# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=172 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 173 --- ## [Threadspotting should be Weird Earl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadspotting-should-be-weird-earl/634308)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadspotting-should-be-weird-earl/634308 "2012-09-10T17:49:50Z")
The threadspotting link for “Running the Paul Ryan way.” is not a thread. Should be weird Earl. --- ## [Anyone else having trouble with Tapatalk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-tapatalk/627551)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-tapatalk/627551 "2012-09-10T16:55:06Z")
I got an alert to upgrade Tapatalk on my iPhone. Did so, and now I can’t post with Tapatalk - can browse the SDMB, but if I try to post Tapatalk crashes and takes me back to the start page for my iPhone. --- ## [Scam Advertisement on SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-advertisement-on-sdmb/634042)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-advertisement-on-sdmb/634042 "2012-09-09T23:16:17Z")
I am not sure where to post this or if it’s even appropriate to do so here. While reviewing today’s article “Does asteroid mining threaten the earth?” there was an advertisement on the right hand side for “power4home” p… --- ## [Idle question for the Mods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idle-question-for-the-mods/634003)
**Author:** [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idle-question-for-the-mods/634003 "2012-09-09T17:20:34Z")
Recently I managed to find a few topics I thought worthy of starting threads about. I felt a sense of ownership, and hoped my children would do well - strike a chord, excite some good conversation. I suspect many (maybe … --- ## [iPhone app for The Straight Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-app-for-the-straight-dope/634158)
**Author:** [@Latsm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latsm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2012, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-app-for-the-straight-dope/634158 "2012-09-09T05:59:08Z")
Have tried an apple search but no luck so far. It could be under another name or there may not be an app for people on the move to enjoy straight dope . Any clues anyone? Thanks. --- ## [Thread Close Request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-close-request/634074)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-close-request/634074 "2012-09-08T18:31:47Z")
Please close thread titled Music Sheet Paper in the Questions forum. The replies have all been questions rather than answers. --- ## [I think I killed a hamster. Sorry.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-killed-a-hamster-sorry/633943)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2012, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-killed-a-hamster-sorry/633943 "2012-09-08T00:32:25Z")
I was curious about the original of a dope meme and just did a search for the keywords, “when come back bring pie.” I got back the following error message: Exhausted? Fatal error? Oh man…I’m so sorry. I hope at lea… --- ## [40th Anniversary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40th-anniversary/633819)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40th-anniversary/633819 "2012-09-07T23:30:51Z")
What day will be the 40th anniversary of the SD? //2013 is my best guess. --- ## [Lots of board errors lately](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-board-errors-lately/633323)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-board-errors-lately/633323 "2012-09-07T23:20:10Z")
I’ve been getting loads of \*\*400- Bad Request \*\*pages lately. Anyone else, or just me? --- ## [Keeping track of who has viewed which threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-track-of-who-has-viewed-which-threads/633921)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-track-of-who-has-viewed-which-threads/633921 "2012-09-07T16:57:14Z")
How does vBulletin decide which threads it thinks I have or haven’t seen? When I view a forum (the page with the list of threads), the most recent ones (that I presumably haven’t viewed yet?) are shown in boldface. . . … --- ## [The connection was reset](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-connection-was-reset/633515)
**Author:** [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-connection-was-reset/633515 "2012-09-07T09:40:22Z")
What’s happening when the server says the connection was reset? I can imagine all kinds of things. Getting its lunch or the hamsters’ lunch, yawning, madly checking between the chair’s cushion and arm for the cigarette … --- ## [The SDMB at the library](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-at-the-library/633855)
**Author:** [@Frosty\_Camel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosty_Camel)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-at-the-library/633855 "2012-09-07T00:40:16Z")
I was at my local library yesterday and decided to take a break from what I was doing. I keyed in the URL for this message board and got in return, “The administrator has banned your IP address.” Why will you not allow… --- ## [Ellen Cherry, why have you not acted on this reported post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellen-cherry-why-have-you-not-acted-on-this-reported-post/633779)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellen-cherry-why-have-you-not-acted-on-this-reported-post/633779 "2012-09-06T14:29:27Z")
This post, which is clearly a personal insult, was reported. You had to have seen it, because you took other mod action in the same thread. You replied privately, but I’d prefer to have this discussion out in the open.… --- ## [Getting updates in my email very late](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-updates-in-my-email-very-late/633672)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-updates-in-my-email-very-late/633672 "2012-09-06T04:12:37Z")
I’m getting updates to subscribed threads in my email very, very late–hours after the relevant posts. Not complaining, just noting in case it’s indicative of a problem. --- ## [Whatever happened to TheLoadedDog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-theloadeddog/633612)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-theloadeddog/633612 "2012-09-05T12:01:21Z")
TheLoadedDog I’ve always liked that story, and a mention of a ‘loaded goat’ in the Andy Griffith thread brought him to mind. --- ## [Hit again by malware](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-again-by-malware/632451)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-again-by-malware/632451 "2012-09-04T21:26:02Z")
Has your computer been running slower? Mine has so I did some in-depth resource monitoring and found out that I have some malware that I suspect came from the SD. The malware calls up views.atdmt.com (sound familiar?) … --- ## [Missing Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-thread/633592)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-thread/633592 "2012-09-04T19:55:46Z")
I have lost my “Prison Diary” thread. When I look at it (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15452886) it says access denied. --- ## [Straightdope.com redirects to porn site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-com-redirects-to-porn-site/633566)
**Author:** [@Leipzig\_Jesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leipzig_Jesus)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-com-redirects-to-porn-site/633566 "2012-09-04T17:00:58Z")
Hi, I decided this forum would be the most appropriate place to place a post like this (I’m probably wrong). Whenever I access http://www.straightdope.com/ on my iPad it redirects me to something else. I have tried seve… --- ## [So the SDMB has added contextual in-text ads now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-sdmb-has-added-contextual-in-text-ads-now/633468)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2012, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-sdmb-has-added-contextual-in-text-ads-now/633468 "2012-09-04T11:04:33Z")
Just want to make sure I didn’t get another virus from this place. --- ## [Suggestion: make it easier to pay up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-make-it-easier-to-pay-up/633411)
**Author:** [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-make-it-easier-to-pay-up/633411 "2012-09-03T21:18:32Z")
I recently decided to renew my paid membership but found it difficult to do so. I humbly suggest that the process be made glaringly obvious. In the ATMB sticky “SDMB registration agreement”, I found this: For more inf… --- ## [Protesting the Warning I was given](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-the-warning-i-was-given/632981)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-the-warning-i-was-given/632981 "2012-09-03T14:01:47Z")
Okay. So, it’s been six days since I’ve posted and thought about this. Although my choice of words may have been wrong, I didn’t deserve a warning: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15412921#post1541… --- ## [So I was checking my User Control Panel and I notice I have an infraction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-was-checking-my-user-control-panel-and-i-notice-i-have-an-infraction/633472)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-was-checking-my-user-control-panel-and-i-notice-i-have-an-infraction/633472 "2012-09-02T21:35:54Z")
I’m sure others can see it. Shouldn’t it go away by now? I mean, the whole thing was obviously a joke on Colibri’s part, given that I was clearly referring to (and therefore ‘insulting’) myself. Isn’t it time for the hum… --- ## [Is there a way to know if you've received a warning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-know-if-youve-received-a-warning/633188)
**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-know-if-youve-received-a-warning/633188 "2012-09-02T14:37:04Z")
I was reading some thread about a warning issued and thinking that I had never received a warning. Then it occured to me that in fact I often don’t come back to a thread I posted in, or post a lot and then don’t read th… --- ## [Banned for colors and fonts???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-for-colors-and-fonts/632954)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-for-colors-and-fonts/632954 "2012-09-02T12:17:45Z")
Really? Link. I can think of lots of reasons for banning this guy, but colors and fonts? Are people so precious here that they are offended or annoyed by colors and fonts? Those colors and fonts? Personally, I saw … --- ## [Mods: can you change big typo in my hed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-can-you-change-big-typo-in-my-hed/633413)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-can-you-change-big-typo-in-my-hed/633413 "2012-09-02T07:10:14Z")
I just posted in GQ a question on military jets and whether the back seat guy can fly one. Can you change “jest” to “jets.” It’s pretty embarrassing. Thnx --- ## [Oh, I just saw a reply to me that I should have followed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-i-just-saw-a-reply-to-me-that-i-should-have-followed/633414)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-i-just-saw-a-reply-to-me-that-i-should-have-followed/633414 "2012-09-02T03:34:46Z")
Sorry, didn’t see the previous response (just saw the correction in the thread). I will now report the post. I’m sorry. --- ## [Guests vs Veteran Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guests-vs-veteran-dopers/633272)
**Author:** [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2012, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guests-vs-veteran-dopers/633272 "2012-09-01T23:33:38Z")
This has probably been brought up before but would the great wise ones that operate this fine establishment consider making a small structural change? I’m a paid subscriber here and as such my join date, location, and n… --- ## [Where did Terminator thread go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-terminator-thread-go/633390)
**Author:** [@Rich\_Mann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rich_Mann)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2012, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-terminator-thread-go/633390 "2012-09-01T22:32:41Z")
I read a thread last night in CS titled “Terminator question - \[more words I don’t remember\]”. I left it open on my phone browser. Today I tried to refresh it to see if there were new posts, but I got a message that I di… --- ## [Poll: Test Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-test-poll/633001)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-test-poll/633001 "2012-08-31T20:11:48Z")
Comment --- ## [view "first unread"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-first-unread/632754)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-first-unread/632754 "2012-08-31T00:27:28Z")
how come sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t? for me, it usually works once and from then on it brings me to the “original” first unread, not the latest unread. sometimes, the option to click on “first unread” i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=171) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=173)