# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=23 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 24 --- ## [New IMGBB Account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-imgbb-account/963059)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-imgbb-account/963059 "2022-04-20T01:21:13Z")
I just created a new IMGBB account, with the hope of sharing photos from it on this, and other message boards. So far, I cannot seem to share photos (on another message board). But let’s start with square one: can you s… --- ## [Is there a topic ban on threads about suicide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-topic-ban-on-threads-about-suicide/963083)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-topic-ban-on-threads-about-suicide/963083 "2022-04-20T00:14:35Z")
This thread about suicide notes was closed with this mod note: Suicide, even if it’s just ideation or some sort of literary thing, is well beyond the scope of the SDMB. This is closed. Does this mean suicide should… --- ## [How to stop trolls from closing threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-trolls-from-closing-threads/962648)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-trolls-from-closing-threads/962648 "2022-04-13T06:49:37Z")
Continuing the discussion from Closed GQ Thread: I’m sure this has come up before; it’s certainly a problem I’ve seen before. Someone wants to discuss an issue, maybe a sensitive one. Several posters talk about it in an… --- ## [Huge post etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-post-etiquette/962697)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-post-etiquette/962697 "2022-04-12T21:35:47Z")
I have plans to make a huge post about voting rights legislation. This would be Great Debates. I want to discuss the merits of the first title of this law, out of ten titles. Even limiting the thread to the first title o… --- ## [Simplified Smiley Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplified-smiley-test/962646)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplified-smiley-test/962646 "2022-04-11T17:15:09Z")
Now I just found a much simpler way to make a smile: :slight\_smile: Test to make a wink: :wink: .Oh, well. I tried. --- ## [Can you fix a Title? (Serial numbers on guns)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fix-a-title-serial-numbers-on-guns/962661)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fix-a-title-serial-numbers-on-guns/962661 "2022-04-11T14:22:25Z")
Of course it should read: What is the Purpose of a Serial Number on a Gun? Thank you. --- ## [Are we allowed to share tools that allow readers to get around paywalls when we link to a story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-allowed-to-share-tools-that-allow-readers-to-get-around-paywalls-when-we-link-to-a-story/962546)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-allowed-to-share-tools-that-allow-readers-to-get-around-paywalls-when-we-link-to-a-story/962546 "2022-04-11T14:20:55Z")
My understanding is we cannot use link shorteners and must use the full URL link when we link to something in a post (understandable). This sometimes leads to some people not being able to read that link because they do… --- ## [Closed FQ thread on laws about sexual assault. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-fq-thread-on-laws-about-sexual-assault-why/962587)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-fq-thread-on-laws-about-sexual-assault-why/962587 "2022-04-11T03:40:05Z")
I could see moving it but even with an OP that initially came off goofy the thread was actually exploring the subject and the murkiness of the laws and their interpretations in a reasonable way. What legally counts as … --- ## ["Attack the post, not the poster" should be removed as a rule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-the-post-not-the-poster-should-be-removed-as-a-rule/961924)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-the-post-not-the-poster-should-be-removed-as-a-rule/961924 "2022-04-10T14:57:27Z")
Note: This isn’t meant to be an indictment of or attack on any particular poster. Although the recent ATMB thread was obviously a catalyst for this post, I would ask that we not re-litigate it. This is an opinion I’ve … --- ## [How do you tell if you've been issued a warning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-tell-if-youve-been-issued-a-warning/962599)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-tell-if-youve-been-issued-a-warning/962599 "2022-04-09T23:53:53Z")
Is there something that appears on-screen listing the number of warnings you’ve gotten? Do you get a PM, or what? --- ## [MPSIMS vs IMHO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-vs-imho/962542)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-vs-imho/962542 "2022-04-09T13:36:10Z")
My question may be so mundane and pointless that it should be in another category, however, it is a question about this message board. Am I the only one who has trouble distinguishing between the purposes of MPSIMS and … --- ## [So "ammosexual" is a sexually offensive word now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ammosexual-is-a-sexually-offensive-word-now/962176)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ammosexual-is-a-sexually-offensive-word-now/962176 "2022-04-06T23:34:24Z")
Re: “12 people, including 3 soldiers, arrested for gun ring which supplied Chicago-area gangs” OP writes: “Of course, the ammosexuals are having a field day with this on a local message board.” and gets modded: ". .… --- ## [Just curious: Why is this thread closed for review?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-curious-why-is-this-thread-closed-for-review/962112)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-curious-why-is-this-thread-closed-for-review/962112 "2022-04-05T17:56:33Z")
Prioritize the principles that Trump has shown to be toothless for POTUSes - #9? It seemed like an interesting P&E thread, but was shut down yesterday. Any chance of it being reopened? --- ## [Test 4-3-22](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-4-3-22/962207)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-4-3-22/962207 "2022-04-04T22:04:38Z")
test test --- ## [Closed threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-threads/962084)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-threads/962084 "2022-04-01T03:55:49Z")
I clicked on two threads about “race debates”. They had been closed. The threads vanished when I backed out. Is this usual for closed threads? --- ## [MordecaiB has been suspended for harassing SDMB staff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mordecaib-has-been-suspended-for-harassing-sdmb-staff/961871)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mordecaib-has-been-suspended-for-harassing-sdmb-staff/961871 "2022-03-29T02:28:45Z")
MordecaiB has been suspended for three days for posting multiple rants like this one: … directed at Aspenglow and later at Puzzlegal - all in connection with a moderating issue that had already been resolved. Posters … --- ## [Attack the post; I did that](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-the-post-i-did-that/961763)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-the-post-i-did-that/961763 "2022-03-28T19:43:08Z")
Continuing the discussion from Should Bork have been borked?: Why is this post modded? I attacked the post. Others go on about 3/5ths and attack motives, but I get a note for attacking an argument? --- ## [Searching in Discourse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-in-discourse/961764)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-in-discourse/961764 "2022-03-27T23:51:56Z")
With vBulletin we could search within the body of posts or within just titles alone. Am I correct that Discourse does not allow us to search just within titles (which, I guess, they call “topics”)? mmm --- ## [What is the purpose of the Straight Dope Message Board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-straight-dope-message-board/959405)
**Author:** [@PokestarFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PokestarFan)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2022, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-straight-dope-message-board/959405 "2022-03-26T01:50:52Z")
I found the link to the forum from a blog post about Discord and old-style forums. I googled the Straight Dope, and it used to be a QnA panel on a newspaper from the 70s. So is the forum the same thing (questions and ans… --- ## [When Are Cites Necessary, And When Are They Not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-cites-necessary-and-when-are-they-not/961364)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-cites-necessary-and-when-are-they-not/961364 "2022-03-24T22:37:33Z")
Now, I do see people post all kinds of stuff here, and clearly without citations. So I know some of the time, it is permitted. So, when are cites necessary? And when are they not? And what about something you just saw … --- ## [Hypersensitive modding in MPSIMS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypersensitive-modding-in-mpsims/961434)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypersensitive-modding-in-mpsims/961434 "2022-03-21T16:32:42Z")
I thought this was unwarranted moderation, but I just let it go … But then we have this: “Political jab”? It’s a direct quote from a CNN headline, FFS! https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/20/politics/joe-biden-europe-trip-… --- ## [Would it be acceptable to do a "Fuck, Marry, Kill" Thread Game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-acceptable-to-do-a-fuck-marry-kill-thread-game/961320)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-acceptable-to-do-a-fuck-marry-kill-thread-game/961320 "2022-03-20T17:04:47Z")
The gist of the game is that one person gives three people, and the next person has to decide which one they’d fuck, which one they’d marry, and which one they’d kill. I can see problems with it in that it reduces peopl… --- ## [Is posting dangerous information against the rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-posting-dangerous-information-against-the-rules/952934)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2022, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-posting-dangerous-information-against-the-rules/952934 "2022-03-20T05:06:23Z")
Continuing the discussion from Trolls R Us Resurrections: As a general rule, we rely on posters to correct ludicrously misinformed viewpoints. But some viewpoints may actively encourage dangerous behavior. So is it, o… --- ## [When quietly reading, thread skips back about a dozen posts: why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-quietly-reading-thread-skips-back-about-a-dozen-posts-why/961346)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-quietly-reading-thread-skips-back-about-a-dozen-posts-why/961346 "2022-03-19T19:26:40Z")
Apologies if this has been covered before: I searched but couldn’t find it. The first time I visit a thread in a day, it brings me to where I left off. This is a great feature. I start reading, and then, after I’ve got … --- ## [Am I being lazy for not adding tags to new posts I create?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-being-lazy-for-not-adding-tags-to-new-posts-i-create/961026)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-being-lazy-for-not-adding-tags-to-new-posts-i-create/961026 "2022-03-15T13:45:14Z")
@What\_Exit is always adding tags to my posts every time I create a new one. Whenever that happens, I think “Uhh yeah, I should probably do that myself and save W\_E the effort” :blush: Then, every time I create another … --- ## [1 Week suspension for Crane. Until March 22, 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-week-suspension-for-crane-until-march-22-2022/961106)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-week-suspension-for-crane-until-march-22-2022/961106 "2022-03-15T13:40:50Z")
@ECG is not available this week for personal reasons, however, the rest of the mods discussed this, and we feel the violation is straightforward enough that we don’t need to wait for his return to act on it. This is in y… --- ## [Aspidistra finds loophole in hate speech rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspidistra-finds-loophole-in-hate-speech-rules/960843)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspidistra-finds-loophole-in-hate-speech-rules/960843 "2022-03-15T13:34:23Z")
My question is simple. Is it OK for posters to post an OP which essentially states “I agree with the linked article, let’s discuss it” – if the article in question would clearly have been moderated as hate speech if the … --- ## [Glitch report: still getting phantom What\_Exit posts when creating threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glitch-report-still-getting-phantom-what-exit-posts-when-creating-threads/960953)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glitch-report-still-getting-phantom-what-exit-posts-when-creating-threads/960953 "2022-03-12T20:21:38Z")
After starting a new thread, I’ll get a “phantom” response from What\_Exit. I say “phantom” because all it contains is a duplicate of my OP. I assume this is old news (I reported the same problem some time ago); just tho… --- ## [New category for Ukraine invasion? {Added a new Tag for now}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-category-for-ukraine-invasion-added-a-new-tag-for-now/960123)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-category-for-ukraine-invasion-added-a-new-tag-for-now/960123 "2022-03-11T18:58:11Z")
Sorry if I’m in the wrong spot and this actually belongs in Site Feedback or something. I’m wondering if it would be useful to create a new category for threads relating to the Ukraine invasion, similar to the Quarantin… --- ## [How to get to the first or last post (iPhone)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-to-the-first-or-last-post-iphone/960803)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-to-the-first-or-last-post-iphone/960803 "2022-03-10T19:51:49Z")
I saw this annoying commercial and thought, I know where I can post about it! So I opened the thread (on my iPhone) and it dropped me in the middle of a 3000 post thread (I guess I had read part of it before). So I tried… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=24)