# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=275 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 276 --- ## [What's a zombie thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-zombie-thread/467291)
**Author:** [@Incref](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incref)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2008, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-zombie-thread/467291 "2008-10-10T06:32:28Z")
I guessing they are the ones where people continue with similar answers and don’t really discuss much but why do they get closed? --- ## [Question about edited dickeries.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-edited-dickeries/466656)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2008, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-edited-dickeries/466656 "2008-10-10T03:28:07Z")
I won’t go on about the recent example as I think he was on his way to being banned/suspended and one excuse is as good as the next. But. Can we have a clarification about being a jerk and then editing it out? As someon… --- ## [SD archive question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-archive-question/467014)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-archive-question/467014 "2008-10-09T15:46:47Z")
On the front page, is there no longer a link to the SD archives or classics? I used to be able to get a big list of all the available SD articles on the site, but now I can only search keywords. --- ## [Request: longer edit window.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-longer-edit-window/466998)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2008, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-longer-edit-window/466998 "2008-10-09T00:57:48Z")
As long as we’re tinkering with the board mechanics, can we extend the edit window to at least 10 minutes? For long posts, five is simply not enough to proof-read, let alone come up with a new idea. --- ## [Quick Reply is back! Yay!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-reply-is-back-yay/466467)
**Author:** [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-reply-is-back-yay/466467 "2008-10-08T23:36:18Z")
:slight\_smile: Quick Reply is back! :slight\_smile: Thank you, Jerry! --- ## [Turning off signature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-off-signature/466989)
**Author:** [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-off-signature/466989 "2008-10-08T19:04:17Z")
Forget it. I just saw the checkbox on the reply to show sig. It must default on an quick reply or something. Carry on. --- ## [New 'Fork McCain' thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fork-mccain-thread/466913)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fork-mccain-thread/466913 "2008-10-08T04:18:34Z")
The current ‘Is McCain Forked Yet’ thread in Great Debates is currently 22 pages long. Since there will only be a lot more postings in that thread over the next month, I am requesting that thread be closed, and another … --- ## [Question on which area to post if allowed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-which-area-to-post-if-allowed/466839)
**Author:** [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-which-area-to-post-if-allowed/466839 "2008-10-07T14:39:37Z")
I have various old computer parts that are quickly becoming outdated but may still be better than what some people have in the systems they use (like a few 1 gb sticks RAM/p29g pcchips motherboard/3.2 GHz Celeron D proce… --- ## [Do we finally have multi-quote!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-finally-have-multi-quote/466521)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2008, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-finally-have-multi-quote/466521 "2008-10-07T00:56:13Z")
Just want to say thanks for adding the multi-quote function, makes things a lot easier! (And, of course, for everything else) \[/gush\] --- ## [Can I change the display color of the board on my system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-change-the-display-color-of-the-board-on-my-system/466574)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-change-the-display-color-of-the-board-on-my-system/466574 "2008-10-07T00:15:40Z")
Is there a way to change the appearance of the board for readability on my end? I want a dark background and light letters. It’s easier for me to read. Anyone? --- ## [Something wrong with search?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-wrong-with-search/463790)
**Author:** [@tygerbryght](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tygerbryght)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-wrong-with-search/463790 "2008-10-06T23:39:17Z")
I can’t seem to get search to work for me tonight. I wait in between trying, and I’m specifying my terms, and the period, and not getting results. --- ## [If I add the URL for a search to my favourites will it be dynamic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-add-the-url-for-a-search-to-my-favourites-will-it-be-dynamic/466750)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-add-the-url-for-a-search-to-my-favourites-will-it-be-dynamic/466750 "2008-10-06T22:33:30Z")
In other words, will it re-do the search for the time it’s done? In yet a different way of asking… If I did a search based on a keyword, then added the resulting URL to my favourites, then clicked on that item in favou… --- ## [Size tags in signatures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-tags-in-signatures/466642)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-tags-in-signatures/466642 "2008-10-06T06:43:41Z")
These are not allowed. I understand why this is so, it’s to avoid people making their signatures REALLY BIG; however I’d like to make my signature quite small. This was allowed on the previous version of this board and d… --- ## [mshar253 suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mshar253-suspended/466626)
**Author:** [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mshar253-suspended/466626 "2008-10-06T02:44:36Z")
mshar253 has been suspended for one month due to his use of “sideways vagina” as a racial slur against Asians in this post. He first posted without the slur, then edited the post to add it in, and finally removed it wit… --- ## [New Post Indicator Problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-post-indicator-problem/466519)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-post-indicator-problem/466519 "2008-10-05T19:42:52Z")
This is weird – you know how when you come back to the SDMB, the letter icon next to the thread is lit? Well, if I navigate from the page at all (click on a thread, say) then come back, all of the icons are unlit! Which … --- ## [Two questions: disabling my sig, and search parameters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-disabling-my-sig-and-search-parameters/466562)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-disabling-my-sig-and-search-parameters/466562 "2008-10-05T18:06:10Z")
As the title says, I have a couple questions. \[ol\] \[li\]I’ve noticed that, since yesterday’s upgrade, the default for signatures is always on. Do I have the option to change that for myself, or do I just have to be ver… --- ## [Post edit History!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-edit-history/466542)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-edit-history/466542 "2008-10-05T15:29:54Z")
The board now has a feature to show your unedited horrible mess in all its disgusting glory. Not sure if one person can look at another’s though. Let us test this theory by editing this thread. --- ## [Lynx?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynx/466466)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynx/466466 "2008-10-05T05:21:50Z")
Unclicked links show in blue. Until this morning, followed links were grey. Now the links are always blue, so I can’t see at a glance what I’ve clicked. --- ## [Do mods mind me reporting threads that I think are in the wrong forum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-mind-me-reporting-threads-that-i-think-are-in-the-wrong-forum/465955)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-mind-me-reporting-threads-that-i-think-are-in-the-wrong-forum/465955 "2008-10-05T01:16:40Z")
I report a lot of threads that I think are in the wrong forum. I don’t respond to the OP, just hit the report the post icon. I know it is easy to start a thread in the wrong forum with many Dopers having the SDMB open i… --- ## [Post Count for Guests?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-for-guests/463323)
**Author:** [@DoubleJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoubleJ)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2008, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-for-guests/463323 "2008-10-04T19:36:22Z")
OK, I realize that this would come pretty far down Jerry’s list. Probably right after “check out the NSFW pic thread”, for all this will matter to most people. What I’d like to see is post counts and locations return fo… --- ## [Should we mark tribute threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-mark-tribute-threads/466337)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-mark-tribute-threads/466337 "2008-10-04T17:24:56Z")
It seems to me that there are some threads where the intention, even if not explicitly stated, is not to invite debate or contrary opinions, but just for people to line up and approve of the OP. Obvious examples are cel… --- ## [No posting from Firefox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-posting-from-firefox/466443)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2008, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-posting-from-firefox/466443 "2008-10-04T14:28:10Z")
When I go to a thread in Firefox, the post reply button is missing. I couldn’t find it anywhere. I had to open up IE to get any of them to show up. I don’t like IE. Am I the only one this is happening to? Can anyone… --- ## [How old is too old for thread resurrection in GQ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-for-thread-resurrection-in-gq/466245)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2008, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-for-thread-resurrection-in-gq/466245 "2008-10-03T01:58:15Z")
I stumbled across some information today that is pertinent to a thread I remembered in GQ. Last post in that thread was 8th August 2008. The question was not really substantially answered in that thread, but the inform… --- ## [Closed Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-thread/465763)
**Author:** [@Will\_Repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Will_Repair)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-thread/465763 "2008-10-02T21:21:48Z")
Could the ‘Thread Closer’ please post a reason for the closure, in a last post? --- ## [Turn on Guest Location Field](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-on-guest-location-field/464992)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-on-guest-location-field/464992 "2008-09-30T20:02:35Z")
Obviously not a top priority, but it would be nice if we could see what guests have in their Location field. --- ## [Guest what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guest-what/465603)
**Author:** [@Will\_Repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Will_Repair)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guest-what/465603 "2008-09-30T15:38:55Z")
Am I now a guest nearing the end or a user of a free board? --- ## [How to do "arcane coding" symbols.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-do-arcane-coding-symbols/465353)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-do-arcane-coding-symbols/465353 "2008-09-29T15:07:39Z")
I wanted to insert the icon for “cents”, as in “my .02 cents”. Looked in F.A.Q. in User Control Panel. Can’t find where to look to learn the list of coding keystrokes to do things like that. I know that folks embed Greek… --- ## [email used to register on SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-used-to-register-on-sdmb/465713)
**Author:** [@pinkyvee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkyvee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-used-to-register-on-sdmb/465713 "2008-09-29T15:06:05Z")
I am planning to discontinue a particular email address. Unfortunately it is the email address with which I registered. Do I need to make any changes here on SDMB? Thanks. --- ## [Anyone else lose their Charter Member status?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-lose-their-charter-member-status/461777)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-lose-their-charter-member-status/461777 "2008-09-29T00:40:30Z")
I did, for some reason … Join Date: 11-22-2000 Never lapsed in paying the annual subscription fee. --- ## [Is the search function totally or partially inoperative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-search-function-totally-or-partially-inoperative/465635)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-search-function-totally-or-partially-inoperative/465635 "2008-09-29T00:35:29Z")
I just tried searching for two words. After pressing the “search now” button, the screen redrew almost immediately, but gave no results. I tried changing the search parameters – specifing a poster or partial name or non… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=274) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=276)