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## [Is the Reply with Quote Feature Effed Up For Anyone Else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-reply-with-quote-feature-effed-up-for-anyone-else/510335)
Or is it just me? looks around suspiciously Regards, Shodan
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## [Do the people who run this site care about the bad performance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-people-who-run-this-site-care-about-the-bad-performance/510185)
As far as I can tell the owners/managers don’t really care at all about how poorly the site runs. Maybe that’s because they don’t make any money off the site. I never see any posts here about improvements or fixes. …
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## [dumb question: "contacts list"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-contacts-list/510356)
I just noticed my “contacts list” in the User CP. What the hell is this? It’s got five people in it, some of which I don’t think I’ve ever interacted with in any way, and one entry that has no name and no avatar. Does…
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## [TubaDiva, you did well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-you-did-well/506723)
Credit where credit is due. I realize that I’ve blasted you a bit in the past (although I’m not alone in that regard). Okay, more honestly, I’ve insulted you with terribly mocking and boisterous posts, most often having …
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## [Does the ignore button still work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-ignore-button-still-work/510267)
I have only used the ignore function once before. I tried to find it tonight and couldn’t find it. Does it still exist, of am I several software revisions behind the curve?
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## [Let me understand something about posting in the Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share Forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-understand-something-about-posting-in-the-mundane-pointless-stuff-i-must-share-forum/510284)
In this closed thread it is noted by Twickster that posting mundane pointless items in the Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share Forum without some degree of contextual introduction is bad form and apparently I have some …
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## [Tomndeb, heal thyself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndeb-heal-thyself/510247)
Two posts follow one directly behind the other in a thread about ACORN: So, you identify yourself on the far-left? And then: This is exactly the sort of thing that is unbecoming for a moderator. In that entire th…
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## [Cut & Paste clarification, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cut-paste-clarification-please/510325)
In the\*\* DudleyGarrett\*\* pit thread, Twickster posted: I find this confusing. My understanding has always been that cutting and pasting any large block of text here was against the rules, especially if done without at…
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## [Time for another "Tomndebb, grow the fuck up" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-tomndebb-grow-the-fuck-up-thread/510222)
Link: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11558812&postcount=54 I did explain, in sufficient detail for anyone using good faith, how it is in fact central and indispensable to the topic of the thread. …
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## [Board completely inaccessible in the mornings, past 2 days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-completely-inaccessible-in-the-mornings-past-2-days/506724)
I would estimate from around 7 am to 10 am Eastern time, the past couple of days, the SDMB has been totally inaccessible. When I try to load it, I just get a server timeout. It’s not my connection, because every other si…
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## [Why is SDMB not recognizing me any more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-sdmb-not-recognizing-me-any-more/509344)
I used to be recognized every time from the two computers I use, work and home, so that I didn’t have to log in to post. The two computers have different browsers and different security settings, but I haven’t made any c…
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## [Are presidential speeches copyrighted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-presidential-speeches-copyrighted/509216)
In this thread, Equipoise posted the text of Obama’s speech to schoolchildren. Marley left the link to the original speech, but shortened the quote to a single paragraph. I’m wondering at the reasoning behind this. I …
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## [Marley, guess I should've tattled.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley-guess-i-shouldve-tattled/509896)
Please explain to me how Rubystreak could derail a thread without comment from you? I’ve been reading this board for 9 years. I wanted to continue reading a thread as started by the OP. Not one that Rubystreak thought…
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## [In moderator news today . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-moderator-news-today/509278)
Bibliophage and MEBuckner are retired from active moderating on the SDMB effective today. We thank them both for their years of devoted service and their hard work in Cecil’s vineyard and wish them best always. Also ho…
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## [Screaming "Oxo Factor" ad - please kill it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screaming-oxo-factor-ad-please-kill-it/509450)
There’s an ad, presumably only in the UK, for “The OXO Factor” - a competition run by a gravy manufacturer. It contains cheering when it first loads, and though it has a small “mute” button, it’s f\*&$#%g annoying, partic…
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## [Is it against the rules to "out" (screen-name) a member?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-against-the-rules-to-out-screen-name-a-member/505234)
I think the title explains itself, but if I know that, say, EgyptianBurrito is really Suzie Robson from Seattle is it Ok to say so?
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## [Ed Zotti on WGN radio Thursday, 9-10-2009 NOW WITH PODCAST LINKS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-on-wgn-radio-thursday-9-10-2009-now-with-podcast-links/509331)
ARGH! I screwed up. I’m on WGN THURSDAY, 9-10-2009. Sorry if this caused anyone to rearrange any urgent life plans. I’ve been getting grief for providing no advance warning of these things, so this is to let you know I…
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## [Hello the edit post button never shows in my posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-the-edit-post-button-never-shows-in-my-posts/509550)
Hello, At the very bottom of the screen it shows “you may edit your posts”. However regardless of the time lapse; only once have I seen the edit button.
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## [I seem to have misplaced my Charter Member tag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seem-to-have-misplaced-my-charter-member-tag/509109)
I wandered off for a while, but to the best of my knowledge my subscription has always been kept current. Is there another reason it might have disappeared? It’s been a few months since I posted.
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## [300 seconds between searches? Why is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/300-seconds-between-searches-why-is-this/509390)
I’ve been on other forums, some of which use the same format as this one, and I have never had to wait three hundred seconds between searches. I think this is a ridiculously long amount of time to perform a search on a w…
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## [New Smiley Proposition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-smiley-proposition/508466)
We need a squeeeee! smiley, for threads about food, kittehs, puppehs and good happenings… I understand why we dont have a vomit smiley \[we have some vomit phobes onlist\] but a squeee smiley should be relatively innocuou…
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## [I'm back, baby!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-baby/507641)
Or am I? Test test test. My workplace blocked message boards about 3 yrs ago and I haven’t posted or been able to read the board since. I’m sticking my toe in and testing my abilities again. have I missed anything in…
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## [On breaking links](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-breaking-links/509060)
Would the mods consider adding a note IN the post where links are broken? Example: http:/ /inocuouslookingurl.com/ \ As it is, the mods add an explanatory po…
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## [Wait a minute, TubaDiva...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-a-minute-tubadiva/509272)
Curtis LeMay started a thread to see how many people would like to turn polling on here at the SDMB, and I’m guessing the response he was hoping for from an administrator was either a yes or no, not complain that the thr…
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## [Poll: Should the Polling Function Be Turned On?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-should-the-polling-function-be-turned-on/509211)
Should the polling function be turned on?
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## [So why not personal legal and medical advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-not-personal-legal-and-medical-advice/508905)
Posted this here because it seems different from the general factual questions asked in GQ. Seems more like a site question to me. From the GQ rules: \*7. No homework questions or requests for legal or medical advice …
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## [Is it ok to post about fundraisers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-post-about-fundraisers/509158)
I have a young cousin who needs an organ transplant, and the family has set up a website for him with COTA, where people can donate through the site. Is it ok to post his story and a link to the website? Also, the famil…
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## [What is the "friend" function on this message board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-friend-function-on-this-message-board/508538)
Stupid question - what is the “friend” function on this board? I’ve recently noticed I have an “Incoming Friend Request”, which I may confirm or deny. So, what is this thing? I honestly have no idea. The FAQ says “A …
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## [Allowed to Cruise for Men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allowed-to-cruise-for-men/508956)
I have a friend who’s trying to meet some professory older types in her area,\* and I happen to suspect that we have that sort here. Would I be allowed to create a thread to help her maybe find some people here?
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## [Gfactor- what gives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gfactor-what-gives/508968)
This thread was a zombie, alright sure, but it was bumped with new and relevant information and carried the thread right along-- it wasn’t until I got to your post that I even realized it was a zombie. There were a fe…
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