# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=271 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 272 --- ## [New posts not showing up in forum list or "New Posts" search -- ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posts-not-showing-up-in-forum-list-or-new-posts-search/474505)
**Author:** [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posts-not-showing-up-in-forum-list-or-new-posts-search/474505 "2008-11-26T02:37:22Z")
See wring’s thread titled “test.” I can see my replies only when I open the thread, but there’s no sign of them when the thread is listed either in ATMB or in a New Posts search. :confused: --- ## [Why is this one thread stuck on "new?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-one-thread-stuck-on-new/474222)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-one-thread-stuck-on-new/474222 "2008-11-26T01:30:05Z")
Political Consequences if Congress legalized marijuana? I posted in it, and now it always shows up as new, but there are no new posts in it. Every time I click on it, it takes me to post #18, like that’s the latest post… --- ## [Why am I being logged out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-being-logged-out/474448)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-being-logged-out/474448 "2008-11-25T22:56:02Z")
I have been away for a while. Apparently, in my absence, lurking has been abolished. I’ve been reading without posting for 2 hours. Why is it that I have to log back in every time I move to a new page? This is getting re… --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/472826)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/472826 "2008-11-25T20:57:43Z")
I wanna see if I’m still a CM and if my pic is showing. Super fun. Well, no, not really. --- ## [Just had all of my subscribed threads disappear!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-had-all-of-my-subscribed-threads-disappear/474460)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-had-all-of-my-subscribed-threads-disappear/474460 "2008-11-25T19:02:10Z")
An hour ago the User CP showed all of the threads to which I’d subscribed, fine and dandy. Now it says I’m subscribed to none. No biggy, not the end of the world, but it is a little surprising. --- ## [Back after a LONG time.. where did sigs go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-after-a-long-time-where-did-sigs-go/474401)
**Author:** [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-after-a-long-time-where-did-sigs-go/474401 "2008-11-25T17:42:16Z")
I tried to sign a sig to put who I used to be while I wait for the powers at be to merge my usernames. I noticed the sig didn’t show up… then noticed that nobody else had one… Are they now passé? --- ## [straight dope archives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-archives/467533)
**Author:** [@yelimS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yelimS)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-archives/467533 "2008-11-24T20:23:45Z")
I like the new design and all, but isn’t it possible anymore to get a list of all the articles? I don’t read the dope every week, so when I do, I read all the articles that are new since last time. I tried an empty searc… --- ## [Comments on mod actions in IMHO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comments-on-mod-actions-in-imho/474079)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comments-on-mod-actions-in-imho/474079 "2008-11-24T07:01:43Z")
I probably shouldn’t be the one to start this thread, but it seems to me that comments on mod actions in a thread asking about mod actions would be acceptable. Would that not be the case? --- ## [Did everyone take five?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-everyone-take-five/474061)
**Author:** [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2008, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-everyone-take-five/474061 "2008-11-23T02:10:37Z")
Test. Mods, please close. SSG Schwartz --- ## [Renewed membership, still seeing ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renewed-membership-still-seeing-ads/473983)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renewed-membership-still-seeing-ads/473983 "2008-11-22T16:22:54Z")
Title says it all. How long does it take for the renewed membership to kick in? I’ve checked my email for a confirmation- not there I’ve logged out and back in- no help and… this is my second try starting this thread… --- ## [New posts not showing up in overviews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posts-not-showing-up-in-overviews/473986)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posts-not-showing-up-in-overviews/473986 "2008-11-22T13:54:25Z")
I’m having a curious problem today: new posts added to a thread do show up in that thread, but nowhere else, i.e. in the (sub-)forum’s overview pages – for instance, the thread right beneath this one (at the moment) show… --- ## [Just renewed, still seeing ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-renewed-still-seeing-ads/473981)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-renewed-still-seeing-ads/473981 "2008-11-22T13:52:57Z")
Title says it all. I have not gotten a confirmation email to my account. Should I have gotten one, like when you change your password? How long does it take for the membership to updated? --- ## [unread message error](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unread-message-error/473903)
**Author:** [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unread-message-error/473903 "2008-11-21T21:42:39Z")
I have a notification for an unread message, but I’ve read the message several times and it won’t clear out. Just thought someone might want to know. --- ## [Private Message Length Limit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-message-length-limit/473565)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-message-length-limit/473565 "2008-11-20T16:38:41Z")
Would there be any way to have private messages be able to be as long as thread posts? The moderated debates thing I would like to run becomes difficult when full-length posts can’t be traded behind the scenes first. --- ## [Are subscriptions no longer half off for Charter Members?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-subscriptions-no-longer-half-off-for-charter-members/473625)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-subscriptions-no-longer-half-off-for-charter-members/473625 "2008-11-20T16:32:30Z")
I must have missed something. Are subscriptions no longer half off for Charter Members? Are regular subscriptions now 30 bucks and 14.95 is half off? I just noticed in the User CP that renewing an annual membership will … --- ## [How was one more TMI/disgusting than the other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-one-more-tmi-disgusting-than-the-other/473628)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2008, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-one-more-tmi-disgusting-than-the-other/473628 "2008-11-20T08:05:38Z")
Why was this thread closed… …while this thread http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=493463&page=3 Posts #68 and #108 …contained way TMI and is exponentially (to me) more disgusting, especially the po… --- ## [Paypal only for subscriptions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paypal-only-for-subscriptions/473440)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2008, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paypal-only-for-subscriptions/473440 "2008-11-20T06:44:54Z")
My membership is about to lapse, so after I received my notification email (thanks guys!) I went to renew. The only payment option was Paypal-- is that correct or am I missing a link for credit cards? Thanks! --- ## [Whatever happened to the groups function?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-groups-function/473536)
**Author:** [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-groups-function/473536 "2008-11-19T23:25:44Z")
I coulda sworn we had the ability to create Doper groups. Did Jerry decide that it would never work and just scrap it? Are we getting it back? I would love to be able to start a SoCal Doper group (to make Dopefests easie… --- ## [I thought sigs weren't automatic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-sigs-werent-automatic/473407)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-sigs-werent-automatic/473407 "2008-11-19T19:47:47Z")
Before the upgrade, on quick replies, the default was no signature - now it seems the opposite is the case. I looked all over the USERCP for a way to change my settings as far as that goes, but found nothing. How do I … --- ## [Why the red?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-red/473424)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-red/473424 "2008-11-19T14:50:04Z")
For some reason, the occasional word will be in red, especially in old threads, especially with usernames. Any reason why? Was this an old tradition that died out, or programming weirdness, or what? --- ## [So what did actually happen with EpicNonsense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-actually-happen-with-epicnonsense/473384)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-actually-happen-with-epicnonsense/473384 "2008-11-19T12:30:49Z")
He was first banned for socking, now he is back without further ado. Does this mean it is now ok to make socks? That he wasn’t a sock? If he wasn’t, who and how determined that he was? How did it turn up that he wasn’t? … --- ## [Searching Problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-problems/473340)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-problems/473340 "2008-11-19T11:41:23Z")
I’ve been getting this message: Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 134217728 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 71 bytes) in /home/straightdope/boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php on line 1151 When I try to search… --- ## [Question about Thread in GD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-thread-in-gd/472978)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-thread-in-gd/472978 "2008-11-19T04:53:57Z")
I’ve been following along with Hazel Weatherfield’s thread in GD and there’s somethings going on there that I don’t understand. It’s turn has saddened me and I’d like to see where others stand on this issue… \[Disclaime… --- ## [Holiday Name Changes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-name-changes/473373)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-name-changes/473373 "2008-11-19T03:24:55Z")
How much extra work for TPTB would it be if some Dopers wanted to change their usernames during the holidays? So much that it would be refused outright? Say, for instance, I decided that from December 1 through 31 I wan… --- ## [Strikethroughs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strikethroughs/473347)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2008, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strikethroughs/473347 "2008-11-18T20:59:34Z")
How are people doing those? I haven’t figured it out and it is driving me crazy! --- ## [Finding responses to one's posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-responses-to-ones-posts/473013)
**Author:** [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2008, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-responses-to-ones-posts/473013 "2008-11-18T08:24:34Z")
Is there any way to find out if someone has quoted your post? --- ## [What happened to that thingy that let you see who was....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-that-thingy-that-let-you-see-who-was/473220)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2008, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-that-thingy-that-let-you-see-who-was/473220 "2008-11-18T01:34:56Z")
…looking at your user profile? Did it go away with pay-to-post? --- ## [Helping things from being spoiled with the preview feature.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helping-things-from-being-spoiled-with-the-preview-feature/472965)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helping-things-from-being-spoiled-with-the-preview-feature/472965 "2008-11-18T01:09:04Z")
\[I have pizza\]See,\[Hi, mom\] this is how you \[wipe your bottom\]do it. \[Put it in brackets. Nothing that is in brackets will show up with the mouse over the title preview thing. Handy for when someone has a spoiler that t… --- ## [Sometimes can't post, says I'm not logged in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-cant-post-says-im-not-logged-in/473157)
**Author:** [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2008, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-cant-post-says-im-not-logged-in/473157 "2008-11-18T00:54:17Z")
This keeps happening regardless of the browser I’m using (but the OS is always Mac). I log in, hit reply, type my post, then when I try to submit or preview, it says I’m not logged in. If I then log back in, it continu… --- ## [Something wrong with the search function?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-wrong-with-the-search-function/472015)
**Author:** [@jellyblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jellyblue)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2008, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-wrong-with-the-search-function/472015 "2008-11-17T06:02:36Z")
I get a blank page that says “Done.” Then the SDMB closes. :confused: I’ve tried it three times. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=270) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=272)