# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=185 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 186 --- ## [Valentine's Day - 2 Gift Memberships.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valentines-day-2-gift-memberships/610793)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2012, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valentines-day-2-gift-memberships/610793 "2012-02-15T15:42:44Z")
… from me and Dondra. Same rules as Christmas, if that’s okay? Just send me a pm, names go in a hat and we’ll draw for them on Valentine’s night.:slight\_smile: Thanks Q --- ## [What is the gender ratio of the people working in Cecil Adams' employ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-gender-ratio-of-the-people-working-in-cecil-adams-employ/612257)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2012, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-gender-ratio-of-the-people-working-in-cecil-adams-employ/612257 "2012-02-15T03:41:00Z")
By that, I mean the people who work for Cecil Adams: Ed Zotti, the answerers who fill Adams’ position when Adam is not around to answer any columns, and the administrators and moderators of this website. I would like to … --- ## [Would it be possible to mark zombie threads somehow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-mark-zombie-threads-somehow/612599)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-mark-zombie-threads-somehow/612599 "2012-02-14T17:20:29Z")
A lot of zombie threads have been popping up recently thanks to the revised zombie rules. I’m not against them, but it is a bit annoying to realize at the end of a thread that it’s years old. Could they be marked someh… --- ## [New 3-letter addition to database...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-3-letter-addition-to-database/612674)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-3-letter-addition-to-database/612674 "2012-02-13T19:45:29Z")
SSD = Solid State Drive. As they become more popular this will probably come up a lot. We should also have a sticky listing the 3-letter words in teh database and leaving it open for additions. Just a thought… --- ## [I'm a bit tired of twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-bit-tired-of-twickster/612584)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-bit-tired-of-twickster/612584 "2012-02-13T17:13:50Z")
Self-contradictary, and the latter statement is designed to discourage people who are not fans of Houston’s talent or her style from posting. --- ## [Other websites stealing content again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-websites-stealing-content-again/612573)
**Author:** [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2012, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-websites-stealing-content-again/612573 "2012-02-12T14:27:51Z")
http://en.jo1jo.com/vb2/showthread.php?t=1159438 I stumbled across this in a google search, and recognized RealityChuck’s name. I saw a few familiar looking threads, there, when I looked at a thread listing. --- ## [Tapatalk Location Appendage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-location-appendage/612498)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-location-appendage/612498 "2012-02-11T09:06:43Z")
I’ve sent a PM to Idle Thoughts to help me with this, but in the interim, I feel like I should be doing more. So, here goes… Every time I post, a URL map of my location appends to the bottom, like a signature. At first,… --- ## [This is idiotic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-idiotic/612413)
**Author:** [@Hbns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbns)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-idiotic/612413 "2012-02-10T22:25:35Z")
Here at the Straight Dope, however, if you choose to take issue with the veracity of anything the OP has written, you need to take these accusations to the BBQ Pit. How long will the thinly veiled begging for money be a… --- ## [About the logging out thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-logging-out-thing/612463)
**Author:** [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-logging-out-thing/612463 "2012-02-10T22:08:01Z")
I understand the need to log people out when they’re inactive. But there is a way on vbulletin that you can set, so that people who have logged out, can log back in and still see the posts that contain new threads we ha… --- ## [Request for Thread Re-Open](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-thread-re-open/612322)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-thread-re-open/612322 "2012-02-10T21:26:03Z")
DCnDC’s only crime was starting a Kids in the Hall quoting thread in the middle of the work day. It wasn’t even given a chance to blossom before being mercilessly cut down. I request the thread be re-opened. --- ## [Multi Question Polls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-question-polls/612442)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-question-polls/612442 "2012-02-10T21:16:15Z")
Are we able to create polls with multiple questions? If not, I’ll just resurrect my Mr Poll account. :smiley: --- ## [devilsknew has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devilsknew-has-been-banned/612452)
**Author:** [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devilsknew-has-been-banned/612452 "2012-02-10T20:11:00Z")
Today, following this eighth warning, which may be seen here for personal insults, devilsknew has been banned from the message board. Previous warnings here: For failure to follow mod instructions: http://boards.strai… --- ## [Can you hide posts by mentally ill person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-hide-posts-by-mentally-ill-person/612429)
**Author:** [@spankthecrumpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spankthecrumpet)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-hide-posts-by-mentally-ill-person/612429 "2012-02-10T17:21:35Z")
A blocked user has made some posts about telepathy. Someone else posted in one of them they had found his website. Until seeing that website I was laughing at this gentleman, but now I feel bad. It is extremely clear he … --- ## ["Should a national abortion database be maintained" thread - where'd it go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-national-abortion-database-be-maintained-thread-whered-it-go/612418)
**Author:** [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-national-abortion-database-be-maintained-thread-whered-it-go/612418 "2012-02-10T15:38:53Z")
Sure, it was a train wreck waiting to happen, but I was sort of looking forward to the show. --- ## [Straight dope membership](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-membership/610044)
**Author:** [@GeddyClaypoolBurton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GeddyClaypoolBurton)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2012, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-membership/610044 "2012-02-09T01:18:46Z")
I’ve been on the message boards here for almost three months now, and I am overall really impressed with the conversations and people on here. Call me an eager beaver, but how exactly does one become a “Member”, “Charter… --- ## [Problems Arise from Threads Being Moved Out of The Pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-arise-from-threads-being-moved-out-of-the-pit/611940)
**Author:** [@ambushed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ambushed)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2012, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-arise-from-threads-being-moved-out-of-the-pit/611940 "2012-02-09T00:33:42Z")
Recently, a thread by Granny Rainbow on the Ten Commandments (that ended up with mindless glossolalia on her part) appeared in The BBQ Pit, which is where I entered the thread. Later, Granny and I ended up throwing some… --- ## [Why not remove "spam reported" type posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-remove-spam-reported-type-posts/611962)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-remove-spam-reported-type-posts/611962 "2012-02-08T19:30:00Z")
Earlier today, I reported spam in this thread and in the “wrasslin” thread in the Pit (same spammer). The mods dutifully zapped the spammer and disappeared the offending posts, but my “spam reported” posts remain. As s… --- ## [Just Wonderin' If We Could Generate A Thread....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-wonderin-if-we-could-generate-a-thread/611704)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-wonderin-if-we-could-generate-a-thread/611704 "2012-02-06T20:07:45Z")
… for our friends who may need prayers, thoughts and/or vibes, and maybe even a few bucks for the essentials, from time to time? To wit: if I don’t surf into “New Posts” (and I rarely do), it’s possible I may miss a Dop… --- ## [May I ask about CPAP here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-i-ask-about-cpap-here/611754)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-i-ask-about-cpap-here/611754 "2012-02-05T16:38:24Z")
I think I have sleep apnea. My wife says so and I am fairly certain she is right. Rather than go through all the rigamarole or a real diagnosis during one of my short visits to the US, I have decided to buy a used CPAP o… --- ## [Is it okay to Pit a company?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-to-pit-a-company/611794)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-to-pit-a-company/611794 "2012-02-05T00:16:49Z")
I’ve got a mild mad at XYZ corporation, big providers of XYZ service, and would like to Pit them. What I want to say is true, so they couldn’t sue me… Except, of course, anyone can sue anyone, any time, for anything… … --- ## [WWI as a bar fight . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwi-as-a-bar-fight/611729)
**Author:** [@GreenHell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenHell)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwi-as-a-bar-fight/611729 "2012-02-04T13:49:52Z")
There was a hillarious thread some years back describing World War One as a bar brawl. The metaphor was remarkably accurate (as far as my historical knowledge goes) and I was greatly amused by it. However, I looked for i… --- ## [Comments about "The Great Debates"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comments-about-the-great-debates/610959)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comments-about-the-great-debates/610959 "2012-02-03T03:42:10Z")
The description for “The Great Debates” is that “This is also the place for religious debates and (if you feel you must) witnessing.” I have two comments. Witnessing is not debating. In a courtroom, witnessing means t… --- ## [Why Can't I Stay Logged In Here.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-stay-logged-in-here/611177)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-stay-logged-in-here/611177 "2012-02-02T23:35:48Z")
…and elsewhere? I check “remember me”, but I get shut out even though I don’t restart my machine. I’m sure it’s probably in a security setting I’ve screwed up, so any help would be appreciated. This didn’t used to happe… --- ## [links in posts indirect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-in-posts-indirect/611548)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-in-posts-indirect/611548 "2012-02-02T18:50:43Z")
Why do most links within posts go first to “api.viglink.com”, rather than their eventual target? --- ## [Why is Miller allowed to be a moderator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-miller-allowed-to-be-a-moderator/611409)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-miller-allowed-to-be-a-moderator/611409 "2012-02-02T15:32:54Z")
Seriously, the guy just doesn’t seem able to set personal animus aside when moderating issues involving me in the Pit. His personal hard feelings for me date back to the time I got sick of posts claiming people could onl… --- ## [Clarification on the civility level](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-on-the-civility-level/611486)
**Author:** [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-on-the-civility-level/611486 "2012-02-02T13:17:07Z")
(You can skip to the last paragraph and ignore the rambling). Sometimes I feel I want to report a post, but don’t because I’m not sure it warrants it. But then I think - if this poster’s comments have made me think “wh… --- ## [Who does one contact re: donation threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-one-contact-re-donation-threads/611097)
**Author:** [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-one-contact-re-donation-threads/611097 "2012-02-02T06:57:50Z")
I hate to abuse the SDMB, but I have seriously exhausted my “classroom” funds until my tax return. We’re trying to do a book project, but I can’t afford to cover all of it. I wanted to know which mod do I PM for permiss… --- ## [What killed the hamsters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-killed-the-hamsters/610658)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-killed-the-hamsters/610658 "2012-02-01T20:58:34Z")
When I was here originally (c. 2002) multiposts blamed on “hamsters” were rampant. I’ve yet to see it since I returned, what solved the problem? --- ## [Starving Artist , yet again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-artist-yet-again/611305)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-artist-yet-again/611305 "2012-02-01T14:14:46Z")
Could someone please explain, in simple language, why Starving Artist has yet to earn any sanctions for his aggregate behavior in the threads: It’s time to officially Pit Joe Paterno and the Penn State football program. … --- ## [Upside-down english thread closed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upside-down-english-thread-closed/611123)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upside-down-english-thread-closed/611123 "2012-02-01T02:00:55Z")
Looks like my thread with upside down english was closed for being “annoying as shit.” Sorry I annoyed. Was not my intent. I thought it was actually a fun “mundane pointless” bit of internet magic to share. We seemed t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=184) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=186)