# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=243 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 244 --- ## [New Posts-No New Posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posts-no-new-posts/518934)
**Author:** [@koufax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koufax)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posts-no-new-posts/518934 "2009-11-25T19:10:30Z")
What does that mean? I am sure it is simple, but I am confused. I am talking about the icon next to all the posts. Thank You in advance. --- ## [how do we feel about bumping zombie polls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-feel-about-bumping-zombie-polls/518623)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2009, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-feel-about-bumping-zombie-polls/518623 "2009-11-25T03:51:46Z")
for those polls which are not time sensitive, so that those who had voted need not vote again. for example - “are you male or female?” --- ## [Ok, so my boyfriend is working up to posting here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-my-boyfriend-is-working-up-to-posting-here/518516)
**Author:** [@MerryMagdalen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MerryMagdalen)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-my-boyfriend-is-working-up-to-posting-here/518516 "2009-11-24T23:43:59Z")
And we already have the perfect user name for him! He’s a little nervous about the posting standards because he’s a bad speller, but I think he’d be a great addition to the boards. (He just informed me that the first u… --- ## [Ignore this. Maybe. (About public polls)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-this-maybe-about-public-polls/518669)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-this-maybe-about-public-polls/518669 "2009-11-24T11:08:44Z")
How public is the publicness of public polls? --- ## [Claude Remains suspended for 30 days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claude-remains-suspended-for-30-days/518687)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claude-remains-suspended-for-30-days/518687 "2009-11-23T20:16:45Z")
Just what the title says. We’ve suspended Claude Remains based on a couple of jerkish, insulting posts he’s made since mid-October. He was warned for this threadshitting post in General Questions, and then for a second … --- ## [Odd hyperlink problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-hyperlink-problem/518563)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2009, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-hyperlink-problem/518563 "2009-11-22T22:04:09Z")
Hi, If I try and create two or three links in a post and the words are in a row, it appears as one big hyperlink instead of mulitple links. This isanexample. I did this by typing in: This is an example And then crea… --- ## [Polls about board users?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-about-board-users/518116)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-about-board-users/518116 "2009-11-22T16:54:30Z")
Is it allowable to have polls voting on how users are regarded, or is that “don’t even go there” territory? --- ## [Posting the leaked Hadley data and emails?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-the-leaked-hadley-data-and-emails/518432)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2009, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-the-leaked-hadley-data-and-emails/518432 "2009-11-22T00:10:04Z")
Does The Straight Dope have a policy on posting stuff from the leaked Hadley CRU data? --- ## [Come to Think of It, I Don't Think I Have Ever Tried a Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-to-think-of-it-i-dont-think-i-have-ever-tried-a-poll/518335)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-to-think-of-it-i-dont-think-i-have-ever-tried-a-poll/518335 "2009-11-21T21:14:57Z")
Do I know how to create a poll? Regards, Shodan --- ## [test poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/518315)
**Author:** [@ready29003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ready29003)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2009, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/518315 "2009-11-20T22:30:15Z")
test poll --- ## [Good for goose, good for gander? -- members and mods in ATMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-for-goose-good-for-gander-members-and-mods-in-atmb/517984)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-for-goose-good-for-gander-members-and-mods-in-atmb/517984 "2009-11-19T21:35:53Z")
There is a topic that has been raised numerous times in numerous threads (just working from memory here — I could be full of crap) that I haven’t really seen directly addressed. And that is in particular the issue of mem… --- ## [Is this type of thread unsuitable for the Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-type-of-thread-unsuitable-for-the-dope/517034)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-type-of-thread-unsuitable-for-the-dope/517034 "2009-11-19T21:11:34Z")
Czarcasm closed the 'Info on "Does anyone know what this is?" thread, with the word ‘Enough’. I wanted to post in there to say that the subject of that thread Starring\_Emma gave me the best laught I’ve had in ages with h… --- ## [Pit Rules, Revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-rules-revisited/504289)
**Author:** [@Carol\_Stream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_Stream)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-rules-revisited/504289 "2009-11-19T06:34:08Z")
The following expressions should not be directed at other posters. cunt and variants, e.g., cuntlapper motherfucker cocksucker fuck you and variants, e.g., go fuck yourself, fuck off and die suck/lick my dick/cock a… --- ## [Are one-on-one debates allowed here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-one-on-one-debates-allowed-here/517744)
**Author:** [@SoulFrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoulFrost)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-one-on-one-debates-allowed-here/517744 "2009-11-19T04:06:55Z")
Suppose that, just as an illustration, I challenged Tris to single combat on the merits of religion and he picked up the gauntlet. Would we be allowed to go head-to-head in a GD thread set aside for that purpose, with n… --- ## [I have been warned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-warned/517694)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-warned/517694 "2009-11-19T02:09:27Z")
I don’t think I’ve ever started a pit thread but I could be wrong. So as far as my memory goes, this is my first one so hopefully it doesn’t suck too bad. There won’t be much raging because I’m not actually that mad. I’… --- ## [There is a working NSFW link in The Barn House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-working-nsfw-link-in-the-barn-house/517895)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2009, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-working-nsfw-link-in-the-barn-house/517895 "2009-11-17T23:23:21Z")
In this thread. Attack from the 3rd Dimension reported it, but if Ed is the only mod of that forum, he may not see it soon. The link is one click to boobies. The poster is either not a very nice person or a spambot. … --- ## [xash, do you find anything incongruous . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xash-do-you-find-anything-incongruous/517700)
**Author:** [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xash-do-you-find-anything-incongruous/517700 "2009-11-17T15:27:09Z")
xash, do you find anything incongruous about your warning a poster in an ATMB thread for identifying but not naming a poster resulting in a further thread in ATMBin which the person who was not named is named several tim… --- ## [Splash page stripped of all HTML, part II...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splash-page-stripped-of-all-html-part-ii/517912)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2009, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splash-page-stripped-of-all-html-part-ii/517912 "2009-11-17T15:21:16Z")
It happened again-the front page of the SD consists of a small amount of text in the upper left hand corner, and the rest of the page is white space. --- ## [Gfactor: Please explain why you didn't issue a warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gfactor-please-explain-why-you-didnt-issue-a-warning/516964)
**Author:** [@tacoloco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tacoloco)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gfactor-please-explain-why-you-didnt-issue-a-warning/516964 "2009-11-16T19:34:16Z")
Reference: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11758150&postcount=71 Someone makes a threat of violence in a PM and all you can do is advise them not to do it again? From my chair all that business about… --- ## [Weird Earl's Submissions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-earls-submissions/517597)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2009, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-earls-submissions/517597 "2009-11-16T08:35:07Z")
Why is there no easy link to click to send Weird Earl’s submissions? I always have to hunt around to send the submission. --- ## [Ignore list](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-list/517639)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-list/517639 "2009-11-16T02:59:20Z")
I don’t suppose there is anyway, when you have someone on your ignore list, that you don’t have to see when they’ve been quoted? I believe you can learn a lot, even from people with whom you strongly disagree so I don’t… --- ## [Dex, a request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dex-a-request/516458)
**Author:** [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2009, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dex-a-request/516458 "2009-11-15T22:54:58Z")
I didn’t want to hijack this thread, so I’m starting a new thread. Lately, it seems like more often than not your posts reponding to me in ATMB are either filled with all-caps shouting or sneering sarcasm. It’s a bit u… --- ## [Can we void our board protection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-void-our-board-protection/517632)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-void-our-board-protection/517632 "2009-11-15T21:51:21Z")
I suspect that the answer will be no, on at least an efficiency basis, so i’ll say in advance that I don’t have any intent to complain or nag if this isn’t acceptable. Can we voluntarily give up what protections we have… --- ## [bri1600bv suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bri1600bv-suspended/517660)
**Author:** [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2009, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bri1600bv-suspended/517660 "2009-11-15T15:18:20Z")
We’ve suspended bri1600bv for one month for failure to follow moderator instructions and repeated threats. In August, this post in GD earned him a warning for personal insults.: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/sho… --- ## [I can't open threads with multiple pages . . . Why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-open-threads-with-multiple-pages-why-not/517603)
**Author:** [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2009, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-open-threads-with-multiple-pages-why-not/517603 "2009-11-15T10:41:23Z")
This problem has bothered me for some time. I’ve found that whenever a popular thread goes over 1-2 pages; I’m unable to open any of the pages(the green box at the bottom of the page hangs and won’t flip the screen) exc… --- ## [Can you move ATMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-move-atmb/517037)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2009, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-move-atmb/517037 "2009-11-15T00:19:24Z")
Out of all the fora on this board, this one is undoubtedly the worst. It’s full of bickering, potshots and sniping when it’s not simple test posts. A new poster who reads this forum would get the impression that the boar… --- ## [My wish regarding all the old members who are not Guests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wish-regarding-all-the-old-members-who-are-not-guests/515789)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2009, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wish-regarding-all-the-old-members-who-are-not-guests/515789 "2009-11-14T23:39:21Z")
I understand why so many choose not to renew their paid subscription. They are then demoted to Guests. What I really miss with these old-timers is the number of posts racked up, and their location. Is it at all feasibl… --- ## [Did Lynn step down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-lynn-step-down/517389)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-lynn-step-down/517389 "2009-11-14T21:29:50Z")
I noticed \*\*Marley23 \*\*is now helping out in GD and knew there were other changes and when I looked at the forum leaders I no longer see \*\*Lynn \*\*listed. --- ## [Quote of a quote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-of-a-quote/517049)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2009, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-of-a-quote/517049 "2009-11-14T14:28:49Z")
I’m not making this up, am I? In the olden times, if you quoted a poster who had quoted another poster, both quotes would show up in your post, right? Now I only get the post that I’m directly quoting, without the quoted… --- ## [Mod Retaliation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-retaliation/517006)
**Author:** [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-retaliation/517006 "2009-11-14T13:56:26Z")
In a recent response by a moderator to a Doper at ATMB, the moderator made statements very similar to the ones I am about to post. I am not on the side on the Doper in his contention that the moderator closed a prior th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=242) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=244)