# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=194 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 195 --- ## [Please rescind this warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-rescind-this-warning/597466)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-rescind-this-warning/597466 "2011-09-29T20:39:55Z")
The warning to Merijeek should be rescinded. --- ## [Can I start a thread with this title?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-start-a-thread-with-this-title/597759)
**Author:** [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-start-a-thread-with-this-title/597759 "2011-09-29T03:06:22Z")
Can I start a thread in Cafe Society with this title? Yaba dabba do you frackin cocksuckers! The topic would be made up words, modified words, and words way overused in tv series. This comes from the Flintstones, BSG, … --- ## [SD and SDMB on Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-and-sdmb-on-facebook/597780)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-and-sdmb-on-facebook/597780 "2011-09-27T18:59:53Z")
To TPTB: Ever thought about starting an official Facebook page for the Straight Dope and/or the Straight Dope Message Board? Fans could get weekly updates on the SD column and staff reports (SD Fan Page) and links to in… --- ## [Bumping limit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumping-limit/594787)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumping-limit/594787 "2011-09-27T03:02:57Z")
Is there a limit to the number of times a poster can bump a thread before the mods get tired and lock it? I ask because I’ve noticed one thread in particular where the OP continues to bump the thread every couple of day… --- ## [Reported](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported/596994)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2011, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported/596994 "2011-09-25T08:22:12Z")
In this thread, runner pat, doubtless with good intentions, posted to say that he reported the thread as spam. Intentions aside, it struck me as smacking of the sort of officious rudeness you might find in an elementary … --- ## [adhay has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adhay-has-been-banned/597464)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adhay-has-been-banned/597464 "2011-09-24T16:16:54Z")
In mid August, adhay was suspended for one month after repeated warnings for trolling and failure to follow moderator instructions. He was also instructed to stop bumping old ATMB threads with inane comments (here) or ma… --- ## [Not Guilty as charged, Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-guilty-as-charged-colibri/597413)
**Author:** [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-guilty-as-charged-colibri/597413 "2011-09-24T02:42:25Z")
Please explain your PMing \[me\]to 30 days in Juvie. --- ## [Shed No Blood Dot Com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shed-no-blood-dot-com/597403)
**Author:** [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shed-no-blood-dot-com/597403 "2011-09-24T02:02:09Z")
Anyone here woke up knowing exactly where every streamer/scab came from? I thought not. We shed blood in sacrifice to Forgiveness, I ask Yours. Aloha --- ## [Zombie threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-threads/596636)
**Author:** [@The\_Niply\_Elder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Niply_Elder)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2011, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-threads/596636 "2011-09-23T22:30:20Z")
Is there a way for the mods to enable a feature to mark zombie threads as such? I’m thinking like a small “z” icon where the open/closed envelope icon is now. I thought we would all appreciate a heads up about zombie th… --- ## [SD vs SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-vs-sdmb/597214)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-vs-sdmb/597214 "2011-09-23T02:50:36Z")
How does the popularity of these two parts of the site compare, in terms of hits and whatever other measures might be appropriate? And how has this changed over the years? --- ## [Not Found The requested URL /sdmb/1 was not found on this server.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-found-the-requested-url-sdmb-1-was-not-found-on-this-server/597057)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-found-the-requested-url-sdmb-1-was-not-found-on-this-server/597057 "2011-09-22T16:10:47Z")
I get this, or some variation of it, when I click on a link in a SDMB thread…most of the time. Almost always, the first click goes to this “Not Found” /sdmb address, and after I back my browser, the second time I click … --- ## [Gifted Member?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifted-member/597023)
**Author:** [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifted-member/597023 "2011-09-22T04:05:48Z")
Can anyone 'splain why I have “Gifted Member” under my username? Now, if I were a dude, I may be complimented by calling my member gifted, but since I’m not, I’d like to see it removed. Any thoughts? --- ## [Why is SDMB such a goddamn memory hog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-sdmb-such-a-goddamn-memory-hog/596789)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-sdmb-such-a-goddamn-memory-hog/596789 "2011-09-21T20:03:28Z")
I am using Chrome on XP with 4GB and a quad core. I can open a hundred tabs on graphics rich websites and surf for days with no problems. But if I come here, and open more than thirty or so tabs, the system slows to a cr… --- ## [What happened with this rhinoplasty thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-with-this-rhinoplasty-thread/596899)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-with-this-rhinoplasty-thread/596899 "2011-09-22T01:35:55Z")
This one, that is. The last post is from 9/5/2008, then a post today from Spectre of Pithecanthropus locking the thread. Is it safe to assume a spammer reanimated it, and that those posts are now gone? Idle curiosity,… --- ## [Straight Dope Merchandise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-merchandise/597112)
**Author:** [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-merchandise/597112 "2011-09-22T01:33:57Z")
Am I crazy? Either I cant find the Straight Dope store, it never existed or it is closed. I want to buy some Slug Signorino prints or something. --- ## [The low standard of moderation has become too much for me. (TLDR)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-low-standard-of-moderation-has-become-too-much-for-me-tldr/596253)
**Author:** [@Blake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blake)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-low-standard-of-moderation-has-become-too-much-for-me-tldr/596253 "2011-09-21T18:58:02Z")
Apparently the new standard is that the role of the moderators in GD is not to enforce rules, but rather to decide whether the arguments being presented are honest and valid and to hand out warnings when they are not. F… --- ## [Odd feature in columns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-feature-in-columns/597062)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-feature-in-columns/597062 "2011-09-21T16:20:28Z")
I’m looking at columns like the classic today about cheek implants When I see hyphens (or are they dashes?) like in the last paragraph there, they show up with a gray box around them. What’s up with that? --- ## [Question about insulting another Doper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-insulting-another-doper/596044)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-insulting-another-doper/596044 "2011-09-20T03:26:31Z")
In this thread, there’s a discussion about a TV show on Science Channel. The actual host of the show, Hackett, has apparently found the thread & joined as a guest, which is kind of neat. However, I’d like to post some … --- ## [Anyone else getting porno google ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-porno-google-ads/596492)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-porno-google-ads/596492 "2011-09-19T20:06:52Z")
I hesitate to post this, because I find it fracking hilarious, but I just opened this thread : http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=622931 At the moment, I’m browsing via phone, and my browser does not … --- ## [Why is a banned person's thread still open?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-banned-persons-thread-still-open/596617)
**Author:** [@Ionizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ionizer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-banned-persons-thread-still-open/596617 "2011-09-19T06:51:30Z")
I am very, very curious as to why all the mods and admins wanted to allow a banned-poster’s 8-page thread to remain open after OP was banned. Myself, I have no doubt that it is known about, even long before being report… --- ## [Holy crap! No more Dio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-no-more-dio/596416)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 343\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-no-more-dio/596416 "2011-09-16T16:17:53Z")
See here. I can’t say that I exactly liked Diogenes the Cynic. He was … well, I’m not gonna go through a list of his faults, partly because it’s tacky and partly because I’m sure I have more. But he also has his virtue… --- ## [Welcome our new administrator Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456 "2011-09-16T14:50:31Z")
I am happy to announce that \*\*Marley23 \*\* is now an administrator. Please congratulate him … if congratulations for an increased workload and more agita are the things to do. :slight\_smile: (He gets a bigger hat too. … --- ## ["No warning given"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-warning-given/596325)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-warning-given/596325 "2011-09-16T13:33:01Z")
I have started to see a lot of mod posts in GQ (which has stricter rules) that say things like, “No warning given, but don’t do this again.” Is there such a thing as a formal warning around here, so that it goes on the … --- ## [Why is the print in the forums so small?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-print-in-the-forums-so-small/584931)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-print-in-the-forums-so-small/584931 "2011-09-16T06:31:59Z")
Suddenly, this afternoon, the print got real teeny. The front page is fine, normal sized, but as I type this, or try to read the forums, it’s so small I can barely read it. Everything else, other sites, my email, and s… --- ## [Something wrong with this thread - user ID's not appearing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-wrong-with-this-thread-user-ids-not-appearing/596408)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-wrong-with-this-thread-user-ids-not-appearing/596408 "2011-09-16T04:50:07Z")
In this thread, none of the user ID’s are showing for the first 20 posts. Even on the Forum page, the user ID of the OP is not showing. After post 21 all the user ID’s are showing. Just wondering what’s up with that? R… --- ## [Why is this happening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-happening/596376)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-happening/596376 "2011-09-16T04:44:07Z")
Okay, hopefully I’ll at least be able to post this so people can see it. In another thread, I posted this message: \[noparse\]North American rivers of the Arctic Watershed, with links. Nelson River Mackenzie River Nano… --- ## [Marley, can you reopen Magellan's thread about reopening Shodan's thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley-can-you-reopen-magellans-thread-about-reopening-shodans-thread/596176)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley-can-you-reopen-magellans-thread-about-reopening-shodans-thread/596176 "2011-09-15T20:24:16Z")
c’mon. Somebody was gonna do it, It might as well be me. :smiley: --- ## [Diogenes the Cynic has been banned.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-the-cynic-has-been-banned/596411)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-the-cynic-has-been-banned/596411 "2011-09-15T18:34:25Z")
After many warnings and much counseling and no change in behavior, we have taken this final step. --- ## [Change Screen Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-screen-name/594007)
**Author:** [@OneMissedPost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneMissedPost)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-screen-name/594007 "2011-09-15T03:57:01Z")
How do I change my screen name? --- ## [Test: How many Poll options are possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-how-many-poll-options-are-possible/596102)
**Author:** [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-how-many-poll-options-are-possible/596102 "2011-09-14T01:17:51Z")
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