# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=278 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 279 --- ## [Politics Folder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politics-folder/463045)
**Author:** [@cerberus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerberus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2008, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politics-folder/463045 "2008-09-11T14:13:45Z")
Could we please have a political folder/forum? The political threads have a way of being highly contentious and heated, and mucking up the fora. --- ## [Can you call someone a 'concern troll' in GD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-call-someone-a-concern-troll-in-gd/463033)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2008, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-call-someone-a-concern-troll-in-gd/463033 "2008-09-11T09:01:56Z")
Out there on the Interwebs, a concern troll is someone on the other side, politically, who gives you supposedly well-meaning advice on how your side can do better politically. There’s nothing in that definition that imp… --- ## [Long time lurker, first time poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-time-lurker-first-time-poster/463115)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2008, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-time-lurker-first-time-poster/463115 "2008-09-11T03:56:43Z")
Seems to me that if Ed were really sorry about his decision, he’d reinstate these people immediately, instead of making them sit in the corner for the weekend because he lost his temper. Sorry for speaking up, I’ll tak… --- ## [Forums have been re-organized](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forums-have-been-re-organized/462278)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2008, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forums-have-been-re-organized/462278 "2008-09-11T00:36:58Z")
The SDMB forums have been reorganized into two categories in light of recent unhappiness. “Main” includes the traditional SDMB forums. “Side Conversations” will include tangential forums such as “The Barn House” that we … --- ## [So, will the forum description be changing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-will-the-forum-description-be-changing/463012)
**Author:** [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2008, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-will-the-forum-description-be-changing/463012 "2008-09-10T23:01:44Z")
I’ve got a question and a concern. This would seem more reasonable if it weren’t posted in a forum called “About This Message Board”, which bears the description: So, is the forum description going to be changed to r… --- ## [I wanna pay!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanna-pay/462588)
**Author:** [@Noel\_Prosequi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noel_Prosequi)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2008, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanna-pay/462588 "2008-09-10T22:40:39Z")
bbs2k claimed he was mad in the Got a SDMB problem? thread because he wanted to pony up but couldn’t. I didn’t see a reply. May I join him in lunacy? My membership was up in August, but what with all the changes a-happe… --- ## [Ed Zotti: what do you want the SD to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-what-do-you-want-the-sd-to-be/463006)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2008, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-what-do-you-want-the-sd-to-be/463006 "2008-09-10T22:19:55Z")
I’m sorry to be boring (because I’ve asked this before), but I repeat my request to Ed Zotti: what is your vision for the Straight Dope: to continue as it was, or to be something different? If the latter, what? --- ## [WARNING - stop whining](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-stop-whining/462937)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2008, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-stop-whining/462937 "2008-09-10T21:33:54Z")
All SDMB users are warned: We’ve heard quite enough complaining about administration of this board. Jerry is doing his best. Although we welcome constructive comments, anyone making rude remarks about the staff from here… --- ## [Farked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farked/462986)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2008, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farked/462986 "2008-09-10T21:10:37Z")
There is a link to the Dope on the main page of Fark right now. Is that why things are so slow? --- ## [Why can't I search?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-search/462487)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Socks)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-search/462487 "2008-09-10T17:16:17Z")
I keep getting an error message whenever I try to search. --- ## [No post count for guests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-post-count-for-guests/462826)
**Author:** [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2008, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-post-count-for-guests/462826 "2008-09-10T07:47:07Z")
Is this going to change now that the board’s not going to be pay to post? I find it a mildly useful statistic, just to get a rough idea how active someone’s been, and never quite understood why we couldn’t see it for gu… --- ## [Q.E.D. is suspended for a week.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-e-d-is-suspended-for-a-week/462892)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2008, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-e-d-is-suspended-for-a-week/462892 "2008-09-10T03:07:22Z")
For junior modding in the face of repeated counseling not to do so. --- ## [Possible to change overall board font for individual users?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-to-change-overall-board-font-for-individual-users/462804)
**Author:** [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2008, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-to-change-overall-board-font-for-individual-users/462804 "2008-09-10T01:34:26Z")
I don’t like the current font, and it’s hard to tell bolded text from non-bolded text. Is there a way for me to choose which font I want to see the board in? I didn’t find anything in User CP, but I might’ve missed it. --- ## [Is Search Supposed To Be Working?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-search-supposed-to-be-working/462863)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-search-supposed-to-be-working/462863 "2008-09-09T23:15:26Z")
I don’t see Search functions mentioned in the “Current Status” sticky, but when I try to search the forums, I get a message saying a “security token” is “missing.” ETA: I missed that there’s already a thread about this.… --- ## [Is it possible to change the user name, if so how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-the-user-name-if-so-how/462669)
**Author:** [@Frustrated\_Wonderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frustrated_Wonderer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-the-user-name-if-so-how/462669 "2008-09-09T20:33:48Z")
I would like to change my (rather boring) user name, but I could´nt find anything on this topic in the FAQ´s. Is it possible, and if so, what do I have to do? Thanks in advance. --- ## [Is it conceivable to open a Spanish-speaking forum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-conceivable-to-open-a-spanish-speaking-forum/462284)
**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-conceivable-to-open-a-spanish-speaking-forum/462284 "2008-09-09T18:59:22Z")
This idea was briefly discussed during the lost week-end, and I wanted to mention it again. It seems to me it would be a good idea to open such a forum for several reasons. There are a number of fluent Spanish speakers … --- ## [Test post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/462388)
**Author:** [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/462388 "2008-09-09T16:30:01Z")
Hi Y’all: Just checking to see if I can post. D18 --- ## [How do post counts work in the 'views' column?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-post-counts-work-in-the-views-column/462761)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-post-counts-work-in-the-views-column/462761 "2008-09-09T11:44:36Z")
I’ve always been of the impression that once I view a thread, subsequent visits are not registered in the page views column. Is this correct, or if I view a thread fifteen fifteen times will those fifteen visits be refle… --- ## [Fluiddruid is a Super Moderator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluiddruid-is-a-super-moderator/462705)
**Author:** [@kjckjc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kjckjc)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluiddruid-is-a-super-moderator/462705 "2008-09-09T10:48:21Z")
I know that Marley was made a SuperMod back in May due to a server hiccup (not a radioactive troll as first thought). Is this the same thing? Or was it an official promotion that I missed? This is not good at all. No… --- ## [Current Status of Server Performance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-status-of-server-performance/461838)
**Author:** [@jdavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jdavis)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-status-of-server-performance/461838 "2008-09-09T01:00:23Z")
We’re working on optimization of the MySQL database settings for the size of the message board’s database as well as general cluster server configuration issues. Under normal business hour usage the server is grinding t… --- ## [Why am I a "Guest"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-a-guest/462696)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-a-guest/462696 "2008-09-08T23:44:34Z")
I joined up in 2000, but took an extended break from 2004 through now (lost my password in a computer snafu, and got really busy at work and home). I see I’m listed as a “Guest” under my name. Shouldn’t that be “Membe… --- ## [Is the domain going to stay as boardstest.straightdope.com?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-domain-going-to-stay-as-boardstest-straightdope-com/462419)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-domain-going-to-stay-as-boardstest-straightdope-com/462419 "2008-09-08T12:27:56Z")
If not, what will happen to inter-thread links people are posting right now, that use it in the URL? --- ## [Log In](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/log-in/462471)
**Author:** [@monavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monavis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/log-in/462471 "2008-09-08T11:54:48Z")
Why can’t I log in? Or why can’t I reply? Monavis --- ## [Okay, I'm rebirthing this topic: NSFW doper pic thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-im-rebirthing-this-topic-nsfw-doper-pic-thread/461879)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-im-rebirthing-this-topic-nsfw-doper-pic-thread/461879 "2008-09-08T03:07:57Z")
So during the server move, we were told we’d lose a few threads and posts. We lost the thread I started last week regarding whether or not we could have a NSFW doper pic thread. Right after I posted my last reply, the … --- ## [cool new features, improvements, fixes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-new-features-improvements-fixes/461736)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-new-features-improvements-fixes/461736 "2008-09-07T19:55:55Z")
Not for every little change, just ones you like. For all changes, go to the vB site and look at all the release notes from this release back to our old one (3.0.7?). :slight\_smile: There’s now a \[noparse\]\[noparse\]\[/nopa… --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/462470)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/462470 "2008-09-07T17:53:10Z")
test --- ## [Some questions for Ed Zotti (re Barn House)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-for-ed-zotti-re-barn-house/462165)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-for-ed-zotti-re-barn-house/462165 "2008-09-07T17:28:28Z")
You have, I guess, seen the comments in this forum and in the pit about your new forum. I’d be interested in what you think about what has been said. As most of it has been negative, were you expecting that? Did you thin… --- ## [Getting rid of ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-rid-of-ads/462461)
**Author:** [@Desert\_Nomad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desert_Nomad)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-rid-of-ads/462461 "2008-09-07T13:45:33Z")
I am a paid member whose subscription expired today, but it will not let me renew. Is there any way to extend my status w/o ads until the boards are configured to let me pay again? --- ## [Side Conversations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/side-conversations/462472)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/side-conversations/462472 "2008-09-07T13:20:19Z")
It seems like if Side Conversations is going to be for more specific and less general topics that Cafe Society and The Game Room would be more appropriate there. --- ## [Add an Election 2008 section](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-an-election-2008-section/462394)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-an-election-2008-section/462394 "2008-09-07T06:13:18Z")
All of the Obama/Biden vs McCain/Palin talk is flooding the Great Debates forum. What about setting up a seperate forum just about the presidential election and moving all of the current relevant threads over there? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=277) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=279)