# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=173 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 174 --- ## [Any way to get an alert when someone quotes your posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-get-an-alert-when-someone-quotes-your-posts/632355)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-get-an-alert-when-someone-quotes-your-posts/632355 "2012-08-30T20:50:49Z")
It’d be easier to have conversations that way. --- ## [Is Tapatalk a data hog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tapatalk-a-data-hog/632965)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tapatalk-a-data-hog/632965 "2012-08-30T16:33:38Z")
I think this is an ATMB question. Anyhoo… I have onavo data tracker on my android phone. It warns me when I install programs known by onavo to guzzle on my 500MB of data, the way an H2 guzzles on gas. YouTube, daily mot… --- ## [Budget Player Cadet suspended for a month.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budget-player-cadet-suspended-for-a-month/633076)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budget-player-cadet-suspended-for-a-month/633076 "2012-08-29T21:40:11Z")
Budget Player Cadet has been suspended for a month after repeated personal insults and five warnings in a little under five weeks. Latest warning is here. --- ## [The "Look and Feel" of this place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-look-and-feel-of-this-place/632658)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-look-and-feel-of-this-place/632658 "2012-08-29T18:16:59Z")
If I’m not mistaken, this forum has had the same look for many, many years. I know that the appearance of this forum is not the most important factor. But, today I saw a forum that just revamped their look and it makes … --- ## [What racial slurs are okay to use in GD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-racial-slurs-are-okay-to-use-in-gd/632794)
**Author:** [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-racial-slurs-are-okay-to-use-in-gd/632794 "2012-08-29T17:57:36Z")
Simple question. Tomndebb in this thread is ruling that it’s okay to refer to African-Americans as “Uncle Toms” but seems to bristle at the idea of referring to them as “house niggers” and possibly “house negroes”. htt… --- ## [Why was chappy banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-chappy-banned/633047)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-chappy-banned/633047 "2012-08-29T17:26:15Z")
He, she, or it was so much fun! And what’s a little insanity among friends? --- ## [Thread had 8 votes but only 1 view?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-had-8-votes-but-only-1-view/633028)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-had-8-votes-but-only-1-view/633028 "2012-08-29T13:55:14Z")
So I made a poll threadin IMHO. I looked at it about 10 minutes later. It had 8 votes in the poll. I then went back to the IMHO page and refreshed it. It said my thread had 1 view. I refreshed IMHO several times. Still… --- ## [Need help finding a thread/link (need answer soon-ish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-a-thread-link-need-answer-soon-ish/632855)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-a-thread-link-need-answer-soon-ish/632855 "2012-08-27T20:52:32Z")
Once upon a time in a thread, I think in GD somebody posted a link to a really cool robot from a German university. It was a BBC mini-documentary. The robot was able to infer that a three legged stool was a chair, despit… --- ## [How to Insert (My) Photos Into a Post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-insert-my-photos-into-a-post/632845)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-insert-my-photos-into-a-post/632845 "2012-08-27T19:37:31Z")
OK, I’ve read the info titled “How do I use albums?”, but when I open the User Control Panel, I see NOTHING like ‘Pictures and Albums’ link to click on & thereby create an album & upload pictures to! So, what am I miss… --- ## [The threads below have not been updated since your last visit but still contain unread posts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-threads-below-have-not-been-updated-since-your-last-visit-but-still-contain-unread-posts/576171)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-threads-below-have-not-been-updated-since-your-last-visit-but-still-contain-unread-posts/576171 "2012-08-27T15:38:38Z")
This must have been explained many time. What’s the purpose? Shouldn’t there almost always be posts that have not been updated since my last visit? Shouldn’t there almost always be unread posts? Why should I want the… --- ## [Marley: moderating a thread you started](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley-moderating-a-thread-you-started/632543)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley-moderating-a-thread-you-started/632543 "2012-08-27T15:35:50Z")
link here I thought you show excellent judgment in acknowledging that a Mod really shouldn’t moderate a thread he started, but giving your (again excellent) reasons for violating that principle in this instance. I think… --- ## [Best forum for noteworthy obituaries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-forum-for-noteworthy-obituaries/632782)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-forum-for-noteworthy-obituaries/632782 "2012-08-27T05:00:42Z")
I would think Cafe Society since noteworthy so often will equate with famous. The Neil Armstrong thread in “Mundane and Pointless” seems technically fitting, but insulting. Otherwise, I think I’ve seen them in nearly e… --- ## [What is the Female:Male Ratio of the Mods Here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-female-male-ratio-of-the-mods-here/631924)
**Author:** [@cynyc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cynyc)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-female-male-ratio-of-the-mods-here/631924 "2012-08-26T19:02:54Z")
Just curious. --- ## [what up with this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-up-with-this/632742)
**Author:** [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-up-with-this/632742 "2012-08-26T19:01:07Z")
I subscribed to a thread in IMHO titled “anyone know anything about prison” Tried to access an E mail and was confronted by the notice below. ltfire, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to… --- ## ["Safari cannot download this file"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safari-cannot-download-this-file/632537)
**Author:** [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safari-cannot-download-this-file/632537 "2012-08-26T17:04:57Z")
I’m on an iPhone. Every so often, when I click on a thread I get an error message “Safari cannot download this file.” It only happens with a few threads, most recently the Lubbock judge one in the Pit Any idea what’s go… --- ## [Is there a specific rule about advocating Naziism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-specific-rule-about-advocating-naziism/628217)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-specific-rule-about-advocating-naziism/628217 "2012-08-26T13:47:20Z")
This guy just got banned for it. I looked through the board rules and didn’t see anything about it, and ISTM that it isn’t necessarily being a jerk. --- ## [I've been on here for 10 years and it says I'm a guest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-on-here-for-10-years-and-it-says-im-a-guest/632683)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-on-here-for-10-years-and-it-says-im-a-guest/632683 "2012-08-26T05:13:42Z")
I’m so sorry… I KNOW that this question must have been asked somewhere before. (ducks to avoid thrown objects.) But I really have looked, and I can’t find it! Well, the title pretty much says it all. I signed up 10 year… --- ## [Is this a "Pit comment"? second try](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-pit-comment-second-try/632058)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-pit-comment-second-try/632058 "2012-08-25T22:24:26Z")
Link " all the Obama-haters here recently, the unreasoning, largely racist but wholly irrational and unhinged people . . . " To me it’s a dead-accurate characterization of a certain type who harbors an irrational, larg… --- ## [Cement had a rough finish.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cement-had-a-rough-finish/632595)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cement-had-a-rough-finish/632595 "2012-08-25T12:18:20Z")
I see he/ she got a DCM for trolling. I don’t think anyone will saturate their pillow over that, but I haven’t seen anything here yet. I thought it was only a sock or spammer who wasn’t acknowledged? Maybe Twicks has be… --- ## [Didn't realize I got this much email from you folks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-realize-i-got-this-much-email-from-you-folks/632558)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-realize-i-got-this-much-email-from-you-folks/632558 "2012-08-25T03:21:03Z")
I almost started a thread asking why I wasn’t getting any email, until I thought to check my spam box. Starting about 3 am yesterday morning my SDMB emails were all routed to the spam box. There were 364 of them betwee… --- ## [Repeated refusals to post a cite to a claim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repeated-refusals-to-post-a-cite-to-a-claim/632303)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repeated-refusals-to-post-a-cite-to-a-claim/632303 "2012-08-24T18:48:34Z")
The late unlamented greenslime was notorious for this during his short tenure, but I see it quite a bit. And I think that repeating claims that can’t (or won’t because the poster is too lazy) be backed by cites (even of… --- ## [Thread not showing poster names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-not-showing-poster-names/632470)
**Author:** [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-not-showing-poster-names/632470 "2012-08-24T17:03:20Z")
In “General Questions”, there is a thread titled, “native american facial hair”. When I open the thread, it shows the text of the posts, but not the names of the posters. Whazzup? Is this a quirk of my browser, or i… --- ## [Question about tracking read threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-tracking-read-threads/632484)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-tracking-read-threads/632484 "2012-08-24T14:27:07Z")
Can someone explain how this board tracks read threads? The behavior seems different depending on how I read the boards. For example, when I’m logged in, if I visit the boards, there will be unread threads. However, l… --- ## ["Ask The..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the/632175)
**Author:** [@JFLuvly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JFLuvly)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the/632175 "2012-08-23T22:23:09Z")
What is the correct forum for the “Ask The …” threads? --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/632070)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/632070 "2012-08-22T18:14:23Z")
… --- ## [quotes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes/632020)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes/632020 "2012-08-21T13:09:52Z")
What is the procedure for isolating parts of posts I want to respond to? Feelo stupid asking but I keep doing it wrong --- ## [Is this a "Pit comment"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-pit-comment/632056)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-pit-comment/632056 "2012-08-20T14:47:57Z")
" all the Obama-haters here recently, the unreasoning, largely racist but wholly irrational and unhinged people . . . " To me it’s a dead-accurate characterization of a certain type who harbors an irrational, largely ra… --- ## [Mods/Admins, seriously stop it with the "Pls help, I need money" threads.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-admins-seriously-stop-it-with-the-pls-help-i-need-money-threads/631333)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-admins-seriously-stop-it-with-the-pls-help-i-need-money-threads/631333 "2012-08-19T19:14:56Z")
Call me a cynic, or worse if you wish, but I really don’t think this is the place for people to be asking for hand outs. It’s just not. --- ## [Help finding a thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-a-thread/631855)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-a-thread/631855 "2012-08-19T02:20:38Z")
Someone posted a thread fairly recently (a week ago?) with a link to a video about the health benefits of walking. It was illustrated by a white board artists, IIRC. I’ve searched and searched but can’t seem to find it … --- ## [Tomndebb, you lighten the fuck up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-you-lighten-the-fuck-up/631347)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-you-lighten-the-fuck-up/631347 "2012-08-19T02:02:50Z")
In this thread my post comes nowhere close to breaking any rule here. It was a polite statement of fact. You have no business moderating that comment in any way, shape, or form. I don’t care what you think is going on… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=172) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=174)