# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=256 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 257 --- ## [WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf/498815)
**Author:** [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2009, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf/498815 "2009-06-06T15:01:00Z")
Why do you keep shutting down my threads? Have I actually done something to break the rules? --- ## [Warnings/Infractions - Comments, Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warnings-infractions-comments-please/497858)
**Author:** [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warnings-infractions-comments-please/497858 "2009-06-05T21:11:24Z")
We are discussing the possible implementation of vBulletin’s Infraction system as a replacement for the way we currently record and hand out warnings. Below is a short description of how each system works: Current Syst… --- ## [Suggestion to make re-subscribing easier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-to-make-re-subscribing-easier/498821)
**Author:** [@Offkenter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Offkenter)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-to-make-re-subscribing-easier/498821 "2009-06-05T16:50:10Z")
Hi everyone. I just re-subscribed. I was surprised as how much looking around I had to do to find the subscription window. It wasn’t hard, but it wasn’t easy either. I follow the philosophy that any business should … --- ## [Mod question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-question/498812)
**Author:** [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-question/498812 "2009-06-05T13:22:08Z")
Could you please explain why you closed my previous thread? And why you allowed Dex to post after it was closed? --- ## [Tweeeeeet!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tweeeeeet/498796)
**Author:** [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tweeeeeet/498796 "2009-06-05T13:15:47Z")
To those few remaining mods who continue to use “TWEEEEEET!!!” as a way to get people’s attention like a 4th grade gym teacher with a whistle hanging around their neck, please stop. It’s retarded and ridiculous and it m… --- ## [Well, damn. I guess I missed the resubscription window.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-damn-i-guess-i-missed-the-resubscription-window/497328)
**Author:** [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-damn-i-guess-i-missed-the-resubscription-window/497328 "2009-06-05T02:25:06Z")
I noticed today that I’ve started seeing ads on the SD when I view it on my iPhone. “Self,” thinks I, “wasn’t there something the other day about resubscribing?” Why yes, yes there was. And now I’ve missed the window.… --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/498707)
**Author:** [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/498707 "2009-06-04T16:09:56Z")
Board working? --- ## [Is it just me or did this place have a heck of a lot more traffic in the past?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-did-this-place-have-a-heck-of-a-lot-more-traffic-in-the-past/497743)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2009, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-did-this-place-have-a-heck-of-a-lot-more-traffic-in-the-past/497743 "2009-06-03T13:44:25Z")
I remember when this MB was rated highly (or possibly top) of a ‘most posts’ rating on a site dedicated to rating message boards. Back then, If you posted to a thread or made a thread, and then re-visited an hour later… --- ## [Bite me, Dexter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bite-me-dexter/498533)
**Author:** [@cerberus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerberus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2009, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bite-me-dexter/498533 "2009-06-03T10:56:57Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11205641&postcount=86 The term was being used in earnest - when a poster purposely promotes ignorance, or the promotion of ignorance, or the irrelevance of rationalit… --- ## [Success of Side Conversation and Sweet Dope Chicago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/success-of-side-conversation-and-sweet-dope-chicago/498485)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2009, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/success-of-side-conversation-and-sweet-dope-chicago/498485 "2009-06-02T21:34:57Z")
I rarely check out these areas, but did today as I am desperate to avoid work. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Looks like they are not really getting much custom. I wondered if there has been any administrative discussion as to the… --- ## [Is there a way to change your user name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-change-your-user-name/498415)
**Author:** [@cuberdon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuberdon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-change-your-user-name/498415 "2009-06-02T14:59:33Z")
I looked through the profile pages and faqs and did not see anything. Did I miss an obvious how-to page, or is it in fact not possible? thanks. --- ## [A Way to Know if You've Been Quoted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-way-to-know-if-youve-been-quoted/497796)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-way-to-know-if-youve-been-quoted/497796 "2009-06-01T18:59:40Z")
Here’s the scenario. You post something to a thread and then lose interest, or come back after a weekend, whatever. Point is that there are now 4 pages to the thread after your post and you’re not interested in reading t… --- ## [Wii not found with "search this forum"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-not-found-with-search-this-forum/498263)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2009, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-not-found-with-search-this-forum/498263 "2009-06-01T14:31:15Z")
I attempted a “search this forum” for Wii and it came back not found. Does the search here work well? Is there really no Wii? --- ## [Making links](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-links/462725)
**Author:** [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-links/462725 "2009-05-31T16:09:22Z")
Before the upgrade, when I clicked on the “insert link” icon, I first got a dialog box in which I could enter the text I wanted to be linked, and then I’d get a dialog box where I could enter the URL. Since the upgrade,… --- ## [Unsubscribing from threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsubscribing-from-threads/498163)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsubscribing-from-threads/498163 "2009-05-30T16:11:57Z")
Is there a way to do a bunch at a time from the list of subscribed threads, or do I need to go into each one individually and unsubscribe? --- ## [Acronyms, tests and the like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronyms-tests-and-the-like/498080)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2009, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronyms-tests-and-the-like/498080 "2009-05-30T04:10:29Z")
What the heck is an MMP? RO? I have no idea what anyone is talking about around here half the time. IANAPSDMBAU (professional SDMB acronym user), apparently, and don’t know the secret handshake either. While we’re here… … --- ## [Can the thread title limit be increased?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-thread-title-limit-be-increased/498016)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2009, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-thread-title-limit-be-increased/498016 "2009-05-29T19:02:11Z")
I admit that I should be more creative in my thread titles. But on the other side of the coin, The ‘administration’ of this place insist on descriptive thread titles. Sometimes my threads are specific or narrowly-defin… --- ## [Would it be possible to get one nonsense thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-get-one-nonsense-thread/497991)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2009, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-get-one-nonsense-thread/497991 "2009-05-29T17:44:09Z")
Threads like this, I mean. I can understand the reason why they’re closed, but wanted to try to plead the case for a single master nonsense thread to get the stuff out of our system now and then\*. I find the threads fun… --- ## [Help me find this thread please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-thread-please/497784)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2009, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-thread-please/497784 "2009-05-29T00:02:22Z")
Um, apparently I suck extra hard at using Google, so can someone help me find an old thread please? It was in The Pit I think, no promises. Somone, I can’t remember who, jumped in to the discussion and completely and u… --- ## [What advantage is there to Google seeing our threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-advantage-is-there-to-google-seeing-our-threads/497651)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-advantage-is-there-to-google-seeing-our-threads/497651 "2009-05-27T20:59:27Z")
I just accidentally reran a search on “passing trains that have no names” and my post from a few minutes ago came up #1 on Google. After nearly a decade of being invisible to the greater community I am uncomfortable wit… --- ## [New forum suggestion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-forum-suggestion/497757)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-forum-suggestion/497757 "2009-05-27T13:05:04Z")
In Memorium. A forum dedicated to posting death notices. People may post notices about dead or dying celebrities, friends, relatives, pets or Dopers. There are a lot of such threads, usually in MPISMS and Cafe Society.… --- ## [Where did ads go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-ads-go/497710)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-ads-go/497710 "2009-05-27T12:51:06Z")
Not that I want them back, but I cannot help wondering. (maybe I am the only one not blocking them and nobody else has noticed, but I have not seen any ads today. I didn’t login yesterday and they were there the day bef… --- ## [Colibri: What was rwjefferson debating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-what-was-rwjefferson-debating/497772)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-what-was-rwjefferson-debating/497772 "2009-05-27T05:28:15Z")
Colibri, you closed this thread with the comment that Most of your post is not a complaint about moderation, but an attempt to open a debate in the wrong forum.I was just wondering what debate you were able to discern, … --- ## [Testy Test Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testy-test-test/497358)
**Author:** [@\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Deep_F_ied)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2009, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testy-test-test/497358 "2009-05-26T18:47:52Z")
I have been gone wayyyy too long but wanted to see if after bypassing the PayPal crap that I am still a paying member of our illustrious club using a god ol’ CC. P.S. - Hi everybody. Anybody even remember me and my obno… --- ## [Can the location field be activated for guests?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-location-field-be-activated-for-guests/497535)
**Author:** [@Critical\_Mass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical_Mass)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2009, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-location-field-be-activated-for-guests/497535 "2009-05-26T04:44:18Z")
Is it possible to have “Guests” location field visible in their posts? Knowledge of a poster’s location is often necessary to frame context to their statements or questions. With the number of guests increasing substan… --- ## [How is it moderators are still allowed to insult posters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-moderators-are-still-allowed-to-insult-posters/497637)
**Author:** [@rwjefferson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rwjefferson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2009, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-moderators-are-still-allowed-to-insult-posters/497637 "2009-05-26T04:00:48Z")
of tilting and strawmen Please forgive. That I find my self compelled to seek good conversation does not mean I know not mark of impolite. I simply and humbly ask only pleas of safe haven in verse hostile takeover. I… --- ## [Renewing SDMB (hey, Tuba Diva)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renewing-sdmb-hey-tuba-diva/497466)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2009, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renewing-sdmb-hey-tuba-diva/497466 "2009-05-25T22:59:22Z")
I got the email message that it was time to renew. I clicked on the link, got a screen where it said to renew, and the next screen said to use PayPal. That was the \*\*only \*\*option. Why in the heck would there not be an o… --- ## [What is being a friend on the SDMB mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-being-a-friend-on-the-sdmb-mean/497553)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-being-a-friend-on-the-sdmb-mean/497553 "2009-05-25T16:29:23Z")
Someone wanted to be my friend on the SDMB, and I said yes. What are the implications? Will he be sleeping on my couch when he loses his job? What are my obligations? What are the benefits? WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? :eek: --- ## [Dear Tuba Diva](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-tuba-diva/497283)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-tuba-diva/497283 "2009-05-23T17:22:31Z")
I tried to send you a PM, but the system said my mailbox was full. Here is the message: ===== Dear Tuba Diva, I have tried to renew with pay pal. I get a message that “This card cannot be used to …” something somethin… --- ## [If you can't resubscribe due to technical problems . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-cant-resubscribe-due-to-technical-problems/496812)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-cant-resubscribe-due-to-technical-problems/496812 "2009-05-23T15:56:58Z")
please come talk to me, send me a PM or an email. We’re not going to let you expire here, but we need to know if there’s a problem. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=255) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=257)