# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=203 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 204 --- ## [Human Evolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-evolution/584908)
**Author:** [@samjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samjones)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-evolution/584908 "2011-06-11T02:39:32Z")
So, I guess it’s fair to say that mla1 and JustAnotherDeaf are not perfect posters, but it really appeared to me that Colibri had their number from the start in that thread. He was bullying mla1 from the beginning and C… --- ## [What is a charter member and how do I become one.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-charter-member-and-how-do-i-become-one/584430)
**Author:** [@chiefwhitesr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiefwhitesr)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-charter-member-and-how-do-i-become-one/584430 "2011-06-11T01:39:08Z")
Why would I want to become a charter member? --- ## [How do you do your spoiler tags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-do-your-spoiler-tags/584806)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-do-your-spoiler-tags/584806 "2011-06-10T22:24:41Z")
On the fathom board our spoiler tags look like this: http://fff.fathom.org/forums/showthread.php?t=52539 we’re running at least as recent a version of vb as you are here… so how’d ya do it? You can email me if you want… --- ## [Virus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virus/584330)
**Author:** [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virus/584330 "2011-06-10T16:49:00Z")
Just caught some kind of nasty virus from here. Fortunately, I didn’t lose anything important (at least I don’t think so, we’ll see… you don’t know how good your backups are until you try to use them) but my windows box … --- ## [link testing - nothing interesting happening here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-testing-nothing-interesting-happening-here/584663)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2011, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-testing-nothing-interesting-happening-here/584663 "2011-06-08T07:13:39Z")
Why can’ty I post this dagnabbit link grrrrrrrr http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/cattle-exports-banned-to-indonesia/story-e6frfku0-1226071368249?utm\_source=feedburner&utm\_medium=feed&utm\_campaign=Feed%3A+newscomauna… --- ## [testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/584262)
**Author:** [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2011, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/584262 "2011-06-08T03:17:45Z")
:rolleyes: --- ## [How do I post links](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-post-links/584433)
**Author:** [@chiefwhitesr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiefwhitesr)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-post-links/584433 "2011-06-07T21:17:54Z")
Do I just copy and paste links or is there a secret way to do it on this message board. --- ## [Joke thread clarification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-thread-clarification/584069)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-thread-clarification/584069 "2011-06-07T13:52:30Z")
Lately I’ve been seeing Miller say that joke threads go in MSPSIMS, or at least not in the pit. I thought several types of joke threads were not only allowed in the Pit, but, due to making fun of the other person had to … --- ## [How long is the "noob" phase for new SDMB users?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-the-noob-phase-for-new-sdmb-users/584505)
**Author:** [@Lestrade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lestrade)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-the-noob-phase-for-new-sdmb-users/584505 "2011-06-07T03:44:00Z")
How long does it take for new users to get past the “noob” stage? Feel free to add any qualifiers you like. (I suggest “on average”, “there’s more than one stage” and “some people never do”.) --- ## [Fonts supported by SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fonts-supported-by-sdmb/583783)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fonts-supported-by-sdmb/583783 "2011-06-05T15:49:48Z")
I never really thought about this function in the vb code till I just ran across another poster using the georgia font. What other fonts can I play with? --- ## [Strange link behaviour from SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-link-behaviour-from-sdmb/584300)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-link-behaviour-from-sdmb/584300 "2011-06-04T14:13:49Z")
I’ve noticed twice in the last couple of days that when I clicked a link on the SDMB, it seemed to go through a link tracking service or other before resolving to the URL. I suspect that this may something to do with my… --- ## [Prodigious Posting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prodigious-posting/584186)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prodigious-posting/584186 "2011-06-04T04:13:01Z")
So Patrick Mc has rediscovered the SDMB, dug out his password from 2009 and started posting again. And by “posting” I mean “starting threads on par with code\_grey, Ralph124c and Jinx”. Only he currently has a record the … --- ## [Use Descriptive Titles When Starting Threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-descriptive-titles-when-starting-threads/583946)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-descriptive-titles-when-starting-threads/583946 "2011-06-03T18:35:53Z")
Well that is the gospel according to Xash. And of course, it makes easier to decide which threads you may wish to read. However, could we “encourage” posters to also include what acronyms actually stand for? In this th… --- ## [Czarcasm, may I ask why you closed the first of RADTENN's landlord threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czarcasm-may-i-ask-why-you-closed-the-first-of-radtenns-landlord-threads/584035)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2011, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czarcasm-may-i-ask-why-you-closed-the-first-of-radtenns-landlord-threads/584035 "2011-06-03T16:43:43Z")
I’m not trying to be a jerk, or argue that you shouldn’t have, I’m genuinely curious. It’s not standard to close a thread at the request of the OP, right? And since you linked to the second one he started on the same exa… --- ## [PM from ignore list](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pm-from-ignore-list/583918)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pm-from-ignore-list/583918 "2011-06-02T17:34:21Z")
Are you able to receive PM’s from posters on your ignore list? (sorry if I have alot of “ignore list” questions lately, I only recently noticed the tag, and began utilizing it) --- ## [Why does choosing "size one" make font bigger now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-choosing-size-one-make-font-bigger-now/581022)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2011, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-choosing-size-one-make-font-bigger-now/581022 "2011-06-02T14:23:05Z")
On other boards choosing size one makes the font smaller, but for a while now here, it makes it bigger than the default too…which is not useful at all. watch: size one font normal font It used to work properly, and si… --- ## [Test, ignore.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/582728)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/582728 "2011-06-02T02:28:26Z")
Really. --- ## [Naxos suspended for a month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naxos-suspended-for-a-month/584025)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2011, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naxos-suspended-for-a-month/584025 "2011-06-02T00:22:37Z")
Naxos has been suspended for a month, primarily for ignoring moderator instructions regarding his religion-bashing. He’s been warned three times for this in the last two weeks and received a few other mod notes, but disr… --- ## [WTF tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-tomndebb/583711)
**Author:** [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-tomndebb/583711 "2011-06-01T15:26:34Z")
Ok, on this page ( http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=609482&page=3 ) you issue a warning to Sevastopol for the shitty reason that he cant use absurd reasoning pushed to its extremes. It’s quite a stup… --- ## [Is there a way to use strikethrough in my post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-use-strikethrough-in-my-post/581911)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-use-strikethrough-in-my-post/581911 "2011-06-01T13:48:21Z")
It seems as though I have seen it used, but I can’t figure out how to get it done. Thanks, mmm --- ## [Idea for a Sticky: Memorial to Dopers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-a-sticky-memorial-to-dopers/583889)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-a-sticky-memorial-to-dopers/583889 "2011-05-31T20:25:10Z")
Two of the stickies in MPSIMS right now are the online portrait gallery and the very sad thread about Norinew. We’ve had a few end-of-life notices over the years, and I wondered what people and The Powers That Be think a… --- ## [Date format options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/date-format-options/133089)
**Author:** [@Ell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ell)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/date-format-options/133089 "2011-05-31T20:22:20Z")
Is it at all possible to give users the option of changing the date format they view the board in? I’d love to be able to view the board in DD/MM/YYYY. It may be a small request but I’m sure it would make quite a few pe… --- ## [Locking a Super Kapowzler thread? Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locking-a-super-kapowzler-thread-really/583393)
**Author:** [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locking-a-super-kapowzler-thread-really/583393 "2011-05-31T18:13:46Z")
I believe the correct response is to move this thread to Great Debates. Or MPSIMS if you must. --- ## [This site is screwing up my keyboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-site-is-screwing-up-my-keyboard/583761)
**Author:** [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-site-is-screwing-up-my-keyboard/583761 "2011-05-30T15:55:15Z")
I have no idea what might have happened, but suddenly my keyboard layout switches to English (I think) when I want to type something. :confused: In other editors I have my usual Swedish layout. --- ## [How do I create links in posts as others do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-create-links-in-posts-as-others-do/583217)
**Author:** [@chiefwhitesr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiefwhitesr)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-create-links-in-posts-as-others-do/583217 "2011-05-26T21:48:57Z")
I want to excel at using this site but am unaware of how to post appropriately. been receiving negative feedback. Please help:D:p;) --- ## [Market Place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/market-place/583150)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/market-place/583150 "2011-05-26T01:17:24Z")
Can I advertise my almost complete Time Machine for sale on the Market Place? --- ## [Is "You're a real piece of work" an insult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-youre-a-real-piece-of-work-an-insult/582485)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-youre-a-real-piece-of-work-an-insult/582485 "2011-05-25T17:15:34Z")
With this post in the thread in which Silver Tyger Girl is seeking advice on getting a job as a graphic designer, Ellen Cherry gave me a warning. Is “You’re a real piece of work” a Pit-worthy insult? I think it’s prett… --- ## [my pm box is 100% full](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pm-box-is-100-full/583061)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pm-box-is-100-full/583061 "2011-05-25T10:16:00Z")
So I noticed to day that my PM box is 100% full. I was tipped off by the boldface message saying :“Your PM box is 100% full”. I have 111 messages, and my max is 50. However, I remember that I had plenty of room the last… --- ## [Subscription Renewal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscription-renewal/582505)
**Author:** [@Lady\_Venom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Venom)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscription-renewal/582505 "2011-05-24T06:15:56Z")
Hello!! I didn’t realize that my subscription is up for renewal and will expire tomorrow. I paid my subscription by Paypal echeck today, but didn’t realize it will take 6-8 days to go thru. Does this mean I am going t… --- ## [Rules about Spoiler Threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-about-spoiler-threads/582757)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-about-spoiler-threads/582757 "2011-05-24T05:21:40Z")
I’m involved in two threads now about Game of Thrones. One is about the HBO series and the books they are based on, and contains information (not hidden in spoiler boxes) that people who’ve only watched the show might n… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=202) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=204)