# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=241 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 242 --- ## [Test Post, please ignore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post-please-ignore/522577)
**Author:** [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2009, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post-please-ignore/522577 "2009-12-25T23:16:58Z")
testies, toes, :wink: --- ## [Hey Twickster, How was this OTHER warning justified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-twickster-how-was-this-other-warning-justified/521649)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-twickster-how-was-this-other-warning-justified/521649 "2009-12-24T17:03:54Z")
Link: Please sell me on Google Wave - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board Your schoolmarm sensibilities being offended and resulting in official warnings are a bit…reactionary. … --- ## [Marley23, get in here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley23-get-in-here/522224)
**Author:** [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley23-get-in-here/522224 "2009-12-24T00:30:25Z")
Let’s discuss it mano y mano, instead of man to mod. Tell me that this comment from here, would have been accepted by you if anyone else had said it in GD. Or does the cheeky wink at the end make it permissible? --- ## [Kudos, and a request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kudos-and-a-request/522321)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kudos-and-a-request/522321 "2009-12-23T15:31:05Z")
In post #6 of this thread, Gary “Wombat” Robson notes a change to the thread title thus: Thread title changed from “Let him not be circumcised. - WHAT?!” to “Let him not be uncircumcised. - WHAT?!” at the OP’s request. … --- ## [Why are there ads on my page today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-ads-on-my-page-today/522205)
**Author:** [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2009, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-ads-on-my-page-today/522205 "2009-12-23T07:38:09Z")
That’s it. I’m logged in and I see ads. I don’t like this. --- ## [Test thread here. Ignore or delete as warranted.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-here-ignore-or-delete-as-warranted/522032)
**Author:** [@25.1327\_Octopi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/25.1327_Octopi)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2009, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-here-ignore-or-delete-as-warranted/522032 "2009-12-23T04:45:40Z")
Hi. Though I registered long ago, I just ponied up for the registration fee because I’m a cheap bastard. I was (am) drunk, and me & alcohol & a credit card & ted & alice are a bad combination. But I need to test out a… --- ## [Hey Twickster...How Was This Warning Justified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-twickster-how-was-this-warning-justified/521549)
**Author:** [@Xploder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xploder)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-twickster-how-was-this-warning-justified/521549 "2009-12-21T17:35:37Z")
In this post: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11891431&postcount=50 Twickster issues a warning to Hajario for supposedly snarking on a post by Lynn. What really happened was that Lynn posted that she s… --- ## [Colored dot next to poster's user name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colored-dot-next-to-posters-user-name/521851)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2009, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colored-dot-next-to-posters-user-name/521851 "2009-12-20T07:38:32Z")
What is the significance of the color of the dot appearing next to the poster’s name within a post? --- ## [Threads requiring me to hit the back button several times to get out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-requiring-me-to-hit-the-back-button-several-times-to-get-out/521491)
**Author:** [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2009, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-requiring-me-to-hit-the-back-button-several-times-to-get-out/521491 "2009-12-19T09:44:01Z")
As the title says, I can’t get out of a thread without hitting the back button at least twice. I’m sure this has to do with the ads, because I see the reloading icon in my toolbar every time an ad loads. I’m worried th… --- ## [1920's Death Rays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-death-rays/521590)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2009, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-death-rays/521590 "2009-12-19T06:18:22Z")
No, seriously. The serious discussion of 1920’s-Style Death Rays. I found what seems to be the original 1000+ post thread about the origin of the joke, but I thought there was a thread at some point where people discuss… --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/521553)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2009, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/521553 "2009-12-16T23:33:57Z")
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**Author:** [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-this-thread/521521 "2009-12-16T21:06:28Z")
What was with this thread?! It has me as the first poster, but when I posted I swear there were two other posts before mine that were pretty much gobbldygook, thus my post. I notice it’s closed now. I kind of look like … --- ## [Is LMGTFY unacceptable snark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lmgtfy-unacceptable-snark/520509)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2009, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lmgtfy-unacceptable-snark/520509 "2009-12-15T16:38:47Z")
I hate it when posters clog up the first page of GQ with questions they should be able to answer themselves with a 5-second google search. I think Uncle Cecil’s staff feels the same way. There’s a great website, Let Me … --- ## [What sort of legal stuff was Angry Lurker referring to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-legal-stuff-was-angry-lurker-referring-to/519439)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2009, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-legal-stuff-was-angry-lurker-referring-to/519439 "2009-12-15T12:22:33Z")
In this here post about his cleaner, that is. I know we’re not supposed to talk about banned/suspended posters; I’m just wondering if anyone knows how the thread could have gotten him into legal trouble. --- ## [What happens to the 'online' indicator when I close my laptop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-the-online-indicator-when-i-close-my-laptop/521106)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2009, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-the-online-indicator-when-i-close-my-laptop/521106 "2009-12-15T07:50:42Z")
Okay, so this might count as the dumbest question ever asked in this forum. When I’m signed in, there’s that little button beside my user name in any post that I’ve submitted that’s green when I’m online. I see other p… --- ## [Thank you, unknown benefactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-unknown-benefactor/521101)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2009, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-unknown-benefactor/521101 "2009-12-15T05:58:08Z")
I don’t know where else to post this. I just noticed that my status here has suddenly been elevated from ‘guest’ to ‘member’ and I can only suppose that someone who is aware of my somewhat desperate financial situation … --- ## [How many members Ignore me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-members-ignore-me/521146)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2009, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-members-ignore-me/521146 "2009-12-15T05:49:50Z")
Is there any way for a user to know whether (s)he’s on someone’s ignore list, and how many? I’m getting paranoid that I’m a pariah. --- ## [Zombie massacre](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-massacre/521074)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2009, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-massacre/521074 "2009-12-14T14:24:04Z")
So, what’s the point of killing zombie threads? It’s not like all threads that haven’t been posted to in X amount of time get automatically locked. Just the ones that see renewed interest. This seems counter intuitive - … --- ## [What constitute personal insults in Great Debates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-constitute-personal-insults-in-great-debates/519803)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2009, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-constitute-personal-insults-in-great-debates/519803 "2009-12-14T00:39:37Z")
I got a formal warning from \*\*Marley23 \*\*for personal insults in Great Debates for this comment. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=11825042#post11825042 In response to this Post by ITR Which I fou… --- ## [Testing the poll function](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-poll-function/521082)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2009, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-poll-function/521082 "2009-12-13T20:34:53Z")
Seeing if this works --- ## [thread locking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-locking/520988)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2009, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-locking/520988 "2009-12-13T02:12:44Z")
Top 10 (or so) reasons that a thread might be locked, please. --- ## [Disingenuous assertions by Tuba re status restoration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disingenuous-assertions-by-tuba-re-status-restoration/520708)
**Author:** [@ambushed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ambushed)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2009, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disingenuous-assertions-by-tuba-re-status-restoration/520708 "2009-12-12T16:32:06Z")
TubaDiva got permission from the OP to evade responsibility for the disingenuous language Tuba has repeatedly used to deny any and all ability to make status changes. Note that my post there and this thread here is not … --- ## [Disappearing messages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disappearing-messages/520860)
**Author:** [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2009, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disappearing-messages/520860 "2009-12-12T06:43:34Z")
I was wondering the Straight Dope on messages that seem to vanish. I was perusing a thread today that I could swear I commented in, but couldn’t find my comment any more. I concluded it was probably removed by a mod (o… --- ## [Do guest posts ever count?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-guest-posts-ever-count/520581)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2009, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-guest-posts-ever-count/520581 "2009-12-12T05:29:43Z")
Upon converting to a Member account, are his Guest posts added to his Member post count? --- ## [Twickster, a question on a closed thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-a-question-on-a-closed-thread/520073)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2009, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-a-question-on-a-closed-thread/520073 "2009-12-12T01:46:18Z")
You closed PICTURE GALLERY: Girls With Tattoos with the reason that it lacked a point. I thought MPSIMS was intended for pointless threads. It’s a forum for OP’s that say nothing more than “hey look at this”. --- ## [You can multi-quote across threads! Did you know this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-multi-quote-across-threads-did-you-know-this/520428)
**Author:** [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-multi-quote-across-threads-did-you-know-this/520428 "2009-12-10T19:29:24Z")
I did not know this, but in trying to investigate Stink Fish Pot’s issue, I discovered it. Did you know this? --- ## [What constitutes a personal insult in ATMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-constitutes-a-personal-insult-in-atmb/520520)
**Author:** [@Fuzzy\_Wombats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_Wombats)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-constitutes-a-personal-insult-in-atmb/520520 "2009-12-10T02:48:02Z")
I would like a clarification regarding what precisely constitutes a personal insult in this forum. Recently, Giraffe received this from Dex after complaining about \*\* Carol Stream\*\*’s “henpecking” of posts. http://boar… --- ## [Carol Stream banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carol-stream-banned/520666)
**Author:** [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2009, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carol-stream-banned/520666 "2009-12-10T01:01:57Z")
\*\*Carol Stream \*\*has requested reconsideration of a few recent moderation decisions (well, \*\*Carol Stream \*\*has actually requested reconsideration of most of the moderation decisions I’ve made). In our review of \*\*Carol’… --- ## [What the hell SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-sdmb/520244)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2009, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-sdmb/520244 "2009-12-09T23:25:24Z")
So this happened at work. I thought it was just something wrong with my computer there. Then I get home and it does the same thing here. Both times I was surfing the dope. What happens is my windows browser will just … --- ## [Why can't I multi-quote in a post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-multi-quote-in-a-post/520425)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-multi-quote-in-a-post/520425 "2009-12-09T17:55:20Z")
For some reason, I can’t seem to quote a post that has multiple quotes in it. It’s important to capture each thought for a proper flow of the conversation. When I hit the “quote” button, it will only quote the text tha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=240) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=242)