# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=286 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 287 --- ## [Change in ATMB/ Pit forum descriptions (discussion)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-in-atmb-pit-forum-descriptions-discussion/450104)
**Author:** [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2008, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-in-atmb-pit-forum-descriptions-discussion/450104 "2008-05-22T21:22:04Z")
The current announcement is This should get the page views for ATMB up. It’s a well-intentioned response to a real issue. Some people want to make remarks in a non-flaming way. It’s not easy to be perceived as doi… --- ## [Finding my own posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-my-own-posts/450282)
**Author:** [@pantheon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pantheon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2008, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-my-own-posts/450282 "2008-05-22T21:16:27Z")
I don’t subscribe to threads. Because I surf the Dope from multiple locations (work, home, friends’ homes, etc.), I simply always log in via the web and click navigate about the board. When I would like to check for res… --- ## [Duplicate account (password lost from original account)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duplicate-account-password-lost-from-original-account/450259)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duplicate-account-password-lost-from-original-account/450259 "2008-05-22T19:24:10Z")
I created this new screen name, blanket of linos, but I had an original screen name for which I have a paid subscription, which is sir viks. (PLEASE NOTE – I am not a “sock puppet”. Please read on.) So a few weeks ago m… --- ## [This is only a test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-only-a-test/450230)
**Author:** [@meghan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meghan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2008, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-only-a-test/450230 "2008-05-22T17:04:50Z")
So good morning. I am trying out the board. --- ## [Testing strikeout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-strikeout/450151)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2008, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-strikeout/450151 "2008-05-21T20:47:11Z")
\[strikeout\]Test? This isn’t working, is it?\[/strikeout\] So how DO I get a strikeout? --- ## [Cecil's columns... link to the forum is broken.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-columns-link-to-the-forum-is-broken/449965)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2008, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-columns-link-to-the-forum-is-broken/449965 "2008-05-21T18:30:50Z")
For example, the Black Irish column. Click on the Comment on this Answer link and you get a message saying “No Forum specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the webmaster.” --- ## [Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoilers/449941)
**Author:** [@The\_Shroud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Shroud)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoilers/449941 "2008-05-20T15:29:52Z")
Wow, I feel stupid. Almost every CS thread contains spoilers (you know, black text on a black box, labels ‘Spoilers,’) but just when I needed the Spoiler mojo, I couldn’t find it. FAQ and a search of ATMB reveals nothi… --- ## [Search preferences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-preferences/449754)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-preferences/449754 "2008-05-19T21:24:09Z")
In “search”, I click “2 days ago”, then “save search preferences”, and it goes right back to “6 months ago”. Why is that? mangeorge --- ## [How to change your username](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-your-username/449871)
**Author:** [@MovingTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovingTarget)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-your-username/449871 "2008-05-19T18:38:40Z")
OK guys, I know this is a softball, and it’s probably listed somewhere, but I can’t find it. How do I change my username. Please don’t flame me for my ignorance. Thanks in advance. --- ## [A pet peeve: posting just to subscribe to a thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pet-peeve-posting-just-to-subscribe-to-a-thread/449579)
**Author:** [@MrSquishy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSquishy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2008, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pet-peeve-posting-just-to-subscribe-to-a-thread/449579 "2008-05-18T01:57:28Z")
Down with content-free posts! Try this: Thread Tools-\>Subscribe To This Thread-\>Add Subscription. Thanks! :slight\_smile: --- ## [Why is Boyo Jim the best of the worst?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boyo-jim-the-best-of-the-worst/449647)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2008, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boyo-jim-the-best-of-the-worst/449647 "2008-05-17T21:27:07Z")
Here we go again. A few days ago, I asked how \*\*Marley23 \*\*became a Super Moderator. Hamsters overworked, I was told. Now I see \*\*Boyo Jim \*\*is the Best of the Worst. Post 21 Hamsters again? --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/449585)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2008, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/449585 "2008-05-16T21:43:15Z")
test --- ## [I was double-billed for my subscription . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-double-billed-for-my-subscription/449538)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-double-billed-for-my-subscription/449538 "2008-05-16T19:56:29Z")
I post this thread only as a way to build a list of those who might have had something similar happen. I renewed the other day (9th of May) to kick out my subscription another year, and accidentally got double billed. … --- ## [User Wee Bairn has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-wee-bairn-has-been-banned/449571)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-wee-bairn-has-been-banned/449571 "2008-05-16T17:11:19Z")
Wee Bairn has been banned for having multiple sock accounts, which was implied in this post and later confirmed. If you would like to discuss this move, please do so in the BBQ Pit. --- ## [Testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/449057)
**Author:** [@\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Deep_F_ied)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/449057 "2008-05-16T13:42:46Z")
checking for status after renewal. --- ## [Your posts are toast or are you losing posts too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-posts-are-toast-or-are-you-losing-posts-too/449490)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2008, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-posts-are-toast-or-are-you-losing-posts-too/449490 "2008-05-16T12:57:14Z")
Besides the horrible hangs with the server, I now am finding that posts are missing. I post and the server hangs. I go to the thread after the server responds again and the post is there. I come back hours later and the … --- ## [65535 Unread messages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/65535-unread-messages/449332)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/65535-unread-messages/449332 "2008-05-15T19:11:14Z")
How did I get so popular all the sudden? --- ## [Would dopers be pissed if I just started threads and rarely added posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-dopers-be-pissed-if-i-just-started-threads-and-rarely-added-posts/448997)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2008, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-dopers-be-pissed-if-i-just-started-threads-and-rarely-added-posts/448997 "2008-05-15T12:22:22Z")
Lately I notice that I have nothing to add to threads I’m reading. OTOH I probably have about two or three questions a day that pop up that I might like to ask on SDMB, mostly GQ and IMHO. Of course I’d stick around to… --- ## [Can we require non-obvious political thread titles to state (Political) in the title?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-require-non-obvious-political-thread-titles-to-state-political-in-the-title/448508)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2008, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-require-non-obvious-political-thread-titles-to-state-political-in-the-title/448508 "2008-05-15T11:07:43Z")
I’ve come across a couple of threads lately which have titles that are, IMHO, slightly misleading in that they have a fairly mundane title but are actually about the current political situation in the US. This thread he… --- ## [I tried to renew my subscription today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tried-to-renew-my-subscription-today/448978)
**Author:** [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tried-to-renew-my-subscription-today/448978 "2008-05-12T18:04:58Z")
But then I found out I was all paid out until May 11, 2010. Did I at some point pay more than I thought to SD, or is this a mistake? Can anyone clarify this for me? --- ## [What is a Super Moderator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-moderator/448906)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-moderator/448906 "2008-05-12T16:56:48Z")
I’ve probably missed something, but what is a super moderator - as in Marley23? --- ## [Subsription Reminder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subsription-reminder/449020)
**Author:** [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subsription-reminder/449020 "2008-05-12T16:37:42Z")
Do they not exist anymore? I got a reminder… the day after my subscription expired. I know they use to send them a bit in advance. Has this been disabled? --- ## [A request and a question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-and-a-question/448782)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2008, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-and-a-question/448782 "2008-05-12T16:18:59Z")
I started this thread, Celebrity Baby Name Madness: Opening Round, in the wrong forum. Could someone please move it to the Game Room. On a related note, why can’t people report their own posts? --- ## [just a test, do not read](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test-do-not-read/448905)
**Author:** [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test-do-not-read/448905 "2008-05-12T14:54:00Z")
Just renewed. Ish-kabibble. Yabba-dabba-doo! --- ## [Contacting Mods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contacting-mods/448940)
**Author:** [@DCTrekkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCTrekkie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2008, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contacting-mods/448940 "2008-05-12T12:00:28Z")
Is there a way to contact all the mods together, for a response from whoever sees it first, or should I just contact one at random? I was going to ask which forum to put a question about computer upgrades, as I vaguely … --- ## [Are we still operating under subscription?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-still-operating-under-subscription/448916)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2008, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-still-operating-under-subscription/448916 "2008-05-11T23:42:24Z")
So what’s the deal with switching to free posting? I had to pay for a year of posting today before I could reply to a thread. In the past, there was always some notice about having to renew memberships-- did I miss it… --- ## [Renewal Credit Card Technical Foul-up (help)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renewal-credit-card-technical-foul-up-help/448629)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2008, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renewal-credit-card-technical-foul-up-help/448629 "2008-05-09T03:15:01Z")
Help! I just tried to renew and there was some technical foul-up. When I went to enter my credit card info an error message pop-up appeared reading (in part) “Error-code -12227”. I forget what else it said. Anyway-- … --- ## [How do I hide my e-mail address?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hide-my-e-mail-address/448477)
**Author:** [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2008, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hide-my-e-mail-address/448477 "2008-05-09T03:04:13Z")
Is there a way in the user control panel to hide my e-mail address from the general public? --- ## [Can someone resurrect Coldfire's "May 5th" thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-resurrect-coldfires-may-5th-thread/448185)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-resurrect-coldfires-may-5th-thread/448185 "2008-05-07T19:47:18Z")
At least for a couple of days? Some traditions need to be continued. --- ## [Thank you for a small detail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-a-small-detail/448038)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2008, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-a-small-detail/448038 "2008-05-07T15:34:07Z")
I just want to say, I love the way that typed text persists in a field if you navigate away from a page, and then return. That is SO convenient!! I haven’t seen it anywhere else, either. Thank you, whoever thought of … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=285) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=287)