# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=269 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 270 --- ## [A different take on the pit/non-pit rules.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-different-take-on-the-pit-non-pit-rules/478301)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-different-take-on-the-pit-non-pit-rules/478301 "2008-12-22T20:21:08Z")
I know I said I wouldn’t bother anymore with this, but I do care about this place enough to try to think on how to make it better. I propose a rule of “Don’t use the 7 words against mods when you are pitting them for th… --- ## [Board glitch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-glitch/478144)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2008, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-glitch/478144 "2008-12-22T16:25:41Z")
It seems to be that we can add new posts but the Forum pages are not changed to reflect them – no mention of the new last-poster, no reordering of the thread titles displayed. Which means this thread may not even appear… --- ## [What does "RO" mean in thread titles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ro-mean-in-thread-titles/478207)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ro-mean-in-thread-titles/478207 "2008-12-22T15:52:50Z")
See various fora e.g. BBQ for threads with titles containing “(RO)”. I looked it up in Google and it’s Ragnarok or Romania, and Acronym Finder wasn’t any more helpful. --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/478054)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2008, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/478054 "2008-12-21T21:43:31Z")
Testing my new sig line. What do y’all think, or can you improve on this? Thanks Bill --- ## [Tap...tap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tap-tap/478155)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tap-tap/478155 "2008-12-21T04:01:49Z")
Is this thing on? --- ## [Private Message Weirdness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-message-weirdness/478151)
**Author:** [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2008, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-message-weirdness/478151 "2008-12-21T03:42:32Z")
My private message box won’t update. I just got a new message, and I’ve read it and replied to it, but I still get the new message alert every time I load a new page. Also, I deleted 8 old messages and they’re still show… --- ## [Odd Last Poster Board Behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-last-poster-board-behavior/478148)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2008, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-last-poster-board-behavior/478148 "2008-12-21T03:37:37Z")
I could be completely mistaken, but it appears the last poster field (the right side of each forum) isn’t updating. --- ## [There is a problem of some sort.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-problem-of-some-sort/478147)
**Author:** [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2008, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-problem-of-some-sort/478147 "2008-12-21T03:29:29Z")
Threads are getting replies, but the front page and forum pages seem frozen. Anyone else experiencing this (I’m not sure if this thread will even post…)? --- ## [Testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/478146)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2008, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/478146 "2008-12-21T03:14:09Z")
I am trying to post a thread in GQ, and it appears to be getting eaten. This is a test. This is only a test. Bweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep. --- ## [is there something wrong with the boards right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-wrong-with-the-boards-right-now/478143)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2008, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-wrong-with-the-boards-right-now/478143 "2008-12-21T03:05:27Z")
I posted to the MMP thread, and I can see my post, but the thread itself doesn’t show the new post. None of the threads seem to be refreshing themselves. --- ## [Issues with Private Messages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issues-with-private-messages/478142)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2008, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issues-with-private-messages/478142 "2008-12-21T03:04:26Z")
I have 2 new PMs which I have read. Still marked as New. I checked the boxes next to them and chose “Mark as read.” Still marked as new. I checked the boxes next to them and chose “Delete.” Still there, still marked as… --- ## [This is a new thread test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-new-thread-test/478139)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-new-thread-test/478139 "2008-12-21T02:38:36Z")
This is a test to see if new threads can be posted. --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/478137)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/478137 "2008-12-21T02:37:36Z")
I’m not seeing any thread displays updated. --- ## [Dead Board Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-board-test/478136)
**Author:** [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2008, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-board-test/478136 "2008-12-21T02:36:36Z")
Is it dead? Yes, it is! --- ## [PMs being weird.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pms-being-weird/478140)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2008, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pms-being-weird/478140 "2008-12-21T02:34:08Z")
I read two PMs that I have. Yet it still says I have two PMs unread. Also, I tried to reply to both of them and neither of the replies went through. I even checked the “sent messages” and there’s no copy there. --- ## [Giraffe or other mods: Quick question (or maybe not so quick?) about thread closures.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-or-other-mods-quick-question-or-maybe-not-so-quick-about-thread-closures/477981)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-or-other-mods-quick-question-or-maybe-not-so-quick-about-thread-closures/477981 "2008-12-20T11:57:33Z")
You closed two threads that had “run their course” today. This isn’t a pitting and I was losing interest in one and didn’t care about the other, so no axe to grind, but…could you explain your reasoning? I know other mod… --- ## [Please get rid of search delay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-get-rid-of-search-delay/476059)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2008, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-get-rid-of-search-delay/476059 "2008-12-20T04:57:26Z")
I don’t search a lot, but every time I do something like this happens. I decide to start a thread on something, but first I want to see if there’s already a similar thread. So, for instance, I type in “bulow” figuring th… --- ## [Didn't there used to be an "ignore poster" button/choice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-there-used-to-be-an-ignore-poster-button-choice/477926)
**Author:** [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-there-used-to-be-an-ignore-poster-button-choice/477926 "2008-12-19T18:26:38Z")
I could have sworn when I first signed on to the boards, there was a quick and dirty way to ignore a poster. Like you’d click on his/her name and the list would say: View Public Profile Sent Private Message Ignore Us… --- ## [How does one change the order in which threads are displayed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-change-the-order-in-which-threads-are-displayed/477914)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-change-the-order-in-which-threads-are-displayed/477914 "2008-12-19T15:38:36Z")
Specifically: is there a way to make the threads in a forum display in alphabetical order instead of most-recent-post-first? I wanted to look at all the Cafe Society posts about the show “Chuck” and I don’t want to wade… --- ## [When I click on "General Questions" the screen jumps all the way to the bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-click-on-general-questions-the-screen-jumps-all-the-way-to-the-bottom/477708)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2008, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-click-on-general-questions-the-screen-jumps-all-the-way-to-the-bottom/477708 "2008-12-19T04:45:29Z")
Only General Questions. It’s real annoying. --- ## [Edit and quote buttons remain underneath editing box, while post is being edited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edit-and-quote-buttons-remain-underneath-editing-box-while-post-is-being-edited/477819)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edit-and-quote-buttons-remain-underneath-editing-box-while-post-is-being-edited/477819 "2008-12-18T22:55:28Z")
I swear this hasn’t always been like this: Post a comment Click the edit button Look below the grey editing box (that contains light buttons for ‘save’, etc. The Edit and Quote buttons are still there. So you can cl… --- ## [Why do I have to wait 5 minutes after searching if it was a "database error"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-wait-5-minutes-after-searching-if-it-was-a-database-error/477143)
**Author:** [@What\_the\_deuce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the_deuce)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2008, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-wait-5-minutes-after-searching-if-it-was-a-database-error/477143 "2008-12-18T04:21:28Z")
I tried to do a search for “resident evil” (titles only, all forums) and I got a screen saying “database error”. Fine, these things happen. So, I tried to do another search, but it said I have to wait 5 minutes. I und… --- ## [How does one become a member of SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-become-a-member-of-sdmb/477405)
**Author:** [@Jesse\_Leigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesse_Leigh)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2008, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-become-a-member-of-sdmb/477405 "2008-12-17T19:46:22Z")
G’morning! When I read the rules, earlier this morning, I thought I read that the option of membership could be selected at the top of most threads. Either my eyesight is failing, my brain is farkling, or I’m otherwise… --- ## [Why don't some people have location tags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-some-people-have-location-tags/473977)
**Author:** [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2008, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-some-people-have-location-tags/473977 "2008-12-16T00:53:43Z")
. ? --- ## [Post count?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count/477220)
**Author:** [@Aankh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aankh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2008, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count/477220 "2008-12-15T23:20:46Z")
I lost my charter member status sometime ago. That’s fine, but unfortunately it took my post count with it. I’m really curious how much I’ve contributed here over the years. Is there a way for me to find out? --- ## [Why do I keep getting logged out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-keep-getting-logged-out/469515)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-keep-getting-logged-out/469515 "2008-12-15T15:47:47Z")
I often read the dope on the computer in my kitchen, which means I am almost always multi-tasking and frequently get up and leave the computer for short or long spells. But recently (and with no obvious pattern) I will … --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/477014)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2008, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/477014 "2008-12-14T03:24:19Z")
ཨོཾ་མ་ཎི་པ་དྨེ་ཧཱུྃ་ OK, shows up in preview. Let’s see what happens when I push the ‘Submit New Thread’ button… --- ## [I just did a keyword search on 'Lobsang' and found the a thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-did-a-keyword-search-on-lobsang-and-found-the-a-thread/477025)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-did-a-keyword-search-on-lobsang-and-found-the-a-thread/477025 "2008-12-13T20:40:48Z")
I Did a keyword search on my name and found nothing newer than posts in the a thread from 2003! One of many… http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=3068522&highlight=\*Lobsang\*#post3068522 Is something br… --- ## [Please move my thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-move-my-thread/477017)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-move-my-thread/477017 "2008-12-13T17:10:27Z")
I accidentally put this thread in GQ when I meant to put it in IMHO. Could a kind mod please move it? --- ## [Test to See If I Still Get Email Notifications.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-to-see-if-i-still-get-email-notifications/476987)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2008, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-to-see-if-i-still-get-email-notifications/476987 "2008-12-13T06:06:25Z")
I lost my email from the most recent thread I am subscribed to. I am sure it is nothing. But I will set up a test email to see if it is mistakenly sent to my junk mail folder. All that I need is for one person to respond… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=268) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=270)