# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=216 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 217 --- ## [Discussing the original topic in ATMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussing-the-original-topic-in-atmb/560124)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussing-the-original-topic-in-atmb/560124 "2010-11-10T14:50:23Z")
Can we get a ruling about this? It seems to me that quite often ATMB threads about moderation in one thread turn into a continuation of that thread. It seems to me that this should not be–especially since, if the thread … --- ## [Quoting without permission](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-without-permission/560165)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-without-permission/560165 "2010-11-10T13:39:52Z")
In this post Miller said: I don’t understand this. I have just quoted you. I haven’t asked your permission, so am I violating the rule? The registration agreement says: All postings and other material on the SDMB are … --- ## [Why did the GQ thread get closed instead of moved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-gq-thread-get-closed-instead-of-moved/560136)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2010, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-gq-thread-get-closed-instead-of-moved/560136 "2010-11-10T08:06:16Z")
And why was there no explanation, no warning, no nothing? (I refer to my thread regarding science and life on other planets) If it was becoming less GQ-ish, don’t you think it should have been moved to GD? OR IMHO? I… --- ## [Problem with the board this morning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-the-board-this-morning/560015)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2010, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-the-board-this-morning/560015 "2010-11-09T17:12:40Z")
Is there a problem with the board? When I logged in to check new messages there were only 14. Normally there are 7 or 8 pages of stuff, not one measley little page. --- ## [Peter Morris Suspension Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-morris-suspension-question/560009)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-morris-suspension-question/560009 "2010-11-09T16:13:24Z")
I had a look in the post on the subject, and I noted something odd. The post suggests there were two actual moderator warnings issued, and then gives links to “Post for which first moderator warning was issued” and “Seco… --- ## [What's wrong with me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-me/77874)
**Author:** [@Carpal\_Tunnel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carpal_Tunnel)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2010, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-me/77874 "2010-11-09T13:57:34Z")
I know the authority of the mods is absolute. I run my own message board and I understand why democracy is too much of a hassle. But I was forced to change my screen name in order to maintain my newfound priveledges here… --- ## [Moderator issued personal insult.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-issued-personal-insult/559600)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2010, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-issued-personal-insult/559600 "2010-11-09T05:55:59Z")
In this threada few months ago, I called \*\*Czarcasm \*\*a jerk, after a long series of antagonistic posts deliberately designed to get my goat. I was given an official warning for it, . “Jerk” is, apparently, a personal in… --- ## [Unable to use Thread Spotting link](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unable-to-use-thread-spotting-link/559925)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unable-to-use-thread-spotting-link/559925 "2010-11-08T17:13:00Z")
From the Straight Dope front page (www.straightdope.com), I just tried to click on the threadspotting link “The hills are alive with the sound of snoring.” and I got the message below: Obviously, I’ve still got an acti… --- ## [Peter Morris has been suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-morris-has-been-suspended/559922)
**Author:** [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-morris-has-been-suspended/559922 "2010-11-08T16:54:17Z")
Peter Morris was issued moderator notes and warned twice in this thread for failure to follow moderator instructions. It is the consensus of the moderating staff to place him on a one-month suspension of his posting priv… --- ## [Spoiler Boxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoiler-boxes/559713)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoiler-boxes/559713 "2010-11-08T05:52:17Z")
Forgive me if this is elementary stuff, but how do you create spolier boxes? --- ## [How can you link to a specific moment in a YouTube video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-link-to-a-specific-moment-in-a-youtube-video/559601)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2010, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-link-to-a-specific-moment-in-a-youtube-video/559601 "2010-11-07T06:11:14Z")
Strictly speaking, this isn’t ‘About This Message Board’, except that we frequently link to videos on YouTube… Mods, please shift this to wherever you think appropriate… So, there is some way to link to a specific poin… --- ## [Captain Midnight and hate speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-midnight-and-hate-speech/559584)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-midnight-and-hate-speech/559584 "2010-11-06T16:10:03Z")
This isn’t meant to be a Pitting of Captain Midnight but complaints about moderation go here which makes this a little awkward. I am asking that no one argue about the claims in his posts or attacks him in any way. Pleas… --- ## [Thread about "cheating" on a poker site has vanished from the Game Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-about-cheating-on-a-poker-site-has-vanished-from-the-game-room/559577)
**Author:** [@wintertime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wintertime)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-about-cheating-on-a-poker-site-has-vanished-from-the-game-room/559577 "2010-11-06T15:39:36Z")
Maybe I am just blind or too stupid to use the search function properly but it seems to me that a thread in the Game Room that dealt with the peculiar claim that the poker site “Full Tilt” is cheating, is simply gone. N… --- ## [Can this thread about a video game go in Cafe Society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-this-thread-about-a-video-game-go-in-cafe-society/559552)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2010, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-this-thread-about-a-video-game-go-in-cafe-society/559552 "2010-11-05T23:05:11Z")
I would like to write a long and detailed post about the future of the Survival Horror video game (Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Clock Tower, etc.) I want to talk in detail about the nuances of these games, including the a… --- ## [Time Stamp and Daylight saving time settings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-stamp-and-daylight-saving-time-settings/559565)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2010, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-stamp-and-daylight-saving-time-settings/559565 "2010-11-05T22:16:19Z")
I just noticed the time stamp for a post I made a few minutes ago read 6:53 AM. My Time stamp settings are for Eastern Time (Eastern US & Canada, Lima) and to automatically detect Daylight Time. Here in the US, Dayligh… --- ## [we should be able to say whatever we want about the mods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-be-able-to-say-whatever-we-want-about-the-mods/558615)
**Author:** [@kidneyfailure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidneyfailure)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-be-able-to-say-whatever-we-want-about-the-mods/558615 "2010-11-04T23:52:05Z")
Let’s be honest, alright? Some of the mods are idiots and/or make idiotic decisions. Many of them make stupid judgement calls and interperet the rules of the board in a bizarre and completely random manner. Some of them … --- ## [A question about permissible and non-permissible remarks in Great Debates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-permissible-and-non-permissible-remarks-in-great-debates/559342)
**Author:** [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-permissible-and-non-permissible-remarks-in-great-debates/559342 "2010-11-04T20:03:50Z")
Can I ask a question here since it seems relevant? In this thread: Repubs have biggest gain since before WWII... - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board Marley23, a mod, makes a crack about another poster’s educa… --- ## [When did I lose charter member status?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-i-lose-charter-member-status/559150)
**Author:** [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-i-lose-charter-member-status/559150 "2010-11-04T13:30:28Z")
Or did that go away when the custom titles were introduced? I’ll be honest I wasn’t really paying attention. :slight\_smile: --- ## [The search function is malfunctioning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-search-function-is-malfunctioning/559192)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-search-function-is-malfunctioning/559192 "2010-11-03T22:55:04Z")
Twice I tried to search, but both times I get this error message: Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 536870912 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 9 bytes) in /home/straightdope/boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php o… --- ## [New Forum Needed for "Pointless Speculation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-forum-needed-for-pointless-speculation/559221)
**Author:** [@SmartAlecCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAlecCat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-forum-needed-for-pointless-speculation/559221 "2010-11-03T18:30:15Z")
There are a large class of threads that I call “pointless speculation” (I’m sure some of you can propose a better name for it) that aren’t really opinions, since people are honestly trying to work out factual answers, bu… --- ## [Lightbulb in thread title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lightbulb-in-thread-title/559061)
**Author:** [@HardlySanguine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HardlySanguine)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lightbulb-in-thread-title/559061 "2010-11-02T21:48:13Z")
Am I just dense for not noticing this icon before now? (This is the URL, FWIW). What’s it mean? Is it unique to SD Chicago? There’s a thumb’s up (icon14) in the title of post 8 in that thread, too. What is Bosda doing t… --- ## [Turning off e-mail notification for subscribed threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-off-e-mail-notification-for-subscribed-threads/559131)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-off-e-mail-notification-for-subscribed-threads/559131 "2010-11-02T16:07:17Z")
I hadn’t checked the SDMB folder in my e-mail inbox since April. So I just deleted almost 9,000 messages. I check my subscribed threads daily – actually much more than daily – so I don’t need e-mail notifications. But … --- ## [tomndebb. show me \[moderating\] ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-show-me-moderating/558948)
**Author:** [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-show-me-moderating/558948 "2010-11-02T04:41:18Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=13084403#post13084403 --- ## [Moderating When You're Involved](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderating-when-youre-involved/557821)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderating-when-youre-involved/557821 "2010-11-01T17:32:45Z")
This is regarding the thread I think I’m an alcoholic. Can’t multiquote, as the thread is locked, so I’m linking manually. twickster: Calling someone an asshole is 100% unacceptable in any forum but the Pit. Fortunate… --- ## [Ad feeds annoying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-feeds-annoying/558805)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-feeds-annoying/558805 "2010-11-01T16:51:14Z")
Okay, so I open the forum list, click to open ATMB, then copy/paste threads from that list to a new window to read them in order. When done with new posts in ATMB, I hit the back button to go to the main forum list, pic… --- ## [Am I the only one seeing bizarre images?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-seeing-bizarre-images/558931)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-seeing-bizarre-images/558931 "2010-10-31T16:54:07Z")
These screen shots were all taken not too long ago using the ScreenGrab! Firefox extension. They are somewhat large image files.: … --- ## [I like smilies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-smilies/558823)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-smilies/558823 "2010-10-30T23:50:39Z")
Okay, if I can’t have a “shake head in wonder” one, how about a “lick lips for yummy” one. There is, after all, room for two more in the inset next to the message panel. :rolleyes: Peace, mangorge --- ## [Why is the Poll Sticky in MPSIMS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-poll-sticky-in-mpsims/558524)
**Author:** [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-poll-sticky-in-mpsims/558524 "2010-10-30T22:12:53Z")
The sticky that gives instructions on how to create a poll is in MPSIMS, a forum, where as I far as I know, polling is not enabled. Wouldn’t IMHO be a better place for it? --- ## [Is Search Broken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-search-broken/558846)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-search-broken/558846 "2010-10-30T02:30:05Z")
Is anyone else having trouble with searches? When I try to do a search I get this Then it makes me wait 120 seconds before I can try again. When I do try again I get the same message. --- ## [fluiddruid, we're allowed to trim quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluiddruid-were-allowed-to-trim-quotes/558666)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluiddruid-were-allowed-to-trim-quotes/558666 "2010-10-29T22:48:55Z")
This mod note is clearly wrong. Here is the original post in its entirety: Here is my reply that drew this misguided mod note: What was that? Can you say that one more time, I didn’t quite hear you… The idea that… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=215) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=217)