# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=265 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 266 --- ## [What is the argument against handing Search over to Google?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-argument-against-handing-search-over-to-google/485807)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-argument-against-handing-search-over-to-google/485807 "2009-02-14T21:43:12Z")
I apologize if staff have set out their reasons before. If an old thread exists, I can’t find it because the present search system seems designed to drive a person insane with frustration. Before free posting returned I… --- ## [Can we have a ruling on spoilers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-ruling-on-spoilers/484997)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2009, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-ruling-on-spoilers/484997 "2009-02-14T08:43:55Z")
The latest Office thread has devolved into a threeway pissing match over who does and who does not care about spoilers from the “Next time on…” commercials being posted unspoiler-boxed in episode threads. Can we (fina… --- ## [The New Politics Forum...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-politics-forum/484390)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2009, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-politics-forum/484390 "2009-02-14T05:44:28Z")
Is it just for Chicago politics or can it be for national as well? --- ## [Suggestion for Cafe Society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-cafe-society/484252)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-cafe-society/484252 "2009-02-13T15:45:16Z")
I guess this goes here and not there since it’s about logistics. A lot of times, people start threads with abbreviations in the thread titles. At this point, I’ve pretty well figured out what LOTR and BtVS are, but what… --- ## [Is anyone else still getting data base errors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-still-getting-data-base-errors/484215)
**Author:** [@Qwisp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwisp)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-still-getting-data-base-errors/484215 "2009-02-12T06:20:35Z")
I have been getting intermittent errors all day. Is it just me? I haven’t seen anything else about it. --- ## [Okay, that was weird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-that-was-weird/485149)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2009, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-that-was-weird/485149 "2009-02-11T13:09:06Z")
I clicked on “New Posts” and got strange results. Only three new threads, none of which I’d ever read, then a separator blurb saying, “The threads below have not been updated since your last visit but still contain unrea… --- ## [what is the policy on mentioning funds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-policy-on-mentioning-funds/485329)
**Author:** [@lynne-42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lynne-42)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2009, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-policy-on-mentioning-funds/485329 "2009-02-11T04:42:01Z")
I am involved with fund raising for a longer term service for the Kinglake Fire victims. I would fully understand if you don’t want the SD full of begging posts. I would like to mention this fund - to look after injured … --- ## [Now have to wait 300 seconds after search with no results?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-have-to-wait-300-seconds-after-search-with-no-results/469226)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2009, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-have-to-wait-300-seconds-after-search-with-no-results/469226 "2009-02-11T03:27:24Z")
It used to be that one could search again without waiting, if the 1st search resulted in no hits. I see now one has to wait 300 seconds after a search with no results. Was this change on purpose, or is it a new bug? --- ## [Dating updates to CC and SR.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-updates-to-cc-and-sr/485268)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-updates-to-cc-and-sr/485268 "2009-02-10T20:04:07Z")
I noticed that some updates to Cecil’s columns and Staff Reports are not dated. Just a quick note saying that it would be very useful if they were. --- ## [Fetish Factory ads...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fetish-factory-ads/485077)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fetish-factory-ads/485077 "2009-02-10T16:35:09Z")
Ok, clearly these ads are pushing the borderline on SFW browsing of the SD. I mean, I can exlpain Jessica Alba in a bathing suit to my boss if it appears on my screen once, but some of the Fetish Factory ads are little … --- ## [Nested Quotes not showing up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nested-quotes-not-showing-up/485200)
**Author:** [@DogMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DogMom)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2009, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nested-quotes-not-showing-up/485200 "2009-02-10T12:10:16Z")
I’m sure it’s obvious and I’m just missing it, but when I quote someone’s post that has a quote in it, the nested quote doesn’t show up in my post. For example, if their post looks like: Yeah, I totally agree, person … --- ## [Weird Error (no/slow updates)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-error-no-slow-updates/485150)
**Author:** [@seodoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seodoa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2009, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-error-no-slow-updates/485150 "2009-02-10T00:25:03Z")
Not even sure if this thread is getting posted… At sometime between 08:45 and 09:10, Japan Standard Time (UTC+9), I stopped getting any updates on the SDMB at all. I recieved a PM at 8:45 that is constantly listed as u… --- ## [Straight Dope Chicago should be its own site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-chicago-should-be-its-own-site/485005)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2009, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-chicago-should-be-its-own-site/485005 "2009-02-09T23:16:38Z")
This isn’t as some old-time Doper whinging about Ed foisting his other projects onto the SDMB & somehow ‘sullying’ it. They have next to no effect on the SDMB. This is about the fact that the bottom of the SDMB index pa… --- ## [Things I don't know how to do \[related to vbulletin\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-dont-know-how-to-do-related-to-vbulletin/484823)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2009, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-dont-know-how-to-do-related-to-vbulletin/484823 "2009-02-09T22:29:00Z")
So I have been posting in this forum for…I dunno…2 or 3 months or something and there are things that people do to their posts that I don’t know how to do, and I wonder if some of the Teeming Millions can help me. Mul… --- ## [What happened to Ahu Ha?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-ahu-ha/484987)
**Author:** [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2009, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-ahu-ha/484987 "2009-02-09T01:31:13Z")
Not sure if this is the correct spot for this question, or if the policy is to generally not disclose reasons for banning, but I’m curious about Ahu Ha, why banned? Note: This is just idle curiosity (was posting with hi… --- ## [Which is best forum for a travel opinion question?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-best-forum-for-a-travel-opinion-question/484859)
**Author:** [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2009, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-best-forum-for-a-travel-opinion-question/484859 "2009-02-08T02:22:38Z")
I have a question I’d like to put to the Teeming Millions along the lines of ‘Have you ever been to COUNTRY X and do you have any opinion about whether it’s actually worth visiting / the best things to see and do there’. … --- ## [Can I link to my Music Myspace in my signature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-link-to-my-music-myspace-in-my-signature/484467)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-link-to-my-music-myspace-in-my-signature/484467 "2009-02-06T19:50:10Z")
Title says it all. --- ## [I disagree with Weirddave banning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-disagree-with-weirddave-banning/484086)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-disagree-with-weirddave-banning/484086 "2009-02-06T19:44:47Z")
Not a rant but I think this is where these discussions are supposed to go(?) I realize that there is such thing as the straw the broke the camel’s back, and there has to be consequences for warnings or they don’t mean a… --- ## [I need more room in my PM box, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-more-room-in-my-pm-box-please/484424)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-more-room-in-my-pm-box-please/484424 "2009-02-06T19:18:27Z")
Is that possible? I hate deleting stuff and yet have to all the time. I have PMs saved for as long as I possibly can. Another board I go to has a 250 limit. zCan we up ours just a little? Maybe to 100? Pretty please? --- ## [What's the deal with the home page today (threadspotting)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-the-home-page-today-threadspotting/484666)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-the-home-page-today-threadspotting/484666 "2009-02-06T16:16:52Z")
Lookinng at the home page this evening, I was intrigued by the blurb for the current Threadspottting: When I clicked on the link, it took me to a Cecil’s classic from 1981, (paraphrased)What’s the story behind the Fasc… --- ## [An anon subforum in the sdmb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-anon-subforum-in-the-sdmb/484274)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2009, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-anon-subforum-in-the-sdmb/484274 "2009-02-05T06:44:08Z")
Thinking about the current (and several past) threads about legitimate uses for socks (alternative user accounts), it occurred to me that maybe an anonymous forum would be something to consider. There would have to be c… --- ## [The feral accountant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feral-accountant/484503)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2009, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feral-accountant/484503 "2009-02-05T03:25:15Z")
They found him…in the Punjab --- ## [Where do I post "where is that thread" questions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-post-where-is-that-thread-questions/484500)
**Author:** [@Rack-a-Bones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rack-a-Bones)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2009, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-post-where-is-that-thread-questions/484500 "2009-02-05T01:07:20Z")
I tried the thread search and couldn’t find the thread. I tried searching who I thought started it but couldn’t find it. If I’m looking for a specific older thread where would I post the description? --- ## [Test (Edit: Can you change a thread title?) (ETA2: Yup)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-edit-can-you-change-a-thread-title-eta2-yup/484172)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-edit-can-you-change-a-thread-title-eta2-yup/484172 "2009-02-04T20:26:55Z")
I see quite a few people editing their original post to ask if a mod can alter the title. Before I ran my mouth of (in a friendly way of course) I thought I’d check. For the 3 of you that come to ATMB, you can change you… --- ## [Editing comments on threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-comments-on-threads/484234)
**Author:** [@stucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stucky)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-comments-on-threads/484234 "2009-02-03T22:51:50Z")
How can I edit a comment I made on a thread? Someone else’s comment was added to mine by this website. --- ## [Reinstatement as a member: What should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reinstatement-as-a-member-what-should-i-do/483962)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reinstatement-as-a-member-what-should-i-do/483962 "2009-02-03T07:52:06Z")
For several months now I have been listed as “Guest” on the board, since I forgot to pay for resubscription. Very well. Now, what do I do? Is there an online form I can fill out with Paypal information in order to be rei… --- ## [Board Problem: Nothing showing after 8:05 AM EST.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-problem-nothing-showing-after-8-05-am-est/484116)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-problem-nothing-showing-after-8-05-am-est/484116 "2009-02-02T21:56:25Z")
Clicking on the New Posts I get back no posts after 8:05 AM. Threads with additional posts are not showing them whether using User CP, New Posts or Forum navigation. New Posts first result: \* If those of you in snowy cl… --- ## [Freakiness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakiness/484120)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakiness/484120 "2009-02-02T17:01:07Z")
The PM notification popup won’t turn off – I can’t delete the message triggering it – and the long post I just wrote explaining it all didn’t get posted. I logged out and logged back in – popup still happening – let’s s… --- ## [PM malfunction that's driving me batshit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pm-malfunction-thats-driving-me-batshit/484114)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pm-malfunction-thats-driving-me-batshit/484114 "2009-02-02T14:50:38Z")
Got a PM last night after I’d logged off. Was greeted with the popup notification this morning, so I said “yes please” when it asked if I wanted to read it in a new window. Read the message, wanted to think about it befo… --- ## [Weirddave has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirddave-has-been-banned/484082)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirddave-has-been-banned/484082 "2009-02-02T04:36:25Z")
Weirddave has had five formal Warnings in the last year and a half following a formal suspension, at which point he was told he was on final warning. He was reminded a month ago by Ed Zotti that he was on the thinnest o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=264) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=266)