# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=214 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 215 --- ## [test thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/563506)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2010, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/563506 "2010-12-10T04:42:37Z")
nm --- ## [Too efficient Mods.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-efficient-mods/563551)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-efficient-mods/563551 "2010-12-10T02:55:47Z")
You guys are causing me some existential angst by being too on the ball. Some troll-type person posted a “Come the revolution” warning in MPSIMS. I posted a snarky reply. The two posts were 90 seconds apart. By the time … --- ## [No longer allowed put URLS in signatures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-allowed-put-urls-in-signatures/563481)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-allowed-put-urls-in-signatures/563481 "2010-12-09T21:58:34Z")
Whenever I try to do a new sig I get “BB code url is not allowed”. --- ## [Wife is in a holiday show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-is-in-a-holiday-show/563545)
**Author:** [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-is-in-a-holiday-show/563545 "2010-12-09T18:18:03Z")
In the Denver area, would the new Marketplace forum be the spot to say tickets are available , or is that verboten? --- ## [Why do zombie threads get brought back up from the depths?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-zombie-threads-get-brought-back-up-from-the-depths/563417)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-zombie-threads-get-brought-back-up-from-the-depths/563417 "2010-12-09T16:01:34Z")
Zombie threads seem to surface on a daily basis around here. Why do they happen? Why does someone dredge up a thread that’s 1, 2, or 5 years old and then answer to it as if it’s a hot topic? --- ## ["Ignorant person" and "quit talking out of your ass", OK in MPSIMS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorant-person-and-quit-talking-out-of-your-ass-ok-in-mpsims/563225)
**Author:** [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorant-person-and-quit-talking-out-of-your-ass-ok-in-mpsims/563225 "2010-12-08T20:05:16Z")
This: (shortened by me, full version at the link above) …doesn’t qualify as “insulting other posters” in MPSIMS, as per the rules sticky (or the one in ATMB)? I reported this when I noticed it, probably shortly befor… --- ## [Why do we have to wait 120 seconds between searches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-to-wait-120-seconds-between-searches/563285)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2010, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-to-wait-120-seconds-between-searches/563285 "2010-12-08T04:54:39Z")
Hamster exhaustion? --- ## [SDMB ads that responded to my personal information](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-that-responded-to-my-personal-information/563187)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-that-responded-to-my-personal-information/563187 "2010-12-07T22:00:26Z")
I live in a small city that no one on the dope knows about, yet I get an ad on a SDMB page that tells me 35 people in my little city are eligible for some promotion and that I should check it out. Thankyou Ed for shar… --- ## [No more blank quotes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-blank-quotes/563257)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-blank-quotes/563257 "2010-12-07T17:09:04Z")
I used to be able to remove all the text of a quote, but still leave the little blue chevron that would allow people to click and see the post. Now I can’t do that–not even if I leave a space in between. There seems to … --- ## [Music playing when viewing SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-playing-when-viewing-sdmb/562666)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-playing-when-viewing-sdmb/562666 "2010-12-06T18:38:40Z")
Lately I often hear a song when viewing SDMB. (It may always be the same song. I’ll listen and write down the words next time, if that will help. :smiley: ) Is this “correct”? --- ## [Search waiting times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-waiting-times/562882)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-waiting-times/562882 "2010-12-05T09:16:42Z")
I understand that when the SDMB was created, it might have made sense to have a 2 minute waiting period between searches and that even today, you might want to have a few seconds to prevent automated software from floodi… --- ## [Nested quotes have been discontinued](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nested-quotes-have-been-discontinued/557502)
**Author:** [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2010, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nested-quotes-have-been-discontinued/557502 "2010-12-04T22:59:21Z")
Based on mod/admin requests, the previously installed nested quotes function has been discontinued. Many quotes were being mis-attributed because posters were deleting the wrong \[quote\] tags when editing nested posts. … --- ## [Too Smart For Dope? twixter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-smart-for-dope-twixter/562875)
**Author:** [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2010, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-smart-for-dope-twixter/562875 "2010-12-03T23:54:15Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=13211794#post13211794 Pure censorship, imho.:slight\_smile: --- ## [The SDMB is serving up malware again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-is-serving-up-malware-again/543949)
**Author:** [@Terry\_Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terry_Kennedy)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-is-serving-up-malware-again/543949 "2010-12-03T04:01:28Z")
I’ve been tolerating the broken ad-serving code that prevents the browser “back” from working some of the time, but this is a much more serious problem. On clicking “back” a second time (IE 8), the browser closed excep… --- ## [Showing my Signature - Very Minor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showing-my-signature-very-minor/562703)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showing-my-signature-very-minor/562703 "2010-12-02T21:00:04Z")
I learn new stuff every day here: We have a user agreement. We have rules. I can see 100 or 200 posts per page. Where is my signature? I’ve established one. I know I’ve seen the button/check box/option somewhere but … --- ## [When is it okay to respond to a thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-okay-to-respond-to-a-thread/562087)
**Author:** [@Meggroll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meggroll)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2010, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-okay-to-respond-to-a-thread/562087 "2010-12-02T01:37:04Z")
Hi, I’m new to posting here, though I’ve read these boards for years. Sometimes I’ll be clicking around the boards and get to page two or three of a forum, and want to respond to a thread. However, I never do, because I… --- ## [SDMB loading really slowly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-loading-really-slowly/562305)
**Author:** [@Acorns.but\_not\_Bacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acorns.but_not_Bacon)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2010, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-loading-really-slowly/562305 "2010-12-01T13:35:42Z")
The SDMB is loading reallllly slowly on FF and IE, also it’s causing the browsers to crash, especially FF. All other websites are fine so it’s not a general problem I’m having. Is this happening to anyone else? --- ## [Testing...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/562518)
**Author:** [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2010, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/562518 "2010-12-01T07:16:28Z")
… --- ## [Virus attmpt via SDMB advertisment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virus-attmpt-via-sdmb-advertisment/561731)
**Author:** [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virus-attmpt-via-sdmb-advertisment/561731 "2010-12-01T00:59:32Z")
At 8:30 pm, US EST, whilst viewing the “What’s it like to sleep with someone?” thread in IMHO (link below), the SDMB browser session tried to download a trojan via one of the images in the advert playing on the page. On… --- ## [Is "you have no understanding" okay out of the Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-you-have-no-understanding-okay-out-of-the-pit/560636)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-you-have-no-understanding-okay-out-of-the-pit/560636 "2010-11-30T18:12:46Z")
Calling someone’s position “stupid” too? In the game room recently, \*\*Colibri \*\*went off on me, doing both of the above, and defended himself by claiming that he was referring, as a poster, to the content of my posts in … --- ## [How are moderators moderated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-moderators-moderated/561592)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-moderators-moderated/561592 "2010-11-29T18:02:49Z")
A question seems to be arising as a strong element of several complaints recently. I do not wish to get into specific examples listed in recent threads, as I fear that will just continue to poke the sore points and not … --- ## [Forum Page Length Issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-page-length-issue/561765)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-page-length-issue/561765 "2010-11-29T17:50:47Z")
I use the Forum Jump at the bottom of each forum page ALOT. It’s the easiest way to get from forum to forum. Annoyingly it is only located at the bottom of the page and even though I’ve asked for a second forum jump to b… --- ## [Changing poll answers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-poll-answers/562272)
**Author:** [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-poll-answers/562272 "2010-11-29T13:31:57Z")
Can we get the edit window on poll answers as well? I see lots of polls that people say “oops, I voted without reading carefully,” or some such. Of course, the answer is to tell people to read carefully, but if I recall,… --- ## [Changing how posts are displayed in threads.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-how-posts-are-displayed-in-threads/562249)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2010, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-how-posts-are-displayed-in-threads/562249 "2010-11-29T03:43:01Z")
I swear I’m not an idiot. I remember seeing a setting somewhere that let you choose how posts would appear. Rather, how they are listed chronologically. I poked around the CP and couldnt find it. Theres an option near th… --- ## [Ignore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore/561922)
**Author:** [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore/561922 "2010-11-28T18:04:20Z")
Is there a way to put a name on ignore mode? I’ve looked a bit on the forum but didnt find that info. Thanks. --- ## [pop up ad on forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-up-ad-on-forum/561896)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2010, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-up-ad-on-forum/561896 "2010-11-27T04:34:33Z")
Just had a T-mobile pop up ad while reading the dope. Sent an email to Tubadiva with a screen shot. --- ## [SDMB malware](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-malware/561877)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-malware/561877 "2010-11-26T02:32:40Z")
one of your wonderful pop down ads just made my virus protection light up like a Christmas tree. Don’t know what it was cause I shut it down very quick. Do you take money from anyone or do you check it out first? I know … --- ## [This Appeared Over My SDMB Home Page As A Banner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-appeared-over-my-sdmb-home-page-as-a-banner/561383)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-appeared-over-my-sdmb-home-page-as-a-banner/561383 "2010-11-25T03:03:57Z")
http://www.channel6reports.com/finance/?n=205&k=Creative+Loafing+Network So, since this is the “straight dope”, then this should be on the up and up, right? And since I live right here in Carrollton, Georgia and so does… --- ## [Threads closed with no explaination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-closed-with-no-explaination/561771)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-closed-with-no-explaination/561771 "2010-11-25T00:16:06Z")
I’ve noticed lately a few threads have been closed without explaination. The most recent I’ve noticed is the Photoshop question in GQ. There was only one response, which seemed a reasonable one and the question didn’t ap… --- ## [Ads that make noise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-make-noise/543964)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-make-noise/543964 "2010-11-24T14:52:23Z")
Okay, I don’t care about the ads, as long as they aren’t like the one I got a few years back that was Paris Hilton in the shower. Or if they make noise. Loud noise. If it’s a choice of “subscribe, or you will be ambush… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=213) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=215)