# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=282 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 283 --- ## [Is there a limit to thread subscriptions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-limit-to-thread-subscriptions/458771)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-limit-to-thread-subscriptions/458771 "2008-08-04T21:00:15Z")
Is there a limit on how many threads I can subscribe to? Right now, I happen to have 187 threads I’m subscribed to. Some are in part to me posting to 'em, some because I liked 'em and wanted to. Could I take it to 1,8… --- ## [Eta?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eta/458529)
**Author:** [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eta/458529 "2008-08-04T15:00:14Z")
Quick question. In regard to the boards, what does ETA mean? I can work out most of the abbreviations but every time I see that I can only come up with estimated time of arrival, which doesn’t generally fit. … --- ## [Q about a poster's staus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-a-posters-staus/458777)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-a-posters-staus/458777 "2008-08-04T12:41:51Z")
\[sup\]Hoping this is the right forum.\[/sup\] I ask this only to satisfy my failing memory and absolutely mean no negative vibe to said poster. I notice pseudotriton ruber ruber posting all of a sudden. A little checking … --- ## [Dex's caution to pissed-off posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexs-caution-to-pissed-off-posters/458597)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexs-caution-to-pissed-off-posters/458597 "2008-08-02T17:29:27Z")
In some CS thread (doesn’t really matter which) Dex has this to say to posters who are starting to get into some personal invective: \[QUOTE=Dex\] Moderator interveneth ::: OK, both of you know that this kind of imputati… --- ## [Missing some content from 2006-2007??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-some-content-from-2006-2007/458596)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-some-content-from-2006-2007/458596 "2008-08-02T15:05:33Z")
Several times in the last 2 months I have searched for posts I’d made sometime between, say, 6 months ago & 2-3 years ago. And not found them. It just happened again. It’s certainly possible that I just didn’t choose … --- ## [Frank returns to private life.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-returns-to-private-life/458328)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2008, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-returns-to-private-life/458328 "2008-08-02T11:32:21Z")
After years of faithful service Frank has come to his senses and retired as a Straight Dope moderator. We thank Frank for his time and energy expended tending Cecil’s virtual vineyard. Hope he’s enjoyed his time with u… --- ## [My home IP was banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-home-ip-was-banned/458384)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2008, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-home-ip-was-banned/458384 "2008-08-02T01:41:11Z")
I post both from home and work, and last night, all of a sudden, my home IP was banned. My work IP and account are clearly not. What’s up? --- ## [A SDMB "Classifieds"...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sdmb-classifieds/458310)
**Author:** [@Superfreaknduper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfreaknduper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sdmb-classifieds/458310 "2008-08-02T00:32:05Z")
Has a classifieds section ever been proposed to be added to the forum? If it has (I did do a search and didn’t see anything) what are the reasons for and against and why the ultimate decision to exclude it? I was just … --- ## [Question About Edit Window Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-edit-window-use/458318)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-edit-window-use/458318 "2008-08-01T01:57:06Z")
In the FAQ, it says the following: I’d like some clarification about the issue of using the 5-minute edit window to substantially change a post. I just wrote a lengthy response to someone’s post, but upon previewing, … --- ## [Wasn't Cafe Society Cafe' Society Before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasnt-cafe-society-cafe-society-before/458393)
**Author:** [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasnt-cafe-society-cafe-society-before/458393 "2008-08-01T01:41:32Z")
Has the accent ’ been removed? Have I been dreaming it all this time? --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/458321)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2008, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/458321 "2008-07-31T03:50:32Z")
This is a test. Please close. Thank you. --- ## [Can't find not-that-old thread re gun carry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-not-that-old-thread-re-gun-carry/458182)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-not-that-old-thread-re-gun-carry/458182 "2008-07-31T01:24:41Z")
The one about the etiquette/appropriateness of carrying to events, gatherings, etc. (search engine rejects “gun”, couldn’t think of exact title) --- ## [How come only one post every 60 seconds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-only-one-post-every-60-seconds/458158)
**Author:** [@Rack-a-Bones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rack-a-Bones)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2008, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-only-one-post-every-60-seconds/458158 "2008-07-30T23:22:56Z")
I checked my email and looked at the threads I was subscribed to and went in to post replies but on the second one it said I can only post once per minute. This isn’t a problem for me, I was just curious as to why the r… --- ## [How do I search for movie titles that only contain short words?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-search-for-movie-titles-that-only-contain-short-words/458135)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2008, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-search-for-movie-titles-that-only-contain-short-words/458135 "2008-07-30T03:52:36Z")
I just tried to search Cafe Society for the new French movie entitled “Tell No One”. And yes, I used the quotes in the search box. Search wouldn’t let me search for it. So how am I supposed to know if there is already… --- ## [Thread about sitting on a toilet plunger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-about-sitting-on-a-toilet-plunger/458074)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2008, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-about-sitting-on-a-toilet-plunger/458074 "2008-07-30T02:56:43Z")
Some time ago (years, probably) I recall reading here a hilarious thread about a poster who, in his haste to make it to the toilet, failed to aim his posterior correctly and ended up impaling himself rectally on the upri… --- ## [Why was this thread closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/457147)
**Author:** [@MissMossie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissMossie)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/457147 "2008-07-29T21:19:56Z")
Marley23 closed this thread apparently because it was pointless. I’m a bit confused because it was posted in MPSIMS and I thought that was the place for threads with no point. Is there more to the thread closing than I… --- ## [Are we up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-up/457907)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2008, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-up/457907 "2008-07-29T10:10:10Z")
I see check posts being made. Are we up and running? Hope hope :eek: --- ## [Okay, so now that we're up...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-now-that-were-up/457923)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2008, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-now-that-were-up/457923 "2008-07-28T16:57:35Z")
… what happened? --- ## [What percentage of guests end up as members?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-guests-end-up-as-members/457791)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2008, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-guests-end-up-as-members/457791 "2008-07-27T03:23:00Z")
Does the SDMB keep track of the number of guests who end up as members? --- ## [What does RO mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ro-mean/457631)
**Author:** [@Spacegirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spacegirl)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2008, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ro-mean/457631 "2008-07-26T19:02:28Z")
What does “RO” mean? I keep seeing it on threads. Like…“My dog ate my suitcase (RO).”\* Completely made up. My dog did not eat my suitcase, and as far as I know, nobody else’s did either. --- ## [Why do I all of a sudden have to log in each visit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-all-of-a-sudden-have-to-log-in-each-visit/457835)
**Author:** [@Stillwell\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stillwell_Angel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-all-of-a-sudden-have-to-log-in-each-visit/457835 "2008-07-26T14:56:58Z")
I went for Og knows how long without logging in here. I just clicked on my bookmark and I was in. The other day I was reading the boards for a good ten minutes or so before I realized there was no “Welcome Stillwell Ang… --- ## [Firefox 3.0 glitch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-3-0-glitch/457633)
**Author:** [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2008, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-3-0-glitch/457633 "2008-07-26T10:54:37Z")
I just installed it a couple of days ago, and since then my “view unread posts” button behavior has been buggy. It consistently dumps me onto posts in the thread I’ve already read. I land at least near the new unread p… --- ## [\[Mild\] Why can't you search for 2-3 letter words? \[Not just here\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-why-cant-you-search-for-2-3-letter-words-not-just-here/457628)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2008, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-why-cant-you-search-for-2-3-letter-words-not-just-here/457628 "2008-07-25T12:08:02Z")
Wouldn’t it be easy and painless to create a list of common (typically meaning-free when isolated, like ‘she’ or ‘the’) 2-3 letter words, and shoot down the search if it contains one of those common words, while letting … --- ## [10 millionth post approaches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-millionth-post-approaches/456328)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2008, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-millionth-post-approaches/456328 "2008-07-24T16:12:22Z")
Even though it’s far from an accurate representation of actual post numbering, what with deletions and merging and winters of missed content etc, you may be interested to know that the post numbers are approaching 10,000… --- ## [How do guests find old threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-guests-find-old-threads/457545)
**Author:** [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2008, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-guests-find-old-threads/457545 "2008-07-24T01:29:51Z")
The four recently closed zombie threads in IMHO, all resurrected by the same guest, brought this question to mind, though I have also wondered about it before, since I’ve noticed it happening before. How do guests find … --- ## [A Vanished Thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-vanished-thread/457462)
**Author:** [@mshar253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mshar253)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-vanished-thread/457462 "2008-07-23T06:41:21Z")
Yesterday there was a thread about it being possible to do 100 push-ups by following a website’s regiment. Now I can’t find it. I understand that ATMB isn’t simply a place to have other people do your digging for you, … --- ## [Scrolling through Google ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrolling-through-google-ads/456364)
**Author:** [@Seeker\_of\_Truth\_and\_Beauty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seeker_of_Truth_and_Beauty)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2008, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrolling-through-google-ads/456364 "2008-07-22T20:15:29Z")
I just noticed this today. Can anyone clarify? At the bottom of a thread page, I found the regular Google ads. There were also left- and right-scroll buttons, allowing me to move through about five “pages” of ads. Is t… --- ## [Why was the thread about addresses moved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-thread-about-addresses-moved/457227)
**Author:** [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-thread-about-addresses-moved/457227 "2008-07-22T18:08:24Z")
It is easier to get a poor football player into college than it is to get this thread into a forum. The OP didn’t ask what you think your Prime Minister’s address is or where you think a President should live. I will a… --- ## [Scrambledeggs suspended for one month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrambledeggs-suspended-for-one-month/457384)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrambledeggs-suspended-for-one-month/457384 "2008-07-22T16:56:58Z")
Member scrambledeggs has been suspended for a month because of a ridiculously comprehensive history of starting threads and ignoring them. His posting history shows 100 threads started in barely a month, and he made rep… --- ## [I still have the charter member tag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-have-the-charter-member-tag/457370)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-have-the-charter-member-tag/457370 "2008-07-22T16:11:09Z")
Even though my subscription lapsed for a few months (and I just paid full price to post). I don’t care either way, but figured I’d mention it just in case the administration is keeping track of board glitches. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=281) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=283)