# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=229 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 230 --- ## [Testing Tapatalk update](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-tapatalk-update/539830)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-tapatalk-update/539830 "2010-05-17T23:52:34Z")
Will it copy the thread titles? Hmmmm --- ## [Hey! TomnDeb! Hey!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-tomndeb-hey/538836)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-tomndeb-hey/538836 "2010-05-17T22:45:00Z")
I object! No fair! \[QUOTE=tomndebb\] I’ve got to agree with those who have responded to you. I can see the potential for a coherent argument somewhere behind your comments, but you are not actually making it and your u… --- ## [A Suggestion Concerning Board Etiquette.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-suggestion-concerning-board-etiquette/539680)
**Author:** [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-suggestion-concerning-board-etiquette/539680 "2010-05-17T18:42:59Z")
This one is easy, I think. I ask that with every post we include the quote link to which we are responding. Sometimes there are several side conversations going on and when I join a thread it takes me some to figure ou… --- ## [The Board Keeps Timing Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-keeps-timing-out/539726)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-keeps-timing-out/539726 "2010-05-17T14:56:12Z")
Is there something going on…or something? --- ## [No Adverts/multi-quote function/smilies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-adverts-multi-quote-function-smilies/539759)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-adverts-multi-quote-function-smilies/539759 "2010-05-17T14:19:48Z")
I suddenly woke up and realized that there’s no advertising any longer here. But I’ve also noticed the multi quote function doesn’t work properly and I can’t click to get a smiley on. Is this all because I need to get b… --- ## [Linking to websites.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-to-websites/539623)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-to-websites/539623 "2010-05-17T10:41:39Z")
Once upon a time on these boards, when I would insert a ‘link’, it would ask me for the site and THEN ask for a ‘text’ to be inserted in lieu of the link. IOW, I would c & p the HTTP etc, and rather than that being the … --- ## [Looking for some Help, Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-help-please/539665)
**Author:** [@Joanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joanie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-help-please/539665 "2010-05-16T19:49:07Z")
Hello. I just recently made a post in the wrong thread. I made the post in this thread: The best steak you've ever eaten - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board Actually, in trying to repair things, I also made a … --- ## [$15 mill going begging via johnmadudo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-mill-going-begging-via-johnmadudo/539298)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-mill-going-begging-via-johnmadudo/539298 "2010-05-15T21:39:42Z")
Just received a PM from one johnmadudo. Apparently there’s $15 mill on the cards due to an unfortunate car accident in Togo. --- ## [Admins: Can you make the Dope work with Tapatalk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admins-can-you-make-the-dope-work-with-tapatalk/532058)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admins-can-you-make-the-dope-work-with-tapatalk/532058 "2010-05-15T18:12:31Z")
Referencing this poll, there seems to be some moderate interest in it. It sounds like its easy to do and it doesn’t impact the way people interact with it via the typical browser. Plus it will show up in their listings … --- ## ["New Subscribed Threads" in UserCP is acting wonky for me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-subscribed-threads-in-usercp-is-acting-wonky-for-me/539531)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2010, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-subscribed-threads-in-usercp-is-acting-wonky-for-me/539531 "2010-05-15T09:18:30Z")
It used to be that threads with new posts would be in bold. After reading the new posts, they’d go non-bold (is there a word for normal font?), and then, if there was no activity, they would disappear from the list. No… --- ## [Testing Facebook Share and AddThis buttons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-facebook-share-and-addthis-buttons/539363)
**Author:** [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2010, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-facebook-share-and-addthis-buttons/539363 "2010-05-15T08:19:54Z")
We want you to spread the SDMB love, and so we’re testing the Facebook Share and AddThis buttons on the SDMB. You should see them at the top of each thread now. Feedback appreciated. -xash Administrator --- ## [The external links thing - can it be turned off for paying members?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-external-links-thing-can-it-be-turned-off-for-paying-members/539053)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-external-links-thing-can-it-be-turned-off-for-paying-members/539053 "2010-05-14T19:26:08Z")
The thing that stops all external links from working (unless I turn adblock off)… can it be disabled completely for paying members of the dope? I will probably just turn adblock off (or more specifically add an exceptio… --- ## [What bugs me more then animated ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bugs-me-more-then-animated-ads/539414)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bugs-me-more-then-animated-ads/539414 "2010-05-14T12:34:35Z")
Two of them. I was trying to read a Cecil column, but there was an animated ad (the same one in fact) on either side of the column. --- ## [SDMB thread pages not loading completely](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-thread-pages-not-loading-completely/539395)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-thread-pages-not-loading-completely/539395 "2010-05-14T04:47:33Z")
Happened several times today already: I’ll click on a thread title, and it directs me to the page where only the banner and menu at the top load (i.e., “User CP,” “FAQ,” “Calendar” and so on; everything below it is blank… --- ## [You might want to think about adding a better looking Straight Dope logo for use in Facebook links](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-want-to-think-about-adding-a-better-looking-straight-dope-logo-for-use-in-facebook-links/521499)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-want-to-think-about-adding-a-better-looking-straight-dope-logo-for-use-in-facebook-links/521499 "2010-05-13T23:54:38Z")
Not a big deal, but if this might be worth thinking about if the SD powers that be are trying to get more people to recognize the brand. I occasionally link to various SD discussions via my Facebook account and the only… --- ## [Getting back charter member status](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-back-charter-member-status/539332)
**Author:** [@NiceGuyJack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NiceGuyJack)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-back-charter-member-status/539332 "2010-05-13T18:56:15Z")
I used to be a chartered member. Now I’m merely a guest. Any way to get back my charter member status? --- ## [SDMB on the iPhone, Android, etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-on-the-iphone-android-etc/524723)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-on-the-iphone-android-etc/524723 "2010-05-13T18:25:54Z")
I personally wish the SDMB interfaced a little better on my mobile device. Although I can read it okay in landscape mode, it just leaves a lot to be desired. After a little digging, I found an iPhone app called Tapatalk … --- ## [Limits to jerkishness in GD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-to-jerkishness-in-gd/538668)
**Author:** [@Translucent\_Daydream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Translucent_Daydream)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-to-jerkishness-in-gd/538668 "2010-05-13T07:40:29Z")
What is the threashold of jerkiness in Great Debates? I have noticed a lot more internet snark and the like in there than I have in the past, and it keeps a lot of people from posting there to debate something. Is ther… --- ## [Can you find this thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-find-this-thread/538996)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-find-this-thread/538996 "2010-05-12T19:52:22Z")
We had a thread about weird garden plants a few years ago where a member told us about their Penis Peppers. Can you find this thread? I can’t. Thanks! --- ## [TEST - How many Ñýr in your zdî?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-how-many-nyr-in-your-zdi/539000)
**Author:** [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-how-many-nyr-in-your-zdi/539000 "2010-05-12T17:20:46Z")
TEST TEST TEST TEST How many, really. --- ## [Should there be a rule about presumption of innocence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-a-rule-about-presumption-of-innocence/538682)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-a-rule-about-presumption-of-innocence/538682 "2010-05-12T16:31:48Z")
In the Game room, there’s a thread about someone accused of rape. The usual pile-on has happened. Yet in both America and here in the U.K., we have an official presumption of innocence. And false claims of rape are not u… --- ## [Can there be an ATMB guideline similar to "please use descriptive titles" in GD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-there-be-an-atmb-guideline-similar-to-please-use-descriptive-titles-in-gd/539046)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-there-be-an-atmb-guideline-similar-to-please-use-descriptive-titles-in-gd/539046 "2010-05-12T15:21:18Z")
\*Why was this thread \*closed as a title and just the code-link to the thread is lazy, useless, and borderline rude (albeit unintentionally). There are automated tools in the post box to make it very easy to include text … --- ## [Why Was This Thread Closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/538902)
**Author:** [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/538902 "2010-05-11T05:45:50Z")
Simple question, no rant. --- ## [What happened yesterday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-yesterday/538972)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-yesterday/538972 "2010-05-11T02:56:50Z")
I couldn’t connect to the straight dope at all yesterday - just wondering if this affected everybody or just me --- ## [Possible "2010 U.S. Election" forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-2010-u-s-election-forum/536543)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-2010-u-s-election-forum/536543 "2010-05-09T22:45:01Z")
We’re thinking of conducting an experiment, and would like to hear the views of the Teeming Millions. Every two years we get complaints that threads about the upcoming U.S. elections are swamping, or will soon swamp, al… --- ## [We really need to condense the stickies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-really-need-to-condense-the-stickies/538594)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2010, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-really-need-to-condense-the-stickies/538594 "2010-05-09T05:11:52Z")
There’s a lot of stickies here. Is that intentional? Because I don’t like having to scroll down a whole page before I can see the actual current threads. --- ## [External links not working properly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/external-links-not-working-properly/537639)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2010, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/external-links-not-working-properly/537639 "2010-05-08T20:23:57Z")
I’ve been running into this problem today. When i click an external link on the SDMB, it generally doesn’t work the first time. It takes two or three clicks to get it to work. This only happens on the SDMB, and it’s on… --- ## [Right to republish/paraphrase/modify my own posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-to-republish-paraphrase-modify-my-own-posts/538601)
**Author:** [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2010, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-to-republish-paraphrase-modify-my-own-posts/538601 "2010-05-08T04:26:51Z")
I searched on this, but didn’t find any threads that had been posted since the most recent registration agreement (12/29/08). I’m looking at possibly republishing some of my posts from the SD on a personal website, just… --- ## [Straight Dope doesn't recognize me (I feel so humbled).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-doesnt-recognize-me-i-feel-so-humbled/538033)
**Author:** [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-doesnt-recognize-me-i-feel-so-humbled/538033 "2010-05-07T20:19:48Z")
Hi, I moved from Windows XP to Windows 7 on a new computer and SD doesn’t recognize me, although I checked the “Remember me” box. What can I do ? --- ## [So what was wrong with this GQ response:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-was-wrong-with-this-gq-response/538221)
**Author:** [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-was-wrong-with-this-gq-response/538221 "2010-05-07T07:32:05Z")
in “I found an iPod on the road today - any chance it still works?” I was the first to answer the OP. This is my reply: Marley takes umbrage and writes, while only partially quoting the post in question (specifically t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=228) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=230)