# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=222 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 223 --- ## [Unable To Access "Buy Stuff" Section](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unable-to-access-buy-stuff-section/548803)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unable-to-access-buy-stuff-section/548803 "2010-08-06T01:23:56Z")
I wanted to buy a SDMB t-shirt but the button doesn’t work, giving me an “Oops, link appears tgo be broken”, message. Thanks Q --- ## [Poll test #5627](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-test-5627/549238)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-test-5627/549238 "2010-08-05T06:09:50Z")
I’m wondering if a certain trick will work. --- ## [Anyone else seeing garbled display?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seeing-garbled-display/549152)
**Author:** [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seeing-garbled-display/549152 "2010-08-05T05:09:00Z")
Like so. I’m in Firefox 3.6.8 running under OS X 10.4.11. I randomly get garbage (looks like some of it might be part of the page coding, but I’m so not an expert in web stuff) when I go to the main page or to one of t… --- ## [Help Button](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-button/549044)
**Author:** [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-button/549044 "2010-08-04T16:35:39Z")
What do you guys think about installing a “Help” button for newbies and sometimes oldbies! The reason why I’m asking this is- I’ve been trying for half an hour to find out how to use the spoiler function. Couldn’t find a… --- ## [Multiquote test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiquote-test/549161)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiquote-test/549161 "2010-08-04T16:18:58Z")
And when you drive to the grocery store, is your “destination” your own driveway? No, it’s the store. I think Chronos had the right idea. The Shuttle’s travel was round trips between the planet’s surface and orbit. Th… --- ## [Who moderates what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-moderates-what/548932)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-moderates-what/548932 "2010-08-04T14:40:53Z")
I’m trying to figure out who’s the moderator for Cafe Society, and it took me looking through the forum’s FAQ thread, and then the other FAQ threads in ATMB, and then looking for a stickied thread in ATMB, until I realiz… --- ## [Why is this thread in GD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-thread-in-gd/548491)
**Author:** [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-thread-in-gd/548491 "2010-08-04T04:16:54Z")
Can a mod please explain the reasoning behind letting this thread stay in Great Debates? 100% of the answers are opinion-based and a good many posts read as if they belong on Hot or Not. It makes no difference to me if… --- ## [I'm not sure EvilTOJ was out of line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-sure-eviltoj-was-out-of-line/548762)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-sure-eviltoj-was-out-of-line/548762 "2010-08-03T19:26:58Z")
in this thread. I read his tone as regretful. Like he had been blindsided: the thread started out as the kind of thread where he could make that joke, and he was sorry it had taken such a tragic turn. I didn’t see the r… --- ## [Mouse over preview?????????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-over-preview/548947)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-over-preview/548947 "2010-08-03T08:54:46Z")
Is it my imagination or is the mouse over preview function dead? Still works on other sites. --- ## [signature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature/548321)
**Author:** [@henryp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/henryp)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature/548321 "2010-08-02T21:08:32Z")
This is the only forum I frequent which allows signatures but wherein I have to check the “Show your sig” box for every post. Is there a default setting I’ve missed which would enable including the signature every time? … --- ## [widening of "restricted speech" prohibition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/widening-of-restricted-speech-prohibition/548471)
**Author:** [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/widening-of-restricted-speech-prohibition/548471 "2010-08-02T21:06:29Z")
In this thread, \*\*Miller \*\*admonished \*\*Guinastasia \*\*for a comment, as follows: Guin, using a synonym for “fuck” doesn’t get you around the ban against telling posters to fuck themselves. Don’t do this again. No war… --- ## [What is trolling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-trolling/544298)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-trolling/544298 "2010-08-02T15:35:51Z")
I’m apparently on thin ice in regards to trolling, and I may get banned if I continue to troll. Trouble is, I’ve got no fucking idea what trolling means exactly. So let’s discuss it. IMHO, “trolling” means the act of … --- ## [No Thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-thread-specified-if-you-followed-a-valid-link-please-notify-the-administrator/548723)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2010, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-thread-specified-if-you-followed-a-valid-link-please-notify-the-administrator/548723 "2010-07-31T21:35:40Z")
I’ve run into this now and again when clicking a thread and I’m curious if it’s a glitch, or maybe a thread that’s in the process of being removed by a mod or admin. In this case it’s the “I thought this was cute for re… --- ## [how quote function works](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-quote-function-works/548367)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-quote-function-works/548367 "2010-07-31T00:59:47Z")
I do not like the way the quote function works on this board. I am not talking about the ongoing discussion over nested quotes. Nosiree. My complaint is that if I use the quote button on a post, or if I use the manual… --- ## [What's the record for most posts in a thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-record-for-most-posts-in-a-thread/548078)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-record-for-most-posts-in-a-thread/548078 "2010-07-30T19:43:50Z")
I noticed that Elendil’s Heir has posted 688 times in the Trivial Dominoes thread. Is that the record for the most posts by one poster in a single thread? --- ## [Hello - please ignore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-please-ignore/548548)
**Author:** [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-please-ignore/548548 "2010-07-30T15:33:49Z")
Just a test --- ## [Suggestion: restore nested quoting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-restore-nested-quoting/547536)
**Author:** [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-restore-nested-quoting/547536 "2010-07-29T23:23:13Z")
Over at my board, Fenris figured out how to make automatically nested quotes (where if you quote a post that itself contains a quote, the quote isn’t removed) – it turns out it’s ridiculously easy. This used to be the d… --- ## [Is it OK to post an entire poem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-post-an-entire-poem/548250)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-post-an-entire-poem/548250 "2010-07-29T18:36:00Z")
I posted lyrics to a song once and got hollered at. :slight\_smile: I know of a (fairly short) poem that Dopers would love; is it OK to post it? Or, must I link to it instead? mmm --- ## [Help finding an old thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-an-old-thread/548243)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-an-old-thread/548243 "2010-07-29T16:45:13Z")
This is probably a long shot but here goes. Many years ago there was a thread wherein someone posted a comment in distain for the subject of the thread (IIRC) that went something like, “Feed’m fish heads”. I’m guessing … --- ## [Looking for an old post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-old-post/548440)
**Author:** [@Mertyn86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mertyn86)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-old-post/548440 "2010-07-29T13:51:59Z")
Hi, I’m a long time lurker (2007-present) but i’ve just remembered a thread that I’d love to see again. It had a link to a collection of photos of some urban militia in the middle of a shootout in Africa. Thats about a… --- ## [News forum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-forum/548063)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-forum/548063 "2010-07-28T19:04:58Z")
There’s many times where I’d like to just post a piece of interesting news, a recent development in science or politics, and so forth. I don’t particularly have a debate in mind or a general question to ask, and therefo… --- ## [Forum suggestion: old thread search help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-suggestion-old-thread-search-help/407076)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-suggestion-old-thread-search-help/407076 "2010-07-28T02:26:06Z")
I need help finding an old thread. I was talking with a new friend the other day and we both remembered this thread but nothing about it other that the “feed 'em fish heads” comment. I’ve searched like crazy and nada. Wh… --- ## [The new quote button\[N.B.-started in the Pit-ed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-quote-button-n-b-started-in-the-pit-ed/547921)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-quote-button-n-b-started-in-the-pit-ed/547921 "2010-07-26T15:25:49Z")
Yeah, I’m getting tired of hijacking the ATMB thread. Plus I know you guys are just itching to prove your immorality by treating me like shit, so here’s a thread where you can do so. Fortunately, xash is not a mod, so I… --- ## [VBulletin security alert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vbulletin-security-alert/548034)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vbulletin-security-alert/548034 "2010-07-26T15:25:06Z")
Just in case you’re unaware, but there’s been a security hole found in vBulletin. See this BBC article and this vBulletin thread. --- ## [Very minor request, re: Straight Dope Chicago placement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-minor-request-re-straight-dope-chicago-placement/546903)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-minor-request-re-straight-dope-chicago-placement/546903 "2010-07-26T11:44:58Z")
Would it be possible to move SD/Chi down (or up) one position? Comments on Cecil’s Columns and Comments on Staff Reports should be together. Every time I see SD/Chi in between it’s a momentary tiny annoyance. No biggie … --- ## [Thanks, Mom!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-mom/548030)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-mom/548030 "2010-07-26T11:25:39Z")
And it seems I already received a warning. Or maybe I’m screwed up, and what that was was a warning about a warning? --- ## [Is this mod behavior acceptable \[editing titles with bias\]?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-mod-behavior-acceptable-editing-titles-with-bias/547332)
**Author:** [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-mod-behavior-acceptable-editing-titles-with-bias/547332 "2010-07-26T10:43:29Z")
In this thread \*\*tomndebb \*\*edits the thread title Catholics thinking of ordaining women adding \[Title is not topic. Topic is “RCC=evil”. Ed.\] This after two mods had already commented on the thread. I also note that \*… --- ## [Testing something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-something/548020)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-something/548020 "2010-07-26T07:06:31Z")
Test test test Feel free to guess what I’m testing, if you’re just huring for things to do. Wish I’d’ve tried a poll, too. --- ## ["You last visited" weirdness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-last-visited-weirdness/546215)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-last-visited-weirdness/546215 "2010-07-25T15:51:19Z")
I was on the boards, reading and posting, this morning, logging off about half an hour ago (say, 9:30 my time). At that point I closed the tab in Firefox and also closed Firefox. Just came back in, and it says “You last … --- ## [Colibri, on your closing a thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-on-your-closing-a-thread/547757)
**Author:** [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-on-your-closing-a-thread/547757 "2010-07-23T20:52:12Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12703398#post12703398 Colibri, gracious moderator and official SD Curator of Critters, hear my plea. Are you a taxidermist or an encourager of life? Unlock this thr… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=221) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=223)