# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=232 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 233 --- ## [Marley and lekatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley-and-lekatt/535272)
**Author:** [@SoulFrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoulFrost)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley-and-lekatt/535272 "2010-04-09T21:28:31Z")
Yes, yes, and yes. Look, I don’t know what the deal is with lekatt. Evidently, he’s some sort of evangelical. That’s fine, it doesn’t matter to me one way or another. But whenever people post questionable claims here… --- ## [Why am I seeing ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-seeing-ads/535534)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-seeing-ads/535534 "2010-04-09T20:46:55Z")
I’m a member, paid up until 2/2011, and I’m seeing ads. WTH? --- ## [What do people who start polls do with the results?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-who-start-polls-do-with-the-results/535081)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-who-start-polls-do-with-the-results/535081 "2010-04-09T10:48:45Z")
Has anyone undertaken a study of what people who start polls do with the results? Do they write term papers or blogs or amuse themselves viewing the results or forget about it altogether never returning to the results? … --- ## [Since money is amovin'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-money-is-amovin/534768)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-money-is-amovin/534768 "2010-04-09T06:40:53Z")
Seeing that TPTB’s hands are set to “Gimme” and dopers hands seems to be set to “Give” (which is a good thing since I want this place to survive), I will bring back a money making idea that I mentioned a while ago and we… --- ## [Showing Politically-Charged Clip From YouTube...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showing-politically-charged-clip-from-youtube/535381)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showing-politically-charged-clip-from-youtube/535381 "2010-04-08T18:31:37Z")
I want to show a politically-charged clip from You Tube. Yes, I am a man of a certain political persuasion. And this clip does fit my views. But I do really want ALL people’s opinions on this topic too. Anyways, it may b… --- ## [Make the Banner Smaller](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-the-banner-smaller/534996)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-the-banner-smaller/534996 "2010-04-06T11:36:36Z")
Just a friendly suggestion, can we make the “The Straight Dope” banner vertically narrower? On widescreen monitors, especially laptops, the amount of dead space at the top of the screen is just needlessly large. On a 16:… --- ## [Here we go again—shitty moderation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-we-go-again-shitty-moderation/533522)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-we-go-again-shitty-moderation/533522 "2010-04-07T16:14:30Z")
Scene of the latest injustice. \[QUOTE=Marley23\] Mod Note \[QUOTE=magellan01 (to tomndebb)\] Feel free to get Marley23 to sign on to the apology, in the interest of saving the hamsters the work of an extra post. \[/QUOT… --- ## [Testing for 12 Conversations About One Thing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-for-12-conversations-about-one-thing/534605)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-for-12-conversations-about-one-thing/534605 "2010-04-06T04:36:12Z")
This is just a test. --- ## [Scissorjack has been suspended for one month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scissorjack-has-been-suspended-for-one-month/535108)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scissorjack-has-been-suspended-for-one-month/535108 "2010-04-06T03:21:26Z")
Scissorjack has been suspended for one month. He has had five official warnings in the past six months, and a total of seven warnings since December of 2008. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12304653&p… --- ## [Revenue Proposal: The Swear Jar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenue-proposal-the-swear-jar/534951)
**Author:** [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenue-proposal-the-swear-jar/534951 "2010-04-06T02:48:30Z")
In another thread, I made the rather flippant suggestion about this board administration selling indulgences for swearing. xash suggested that if I wished to continue this line of thought I should take it to another thre… --- ## [Limits on Mods' ability to alter posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-on-mods-ability-to-alter-posts/534199)
**Author:** [@ambushed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ambushed)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-on-mods-ability-to-alter-posts/534199 "2010-04-06T01:44:52Z")
I accidentally pressed “Submit” instead of “Preview” on a post that wasn’t quite ready yet in GD, and when I asked a mod to fix it, tomndebb informed me that he wasn’t allowed to modify posts on user request, at least fo… --- ## [A tiny bit of the April Fool's Day fun is still here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-bit-of-the-april-fools-day-fun-is-still-here/534748)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2010, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-bit-of-the-april-fools-day-fun-is-still-here/534748 "2010-04-05T03:42:12Z")
I thought it was all over. But there’s still a tiny vestige of it left. I wonder how long it will be before anyone notices? --- ## [Rules regarding personal insults in The Pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-regarding-personal-insults-in-the-pit/534059)
**Author:** [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-regarding-personal-insults-in-the-pit/534059 "2010-04-04T19:41:25Z")
Can someone let me know what the rules regarding personal insults in The Pit actually are? According to the post “Restricted language in the Pit” the rules is as such: I am interested in what qualifies as “occasional u… --- ## [I know the new forum titles are an April Fool's joke but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-the-new-forum-titles-are-an-april-fools-joke-but/534625)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2010, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-the-new-forum-titles-are-an-april-fools-joke-but/534625 "2010-04-04T09:20:05Z")
I kind of like 'em. Anyone else? --- ## [It is officially April 2nd at the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-officially-april-2nd-at-the-sdmb/534713)
**Author:** [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2010, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-officially-april-2nd-at-the-sdmb/534713 "2010-04-04T04:45:47Z")
Thanks for playing. For those who missed it: Sadly, all the fun user titles are now gone. --- ## [April Fools Day forum titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-forum-titles/534553)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-forum-titles/534553 "2010-04-02T21:22:53Z")
You guys rock. That is all. --- ## [Couldn't log in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-log-in/533485)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-log-in/533485 "2010-04-02T17:14:48Z")
Last night I couldn’t log in. I’d enter my user name and password, get the “thank you for logging in, susan” screen, then be returned to the unlogged-in front forum screen. This happened several times. I finally clicked … --- ## [A complaint about these bogus titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571)
**Author:** [@CannyDan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CannyDan)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571 "2010-04-02T15:46:50Z")
I just posted in another thread, and boy was I disappointed that I didn’t get promoted to mod, or summarily banned, or something equally wonderful. So what gives? Do I have to have icky stuff dripping from my fingers? (… --- ## [As I am now a mod...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-i-am-now-a-mod/534559)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-i-am-now-a-mod/534559 "2010-04-02T14:11:32Z")
As I am now a mod, I’m going to be bringing in some new rules; the first being that if you want to post here, you have to send me wine and chocolate. And concubines. Otherwise there are going to be all sorts of nasty thi… --- ## [Can I post this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-post-this/534642)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-post-this/534642 "2010-04-02T14:10:00Z")
And if so where? I was watching porn the other day and the background music was hauntingly beautiful. I want to find the source. I tried using Shazam but it didn’t recognize it. Would it be OK to ask on the forums so lo… --- ## [I looked away, and when I looked back, it was all gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-looked-away-and-when-i-looked-back-it-was-all-gone/534715)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-looked-away-and-when-i-looked-back-it-was-all-gone/534715 "2010-04-02T14:05:46Z")
We had such great fun. There was lashings of pop, biscuits, cakes with smarties on top, party hats and silly names. All the rooms were called something different, and I was a mod, and had stuff oozing from my fingers. I … --- ## [Hijinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hijinks/534555)
**Author:** [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hijinks/534555 "2010-04-02T10:07:59Z")
At first I thought the board had been hacked - I like the new board titles. :smiley: On this side of the planet we have already had 12 hours of harmless hijinks. --- ## [Wat happened to the SD home page, showing the GQ, IMHO, etc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wat-happened-to-the-sd-home-page-showing-the-gq-imho-etc/534635)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wat-happened-to-the-sd-home-page-showing-the-gq-imho-etc/534635 "2010-04-02T07:49:15Z")
I bookmarked the SDMB years ago, and when it opened, there was what I thought was the home page, with the main forums. Today, for some goofy reason, it opens with a bunch of misc. questions, and can’t find any way to g… --- ## [Have we defined what a troll is for SDMB purposes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-defined-what-a-troll-is-for-sdmb-purposes/534705)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-defined-what-a-troll-is-for-sdmb-purposes/534705 "2010-04-02T07:45:15Z")
Somewhere on the board, is there an official or generally recognized definition of the concept of a “troll”? Or should I just rely on what I get when I do a google search on the term? --- ## [And if I start a post...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-if-i-start-a-post/534557)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-if-i-start-a-post/534557 "2010-04-02T07:22:30Z")
Do I get a moderator title? Never mind. --- ## [I am not starting a new thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-starting-a-new-thread/534702)
**Author:** [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-starting-a-new-thread/534702 "2010-04-02T04:57:18Z")
Just letting you know that I won’t start a new thread to confuse things on April 1. --- ## [The forum titles should be like this all the time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-forum-titles-should-be-like-this-all-the-time/534552)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-forum-titles-should-be-like-this-all-the-time/534552 "2010-04-02T04:18:12Z")
Yeah. You heard me. Keep 'em like this. They have zazz. Panache. A cynical ceviche of our usual humdrum howdydoo’s. OK that made no sense. Anyhow… Or don’t keep them. But they made my day, that’s for sure. --- ## [And TPTB still can't get things right...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-tptb-still-cant-get-things-right/534644)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-tptb-still-cant-get-things-right/534644 "2010-04-02T02:48:43Z")
Here’s the listing for the “new” Got Cite forum: Got Cite? Have a question? Ask it here, and you’re almost assured to get an answer on post 50, immediately following 17 jokes, 14 complaints about the jokes, 3 correctio… --- ## [Why has ATMB's title been changed to 13 Conversations About One Thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-atmbs-title-been-changed-to-13-conversations-about-one-thing/534554)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-atmbs-title-been-changed-to-13-conversations-about-one-thing/534554 "2010-04-02T02:38:46Z")
Why has ATMB’s title been changed to 13 Conversations About One Thing? ETA: Ah. I see. Please ignore this post. And, yes: I like it. --- ## [Thread about starting threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-about-starting-threads/534664)
**Author:** [@Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-about-starting-threads/534664 "2010-04-02T00:26:37Z")
I wanted to start a very important thread about starting threads. My question is, how do you start a thread? :confused: I am very confused about all this and thought I should immediately start a thread to clear up the co… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=231) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=233)