# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=22 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 23 --- ## [Another close thread question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-close-thread-question/965313)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-close-thread-question/965313 "2022-05-29T18:19:16Z")
Here’s the OP Which ends with this So……what’s your idea? That makes me think the OP was more about ideas about what changes could be made in how the government deals with the proliferation of guns in today’s societ… --- ## [Why I'm Leaving This Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-im-leaving-this-board/961063)
**Author:** [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-im-leaving-this-board/961063 "2022-05-27T15:41:02Z")
I recently had a truly horrible interaction with moderator @Chronos in a Message thread about a post I had flagged. That post appears to have been completely removed, which was the right decision. Whoever finally made th… --- ## [Poor quality thread splitting and confusing moderation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-quality-thread-splitting-and-confusing-moderation/965023)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-quality-thread-splitting-and-confusing-moderation/965023 "2022-05-24T22:31:59Z")
This thread: I use Roundup - In My Humble Opinion (IMHO) - Straight Dope Message Board created as a split from this: Is fairly poor / terrible moderation. OP (who is a mod), asks about how to weed eat some patio pave… --- ## [Are we allowed to post, uncritically, links to Holocaust denying material?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-allowed-to-post-uncritically-links-to-holocaust-denying-material/964820)
**Author:** [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-allowed-to-post-uncritically-links-to-holocaust-denying-material/964820 "2022-05-23T16:50:25Z")
Just asking. Because it looks like it’s come up. If the answer is yes (and the response from ECG seems to be a yes)… I may have to rethink some things about this board. I mean, I’m all for fighting ignorance, but… yeah. … --- ## [Name change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/961156)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/961156 "2022-05-23T00:15:13Z")
When the board changed format, I was suntanlotion. I couldn’t log back on, so had to add the two. Can I get rid of the two? It seems “odd”. --- ## [Fighting misogyny - but "cunt" and "bitch" are still okay words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-misogyny-but-cunt-and-bitch-are-still-okay-words/853769)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 358\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-misogyny-but-cunt-and-bitch-are-still-okay-words/853769 "2022-05-21T06:40:30Z")
If you call a female public figure a “harpy”,that can get you banned. If you accuse feminists of hypocrisy, in a way that brings your own sincerity into question, your thread gets closed and you get a warning. If you s… --- ## [TedBaiamonte banned for Sealioning and ignoring mod instruction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tedbaiamonte-banned-for-sealioning-and-ignoring-mod-instruction/964791)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tedbaiamonte-banned-for-sealioning-and-ignoring-mod-instruction/964791 "2022-05-20T20:26:48Z")
Also Obsessive behavior : So 17 of the first 40 posts in “The Rotten Core of Our Political System” thread. See his thread: Why was Marx wrong about capitalism? 25 of the 62 posts. etc. Warning issued : You were alre… --- ## [I can't figure it out. How do I share links to photos from third party hosts, and is it OK for them to display inline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-figure-it-out-how-do-i-share-links-to-photos-from-third-party-hosts-and-is-it-ok-for-them-to-display-inline/964660)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-figure-it-out-how-do-i-share-links-to-photos-from-third-party-hosts-and-is-it-ok-for-them-to-display-inline/964660 "2022-05-20T10:19:46Z")
(For an example, see this post where @beowulff shared a photo of last Sunday’s lunar eclipse.) So how do I share photos now that we’re on Discourse? @beowulff used Imgur for the photo I linked to here, but I would be u… --- ## [Suggestion for guidance to newly-minted Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-guidance-to-newly-minted-dopers/921093)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2022, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-guidance-to-newly-minted-dopers/921093 "2022-05-19T23:34:43Z")
Okay, I know discobot is here to stay. But the damned thing has one particular habit that REALLY bugs the crap out of me. Every time a new Doper submits their inaugural post, it interrupts the thread with that inane anno… --- ## [Deliberate (and deliberately offensive) racism should be moderatable. It is Being a Jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deliberate-and-deliberately-offensive-racism-should-be-moderatable-it-is-being-a-jerk/962145)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2022, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deliberate-and-deliberately-offensive-racism-should-be-moderatable-it-is-being-a-jerk/962145 "2022-05-19T12:07:46Z")
A poster on this board made a post that the mods themselves note is apparently racist. Said poster has not only attempted to give any other possible meaning, but flat out says they know they’d be banned if they said it d… --- ## [Did a thread get completely deleted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-a-thread-get-completely-deleted/964387)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-a-thread-get-completely-deleted/964387 "2022-05-17T21:34:27Z")
I recently posted a message in a thread about relationships and differing risk assessment with respect to Covid. I could tell from the response after my post that the thread was likely going to be derailed. The OP was… … --- ## [Testing...testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-testing/959638)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-testing/959638 "2022-05-17T15:00:35Z")
Just ask the CDC. --- ## [Subscription info location?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscription-info-location/937777)
**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscription-info-location/937777 "2022-05-17T01:04:39Z")
I think that my charter member subscription is about to expire, but I can not seem to find my subscription information nor an I find where I can extend it. I do miss the easily accessed and user friendly user control pa… --- ## [Anniversary of join date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anniversary-of-join-date/964333)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anniversary-of-join-date/964333 "2022-05-12T21:39:44Z")
I just noticed a little cake icon next to my name, and hovering over it it says today is the anniversary of my join date. Clicked on my icon in the top right, but couldn’t find my join date in my profile or anywhere. C… --- ## [Thread no longer appearing in forum index](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-no-longer-appearing-in-forum-index/964334)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-no-longer-appearing-in-forum-index/964334 "2022-05-12T17:45:43Z")
Moderators: Despite numerous recent posts (last 20 minutes), the thread “Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled across” doesn’t appear on the index of the MPSIMS forum. I’m accessing it through the “activity” op… --- ## [Help Me Out - Hijacking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-out-hijacking/964260)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-out-hijacking/964260 "2022-05-11T10:54:29Z")
So over in the P&E Roe thread: We were advised that the hijacking was getting a bit much. Which, OK, likely it was. But traditionally, after 675 posts, things were generally on the loose side. I mean, how many times ca… --- ## [We should re-name the MPSIMS forum to just "Stuff I must share"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268 "2022-05-09T06:56:04Z")
Much of MPSIMS is mundane and pointless. But much of it is not. Right now, the breaking news thread on the Ukraine war thread is running there. On Sept 11, the was also a long thread. There are threads about the deat… --- ## [Are the links clicked counters accurate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-links-clicked-counters-accurate/964038)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-links-clicked-counters-accurate/964038 "2022-05-07T05:24:14Z")
Under Discourse, every link in a post has a number next to it for the number of times it’s been clicked on (assuming anyone has). I’m wondering if these are accurate, meaning if they are capturing all the clicks. If the… --- ## [Moderation in the Presidents' Second Jobs thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-in-the-presidents-second-jobs-thread/964065)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-in-the-presidents-second-jobs-thread/964065 "2022-05-06T19:31:22Z")
There is a board rule against political commentary in FQ threads. If, for instance, a question was asked about clown make-up, and someone made a comment about Trump’s fake tan, it would be a warnable offence. Reason:… --- ## [Contributions to the George Angehr (Colibri) Memorial Fund are now being accepted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contributions-to-the-george-angehr-colibri-memorial-fund-are-now-being-accepted/955847)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contributions-to-the-george-angehr-colibri-memorial-fund-are-now-being-accepted/955847 "2022-05-05T21:21:52Z")
Contributed to date: $5,276 (updated 3pm CST 12/22/21) GOAL REACHED! OUR THANKS TO ALL, AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We’re raising funds in memory of George Angehr (1951-2021), a longtime SDMB moderator and Straight Dope contri… --- ## [Jim\_B's Note should be upgraded to a Warning at least](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-bs-note-should-be-upgraded-to-a-warning-at-least/963959)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-bs-note-should-be-upgraded-to-a-warning-at-least/963959 "2022-05-05T20:31:10Z")
This is not really a big complaint against the Mods who did a great job by acting very quickly in shutting down a horribly offensive thread. I don’t think things went far enough though. We have a poster with a history cr… --- ## [Searchable SDMB archive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searchable-sdmb-archive/963760)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searchable-sdmb-archive/963760 "2022-05-01T16:30:09Z")
How do you search the SDMB archives? Someone did it for me once when I was looking for a 20yrold thread but of course I didn’t ask how? The most tecent info i can find by dearching here is 15+ years old and doesn’t provi… --- ## [I propose adding the date to breaking news thread titles {2022-04-28}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-propose-adding-the-date-to-breaking-news-thread-titles-2022-04-28/963636)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-propose-adding-the-date-to-breaking-news-thread-titles-2022-04-28/963636 "2022-04-30T20:17:05Z")
Breaking news threads are often bumped weeks or months after the event with an update. But it can be disconcerting to see something like “active shooter in \_\_\_\_” only to realize after clicking through that it happened la… --- ## [Why was this post modded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-post-modded/963419)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2022, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-post-modded/963419 "2022-04-27T20:38:52Z")
Why in the world was this post modded? Was it flagged by mistake as there is literally nothing wrong witg it. We were debating about insurrection and I asked why killing the president wouldnt qualify if Jan 6 did. Th… --- ## [Best practices for requesting cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-practices-for-requesting-cites/963370)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2022, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-practices-for-requesting-cites/963370 "2022-04-27T08:03:05Z")
Cites are important on the SDMB, especially in FQ/GD/PE. Even in the Pit, the readers want to know what the heck you’re talking about. Here’s how I think it should go: Request a cite. If none is provided after your r… --- ## [Polls outside of IMHO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-outside-of-imho/963251)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-outside-of-imho/963251 "2022-04-24T13:03:30Z")
We have a new member - @NotaDuck (welcome!) - who has been making polls in GD, P&E, and the Game Room. I believe on vBulletin the forums were set up so that polling was only enabled in IMHO. Discourse lets you make them … --- ## [Am I allowed to post a fundraiser link to The Trevor Project on the board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-post-a-fundraiser-link-to-the-trevor-project-on-the-board/963327)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-post-a-fundraiser-link-to-the-trevor-project-on-the-board/963327 "2022-04-23T21:14:27Z")
Today I created a personal and team fundraising page for The Trevor Project, a 24/7 crisis intervention and suicide prevention center that provides care for LGBTQ youth through text, online chat, and phone. Am I allowed… --- ## [Will a thread on the Trans industry get me banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-thread-on-the-trans-industry-get-me-banned/963172)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-thread-on-the-trans-industry-get-me-banned/963172 "2022-04-21T14:45:51Z")
There are several market studies showing that sex reassignment is a growth industry being promoted by cosmetic surgery companies. Growth is based on promotion rather than a pathology. Reporting is based on a market size … --- ## [Why are these posts off topic in the "Why do so many people still believe in God thread"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-these-posts-off-topic-in-the-why-do-so-many-people-still-believe-in-god-thread/963126)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-these-posts-off-topic-in-the-why-do-so-many-people-still-believe-in-god-thread/963126 "2022-04-20T23:07:15Z")
Thread here… The first note was on this post. It follows with others, discussing one reason some people believe in God, or whether that is real reason or not. How can we discuss this subject if the reasons provided for … --- ## [Why was this useage of "queer" offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-useage-of-queer-offensive/962320)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-useage-of-queer-offensive/962320 "2022-04-20T05:40:03Z")
There was a modnote saying that a poster using the word was offensive. I’m not questioning the note ( I think) but more about why the mod felt it was so. More looking for education, I guess? It fell off to me, but I can’… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=23)