# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=281 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 282 --- ## [Suggestion: ATBM subforum for test threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-atbm-subforum-for-test-threads/461033)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-atbm-subforum-for-test-threads/461033 "2008-08-23T17:09:18Z")
I’m reasonably sure I’m not the first person to suggest this, but searching “test” is fruitless. Sorry if it’s been repeatedly suggested and shot down. ATMB has valuable and not-so-valuable-but-curiosity-satiating infor… --- ## [How is it moderators are entitled to insult posters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-moderators-are-entitled-to-insult-posters/460605)
**Author:** [@rwjefferson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rwjefferson)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2008, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-moderators-are-entitled-to-insult-posters/460605 "2008-08-22T22:56:32Z")
How is it moderators are entitled to insult posters? Does this have anything to do with dogma and trolls? I confess I am dense. I confess I have been called worse. Yet still I find I simply cannot understand why som… --- ## [Account Locked Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/account-locked-out/460843)
**Author:** [@GOTemp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GOTemp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2008, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/account-locked-out/460843 "2008-08-22T20:35:28Z")
I didn’t want to do this, but for some reason my real account Gangster Octopus has been locked, meaing I get ads and I cannot post. I contacted the webmaster and have not gotten any reply. This happened after I changed… --- ## [Thread in wrong forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-in-wrong-forum/460716)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2008, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-in-wrong-forum/460716 "2008-08-20T21:26:43Z")
I meant to place this thread in IMHO, not the Pit. Could some kind mod please move it? --- ## [Did the board just change fonts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-board-just-change-fonts/460664)
**Author:** [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2008, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-board-just-change-fonts/460664 "2008-08-20T16:00:35Z")
I haven’t changed any settings in my browser since yesterday, but it looks like the board is using a different font. Arial, I think. Anyone else notice a change? Anyone have any idea why? (Not that I’m spending much time… --- ## [Lost Feature on the SD Boards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-feature-on-the-sd-boards/460656)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2008, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-feature-on-the-sd-boards/460656 "2008-08-20T12:31:30Z")
I used to be able to scroll the mouse over a post teaser and view the entire question. Recently, I seem to have lost that ability. So, (a) is this a change at the SD or just me? And, (b) if me, how do I get it back???… --- ## [Which mod is online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-mod-is-online/459522)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2008, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-mod-is-online/459522 "2008-08-20T11:56:41Z")
If I want to send a private message to a mod, how do I find out who is online? --- ## [i'm just exploring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-just-exploring/460327)
**Author:** [@Kim\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kim_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2008, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-just-exploring/460327 "2008-08-19T23:29:18Z")
i have a couple of questions is there a list of forum rules anywhere i shd look at? also is there a list of codes i can use? i see how to quote and put in links, but aren’t there more things? thx! --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/460594)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/460594 "2008-08-19T20:18:22Z")
content free messaging? ETA: seems ok. --- ## [Annoying pop-ups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-pop-ups/460488)
**Author:** [@squeekster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeekster)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2008, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-pop-ups/460488 "2008-08-19T04:23:29Z")
Just curious, but is there a way turn off the pop-ups that show up when you run the cursor over the title of the thread on the main page of each forum? I just find them annoying. Thanks --- ## [We're back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-back/460302)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2008, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-back/460302 "2008-08-18T10:46:26Z")
Well, at least we didn’t have to wait until Monday. Seriously, isn’t this getting a little repetitive? --- ## [Suggestion for concideration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-concideration/460341)
**Author:** [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-concideration/460341 "2008-08-18T01:33:06Z")
Recently a Propane storage area in Toronto blew up and fox just reported that a Dam let go in the Grand Canyon. Is there a correct place for breaking news other than Cafe society for the entertainment world, or can one … --- ## [Board wars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-wars/459263)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2008, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-wars/459263 "2008-08-16T22:48:48Z")
When is it permissible to mention SDMB or link to an SDMB thread on another message board? For example, can we post this at another message board? ‘I disagree with what you have posted. There’s a discussion at The Str… --- ## [Semi-pointless Suggestion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semi-pointless-suggestion/460206)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semi-pointless-suggestion/460206 "2008-08-16T21:24:52Z")
I’ve noticed that when you make a new post, when it then goes to the new post in the thread, in general, it’s actually got it all just off the bottom of the screen because the landing anchor tag is somewhere in the top o… --- ## [Increasing text size](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increasing-text-size/459474)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2008, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increasing-text-size/459474 "2008-08-16T04:42:27Z")
How can I increase the text size when reading this board? I’ve got my text size in my browser set larger than normal; my eyes aren’t what they used to be. For most websites, my browser does what it’s supposed to, and I… --- ## [Do trolls ever admit to trolling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-trolls-ever-admit-to-trolling/459974)
**Author:** [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2008, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-trolls-ever-admit-to-trolling/459974 "2008-08-16T04:16:23Z")
Or do they always just keep saying, “what, troll? Poor little me? I was just really curious about \[blatantly provocative topic\]”? --- ## [i created a fake username as a last resort](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-created-a-fake-username-as-a-last-resort/458475)
**Author:** [@Rich\_Mann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rich_Mann)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2008, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-created-a-fake-username-as-a-last-resort/458475 "2008-08-15T02:34:22Z")
My real username is Rich Mann. My subscription lapsed while I was without an internet connection. When I was able to and I tried to re-subscribe I was asked for my password so I entered what I remembered as my password… --- ## [How do you keep track of threads you have posted in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-you-have-posted-in/459942)
**Author:** [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2008, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-you-have-posted-in/459942 "2008-08-15T01:59:11Z")
Do I have to subscribe to a thread every time I post to one? Do a search on my name? Other forums have an icon on a thread if you have posted to it, but I don’t see one here. Am I missing something obvious? --- ## [Is it me, or has this board had more timeouts than a hyperactive 10 year old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-me-or-has-this-board-had-more-timeouts-than-a-hyperactive-10-year-old/459821)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2008, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-me-or-has-this-board-had-more-timeouts-than-a-hyperactive-10-year-old/459821 "2008-08-15T01:54:37Z")
In the past hour it’s taken me between two and five minutes to get onto this site each time, and it’s timed out repeatedly. The instances of “select bookmark, go to Straight Dope Message Board page” have been the excepti… --- ## [Double Posting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posting/459901)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2008, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posting/459901 "2008-08-14T03:33:58Z")
I just double posted in this thread. I thought that was impossible these days. Are we cloning the hamsters? --- ## [Two and a Half Inches of Fun has been banned.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-and-a-half-inches-of-fun-has-been-banned/459939)
**Author:** [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-and-a-half-inches-of-fun-has-been-banned/459939 "2008-08-14T03:27:42Z")
Member Two and a Half Inches of Fun has been banned. After being suspended for trolling, he returned and immediately continued the same behavior (for example), hence we have decided he’s not really interested in partici… --- ## [Trunk has been suspended.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trunk-has-been-suspended/459859)
**Author:** [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2008, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trunk-has-been-suspended/459859 "2008-08-13T16:53:11Z")
Trunk has been suspended for one month. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10094960&postcount=8 http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10046472#post10046472 http://boards.straightdope.com… --- ## [Thread status icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-status-icon/459597)
**Author:** [@squeekster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeekster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2008, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-status-icon/459597 "2008-08-11T11:41:28Z")
In all other V-bulletin boards I frequent, once a poster has posted in a thread, the thread status icon next to the thread title in each forum has a checkmark in it. Why doesn’t that feature work here? Surely that litt… --- ## [Five minutes is too long!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-minutes-is-too-long/459407)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2008, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-minutes-is-too-long/459407 "2008-08-09T22:14:20Z")
A successful search often takes two or three tries, sometimes more. Especially so when checking to see a topic has already been posted. Should I just go ahead and post? That’s it. Peace, mangeorge --- ## [Advanced Search on my User Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advanced-search-on-my-user-name/459350)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2008, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advanced-search-on-my-user-name/459350 "2008-08-09T01:55:39Z")
I recently discovered that if I double click in Advanced Search on the User Name field my old user name grienspace shows up on a drop down screen.I then click on grienspace and it pops into the user name field. Since I … --- ## [Something strange??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-strange/459142)
**Author:** [@Qwakkeddup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwakkeddup)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-strange/459142 "2008-08-08T20:06:39Z")
I decided to change my email address to my more current one. I could not get back into my user cp. I followed the link in my email and now I can get into the threads and user cp. The question I have is, did I screw up… --- ## [question not about free posting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-not-about-free-posting/459034)
**Author:** [@zuma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuma)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-not-about-free-posting/459034 "2008-08-07T23:38:31Z")
those seen to get closed. have any moderators communicated with Ed, or whomever is running this place these days, our concerns about this issue? If you have, what was the reply? If you have not, why not? I also r… --- ## [Verifying receipt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verifying-receipt/458801)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verifying-receipt/458801 "2008-08-06T17:02:31Z")
Hello, I used the report function last week to ask whether or not it would be alright to link to my website from the SDMB. I just want to verify that that was received and is being deliberated? Thank you, SR --- ## [Several posts missing from "Enter Your "Sponsor My Membership" Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/several-posts-missing-from-enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-thread/459033)
**Author:** [@unstrung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unstrung)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2008, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/several-posts-missing-from-enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-thread/459033 "2008-08-06T15:33:00Z")
It looks like several posts are missing from that thread, including my last request for sponsorship… can someone take a look? --- ## [Any updates on free posting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-updates-on-free-posting/458799)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-updates-on-free-posting/458799 "2008-08-04T23:04:57Z")
I’m sure it’s the old “we have no more information”, but I guess it can’t hurt to ask. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=280) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=282)