# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=239 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 240 --- ## [Why the PDF warnings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-pdf-warnings/524323)
**Author:** [@Pduol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pduol)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-pdf-warnings/524323 "2010-01-23T19:23:52Z")
I’ve noticed that whenever anyone links to a pdf file, there is usually a pdf warning. Why is this? Just wondering. --- ## [Jimmy Joe Meager and Slappy the Clown banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-joe-meager-and-slappy-the-clown-banned/525796)
**Author:** [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-joe-meager-and-slappy-the-clown-banned/525796 "2010-01-23T18:06:29Z")
I dunno who Slappy is, but I know Jimmy Joe. He’s not anyone I liked all that much, but I don’t remember him doing much. Did I miss somethin? --- ## [An OP which invites a off-topic diversion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-op-which-invites-a-off-topic-diversion/525739)
**Author:** [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-op-which-invites-a-off-topic-diversion/525739 "2010-01-22T18:55:06Z")
This is just an observation rather than a complaint, but … In the thread Atheist getting married in Catholic church - need help with readings, Czarcasm issued this warning: Yes, it’s a problem, but really the OP itsel… --- ## [Discussion threads about TV shows - dates in their titles.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-threads-about-tv-shows-dates-in-their-titles/525495)
**Author:** [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2010, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-threads-about-tv-shows-dates-in-their-titles/525495 "2010-01-21T14:13:47Z")
Cafe Society forum ruleshas this request: Would it be possible to remind people of this more often? I just opened a thread with numbers in the title that I thought referred to an episode when actually they referred to… --- ## [A not very brief history of time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-not-very-brief-history-of-time/525325)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-not-very-brief-history-of-time/525325 "2010-01-20T23:48:23Z")
Could some kind person fill me in on the history of the SDMB please? I’m vaguely aware of it starting on AOL… Then it went on the net around 1999… There were posters like The Grapist, Master Wang-Ka, and Manhatten. Trie… --- ## [Board post views not updating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-post-views-not-updating/524067)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-post-views-not-updating/524067 "2010-01-20T21:31:31Z")
The last couple of days, threads and posts have not been acknowledged in Firefox as “read”; that is, I read a thread, leave/reload the forum, and the thread is still highlighted. When I click the “go to first new post” … --- ## [Is it possible to change your user name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-your-user-name/525666)
**Author:** [@JHE1967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JHE1967)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-your-user-name/525666 "2010-01-20T20:36:34Z")
Years ago I must have thought my real name was a good idea for a message board. Is there a way a mod can change it for me? If so I’d like JHE1967. thanks! --- ## [What is it with the snackpit's ad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-the-snackpits-ad/525680)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-the-snackpits-ad/525680 "2010-01-20T13:56:35Z")
Are those ads a dig at the Dopers? I have the screenshots if anyone are interested. Samples: (At Cafe) At least we admit to being basement dwelling loser (Pits) Hi Tuba! How are you doing (feeling?) now? I know the… --- ## ["You're too ignorant to post in this thread" -- really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-too-ignorant-to-post-in-this-thread-really/524627)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-too-ignorant-to-post-in-this-thread-really/524627 "2010-01-20T05:01:00Z")
I just can’t recall seeing a mod do this before, simply tell someone they’re too ignorant to continue to post in a thread and tell them to leave. The thread in question is about evolution in GD. I don’t spend a whole l… --- ## [Why was this thread locked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-locked/525128)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-locked/525128 "2010-01-19T18:03:19Z")
Reincarnation: Recall of Past Life-Yes or No? It wasn’t really a good GQ thread, but you could have easily moved it to GD or MPSIMS instead. IMO it’s also poor modding to lock a thread and not tell people why you’re loc… --- ## [The return of fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-fluiddruid/524947)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-fluiddruid/524947 "2010-01-19T02:48:54Z")
She’s ba-ack. And we’re glad to have her. --- ## [Can a post be marked as having been reported?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-post-be-marked-as-having-been-reported/525427)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2010, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-post-be-marked-as-having-been-reported/525427 "2010-01-18T21:52:05Z")
On another messageboard I use, when a message is reported to the moderators, it gains a footer saying ‘This message has been reported’. I’m wondering if that would be possible and useful on the Dope? It would prevent um… --- ## [Ellen Cherry Game Room moderation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellen-cherry-game-room-moderation/525315)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellen-cherry-game-room-moderation/525315 "2010-01-18T18:20:56Z")
I would like to voice a complaint about Ellen Cherry’s moderation in the Game Room, specifically in the sports threads. Last week she handed out warnings to me and cricetus in an NFL thread for “being a jerk”. She is cl… --- ## [Posts missing from this morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-missing-from-this-morning/525355)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-missing-from-this-morning/525355 "2010-01-17T21:32:49Z")
In this thread: \*\*Septimus \*\* (the OP) came back after post #65 and mentioned in the morning that he wanted to concentrate on creationism among conservatives and I made a reply regarding that one hour later, now both … --- ## [Test only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-only/525309)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2010, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-only/525309 "2010-01-17T12:59:03Z")
This is purely a test. --- ## [the END OF ATHEISM...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-atheism/525042)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2010, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-atheism/525042 "2010-01-17T06:39:38Z")
What is it with this guy? Is he a banned member out for revenge? If so, who? Or is he just a nutjob who decided randomly to spam SDMB? --- ## [GDs a Lot of Fun Now, Isn't it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gds-a-lot-of-fun-now-isnt-it/525094)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2010, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gds-a-lot-of-fun-now-isnt-it/525094 "2010-01-17T02:46:44Z")
I hardly go there, or at least used to hardly go there. But it’s been really entertaining lately! --- ## [Would a "You have x minutes left of your edit window" feature be possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-you-have-x-minutes-left-of-your-edit-window-feature-be-possible/525154)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-you-have-x-minutes-left-of-your-edit-window-feature-be-possible/525154 "2010-01-17T02:18:11Z")
You create a long thread. You read your long thread and notice an error so you edit it. You read it from the point where you got to the first time and notice another error. You edit it. But at this point you’re wonde… --- ## [You don't remember me?!? Sob!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-remember-me-sob/525160)
**Author:** [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2010, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-remember-me-sob/525160 "2010-01-17T00:49:39Z")
I remember this happening another time, and to other Dopers. It started again today. I usually keep SDMB open in a tab in Firefox. If I go off and do other things then come back to the SDMB tab and click on anything, I … --- ## [Tomndebb’s warning to WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-s-warning-to-warmnprickly/524371)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-s-warning-to-warmnprickly/524371 "2010-01-15T21:42:28Z")
Here’s the interaction: It’s in a thread about global warming. The bit in question started with Starving Artist saying that scientists are claiming we’re all going to die and then a brief back-and-forth exchange between… --- ## [In Praise of Good Moderating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-good-moderating/523134)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-good-moderating/523134 "2010-01-15T20:20:50Z")
You know what? I think we could use a thread for things like this. I’m sure mods sometimes feel like nobody appreciates them since so many threads about things people disagree with. But, since it probably won’t engender… --- ## ["This will not end well" - A suggestion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-not-end-well-a-suggestion/524887)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-not-end-well-a-suggestion/524887 "2010-01-15T04:14:54Z")
Can we do away with this? In this thread for example it is the very first response. At worst it’s threadshitting and at best it’s the equivalent of “pulls up lawn chair” or “brings out popcorn” both of which are not all… --- ## [Lynn Bodoni's buried Pit rules: still applicable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodonis-buried-pit-rules-still-applicable/524960)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodonis-buried-pit-rules-still-applicable/524960 "2010-01-14T19:59:50Z")
Lynn Bodoni’s pit rule thread isn’t sticky. In fact, it’s quite buried, where new users are unlikely to find them. Does that mean they’re no longer applicable? If a new user posts “Pulling up a lawn chair to watch the … --- ## [How does one become a SDMB Moderator? How do they do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-become-a-sdmb-moderator-how-do-they-do-it/524858)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-become-a-sdmb-moderator-how-do-they-do-it/524858 "2010-01-14T16:16:59Z")
Now that I’ve been on the SDMB for a while, I’ve seen the hand of the moderator, who swoops in and, e.g., moves comments to another board, or gives someone warnings for ad hominem attacks. I’ve seen this happen, constan… --- ## [Links from the front page going to first unread post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-from-the-front-page-going-to-first-unread-post/524908)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-from-the-front-page-going-to-first-unread-post/524908 "2010-01-14T08:31:55Z")
On the board’s main page (boards.straightdope.com), it shows a list of forums along with the last thread in each forum to have a post made to it. But the links to individual threads from that page have the “?goto=newpos… --- ## [Test. Sleath emoticons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-sleath-emoticons/524401)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-sleath-emoticons/524401 "2010-01-13T21:22:16Z")
Gimme a minute, Gerty. --- ## [Is discussion of Legal psychedelics allowed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-discussion-of-legal-psychedelics-allowed/524632)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-discussion-of-legal-psychedelics-allowed/524632 "2010-01-13T21:09:12Z")
A thread on Fly Agaric was just closed in general questions. However, Fly Agaric is legal to gather, own and prepare in the US and many other countries. See here: http://www.flyagaric-amanita.com/law.html My opinion … --- ## [Marley--Please explain why I can't post the way other posters do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley-please-explain-why-i-cant-post-the-way-other-posters-do/524833)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley-please-explain-why-i-cant-post-the-way-other-posters-do/524833 "2010-01-13T20:59:17Z")
Or…um…just ignore this, since either you edited your note to me really, really quickly or I’m a tard who didn’t read your note completely.\* Carry on. \*I vote “The second option!” :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Curtis LeMay suspended?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curtis-lemay-suspended/524640)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curtis-lemay-suspended/524640 "2010-01-12T15:10:25Z")
I just noticed this & have no idea what brought it on. I’m asking because I’ve PM’d him a few times to give him advice, suggest he tone things down, esp. in the Pit where I thought he was getting in over his head. As a … --- ## [Zhen'ka has been suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zhenka-has-been-suspended/524631)
**Author:** [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zhenka-has-been-suspended/524631 "2010-01-12T06:25:15Z")
… for 30 days. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=11983342#post11983342 In addition to the above link, \*\*Zhen’ka \*\* has been warned four times recently for either personal insults or being a jerk, so … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=238) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=240)