# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=183 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 184 --- ## [Proposed rule: No textspeak; capitals are mandatory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-rule-no-textspeak-capitals-are-mandatory/617293)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-rule-no-textspeak-capitals-are-mandatory/617293 "2012-04-02T18:43:41Z")
I propose that the mods are able to request that a poster refrain from using textspeak and that they follow basic, general capitalization rules. This would apply to posters in which the ‘style’ is endemic to their posts.… --- ## [Banner ads that prevent the rest of the page from loading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banner-ads-that-prevent-the-rest-of-the-page-from-loading/617598)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banner-ads-that-prevent-the-rest-of-the-page-from-loading/617598 "2012-04-02T17:03:08Z")
From time to time, I come across a banner ad that seems to be preventing the rest of the page from loading (IE version 8). The most common one I remember seeing is a Goodyear ad with four tires that pop up and down in ro… --- ## [I hereby accept the SDMB's offer of a moderator position](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-accept-the-sdmbs-offer-of-a-moderator-position/617449)
**Author:** [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-accept-the-sdmbs-offer-of-a-moderator-position/617449 "2012-04-02T10:51:31Z")
I know that these things are usually handled in private, but as this is the start of my new career as a moderator, I figured that I might as well make it public. Normally people have to apply for the gig, but evidently E… --- ## [OP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/op/616861)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/op/616861 "2012-04-02T02:07:48Z")
What does OP stand for? --- ## [Very Corny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-corny/617441)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-corny/617441 "2012-04-02T01:56:32Z")
Saw the titles switch in the middle of posting! Good job and Happy April Fools to all. --- ## [So, Have The Mods Banned Themselves Yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-have-the-mods-banned-themselves-yet/617469)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-have-the-mods-banned-themselves-yet/617469 "2012-04-01T17:37:04Z")
From the agreement: Only one screen name is permitted per user. If you wish to change screen names please email an administrator. Use of multiple screen names is grounds for revocation of your right to post under ANY sc… --- ## [Why is Yakuza allowed to talk about paying for escorts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-yakuza-allowed-to-talk-about-paying-for-escorts/617233)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-yakuza-allowed-to-talk-about-paying-for-escorts/617233 "2012-04-01T03:03:25Z")
How in the world is it that a thread where someone openly admits to paying for sex (illegal in the US where he has admitted to living) is left open, but one that asks about how people enjoy their pot (legal with medical … --- ## [Test thread re: url underlinging. Did I find a quirk\>](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-re-url-underlinging-did-i-find-a-quirk/617317)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-re-url-underlinging-did-i-find-a-quirk/617317 "2012-03-30T22:27:50Z")
In Cafe Society, I posted this: The link for both They Live and Hell Comes to Frogtown both work, but only They Live is underlined. Is it because I put the code for italics and urls in a different order? Obviously no… --- ## [Illegal activity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-activity/616910)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-activity/616910 "2012-03-28T19:40:17Z")
This thread was closed for encouraging illegal activity. The last line of the OP states, “I am legal!” I’ll assume that Mewl Dear lives in a state where medical marijuana is legal, and has a valid prescription. So why … --- ## [Missing smilies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-smilies/368517)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-smilies/368517 "2012-03-28T13:23:37Z")
We seemed to have lost :wally and Happy Orthodox Jewish guy ;j . What is going on? Oy! --- ## [The Straight Dope mailing on diverse devices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-mailing-on-diverse-devices/613850)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-mailing-on-diverse-devices/613850 "2012-02-25T03:40:25Z")
\[Copied from the announcement\] As more of you read the Straight Dope weekly mailing on different devices., we’d appreciate hearing from you as to how this is working out for you technically. Do the embedded links work … --- ## [60 Replies : 58,000+ Views...What gives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-replies-58-000-views-what-gives/616823)
**Author:** [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-replies-58-000-views-what-gives/616823 "2012-03-28T02:39:52Z")
There has to be a reason this thread has so many views. No offense to the OP, but it’s a thread about leg shaking for heaven’s sake. Is it something that everyone wants to read about but not comment on? Was it featured… --- ## [Problems with Chrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-chrome/616397)
**Author:** [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-chrome/616397 "2012-03-22T18:14:00Z")
I’m having a lot of problems using Chome and the boards lately, and wondered if it was just me, or anyone else was having these issues. Back button doesn’t work. In many cases, hitting the back button while reading a … --- ## [It's March. Can we kill the Halloween forum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-march-can-we-kill-the-halloween-forum/615831)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-march-can-we-kill-the-halloween-forum/615831 "2012-03-21T14:36:56Z")
As the title says. Seems a bit ridiculous for a seasonal holiday forum to be taking up space, particularly since nobody can post to it anymore. --- ## [Where'd the Halloween subforum go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whered-the-halloween-subforum-go/616332)
**Author:** [@SCSimmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCSimmons)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whered-the-halloween-subforum-go/616332 "2012-03-21T03:12:42Z")
It used to be right there on the MPSIMS page, but suddenly it’s vanished. :frowning: --- ## [NDE thread - devil's (God's) advocate (heh)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nde-thread-devils-gods-advocate-heh/615937)
**Author:** [@PBear42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PBear42)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nde-thread-devils-gods-advocate-heh/615937 "2012-03-20T18:57:39Z")
Currently pending in GD is a thread on near death experiences. Late on page three, mishagoe posted, “There is no evidence for the existence of souls. It follows that you have no soul. So enjoy your souless existence and… --- ## [Hate Speech Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-speech-question/616277)
**Author:** [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2012, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-speech-question/616277 "2012-03-20T05:30:17Z")
If someone posted: Would that qualify as hate speech? What if it were about some other religious group? --- ## [Whoa, forum ad is making me paranoid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-forum-ad-is-making-me-paranoid/616119)
**Author:** [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-forum-ad-is-making-me-paranoid/616119 "2012-03-19T18:18:49Z")
So I load the IMHO forum, I’m not even logged in, and above the SD banner I see: BLANK SLATE It leads to some training device for climbers. So, just a coincidence, right? Everyone else gets the same ads? Heh, um, heh h… --- ## [Scour Redirect/Bloodhound.Exploit Trojan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scour-redirect-bloodhound-exploit-trojan/616056)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scour-redirect-bloodhound-exploit-trojan/616056 "2012-03-17T17:06:21Z")
Wanted to raise the red flag on a virus I caught whilst pokin’ around the Dope. Can’t guanrantee it was directly from the SDMB, but I’ll throw up a hand and see who else might have caught it. I was surfing a few pages … --- ## [Download file pop-up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-file-pop-up/615960)
**Author:** [@BunnyTVS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyTVS)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2012, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-file-pop-up/615960 "2012-03-17T01:09:15Z")
For the last day or so, when browsing the dope I get a message at the bottom of the screen asking if I want to open or save pcon.js from www .wtp101.com. And yes I am lazy enough to stick to IE. --- ## [Reviving Old Threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reviving-old-threads/615821)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reviving-old-threads/615821 "2012-03-15T04:16:28Z")
I’ve wanted to start a thread on how people answered Political Compass questions. However searching, I found a series of threads on each individual Political Compass question from several years ago. Should I revive these… --- ## ["Moved" redirect points to wrong thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moved-redirect-points-to-wrong-thread/615760)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moved-redirect-points-to-wrong-thread/615760 "2012-03-14T18:55:33Z")
I’m not sure how to explain this using the normal report system, so I thought I’d try here. There are two threads in MPSIMS: It’s March 14th - Happy Pi Day Everyone !!! and I had my mare inseminated yesterday There … --- ## [Weird, there's another me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-theres-another-me/614997)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-theres-another-me/614997 "2012-03-13T23:34:05Z")
Well, not really but damn close. plainjane. What’s even stranger is that I notice from her profile that she also had Opiate ‘issues’ in the past (good for her that she, like me, is a couple of years clean). I had a good… --- ## [Hiding "Last Activity" on user profile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-last-activity-on-user-profile/615184)
**Author:** [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2012, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-last-activity-on-user-profile/615184 "2012-03-11T04:25:58Z")
I noticed that when I click on some user’s profiles, they have the “last activity” field hidden. I feel like I’ve looked at the User CP tab many times, but I can’t figure out how to do that. I’m sure it’s screamingly o… --- ## [I'm a test thraed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-test-thraed/618491)
**Author:** [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-test-thraed/618491 "2012-03-09T20:04:21Z")
I’m done with this thread. It has no use anymore. --- ## [An ad link, appeared, then disappeared in my post. I didn't put it there.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ad-link-appeared-then-disappeared-in-my-post-i-didnt-put-it-there/614979)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ad-link-appeared-then-disappeared-in-my-post-i-didnt-put-it-there/614979 "2012-03-09T19:10:59Z")
I made this post and once I submitted it, the word “opinion” showed up as a blue hilighted link. I was curious so I clicked on it, and got a page with a voice telling me I was “today’s winner” and asking me to fill out… --- ## [Subscription page issue (?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscription-page-issue/614922)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscription-page-issue/614922 "2012-03-06T23:30:19Z")
Last night I attempted to renew my memberships. Whenever I clicked on the soft buttons to use Paypal, NOTHING happened. Page issue? PEBKAC? Another action from The Vast Conspiracy To Piss Me Off by denying me continued … --- ## [Looking for a thread...please help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-thread-please-help/614074)
**Author:** [@YourAdHere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YourAdHere)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2012, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-thread-please-help/614074 "2012-03-04T03:02:53Z")
Hi, I’m looking for a thread I am pretty sure exists, but can’t seem to find it using either google site search, or the board’s own search. The thread is about how the democratic and republican parties “switched” or som… --- ## [So was I the only one who got banned yesterday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-i-the-only-one-who-got-banned-yesterday/614493)
**Author:** [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2012, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-i-the-only-one-who-got-banned-yesterday/614493 "2012-03-04T02:07:01Z")
If so, what happened? If not, what happened? --- ## [Renewal question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renewal-question/614512)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renewal-question/614512 "2012-03-02T18:15:50Z")
My current membership is not up until 2013, but my custom title is due to expire 3/10/2012. If I renew today, will the new expiry date be 3/10/2013 or 3/1/2013? For simplicity, assume that the renewal takes place immedi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=182) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=184)