages. looks around nervously Regards, Shodan --- ## [Ads redirecting back button -- getting silly now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-redirecting-back-button-getting-silly-now/633091)
**Author:** [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-redirecting-back-button-getting-silly-now/633091 "2012-11-16T22:11:41Z")
I posted in this thread about ads hijacking the back button so that you stay on the page when clicking back. The solution I mentioned, clicking on the back button’s dropdown, doesn’t always work anymore. Sometimes, getti… --- ## [Posting a link ending in #\*$&%! parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-a-link-ending-in-parentheses/641095)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-a-link-ending-in-parentheses/641095 "2012-11-16T17:31:14Z")
I’ve noticed that Wiki links, for instance, which end in parentheses always have the URL end-brackets exclude the closed-parentheses “)”. Like so: Then Wiki says there’s no such article, and you have to go back and e… --- ## [Are you allowed to insult a banned poster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-allowed-to-insult-a-banned-poster/641001)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-allowed-to-insult-a-banned-poster/641001 "2012-11-16T17:04:12Z")
There is a no insult rule in effect everywhere except in the Pit. This ATMB ranting thread by pseudotriton ruber ruber quickly got closed but without a repremand. Yet almost every comment he put in the thread is an insu… --- ## [Sticky needed for creation of I HATE X threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticky-needed-for-creation-of-i-hate-x-threads/640892)
**Author:** [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticky-needed-for-creation-of-i-hate-x-threads/640892 "2012-11-16T01:19:01Z")
Could the mods please consider a sticky in all forums that basically states if you start any thread that is based on disliking something, that you must include a counter example of something you do like, to give context. … --- ## [Warnings vs Mod notes vs InstaBan for n00b trolls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warnings-vs-mod-notes-vs-instaban-for-n00b-trolls/641133)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warnings-vs-mod-notes-vs-instaban-for-n00b-trolls/641133 "2012-11-16T00:34:33Z")
I still haven’t figured out where the mods draw the line, in deciding what to do with new members (actually, new guests usually) who sign up and quickly post obnoxious messages, or start obnoxious new threads. Sometimes… --- ## ["We generally don't permit people to take inventory on posters who get banned"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-generally-dont-permit-people-to-take-inventory-on-posters-who-get-banned/640223)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-generally-dont-permit-people-to-take-inventory-on-posters-who-get-banned/640223 "2012-11-16T00:28:44Z")
In this thread (that I started): What was the best, biggest flameout a former poster has ever had on the Dope? - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board I was told by twickster after … --- ## [Can't enter a post in all caps?!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-enter-a-post-in-all-caps/641002)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-enter-a-post-in-all-caps/641002 "2012-11-15T03:11:41Z")
In this postI tried several time to enter the message GO SEE A DOCTOR in all caps. Each time after submitting it shows up in lower case. What’s up? I ended up bolding it for emphasis, so bolding was unrelated. Same probl… --- ## [Diamonds02 has been suspended.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamonds02-has-been-suspended/640996)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamonds02-has-been-suspended/640996 "2012-11-14T16:22:53Z")
Diamonds has been suspended for 30 days after receiving 4 warnings in a little under two months for things like trolling, ignoring mod instructions, promoting illegal activity, and making personal insults. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=166) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=168)