# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=193 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 194 --- ## [Search down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-down/600047)
**Author:** [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-down/600047 "2011-10-18T16:42:32Z")
Is the search function down? I’ve tried a quick and advanced search and keep getting the same error… Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 536870912 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 71 bytes) in /home/straightdope/boar… --- ## [Mods-Please consider rescinding this warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-please-consider-rescinding-this-warning/599937)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-please-consider-rescinding-this-warning/599937 "2011-10-18T10:57:16Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14365740&postcount=9 This warning I received, for innocently and jokingly calling another poster an “asshole”, should really be reconsidered. The comment which sparked… --- ## [How To Apologise Effectively](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-apologise-effectively/599595)
**Author:** [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-apologise-effectively/599595 "2011-10-18T04:15:11Z")
How to apologise effectively for advertising problems, from The Chive recently: 1/ Acknowledge that there is a problem 2/ Apologise for it 3/ Explain how and why it is occurring 4/ Do something about it, and say what… --- ## [Greasemonkey script to add your own SDMB avatars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greasemonkey-script-to-add-your-own-sdmb-avatars/598062)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greasemonkey-script-to-add-your-own-sdmb-avatars/598062 "2011-10-16T02:31:20Z")
During recent discussions about whether or not to have SDMB avatars, I quickly put together a Greasemonkey script to enable you to assign an avatar to yourself and others. See this link for an example of how it looks. T… --- ## [I feel the need to curse the mechanics of V Bulletin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-the-need-to-curse-the-mechanics-of-v-bulletin/599586)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-the-need-to-curse-the-mechanics-of-v-bulletin/599586 "2011-10-15T14:00:43Z")
I’m not sure any member of staff can help me with this problem. If not, then I’m just venting my frustration. It happened again! I started typing a long response to a post and then came back to finish it hours later. Wh… --- ## [I want to change my user name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-change-my-user-name/590232)
**Author:** [@Man\_from\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_from_Mars)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-change-my-user-name/590232 "2011-10-15T00:26:59Z")
I didn’t understand how these types of boards worked over ten years ago when I signed up and put down my own name. I’d like to change it, if possible, to something somewhat more anonymous, while maintaing my registration… --- ## [AbloyProtec has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abloyprotec-has-been-banned/599340)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abloyprotec-has-been-banned/599340 "2011-10-11T20:04:58Z")
User AbloyProtec has been banned. In October he’d been warned twice for personal insults and received a few other mod notes, and we then discovered he had used more than one account on the SDMB. --- ## [Destroy my Solipsism Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/destroy-my-solipsism-thread/599226)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/destroy-my-solipsism-thread/599226 "2011-10-10T21:50:28Z")
I’ll probably regret asking, but why was the ‘Destroy my Solipsism’ thread disappeared from GD? Yes, it was somewhat nonsensical, and yes, I contributed to the nonsense in a semi-serious attempt to start an actual debate… --- ## [How do I search for threads about three letter words?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-search-for-threads-about-three-letter-words/599202)
**Author:** [@bunnymom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bunnymom)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-search-for-threads-about-three-letter-words/599202 "2011-10-10T19:37:15Z")
Hey y’all - how do I search for threads having to do with subjects that are the forbidden three letter words? For instance, today I was talking with the hubby about domestic oil production and wanted to see what discuss… --- ## [Internet Explorer Has Modified This Page To Prevent Cross-Site Scripting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-has-modified-this-page-to-prevent-cross-site-scripting/598964)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-has-modified-this-page-to-prevent-cross-site-scripting/598964 "2011-10-10T18:25:56Z")
Don’t know if this means anything, but IExplorer has started giving me the abovequoted message when I look at most pages at SDMB. I figure it has something to do with an ad. --- ## [Czarcasm has retired from moderating.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czarcasm-has-retired-from-moderating/598436)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czarcasm-has-retired-from-moderating/598436 "2011-10-08T15:57:32Z")
After many years of devoted service, our Chicken of Bristol is now out to pasture. Please wish him all best as he takes some well-deserved rest. --- ## [Is there a SDMB twitter hashtag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-sdmb-twitter-hashtag/598642)
**Author:** [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-sdmb-twitter-hashtag/598642 "2011-10-08T14:04:02Z")
Sounds like a stupid question I know, but I was tweeting about the short story contest that I just emailed off, because I’m trying to do a #novelengage tweet about my writing every day, and for the heck of it I put in #S… --- ## [Thought about a "Like" feature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-about-a-like-feature/598549)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-about-a-like-feature/598549 "2011-10-08T13:20:46Z")
Believe it or not, I don’t post everything that slips into my head. Like most people, I actually try to weigh whether a comment is going to add what I think I want to add to a thread. But I have a really hard time not … --- ## [Where's the Subscribe Link?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-subscribe-link/598716)
**Author:** [@BeachBum2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeachBum2U)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-subscribe-link/598716 "2011-10-06T14:21:09Z")
Ok color me stupid but I’ve looked at the top left of many pages on don’t find a subscribe button. How does subscription work on this site ie; have to subscribe to threads or the whole site for the annual rate? Thanks … --- ## [Why is Twickster locking week-old TV threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-twickster-locking-week-old-tv-threads/598587)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-twickster-locking-week-old-tv-threads/598587 "2011-10-06T13:36:28Z")
Why is Twickster locking week-old episode threads for a few TV shows: Amazing Race season premiere Terra Nova (9/26) Is this a new policy? And if it is, why just these two shows when other shows don’t get their week… --- ## [Do "Serious" threads ever get Threadspotted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-serious-threads-ever-get-threadspotted/598696)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-serious-threads-ever-get-threadspotted/598696 "2011-10-05T19:27:41Z")
Just wondering. Every thread I’ve seen on there has been silly and irreverent. --- ## [Board loading problems tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-loading-problems-tonight/598636)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2011, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-loading-problems-tonight/598636 "2011-10-05T01:01:07Z")
Hi folks- don’t know if it’s just me, but the board is loading very slowly, if at all and showing few threads with new posts. Don’t know what it means, but I thought I toss it out there. --- ## [Need help learning multi-quoting replies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-learning-multi-quoting-replies/598291)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-learning-multi-quoting-replies/598291 "2011-10-04T21:28:14Z")
Hi, all. Second-day n00b here. Been trying to post replies, quoting multiple earlier posts in one reply. I see others are doing it, but I can’t get it to work for me. Am I clicking something when I should be clacking… --- ## [Well, that was weird. (logged in/not logged in/logged in)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-was-weird-logged-in-not-logged-in-logged-in/598580)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-was-weird-logged-in-not-logged-in-logged-in/598580 "2011-10-04T17:59:03Z")
I was just reading page 3 of the Warehouse 13 thread and used the shoulder button on my mouse to go back a page. Only instead of getting the Café, I got the top of the page I was on and an ad. Looked in the top right con… --- ## [Can somebody tell me how to post pix in here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-tell-me-how-to-post-pix-in-here/598557)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-tell-me-how-to-post-pix-in-here/598557 "2011-10-04T17:41:09Z")
I’m techno-dumb but occasionally want to share some pictures. I see a place for links and stuff, but how do I just post a pic? Thnx --- ## [If We're Having A Membership Drive.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-were-having-a-membership-drive/598349)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-were-having-a-membership-drive/598349 "2011-10-04T14:39:27Z")
… and it sounds like we are! :slight\_smile: Let’s hammer home the fact that The Straight Dope can save people some huge bucks if they join here, either free or as a paid member. You know, Jenny, y’all can use every good… --- ## [Why is "Boo!" Private](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boo-private/598229)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boo-private/598229 "2011-10-03T19:14:46Z")
Why is the “Boo!” subforum private? :confused: --- ## [What does it mean when a thread gets abandoned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-when-a-thread-gets-abandoned/598136)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-when-a-thread-gets-abandoned/598136 "2011-10-03T18:58:00Z")
I’ve had this happen thrice recently, I was having an enjoyable debate (which of course means I thought I had the upper hand) when suddenly people in general, and especially the people I was debating just stopped posting… --- ## [I would like to copy and paste entries from one thread to create another](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-copy-and-paste-entries-from-one-thread-to-create-another/598225)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-copy-and-paste-entries-from-one-thread-to-create-another/598225 "2011-10-03T02:06:56Z")
In GQ, a current thread on “neutrinos faster than light” is now up to six pages. Surprisingly, what I thought would be two-line self-aborted hijack on direct human observation of neutrinos has now taken on a life of its … --- ## [Fortress of Solitude Syndrome?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortress-of-solitude-syndrome/598312)
**Author:** [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortress-of-solitude-syndrome/598312 "2011-10-02T00:55:53Z")
Why the Hell did I notice the Side Conversations and Barn House forums only today, after more than one year on the Dope?? --- ## [Thanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks/598236)
**Author:** [@Peaceful\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peaceful_Warrior)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks/598236 "2011-10-01T12:12:15Z")
I was hoping my first post after 12 years of lurking would be something profound, insightful and straight dope worthy but a thanks will have to suffice. ‘Assistant to the Webmaster’ looked into my issue personally, unbl… --- ## ["As seen on the Straight Dope Message Board" Youtube channel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-seen-on-the-straight-dope-message-board-youtube-channel/598094)
**Author:** [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-seen-on-the-straight-dope-message-board-youtube-channel/598094 "2011-10-01T03:28:33Z")
I didn’t find an existing thread on this, so my apologies if this is well-known, but I was surprised to find this: http://www.youtube.com/social/blog/boards-straightdope-sdmb I was looking at an Arc Attack video (Tesla… --- ## [Is anyone else hearing audio ads while on the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-hearing-audio-ads-while-on-the-sdmb/598151)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-hearing-audio-ads-while-on-the-sdmb/598151 "2011-10-01T03:15:03Z")
Just started last week. Is this a thing negotiated, or is it a bug? And how do I mute the ad without muting my PC audio entirely? --- ## [What music is used in the SD Podcast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-is-used-in-the-sd-podcast/598087)
**Author:** [@helicopterjeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/helicopterjeff)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-is-used-in-the-sd-podcast/598087 "2011-09-30T12:31:51Z")
I love the straight dope podcasts. My favorite part is the intro/outtro music. Who is the artist of this? I’d like to hear more!:slight\_smile: --- ## [Twickster: You cause more disruption](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-you-cause-more-disruption/597689)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-you-cause-more-disruption/597689 "2011-09-29T21:48:11Z")
Twickster, your attempts at curtailing discussion in the “Amazing Race Season Debut - Delays?” are far more disruptive than the posts you’re attempting to moderate. Not only does it go against the spirit of the OP, but a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=192) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=194)