# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=169 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 170 --- ## [iTunes Podcast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-podcast/638317)
**Author:** [@RR\_Runner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RR_Runner)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-podcast/638317 "2012-10-25T14:59:40Z")
Is anyone else having problems downloading iTunes podcasts, is it broken? --- ## [Does Cecil Walk Among Us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cecil-walk-among-us/637487)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cecil-walk-among-us/637487 "2012-10-24T18:40:35Z")
Just as some believe Jesus walks among us incognito, could Cecil have a sock account on the Board? And if so, which one of us might he likely be? --- ## [Auto-playing video ads in threads, again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-playing-video-ads-in-threads-again/600192)
**Author:** [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-playing-video-ads-in-threads-again/600192 "2012-10-24T14:58:33Z")
I was in the “Asking a question about virginity” thread in IMHO and I got an autoplaying video ad for Veet wax strips. --- ## [I keep hearing ads play, in Spanish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keep-hearing-ads-play-in-spanish/605901)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keep-hearing-ads-play-in-spanish/605901 "2012-10-23T15:14:05Z")
Not whenever I’m on the SDMB, just at what appear to be random intervals. But the ads stop when I (1) close the SDMB or (2) jump to a different forum, as just now. Anybody else getting this? --- ## ["You last visited ..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-last-visited/638178)
**Author:** [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-last-visited/638178 "2012-10-23T08:12:10Z")
No I didn’t. The board is saying that I was last on the SDMB yesterday evening when I wasn’t even home from work. This annoys me only because a lot of threads are now appearing as ‘read’ and it follows that the ‘go to l… --- ## [We doing a Halloween board this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-doing-a-halloween-board-this-year/637824)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-doing-a-halloween-board-this-year/637824 "2012-10-23T05:50:16Z")
With the contest(s) and so forth? Forgive me if this has been asked and answered elsewhere. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Every time I go to a new page here, my computer downloads a new html file](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-time-i-go-to-a-new-page-here-my-computer-downloads-a-new-html-file/638159)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-time-i-go-to-a-new-page-here-my-computer-downloads-a-new-html-file/638159 "2012-10-23T05:41:43Z")
Never had this happen before, don’t know what to do. I started browsing here a few minutes ago, and every time that I go to a new page, my downloads folder pops up - each file is “dk-#.html” The # started at 1, and I’m… --- ## [Gibberish when opening threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gibberish-when-opening-threads/638446)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gibberish-when-opening-threads/638446 "2012-10-22T23:46:19Z")
In the last week or so, when I try to open individual threads here on the SD with Firefox or chrome, I’m getting gibberish. I’m posting this question through Explorer, which I never use ordinarily. I do run Noscript and … --- ## [BP Ads (?) requiring a login?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bp-ads-requiring-a-login/638535)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bp-ads-requiring-a-login/638535 "2012-10-22T19:43:56Z")
Every time I went to a page this morning that was showing an ad for BP Amoco, I got a pop-up login box asking for a name and password. It refers to “mybpstation.gyroclient” , which is some kind of BP client login. Real… --- ## [If one makes a really silly title mistake ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-one-makes-a-really-silly-title-mistake/638526)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-one-makes-a-really-silly-title-mistake/638526 "2012-10-22T18:17:35Z")
If one makes a really silly title typing mistake as I did here Tooth ads often say that their product will massage gums - Straight Dope Message Board Is it better to post anew, try and repair down in replies, ask a mode… --- ## [Has Anyone That's Been Banned Been Allowed Back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-thats-been-banned-been-allowed-back/637318)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-thats-been-banned-been-allowed-back/637318 "2012-10-22T13:27:41Z")
Has this ever happened? I was browsing some old threads with the likes of the prolific Diogenes and the crazed gonzomax posting in them, and it occurred to me that in some ways, I miss those guys. But the question I tho… --- ## [I take umbrage with both this warning and the mod attitude](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-take-umbrage-with-both-this-warning-and-the-mod-attitude/619138)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-take-umbrage-with-both-this-warning-and-the-mod-attitude/619138 "2012-10-21T16:44:46Z")
In this thread here on Spitfires buried in Burma (Spitfires buried in Burma for 67 years - is this true and could they fly? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board) Another poster (IMHO) acts like a jerk and I’… --- ## [What does being a "friend" on SDMB entail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-being-a-friend-on-sdmb-entail/637482)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2012, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-being-a-friend-on-sdmb-entail/637482 "2012-10-21T14:59:25Z")
I’ve taken is as axiomatic that the day somebody “friends” me on SDMB will be the day pigs fly and hell freezes over, or the day of ancient Hindu prophecy that the universe comes to an end. So I see today that I have a … --- ## [Changing font size, need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-font-size-need-answer-fast/638382)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2012, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-font-size-need-answer-fast/638382 "2012-10-21T04:56:52Z")
One of my cats ran over my keyboard and now the font is so small that I can’t read it. How to fix, please? --- ## [Test (Ignore)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/638097)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/638097 "2012-10-20T23:13:57Z")
Test --- ## [Why was the telemarketing thread moved to the Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-telemarketing-thread-moved-to-the-pit/638122)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2012, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-telemarketing-thread-moved-to-the-pit/638122 "2012-10-20T18:07:09Z")
Flyer started a thread about telemarketing, and there were some general responses to the effect of “we don’t like telemarketers.” And then the thread got moved to the Pit. Is that really how things are done around here… --- ## [So who was Nazarene?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-was-nazarene/638266)
**Author:** [@Tarwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarwater)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-was-nazarene/638266 "2012-10-19T20:18:49Z")
I’m guessing he was a sock? --- ## [Why is Diamonds02 limited to starting one new thread per week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-diamonds02-limited-to-starting-one-new-thread-per-week/635934)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-diamonds02-limited-to-starting-one-new-thread-per-week/635934 "2012-10-19T03:15:23Z")
Is this real? Is it limited to the particular forum? I mean, I know Diamonds02 is an… (something I can’t say in this forum), but I can’t recall ever seeing this kind of restriction before. I don’t wanna point out peop… --- ## [Strange behaviour of board when accessed through proxy server](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-behaviour-of-board-when-accessed-through-proxy-server/637974)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-behaviour-of-board-when-accessed-through-proxy-server/637974 "2012-10-18T16:34:00Z")
I’m using a public proxy - proxymap.net - to access the SDMB. Oddly enough, while ATMB, Comments, SD Chicago, and the BBQ pit open just fine, the other forum pages don’t. If I can somehow get a link to the thread I wan… --- ## [Test: I guess I can start threads, just can't post in threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-i-guess-i-can-start-threads-just-cant-post-in-threads/637929)
**Author:** [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-i-guess-i-can-start-threads-just-cant-post-in-threads/637929 "2012-10-17T23:37:15Z")
Test --- ## [This forum requires that you wait 120 seconds between searches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-forum-requires-that-you-wait-120-seconds-between-searches/637730)
**Author:** [@Fear\_of\_the\_Dark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_of_the_Dark)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-forum-requires-that-you-wait-120-seconds-between-searches/637730 "2012-10-17T03:00:24Z")
120 seconds are too much. Wouldn’t it be better if you shrink the gap between searches? This is I guess the only forum which has makes you wait too much for searching. --- ## [What is the meta-meaning of "sock puppet" on the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-meta-meaning-of-sock-puppet-on-the-sdmb/637836)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-meta-meaning-of-sock-puppet-on-the-sdmb/637836 "2012-10-16T20:49:05Z")
Someone was cautioned on a thread by a mod re this term. I don’t know what it means, except literally. --- ## [Test: Can't post, won't stay logged in after refresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-cant-post-wont-stay-logged-in-after-refresh/637927)
**Author:** [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-cant-post-wont-stay-logged-in-after-refresh/637927 "2012-10-16T20:20:01Z")
Test --- ## [Another "where did the terminator thread go" thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-where-did-the-terminator-thread-go-thread/633452)
**Author:** [@Astral\_Rejection](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astral_Rejection)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-where-did-the-terminator-thread-go-thread/633452 "2012-10-16T14:03:32Z")
I was gonna ask this question there, but with the thread locked, I couldn’t. Why do we disappear a sock’s threads if the thread in question is promoting discussion, AND the questions posed by the sock are non-inflammato… --- ## [Ok, I'll complain about my warning here then](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-ill-complain-about-my-warning-here-then/633427)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-ill-complain-about-my-warning-here-then/633427 "2012-10-15T21:26:27Z")
As per Colibri’s instructions, I’m starting this thread to complain about the sole warning I’ve received in my 7 years on the boards. I’ll also complain about Colibri’s justification for the warning, which is different … --- ## [Mods banning people when they seem to have offered another chance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-banning-people-when-they-seem-to-have-offered-another-chance/635140)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-banning-people-when-they-seem-to-have-offered-another-chance/635140 "2012-10-15T14:43:16Z")
Re: The recent banning of cynyc http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15501306&postcount=2 I have a different bone to pick here, not related to the question of what is or isn’t a slur, or to the actual mer… --- ## [climate change deniers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-deniers/637490)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-deniers/637490 "2012-10-14T19:46:48Z")
Is this phrase still taboo? I just posted re “those denying climate change.” Is this a violation of standards? I remember seeing a debate here, but I don’t know how it ended. --- ## [Obligatory thread-closing complaint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obligatory-thread-closing-complaint/637689)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obligatory-thread-closing-complaint/637689 "2012-10-14T16:58:13Z")
Meme-continuing questioning of fun-killing moderating inserted. :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Is 'limey' a slur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-limey-a-slur/637394)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-limey-a-slur/637394 "2012-10-13T18:02:10Z")
If not, is it an insult to call someone who is not English (like an Australian or South African) a ‘limey’? I’m asking here in ATMB to see how board rules apply, not to get a GQ dissertation on the etymology of ‘limey’. … --- ## [Banned Member - PM A Moderator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-member-pm-a-moderator/636047)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-member-pm-a-moderator/636047 "2012-10-13T00:23:13Z")
We see this all the time. For example: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15533602&postcount=2 If I understand correctly, any active member of the board can PM a moderator and ask why someone was banned,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=168) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=170)