# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=18 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 19 --- ## [Re: the January 6 hearings follow-along thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-the-january-6-hearings-follow-along-thread/977144)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2022, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-the-january-6-hearings-follow-along-thread/977144 "2022-12-30T04:36:08Z")
I am posting to apologize for my post in the above thread about Trump’s video response to the January 6th Committee referrals. Even though it was (I guess) technically not off topic in itself, I should have realized that… --- ## [Rules on access SD with a VPN](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-on-access-sd-with-a-vpn/977073)
**Author:** [@burt-lancaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burt-lancaster)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-on-access-sd-with-a-vpn/977073 "2022-12-25T14:49:38Z")
Hello :wave: I signed up for an account on a VPN and the next morning I was not able to sign in. I’ve been the target of some cyber harassment after I got an instructor fired from the IT Department at Madison College an… --- ## [No need for "Spammer Reported Posts" in Discourse. Please do flag them, but please don't bother with the post in thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-need-for-spammer-reported-posts-in-discourse-please-do-flag-them-but-please-dont-bother-with-the-post-in-thread/976215)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-need-for-spammer-reported-posts-in-discourse-please-do-flag-them-but-please-dont-bother-with-the-post-in-thread/976215 "2022-12-24T18:33:15Z")
Spammer reported. --- ## [Problem with posting images in the "Caption This" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-posting-images-in-the-caption-this-thread/975871)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-posting-images-in-the-caption-this-thread/975871 "2022-12-23T01:29:49Z")
Lately, when it’s my turn to post an image in the “Caption This” thread, I get the “Sorry, you can’t embed media images in a post” rejection. It wasn’t a problem foe me before, but it’s been going on for the past month o… --- ## [If I put "IF"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-put-if/976907)
**Author:** [@Janus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Janus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-put-if/976907 "2022-12-21T18:29:18Z")
I, apparently, falsely assumed everyone knows Jane Fonda was not referred by congress to DOJ for treason. My thought was that this obvious hypothetical situation would illustrate some of the political theater with regar… --- ## [10th post lost in 'saving'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-post-lost-in-saving/930139)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-post-lost-in-saving/930139 "2022-12-20T00:42:49Z")
Fuck this site. The old site didn’t this. It does to me all the time. I have a great internet connection, super-fast, but all the time ‘saving’… Where is the middle-finger emoji??? --- ## [Moderation in the "Trump makes major announcement \[...\]" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-in-the-trump-makes-major-announcement-thread/976670)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-in-the-trump-makes-major-announcement-thread/976670 "2022-12-16T21:50:04Z")
It might be something is wrong with my imagination, but I cannot see how mentioning the blockchain involved in Trump’s scam promotes the grift any more than having an active and alive thread on the topic. --- ## [I feel like there should be a "(Latest) News" category](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-there-should-be-a-latest-news-category/976219)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-there-should-be-a-latest-news-category/976219 "2022-12-09T21:12:32Z")
I think there should be a “(Latest) News” category. Non-political news is often shared in MPSIMS, but I often don’t feel like that stuff is mundane or pointless. Thoughts? --- ## [Links to Music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-music/976158)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-music/976158 "2022-12-07T18:22:04Z")
I’m trying to find it in the TOS but it is not 100% clear to me. Am I permitted to provide a link in Cafe Society to music that I’ve created? I finished the arrangement of “Auld Lang Syne” backing track (plus a couple o… --- ## [Is the Dope more popular than it was 2 years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-dope-more-popular-than-it-was-2-years-ago/975923)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2022, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-dope-more-popular-than-it-was-2-years-ago/975923 "2022-12-06T02:36:41Z")
I joined the Dope in October 2020. During that time, topics would be created and/or updated every, I dunno, 3-5 minutes or so. But now (December 2022), topics are being updated every few seconds. Did the Dope experience … --- ## [Fair Use question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fair-use-question/975167)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fair-use-question/975167 "2022-12-05T08:28:41Z")
@Aspenglow did the right thing by erring to the conservative on this one, but it did make me wonder: Is it different for a government site than for a commercial site or ‘work?’ Could I have quoted the totality of thi… --- ## [Minor objection to warning (Game Room)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-objection-to-warning-game-room/975976)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-objection-to-warning-game-room/975976 "2022-12-04T19:09:17Z")
Deshaun Watson is an NFL quarterback accused by dozens of masseuses of sexual misconduct. Total scumbag. Texans cut him, because scumbag, then the Browns signed him to a massive deal. The NFL slaps him on the wrist with … --- ## [On the closing of the Elon Musk Twitter thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-closing-of-the-elon-musk-twitter-thread/975706)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-closing-of-the-elon-musk-twitter-thread/975706 "2022-12-04T02:39:23Z")
Namely, “Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter” in IMHO. I know, I know, you can’t win when you’re a mod, and too many of us like to whine, but here’s the thing. Although I only occasionally posted to that thread, it w… --- ## [Just testing out polls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-out-polls/975423)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2022, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-out-polls/975423 "2022-12-02T21:13:22Z")
poll --- ## [How to get rid of e-mail notifications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-e-mail-notifications/975342)
**Author:** [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2022, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-e-mail-notifications/975342 "2022-11-29T01:53:05Z")
How do I set my preferences so I don’t get e-mails every time someone responds to a post or thread of mine? The notifications on SD are enough. I check SD way more than I check my e-mail. They are too much. Thanks, Sauc… --- ## [What is the time expectation for seeing moderator instructions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-time-expectation-for-seeing-moderator-instructions/975453)
**Author:** [@Wrenching\_Spanners](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wrenching_Spanners)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2022, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-time-expectation-for-seeing-moderator-instructions/975453 "2022-11-25T19:31:12Z")
I’ve just been warned. I’d been participating in a discussion for several hours in this thread. I’ve been coming and going from the discussion throughout the day. I’m not a quick writer, and I try to double-check thi… --- ## [SDMB cited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-cited/974995)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-cited/974995 "2022-11-24T12:48:01Z")
In a footnote to Lynne Murphy’s Prodigal Tongue this post is cited (the book uses the earlier link (pre the current board), but provides enough info for a search to find). Go @BwanaBob ! --- ## [A question regarding the mod note in the Biden investigation thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-regarding-the-mod-note-in-the-biden-investigation-thread/975351)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-regarding-the-mod-note-in-the-biden-investigation-thread/975351 "2022-11-23T18:44:00Z")
First off I want to say that I agree entirely with @Aspenglow’s efforts to curtail the rehashing of the credibility of Republican claims regarding the laptop in this thread. Left alone it could totally derail the thread… --- ## [Resolved: Hijacking threads should never be used as a reason for banning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-hijacking-threads-should-never-be-used-as-a-reason-for-banning/975321)
**Author:** [@Wrenching\_Spanners](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wrenching_Spanners)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-hijacking-threads-should-never-be-used-as-a-reason-for-banning/975321 "2022-11-21T16:21:39Z")
So I saw this thread a few days ago, read an interesting article on the topic over the weekend, and thought about contributing to the discussion. Then I started reading the postings in the thread, and only about a thir… --- ## [Can we discuss recent trends in moderation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-recent-trends-in-moderation/975048)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-recent-trends-in-moderation/975048 "2022-11-19T22:08:19Z")
I do not believe I am alone in perceiving a recent trend towards more active moderation in several respects - accompanied by some changed rules. Has there been any public discussion of this apparent trend? Is such a di… --- ## [Number of responses is listed, but what about the number of views?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-responses-is-listed-but-what-about-the-number-of-views/968748)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-responses-is-listed-but-what-about-the-number-of-views/968748 "2022-11-16T04:27:35Z")
How can I see the number of views a thread has? It used to be there under the old board software, but I’ve no idea how to get that info now. --- ## [What is the bell symbol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-bell-symbol/974913)
**Author:** [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-bell-symbol/974913 "2022-11-15T18:19:06Z")
To the right of New Topic and/or Open draft is a bell symbol. Would someone tell me its purpose? Thank you! --- ## [Politics moderation re Trump and Ivanka](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politics-moderation-re-trump-and-ivanka/974732)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2022, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politics-moderation-re-trump-and-ivanka/974732 "2022-11-12T03:41:45Z")
Huh? Trump’s inappropriate comments about Ivanka and his general predilection for women much younger than he is is well known. Maybe a nudge to keep on subject was warranted, maybe not, it was a mild off topic jibe,… --- ## [Why is a reversed suspension being used as a reason for a permanent banning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-reversed-suspension-being-used-as-a-reason-for-a-permanent-banning/974510)
**Author:** [@Wrenching\_Spanners](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wrenching_Spanners)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-reversed-suspension-being-used-as-a-reason-for-a-permanent-banning/974510 "2022-11-10T19:03:05Z")
UltraVires has been permanently banned. The first reason for the ban is that he was suspended for a comment made about outdoor mask-wearing during Dick Clarke’s Rocking New Year’s Eve. That suspension was reversed. I… --- ## [Is there a way to scroll ahead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-scroll-ahead/974653)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-scroll-ahead/974653 "2022-11-09T12:48:15Z")
Newbie here. When I open some very long threads, the first post I see is from 2017 or 2019 or like that, and I’ve got to scroll through a few thousand posts to get up to posts from this month–is there a way to do it mor… --- ## [Permanent Ban for UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-ban-for-ultravires/974390)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-ban-for-ultravires/974390 "2022-11-05T00:14:06Z")
Moderating: After lengthy discussion in the mod loop, we’ve decided to permanently revoke @UltraVires’s posting privileges. This is based on the following formal warnings, together with numerous mod notes. Warning from… --- ## [Seriously, this thread is closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-this-thread-is-closed/974031)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-this-thread-is-closed/974031 "2022-11-04T20:26:21Z")
I continue to be dumbfounded by the new moderation. The idea that men have no say in an abortion was an undisputed part of the Roe jurisprudence. A revival of Roe, as proposed in the thread, would continue it. A po… --- ## [Is anyone else just back after a long hiatus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-just-back-after-a-long-hiatus/974040)
**Author:** [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-just-back-after-a-long-hiatus/974040 "2022-11-03T19:17:51Z")
Mostly just a test thread. Feels good to be back --- ## [The word Shiksa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-shiksa/973444)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-shiksa/973444 "2022-11-01T15:50:35Z")
Recently I started a thread that asked if other languages have non-derogatory words like Shiksha and Gentiles that Jews used. @puzzlegal points out that Shiksa is derogatory Then I ask her to moderate a post where thi… --- ## [Chronos this is a ridiculous mod note](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronos-this-is-a-ridiculous-mod-note/974050)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronos-this-is-a-ridiculous-mod-note/974050 "2022-11-01T15:18:57Z")
First it’s the reader not the writer that sets the tone. So if you’re getting a bad tone from that post that’s on you not me. And what exactly, is so vulgar about my post? Was it “boob-diner” that the op used directly… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=19)