# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=2 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Writing a novel - Can I share a link to it when it's done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-a-novel-can-i-share-a-link-to-it-when-its-done/1027431)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-a-novel-can-i-share-a-link-to-it-when-its-done/1027431 "2026-02-06T16:05:08Z")
I’m writing a novel series of fantasy fiction entitled Knights of Balmarrow. When the paperbacks and Kindle books come out, will I be allowed to post links to them in Marketplace? I’m not a member. --- ## [Is it ok to use graphical emoji instead of the old :word: markup text style?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-use-graphical-emoji-instead-of-the-old-markup-text-style/1027259)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-use-graphical-emoji-instead-of-the-old-markup-text-style/1027259 "2026-02-05T00:26:57Z")
I have trouble remembering the old-school emoji tags. Other than the ancient text emoji “:D”, “;)” “:(” which were on BBS boards in 1990. More hard to remember is the word tags. That start and end with a colon. :aword: … --- ## [Protesting a warning given to me in The Pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-a-warning-given-to-me-in-the-pit/1027347)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-a-warning-given-to-me-in-the-pit/1027347 "2026-02-03T22:44:13Z")
I would like to appeal this warning. What I meant was, “You’re being a jerk, and this is why Jews have a bad reputation. Generally speaking.” It wasn’t intended as an antisemitic comment, though it could come off as u… --- ## [Custom Titles Queue {Please make your requests in this thread}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-queue-please-make-your-requests-in-this-thread/998955)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-queue-please-make-your-requests-in-this-thread/998955 "2026-02-01T20:32:59Z")
Please enter your current title and what you want the new title to be as a post in this thread. The basic rule for Custom Titles are that they are supposed to be fun, so nothing offensive. You can’t use something that … --- ## [Completed Title Changes Thread {Mar 2024}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/completed-title-changes-thread-mar-2024/998987)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/completed-title-changes-thread-mar-2024/998987 "2026-02-01T20:29:37Z")
This is the thread to move completed title changes to, from Custom Titles Queue. Request changes in the Custom Titles Queue. --- ## [Moderation in the Minnesota shooting thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-in-the-minnesota-shooting-thread/1027111)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-in-the-minnesota-shooting-thread/1027111 "2026-01-30T01:08:04Z")
This isn’t going to be like a mod pitting, I’m not admonishing or being hostile, I’m just trying to be helpful, but since I was noted in that thread that to say anything at all about the relevance of something being in … --- ## [General Question for Mods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-question-for-mods/1027136)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-question-for-mods/1027136 "2026-01-29T09:51:29Z")
I asked a mod this privately, who agreed it was something that needed to be brought up generally before I did it, so the mods would understand what was supposed to be happening. I want to post in probably MPSIMS, or may… --- ## [Is there an image hosting site as good as Imgur that works in the UK (or everywhere)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-image-hosting-site-as-good-as-imgur-that-works-in-the-uk-or-everywhere/1026738)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-image-hosting-site-as-good-as-imgur-that-works-in-the-uk-or-everywhere/1026738 "2026-01-23T23:06:23Z")
In the thread Nobel Peace Prize Announced; It Doesn’t Go to Trump @Peter\_Morris asked: @Darren\_Garrison responded: To not continue this there I wanted to ask here. I get that @Peter\_Morris is frustrated but I gotta… --- ## [General question moved to IMHO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-question-moved-to-imho/1026957)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-question-moved-to-imho/1026957 "2026-01-23T21:33:02Z")
My gun question in GQ got moved to IMHO. It was a good question about the mechanics of guns. I don’t really care now. But @puzzlegal that was wrong. It was a factual question. You didn’t understand that. --- ## [Posting an MP4 here. Is that possible? Is that allowed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-an-mp4-here-is-that-possible-is-that-allowed/1026863)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-an-mp4-here-is-that-possible-is-that-allowed/1026863 "2026-01-20T22:18:46Z")
Is it possible ( or allowed ) to post an MP4 file to the board?? Sometimes posting a ‘link’ just seems to be impossible. Do I need permission? Do I need to filter it through a review committee first? --- ## [Is the SDMB the only forum you know of which has a subforum akin to the Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-the-only-forum-you-know-of-which-has-a-subforum-akin-to-the-pit/1024099)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-the-only-forum-you-know-of-which-has-a-subforum-akin-to-the-pit/1024099 "2026-01-14T18:30:43Z")
I almost started this in MPSIMS, but since it is about the board’s design and modus operandi, figured it best fit here. I have yet to see another board which has a subforum akin to the Pit. \[Assuming the admins in quest… --- ## [Doxxing of ICE shooter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doxxing-of-ice-shooter/1026521)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doxxing-of-ice-shooter/1026521 "2026-01-14T01:19:14Z")
In the thread about murder of Renee Nicole Good, there’s a mod warning: I don’t know what was in the cornfielded posts. However, multiple reputable news organizations, including NPR, have reported on the shooter’s ide… --- ## [Who are the current admins to whom I would submit a name change request?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-current-admins-to-whom-i-would-submit-a-name-change-request/1026627)
**Author:** [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-current-admins-to-whom-i-would-submit-a-name-change-request/1026627 "2026-01-13T03:07:32Z")
I had an extended absence from the boards, during which time the board software changed to Discourse. In the process, my username was changed from “Darwin’s Finch” to “Darwin\_s\_Finch” (it seems Discourse is not apostrop… --- ## [Is What Exit? A Pit mod now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-what-exit-a-pit-mod-now/1026569)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-what-exit-a-pit-mod-now/1026569 "2026-01-13T01:48:01Z")
Or have they somehow decided the What Were you THINKING? thread is somehow their purview to mod? Because that’s a couple of times now they’ve been modding that thread, specifically. --- ## [Would this be junior modding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-junior-modding/1026571)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-junior-modding/1026571 "2026-01-12T19:36:34Z")
Hypothetically speaking: In a particular thread a person repeatedly posts incorrect statements. A bunch of other people have attempted to correct him. He refuses to even consider the possibility that he may be mistaken.… --- ## [Remembering OpalCat 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-opalcat-2026/1026033)
**Author:** [@Nickrz2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nickrz2)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-opalcat-2026/1026033 "2026-01-10T17:33:58Z")
I’m not sure how many of you were around in the olden days, or remember our dear sister Opal, but I just had a long telephone conversation with ther mom, who is still practicing law in Arizona. Without going into a lot … --- ## [Anyone else getting "Content Not Viewable In Your Region" from imgur.com?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-content-not-viewable-in-your-region-from-imgur-com/1025293)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-content-not-viewable-in-your-region-from-imgur-com/1025293 "2026-01-08T14:46:59Z")
Nothing against Darren\_Garrison yet his post here shows a big box with “Content not viewable in your region.” My “region” is the UK: England. Is it just KCIII that has banned imgur content? Or has imgur banned KCIII? … --- ## [Poster Zoobi is Banned following a violation of his last suspension](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poster-zoobi-is-banned-following-a-violation-of-his-last-suspension/1026330)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poster-zoobi-is-banned-following-a-violation-of-his-last-suspension/1026330 "2026-01-04T16:51:01Z")
A short time after returning from his 7 day suspension for insulting posters outside of the Pit, he insulted another poster outside of the Pit. The suspension from Late December: This was a quick decision by the M… --- ## [Uploaded image in the Pluribus thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uploaded-image-in-the-pluribus-thread/1026146)
**Author:** [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uploaded-image-in-the-pluribus-thread/1026146 "2026-01-03T08:17:38Z")
Continuing the discussion from Pluribus (New Vince Gilligan show on AppleTV): It looks like that image “https://boards.straightdope.com/uploads/short-url/6syxF52b7EjKny9emsRohg6cjLi.jpeg” was somehow uploaded by the the… --- ## [The elephant in the room. 4063 active members](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elephant-in-the-room-4063-active-members/788139)
**Author:** [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elephant-in-the-room-4063-active-members/788139 "2026-01-02T19:12:55Z")
Anyone concerned? Not an appropriate question? --- ## [Possible new rule, or at least strong suggestion, about posting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-new-rule-or-at-least-strong-suggestion-about-posting/1026236)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-new-rule-or-at-least-strong-suggestion-about-posting/1026236 "2026-01-02T02:54:26Z")
In the thread about the 2026 Death Pool it is becoming rather evident that some newbies (and few old timers) do not bother to read anything but the title of the thread. Now, I know about people complaining about the lar… --- ## [Are we no longer allowed to discuss rules and moderation in ATMB anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-no-longer-allowed-to-discuss-rules-and-moderation-in-atmb-anymore/1026147)
**Author:** [@DCTrekkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCTrekkie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-no-longer-allowed-to-discuss-rules-and-moderation-in-atmb-anymore/1026147 "2025-12-29T21:09:22Z")
I posted a thread in ATMB just over a week ago questioning a thread-specific rule. It was closed, apparently due to a misunderstanding of my complaint. This is despite me reporting a post that was trying to hijack the … --- ## [How active is the Dope these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-active-is-the-dope-these-days/1025768)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-active-is-the-dope-these-days/1025768 "2025-12-29T13:01:13Z")
Compared to the last few years? It seems like it’s mostly Trump most of the time, and there seems to be less activity outside the Trump threads. Am I imagining things? --- ## [The last Dopefest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-dopefest/1024945)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2025, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-dopefest/1024945 "2025-12-26T05:12:00Z")
When? Depends on The Powers That Be, I guess. Where should it be? Do we meet back where it all started, Chicago? East Coast? West Coast? Somewhere in the middle? For how long? Potluck or cheap eats? --- ## [If you mute a thread, are you (also) not allowed to say you have outside the Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-mute-a-thread-are-you-also-not-allowed-to-say-you-have-outside-the-pit/1025988)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-mute-a-thread-are-you-also-not-allowed-to-say-you-have-outside-the-pit/1025988 "2025-12-25T00:33:23Z")
I know you can’t announce you have someone on ignore outside the Pit. Does that also hold for threads, since it could cast aspersions on the thread starter? I’ve been nuking them at an increasing rate, typically just sil… --- ## [Why is this board trying to downplay the Gazan genocide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-board-trying-to-downplay-the-gazan-genocide/1025856)
**Author:** [@DCTrekkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCTrekkie)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-board-trying-to-downplay-the-gazan-genocide/1025856 "2025-12-19T19:48:42Z")
Reagrding this mod post Discussion thread for the Hamas Attacks Israel thread, October 2023 - #5681 Why is the word “Genocide” banned in a discussion of Israels actions in Gaza? It’s a perfectly accurate and appropriat… --- ## [A question about Mod notes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-mod-notes/1025830)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-mod-notes/1025830 "2025-12-19T15:55:50Z")
I recently was justifiably awarded a Mod note, (no dispute about that here) and the moderator included fine print saying “nothing on your permanent record.” On the other hand, in another thread about another poster, a di… --- ## [What happened to the "What is this place?" thread {it was a troll}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-what-is-this-place-thread-it-was-a-troll/1024953)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-what-is-this-place-thread-it-was-a-troll/1024953 "2025-12-18T17:05:48Z")
A new member – “pigeonhole” or something – stumbled on the SDMB and created a thread with that title. I was responding, but by the time I was ready to post, the thread had been deleted. Spammer? Sock? --- ## [One Week Suspension for Poster Zoobi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-week-suspension-for-poster-zoobi/1025799)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-week-suspension-for-poster-zoobi/1025799 "2025-12-17T21:11:29Z")
Poster @Zoobi is suspended for one week, effective today. They have a pattern of making personal attacks and insults outside of the Pit. Most recently in P&E: This is the third Official Warning in five months for th… --- ## [A tiny issue ("I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain" thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-issue-i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-thread/1025595)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-issue-i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-thread/1025595 "2025-12-11T08:43:27Z")
I opened a short(few months old) zombie about a thread I like. This thread was asking the point behind the “I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain” thread. We have #3 going now. I’ve posted an inordinate amount in these threa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=3)