# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=20 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 21 --- ## [Is anti-Catholic bigotry hate speech?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anti-catholic-bigotry-hate-speech/966877)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anti-catholic-bigotry-hate-speech/966877 "2022-09-04T17:01:03Z")
From the Rules: Hate Speech – Do not post hate speech directed against any race, religion, ethnicity, nationality, or gender in any forum. (Bolding mine.) In the thread about the recent Supreme Court decision, we got … --- ## [Aspenglow is biased in her moderation based on her political views](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspenglow-is-biased-in-her-moderation-based-on-her-political-views/970692)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2022, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspenglow-is-biased-in-her-moderation-based-on-her-political-views/970692 "2022-09-04T01:29:17Z")
From this thread: Appropriate punishment for Trump? - Politics & Elections - Straight Dope Message Board The OP requested “realistic and practical” answers to his query. Of course, as the OP predicted, some posters pr… --- ## [Question about Temporary\_Name suspension](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-temporary-name-suspension/970787)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-temporary-name-suspension/970787 "2022-09-02T14:35:57Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-name-has-been-suspended-for-7-days-for-arguing-about-moderation-outside-of-atmb-and-attacking-a-moderator/970756/2 Suspension for arguing about moderation attacking a modera… --- ## [Instructions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instructions/970808)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instructions/970808 "2022-09-02T12:02:06Z")
Is there somewhere on the board where there are instructions for how to do things like post spoilers, photos, links, etc? --- ## [Are "gift" links to NYTimes articles paywalled for non-subscribers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gift-links-to-nytimes-articles-paywalled-for-non-subscribers/970538)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gift-links-to-nytimes-articles-paywalled-for-non-subscribers/970538 "2022-09-01T23:28:58Z")
Continuing the discussion from How To Do Everythjng?: I posted the following NYTimes article link using the “give this article” link which I have access to as a subscriber. @Mean\_Mr.Mustard said it was still paywalled f… --- ## [Temporary\_Name has been suspended for 7 days for arguing about moderation outside of ATMB and attacking a moderator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-name-has-been-suspended-for-7-days-for-arguing-about-moderation-outside-of-atmb-and-attacking-a-moderator/970756)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-name-has-been-suspended-for-7-days-for-arguing-about-moderation-outside-of-atmb-and-attacking-a-moderator/970756 "2022-09-01T19:32:01Z")
Original Warning: We have discussed your behavior in the Modloop. Arguing over moderation Harassing a moderator in a thread anywhere but ATMB is a serious offense. Attacking a poster outside the Pit is also an offense.… --- ## [Thescrr has been banned for trolling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thescrr-has-been-banned-for-trolling/970742)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thescrr-has-been-banned-for-trolling/970742 "2022-09-01T16:39:10Z")
A few of us were suspicious of this one from their return on August 20th. They’ve been basically trolling. The latest OP was pretty blatant. Their latest OP could only be interpreted as trolling after all their prior t… --- ## [Record for fastest growing thread/topic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-for-fastest-growing-thread-topic/970460)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-for-fastest-growing-thread-topic/970460 "2022-09-01T02:02:43Z")
I guess this belongs here, rather than, say, FQ. The thread on the Aug. 8 search at Mar-a-Lago has accumulated nearly 2,000 posts in less than three weeks. This seems extraordinarily fast. But is it a record? Is there … --- ## [Auto-closed Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-closed-thread/970605)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-closed-thread/970605 "2022-08-30T16:13:01Z")
A thread in the Pit seems to have been closed by the SDMB itself “due to a large number of community flags” for at least four hours. That thread is far off the rails and surely could get closed, but I’m not sure I’ve se… --- ## [Duplicate names in "About"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duplicate-names-in-about/970487)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duplicate-names-in-about/970487 "2022-08-28T22:20:36Z")
If i click on the hamburger menu button and select “about”, i get a page showing all admins and mods - but all their names are duplicated, eg Chronos Chronos. Is that normal ? --- ## [I am an idiot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-idiot/969217)
**Author:** [@aruvqan\_myers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan_myers)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2022, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-idiot/969217 "2022-08-28T21:32:09Z")
So, I am obviously dense tonight, I have needed to log in to ask a question, however I seem to have forgotten my password - and I don’t seem to have access to the email I originally used, so I need help \[obviously I am b… --- ## [Unjust warning for responding to dehumanizing language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unjust-warning-for-responding-to-dehumanizing-language/969623)
**Author:** [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2022, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unjust-warning-for-responding-to-dehumanizing-language/969623 "2022-08-28T05:01:31Z")
My very first warning is by What\_Exit. Of course it is a warning for something that shouldn’t be note worthy much less a warning. The post that I was responding to which used dehumanizing language towards political o… --- ## [Is there a thread in the BBQ Pit about these topics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-thread-in-the-bbq-pit-about-these-topics/970363)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-thread-in-the-bbq-pit-about-these-topics/970363 "2022-08-27T00:36:01Z")
I’m looking to see if there’s a thread already active in the BBQ Pit on the topic of banning books in school libraries, and people preferring a more diverse viewpoint being called “porn peddlers” and “groomers”. I’m loo… --- ## [Jim\_B has been banned for violating the Terms of Service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-b-has-been-banned-for-violating-the-terms-of-service/968872)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-b-has-been-banned-for-violating-the-terms-of-service/968872 "2022-07-31T16:51:06Z")
Jim\_B is being banned for a history of not following our rules and ignoring moderator guidance. He has broken the cardinal rule (don’t be a jerk) specifically by posting hate speech. That and other rule violations are do… --- ## [What happened in this thread (OP edited, making my response irrelevant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-in-this-thread-op-edited-making-my-response-irrelevant/970189)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-in-this-thread-op-edited-making-my-response-irrelevant/970189 "2022-08-24T19:03:56Z")
The original OP was just a one line question about whether tar roofs are the cause of global warming, followed by the mod note, and my response about tar roofs. Then somehow the OP was changed to the current question a… --- ## [This OP has drawn flags very quickly for being offensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-op-has-drawn-flags-very-quickly-for-being-offensive/970110)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-op-has-drawn-flags-very-quickly-for-being-offensive/970110 "2022-08-23T14:53:46Z")
Um, I went to great lengths to make clear that I am absolutely NOT suggesting that every last member of such a group was a scam artist. Further still, I acknowledged the realities that (in Europe) precipitated their li… --- ## [About the "Last Seen" stat in users profiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-last-seen-stat-in-users-profiles/969990)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-last-seen-stat-in-users-profiles/969990 "2022-08-22T17:07:17Z")
I followed a link to an thread from 2009 which had a lot of former posters in it. In looking at a couple of profiles, I saw that one had a “Last Seen” of August 11, but no posts since 2016. Another had a “Last Seen” of 3… --- ## [Strange Mod Note re: Following posters around and harassment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-mod-note-re-following-posters-around-and-harassment/969713)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-mod-note-re-following-posters-around-and-harassment/969713 "2022-08-17T21:28:14Z")
In this thread about dating websites, the OP states that he is 47 yrs old. He also links to another thread of his from only three weeks ago, where he is 45 yrs old. When I questioned the discrepancy, I got a mod note s… --- ## [Why does the thread on resource in the moon have a link to a webpage under the thread title?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-thread-on-resource-in-the-moon-have-a-link-to-a-webpage-under-the-thread-title/969828)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-thread-on-resource-in-the-moon-have-a-link-to-a-webpage-under-the-thread-title/969828 "2022-08-17T18:08:02Z")
Underneath the thread title, there’s the normal little forum description: “Factual Questions”. There’s also a link to an off-board site. Why the link to the off-board site? Is it some sort of spam? I’ve not clicked … --- ## [The Radio Wave Mystery That Changed Astronomy : Short Wave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-radio-wave-mystery-that-changed-astronomy-short-wave/969829)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-radio-wave-mystery-that-changed-astronomy-short-wave/969829 "2022-08-17T14:35:30Z")
Testing that a Hyperlink is pasted into the thread title it creates this virtual link looking like a tag. --- ## [About how Zombie threads come back to life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-how-zombie-threads-come-back-to-life/969554)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-how-zombie-threads-come-back-to-life/969554 "2022-08-16T14:08:38Z")
Right now, there is a thread in Factual Questions titled Snapple “Real Fact”, about brain waves and electric trains. In the list of threads there, it is number 18, with the most recent post 16 hours ago. (That would be a… --- ## [Wishing Death on Felons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishing-death-on-felons/969661)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishing-death-on-felons/969661 "2022-08-15T18:39:47Z")
Continuing the discussion from FBI Search and Seizure of Trump's Mar-A-Lago Residence (08-08-22): It’s against our rules to wish death on someone. Let’s not go down this road. Thanks. Even if it’s a death sentence… --- ## [Where to complain about moderation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-complain-about-moderation/969243)
**Author:** [@EDOK9Trainer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EDOK9Trainer)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-complain-about-moderation/969243 "2022-08-12T16:13:23Z")
Not sure what ATMB is as I find this site very confusing. And I believe I responded to an email with the response and I don’t know if it clearly showed a mod was responding to me or not. In here on the site it is more … --- ## [On the use of acronyms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-use-of-acronyms/969310)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-use-of-acronyms/969310 "2022-08-09T10:17:21Z")
Can we come to any sort of consensus regarding good form in the use of acronyms in posts? Some readers seem to get terribly upset when people use acronyms without defining them. But if we have to define every acronym i… --- ## [22-year-old zombie thread popped up near the top of MPSIMS without any new posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-year-old-zombie-thread-popped-up-near-the-top-of-mpsims-without-any-new-posts/969064)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-year-old-zombie-thread-popped-up-near-the-top-of-mpsims-without-any-new-posts/969064 "2022-08-04T14:55:11Z")
This thread just popped up about 21 threads from the top of MPSIMS, even though nobody has posted in it since 2000. --- ## [Roughly how many people post here in a given day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roughly-how-many-people-post-here-in-a-given-day/968891)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2022, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roughly-how-many-people-post-here-in-a-given-day/968891 "2022-08-03T05:16:10Z")
We’re colloquially called the “teeming millions”, but my feeling is that only about 6-10 people are actually posting here in a typical day. Of course, I’m well aware of confirmation bias, and I’m not asserting any factu… --- ## [How do I search within a thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-search-within-a-thread/968654)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-search-within-a-thread/968654 "2022-08-01T19:02:33Z")
If I remember correctly, the old software had a “search within this thread” option. I am not seeing that in Discourse. I see the Advanced search options, but I sure cannot figure out how to search within the current thr… --- ## [The Closure of the "Father Solanus Casey Was A Living Saint Thread"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-closure-of-the-father-solanus-casey-was-a-living-saint-thread/968493)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2022, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-closure-of-the-father-solanus-casey-was-a-living-saint-thread/968493 "2022-07-30T01:12:50Z")
This is the thread I am referring to: I don’t agree with it being closed. Basically it seems exactly to be “Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share” --- ## [Change in Great Debates forum description](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-in-great-debates-forum-description/968784)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-in-great-debates-forum-description/968784 "2022-07-29T23:05:38Z")
We’ve changed the Great Debates forum description to read as follows: “For long-running discussions of the great questions of our time. This is also the place for religious debates. Other discussion of religion, religio… --- ## [Soliciting economic predictions in FQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-economic-predictions-in-fq/968624)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-economic-predictions-in-fq/968624 "2022-07-27T15:53:52Z")
OP is “Looking for models / analysis / predictions published in peer reviewed journals about the economic / political state of the world as we move away from fossil fuels.” Whether such papers exist and where to find t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=21)