# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=227 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 228 --- ## [A word Tom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-word-tom/541044)
**Author:** [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-word-tom/541044 "2010-06-02T19:16:12Z")
Tomndebb, frankly I’m appalled at your one-sided application of the rules. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=564220&page=4 It has long been allowed at SDMB rule in GD that we can call fascists and suc… --- ## [How long does a thread have to be forgotten and alone??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-a-thread-have-to-be-forgotten-and-alone/541159)
**Author:** [@Swarog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swarog)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-a-thread-have-to-be-forgotten-and-alone/541159 "2010-06-02T08:22:39Z")
How many post long, does a thread have to go before everyone stops reading the book of comments we’ve created. I imagine at some point, most of us will be reading the first page and last few comments and saying somethin… --- ## [How do I quote multiple posts in the same post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-multiple-posts-in-the-same-post/541556)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2010, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-multiple-posts-in-the-same-post/541556 "2010-06-01T23:26:26Z")
And yes, I’ve read the effing manual. Or at least the FAQ’s. But I still can’t figure out how to quote more than one post at a time. Thank you in advance. Slow Moving Vehicle. --- ## [How to choose in which board to post a thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-choose-in-which-board-to-post-a-thread/541257)
**Author:** [@Joanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joanie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2010, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-choose-in-which-board-to-post-a-thread/541257 "2010-05-31T13:10:11Z")
I recently asked for some advice on which board would be most appropriate to post a thread about the following story: A Mother in California witnessed her daughter being attacked by a Boxer dog and grabbed her handgun a… --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/541374)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2010, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/541374 "2010-05-31T12:33:21Z")
this is a test to see how long I have to add a poll to a thread after making it --- ## [On the use of that C word and WHY it is an issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-use-of-that-c-word-and-why-it-is-an-issue/535625)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2010, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-use-of-that-c-word-and-why-it-is-an-issue/535625 "2010-05-31T12:11:15Z")
The word being “cunt”, obviously. Because it keeps cropping up as a divisive issue on the board… I would like to ask IF it is being objected to for a reason that is quite other than “it’s a bad wordydirty and offends p… --- ## [How cynically may I use my fellow Dopers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-cynically-may-i-use-my-fellow-dopers/540692)
**Author:** [@The\_Seventh\_Deadly\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Seventh_Deadly_Finn)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-cynically-may-i-use-my-fellow-dopers/540692 "2010-05-31T03:35:05Z")
In between my pizza-delivering hours, I do some work as a freelance writer. There have been a few times that I’ve been doing research where my Google-Fu wasn’t up to the challenge, or I simply needed a few more ideas and… --- ## [Is Cecil's House of Values open for business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cecils-house-of-values-open-for-business/541169)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cecils-house-of-values-open-for-business/541169 "2010-05-30T16:40:37Z")
https://securesite.chireader.com/cgi-bin/dopestore/buystuff.bat won’t load for me, and hasn’t loaded for me for a few days – not in Firefox, Chrome, or IE. Is it just me, or is the site down? --- ## [I thought this kind of thread was against the rules here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-this-kind-of-thread-was-against-the-rules-here/541252)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-this-kind-of-thread-was-against-the-rules-here/541252 "2010-05-30T13:37:33Z")
In the past, whenever anyone’s started a thread whose only purpose was to denigrate other message boards, it’s immediately shut down because it’s just asking for a board war. I thought such threads were verboten? --- ## [Who or what is Coldfire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-is-coldfire/540307)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-is-coldfire/540307 "2010-05-30T03:15:41Z")
I reference this post. I’m getting the sense that he/she was a former mod, and a particularly jerk-ish one at that? Or am I, as usual, completely off base? Just a-wonderin’… --- ## [Delays in loading pages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delays-in-loading-pages/541041)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delays-in-loading-pages/541041 "2010-05-29T22:12:37Z")
Lately, I’ve noticed a delay in pages loading. I’ve also noticed a “Share” menu in the menu bar, next to “Thread Tools.” When I click on “Share,” a menu pops up, inviting me to share the thread with Blogger, Facebook, … --- ## [I'd like to delete 3 of my threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-delete-3-of-my-threads/541176)
**Author:** [@Joanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joanie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-delete-3-of-my-threads/541176 "2010-05-29T15:52:21Z")
I have started three threads in this forum that are all titled very similarly. I’ve listed the titles and dates I started these threads below: Feedback from me after 24 hours - 05-20-2010 Looking for some Help, Please … --- ## [On profanity against non-posters \[\[edited thread title\]\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-profanity-against-non-posters-edited-thread-title/540739)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-profanity-against-non-posters-edited-thread-title/540739 "2010-05-29T03:59:16Z")
Well most of you are familiar with the current pit thread Fuck the Motherfucking Pope. The title of my thread simply reflects a well repeated charge that the prophet was a child fucker. Why did I bring this up? Because … --- ## [OFFER EXPIRES MAY 27! Lapsed Charter Members can regain their title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offer-expires-may-27-lapsed-charter-members-can-regain-their-title/534725)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offer-expires-may-27-lapsed-charter-members-can-regain-their-title/534725 "2010-05-29T03:46:33Z")
No, this isn’t a belated April Fool’s joke. For a limited time, SDMB Charter Members who let their membership lapse can now buy their way back in. Here’s what you have to do: If you were a Charter Member and wish to r… --- ## [Adverts on SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adverts-on-sdmb/541066)
**Author:** [@ColdPhoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColdPhoenix)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adverts-on-sdmb/541066 "2010-05-29T03:44:20Z")
I’ve only just noticed that the adverts in threads are targeted based on Google searches that I’ve done recently. Has it been like that for long? I’ve suspected it for a while but some very targeted adverts have appeare… --- ## [Seeking Advice \[on search techniques\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-on-search-techniques/541009)
**Author:** [@Joanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joanie)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-on-search-techniques/541009 "2010-05-29T02:56:53Z")
I saw a story today about a Mother in California who witnessed her daughter being attacked by a Boxer dog and grabbed her handgun and shot and killed the dog. I wanted to see what people had to say about this story and … --- ## [User list?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-list/540997)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-list/540997 "2010-05-28T23:35:26Z")
I feel that I should change my username, as it’s not terribly accurate any more. But to do so I really need access to a userlist so I can try ideas out and not waste anyone’s time… any way I can get that? --- ## [Elbows: a response from Gary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elbows-a-response-from-gary/540755)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elbows-a-response-from-gary/540755 "2010-05-28T18:42:27Z")
To avoid further derailing the “U.S. Election 2010 forum will open ~June 1” thread, I’m placing my response to elbows’ post from that thread here: There actually is a reason that samclem and I haven’t jumped in to answ… --- ## [Missing thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-thread/541089)
**Author:** [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-thread/541089 "2010-05-28T17:34:29Z")
What happened to thread from the user whose dog had pancreatitus? Or did I hallucinate the whole episode? --- ## [Re: Closure of the Big T thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-closure-of-the-big-t-thread/540301)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-closure-of-the-big-t-thread/540301 "2010-05-28T17:11:14Z")
I totally get that OP’s can request that their thread be closed, and am not in disagreement with that. But this poster, after a contentious thread, with many participants, basically, returned, responded to 9 posters, to… --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/541027)
**Author:** [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/541027 "2010-05-28T16:44:49Z")
Fornax Ulster Rubrum. Quonset delirium flounder flipper. --- ## [Some kind of voice chat thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-kind-of-voice-chat-thing/541017)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-kind-of-voice-chat-thing/541017 "2010-05-28T01:41:32Z")
I’d love a voice chat kind of thing, that dopers could go in and out of. Any chance of that any time soon… and if not, any subsitutes? --- ## [Unable to post as Guest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unable-to-post-as-guest/540984)
**Author:** [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unable-to-post-as-guest/540984 "2010-05-27T20:17:27Z")
So, my membership lapsed sometime within the last few days. I went to make a post while not a member, and found I was unable to do so. I got a message about my account not being authorized to access “this page”, meaning … --- ## [edit function regarding thread titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edit-function-regarding-thread-titles/540627)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edit-function-regarding-thread-titles/540627 "2010-05-27T09:01:19Z")
I just posted a thread in GQ regarding an old dinosaur of a computer question. There’s a typo in the title, but the edit function will only let me fix the typos in the post - not the title. Why is that? --- ## [It's my birthday today, can I get my charter back at discount?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-today-can-i-get-my-charter-back-at-discount/540730)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-today-can-i-get-my-charter-back-at-discount/540730 "2010-05-27T06:12:53Z")
C’mon, I’ve been around since 19-freakin-99…and everyone KNOWS “The Troubles” that have made $30 too painful for a somewhat frivolous purchase like this… If I can’t get a discount, can I pay $10 a month for 3 months? I… --- ## [A Malware warning on the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-malware-warning-on-the-sdmb/540889)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-malware-warning-on-the-sdmb/540889 "2010-05-27T03:39:13Z")
This may be similar to \*\*Frylock’s \*\*OP, but I read it and it didn’t appear to be the same so I thought I’d post this just in case. I was in the game room reading a thread. When I went to respond to the thread, I hit t… --- ## [Thread management in ATMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-management-in-atmb/540588)
**Author:** [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-management-in-atmb/540588 "2010-05-27T01:13:38Z")
In this thread http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12491581#post12491581 Fenris says: I promised that I would discuss it with him. Also, in this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.ph… --- ## [Something on SDMB may be infected](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-on-sdmb-may-be-infected/540661)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-on-sdmb-may-be-infected/540661 "2010-05-26T16:51:27Z")
I woke up my laptop, opened my browser, went to the Straight Dope, and looked around for several minutes at various threads. I then started getting “warnings” from a program called “Antispyware Soft.” All I had looked a… --- ## [Ruled by Pay Pal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruled-by-pay-pal/540799)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruled-by-pay-pal/540799 "2010-05-26T04:48:42Z")
You sure don’t make it easy for one to renew their membership by any other option THAN Pay Pal! And, even once I do place an order by another payment means, you STILL make it not os obvious where to click to continue wi… --- ## [Some staff changes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-staff-changes/540598)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-staff-changes/540598 "2010-05-26T00:08:51Z")
Xash has a spiffy new job and will no longer be able to help us out. We thank him for his exemplary service and hope that he’ll be able to at least visit from time to time. He will be able to work with us on the last o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=226) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=228)