# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=191 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 192 --- ## [Has the number of posts gone down over the past year or so?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-number-of-posts-gone-down-over-the-past-year-or-so/603475)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2011, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-number-of-posts-gone-down-over-the-past-year-or-so/603475 "2011-11-20T03:32:11Z")
It seems to me that there are fewer posts, maybe fewer posters? It used to be that if I was reading a popular GD or Pit thread and didn’t read it for a day or two, that pages might be added to it. Nowadays, I’m not getti… --- ## [Is it just my imagination, or...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-my-imagination-or/603196)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-my-imagination-or/603196 "2011-11-19T22:24:40Z")
…is there an unusually high number of very recent registrants posting strange or provocative things? I’m relatively new here, so maybe this just happens in random waves? --- ## [Posting From Kindle Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-from-kindle-fire/603412)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-from-kindle-fire/603412 "2011-11-19T14:00:31Z")
This is my test post from my new Kindle Fire sent via wireless. This is only a test. --- ## [A question about Sevastopol's banning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-sevastopols-banning/603217)
**Author:** [@Crazyhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazyhorse)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-sevastopols-banning/603217 "2011-11-19T03:12:56Z")
I think that if you had you might not need clarification. But he was banned for trolling with his antisemitic views, not his antisemitism or anti-Israeli views themselves. To get you started on the reading of the threa… --- ## [What is the Mission of the SDope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-mission-of-the-sdope/602817)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-mission-of-the-sdope/602817 "2011-11-19T01:26:41Z")
I would like the Admins (Mods) who WE PAY to have the privledge to be so holy explain what they see as the mission of the Straightdope, specifically General Questions? And, what the paying customer is paying the SD for?… --- ## [Test thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/603042)
**Author:** [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/603042 "2011-11-18T21:42:04Z")
This is a test thread. If a couple people could post something that I could test TapTalk’s moderator tools I would appreciate it. Thank you! --- ## [Let's implement The Box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-implement-the-box/603160)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-implement-the-box/603160 "2011-11-18T08:24:57Z")
Suggestion. Instead of banning people, let’s implement The Penalty Box. That would be a forum that people would be limited to posting in if the mods deem it necessary. And we could visit The Box to poke fun at them as… --- ## [Old Straight Dope Podcasts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-straight-dope-podcasts/584158)
**Author:** [@Stillquest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stillquest)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-straight-dope-podcasts/584158 "2011-11-18T08:12:53Z")
I’ve recently stumbled upon the Straight Dope Podcasts, and needless to say I found them delightful. Unfortunately, iTunes only contains the latest 20 episodes. Is there any way to access the older Podcasts? Thanks! --- ## [Getting "Database Error" When Trying To Send A PM?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-database-error-when-trying-to-send-a-pm/603286)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-database-error-when-trying-to-send-a-pm/603286 "2011-11-18T04:25:35Z")
Anyone know what the matter could be?:slight\_smile: Thanks Q --- ## [Sevastopol has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sevastopol-has-been-banned/603159)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sevastopol-has-been-banned/603159 "2011-11-16T19:17:53Z")
Sevastopol received a formal warning for trolling today for two posts denigrating Jews and Israel.. He has been warned for the same kinds of comments several times in the past (examples here, here and here). He was suspe… --- ## [Can this thread be moved back, please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-this-thread-be-moved-back-please/602898)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-this-thread-be-moved-back-please/602898 "2011-11-16T16:05:56Z")
This thread: Is this the most unflattering product photo or what? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board was moved to “Marketplace” because, as the PM I received said, “Just wanted to let you know that I’ve… --- ## [Duty to report and the Penn State sex abuse case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duty-to-report-and-the-penn-state-sex-abuse-case/602964)
**Author:** [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duty-to-report-and-the-penn-state-sex-abuse-case/602964 "2011-11-15T22:11:00Z")
There has been a lot of discussion about the legal and moral duty to report known or suspected child abuse. I don’t really expect a response from the Powers that Be in this thread but I think they should be discussing th… --- ## [Is It Trolling to Try to Get Another Poster to Break the Rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-trolling-to-try-to-get-another-poster-to-break-the-rules/601395)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-trolling-to-try-to-get-another-poster-to-break-the-rules/601395 "2011-11-15T19:38:32Z")
Dropping this turd into the thread with neither a context nor even a specific poster as its target is not appropriate. If you want to attempt irony, at least make an effort at coherence. \[ /Moderating \] So it’s "no… --- ## [Ban Floater. Or at least action him.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ban-floater-or-at-least-action-him/602625)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ban-floater-or-at-least-action-him/602625 "2011-11-14T18:32:59Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=14451886#post14451886 Floater posted a NSFW, NSFMind shock site with pictures of dead cats being skinned and prepared for eating in the middle of a thread about adopt… --- ## [code\_grey has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code_grey-has-been-banned/602894)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code_grey-has-been-banned/602894 "2011-11-14T15:57:26Z")
code\_grey has been banned permanently. He was suspended in late August after getting several warnings for insults and off-topic political remarks. Suspensions are supposed to be a last-chance reminder that a poster’s beh… --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/602797)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/602797 "2011-11-14T03:01:04Z")
this is a test. --- ## [Some Kind Of Settlement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-kind-of-settlement/602477)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-kind-of-settlement/602477 "2011-11-14T00:29:38Z")
After reading what some of you have written me about the recent disagreement between myself and Twickster, I have reached the following conclusion: Neither of us was in the right. I wasn’t because I obviously overreact… --- ## [I have a legal answer for this OP. Would you re-open the thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-legal-answer-for-this-op-would-you-re-open-the-thread/600280)
**Author:** [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-legal-answer-for-this-op-would-you-re-open-the-thread/600280 "2011-11-13T21:48:17Z")
This thread Can I have someone move my $ if I end up in the hospital? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board was closed because Gary “Wombat” Robson deemed the OPer was asking for advice on how to commit fr… --- ## [A Question About Thread Titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-thread-titles/602798)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-thread-titles/602798 "2011-11-13T17:26:25Z")
Ref this thread 1 in 2 boys sexual abused? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board The thread title which appears on the GQ forum listing http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?f=3 is “1 in 2 boy… --- ## [Search tinkering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-tinkering/602288)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-tinkering/602288 "2011-11-12T14:49:24Z")
Is it possible to tweak the search rules so that in cases where your search returns NO results of any kind, you don’t have to wait to try again? I understand that the hamsters are severely overworked and underfed, and t… --- ## [Moderating a discussion a moderator is part of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderating-a-discussion-a-moderator-is-part-of/601942)
**Author:** [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderating-a-discussion-a-moderator-is-part-of/601942 "2011-11-11T19:09:45Z")
I had originally started posting this in the thread, but I decided to post it here as the way things were going I’d probably have got a warning for something procedural. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.ph… --- ## [Audio/Video ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audio-video-ads/602372)
**Author:** [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2011, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audio-video-ads/602372 "2011-11-11T09:51:19Z")
I think I am supposed to put these here, no? There are currently audio ads playing…I’m getting Dell and Spanish-speaking station. I keep muting them but when I move to a new page, they replay. I would’ve muted my comp a… --- ## [Your Permanent Record](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-permanent-record/602470)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2011, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-permanent-record/602470 "2011-11-11T04:51:19Z")
Do I have a way of looking up how many times I’ve been warned? I don’t even know if I ever have been… I’m just wondering. --- ## [mind/brain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-brain/602421)
**Author:** [@lulubelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lulubelle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-brain/602421 "2011-11-09T19:45:46Z")
What’s the difference between the mind and the brain (other than you can lose one and need to find the other)? --- ## [Is there a new rule about political slurs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-new-rule-about-political-slurs/602392)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-new-rule-about-political-slurs/602392 "2011-11-09T19:23:34Z")
In this thread, Marley says: Is it just the -tard words that are now disallow? It’s OK to say Troglodyte, DEMONcrat, or Repug as long as you don’t attach a -tard to it? Seems rather arbitrary. --- ## [My non-warning in the game room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-non-warning-in-the-game-room/602299)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-non-warning-in-the-game-room/602299 "2011-11-09T15:57:06Z")
Posts about moderation go in this forum, right? Kinthalis makes a post about PC-specific features they’re adding to Skyrim to take advantage of the greater technical capability of the PC. He’s not saying HAHA EAT IT CON… --- ## [Should URL shorteners be banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-url-shorteners-be-banned/601946)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-url-shorteners-be-banned/601946 "2011-11-08T20:24:06Z")
There are various URL shorteners around. I’m not going to list them; they’re well known. I’d like to suggest that they be banned for two reasons: They disguise the target URL, and with the \[noparse\]\[/noparse\] tags, po… --- ## [Are future guest stars considered spoilers in Cafe Society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-future-guest-stars-considered-spoilers-in-cafe-society/600195)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2011, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-future-guest-stars-considered-spoilers-in-cafe-society/600195 "2011-11-08T04:01:30Z")
Here is the thread that got me thinking. It’s regarding Supernatual and contains spoilers up to last week’s show. We discussed this awhile back when dealing with Steve Carell leaving the office. We had a slew of posts a… --- ## [Weird Ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ad/601544)
**Author:** [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2011, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ad/601544 "2011-11-06T21:39:44Z")
I got a weird ad at the bottom of the ATMB index page. Just a big button labeled “INSTALL” I didn’t click on it, but I copied the link. Here it is, slightly broken: ht tp://adserving.cpxinteractive.com/clk?3,eAGljlFvgj… --- ## [What's with the (redundant) Barn House forum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-redundant-barn-house-forum/601234)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2011, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-redundant-barn-house-forum/601234 "2011-11-05T05:27:47Z")
It’s rarely visited and many people don’rt even know it exists. It appears to have been set up for Ed Zotti’s book, whoever he is… But that book has only had 7 reviews since 2008. Seriously meh; pathetic on amazon… And … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=190) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=192)