# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=287 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 288 --- ## [Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-no-matches-please-try-some-different-terms/448419)
**Author:** [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2008, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-no-matches-please-try-some-different-terms/448419 "2008-05-07T12:42:54Z")
And the word I was searching for was “Cecil” - not likely, methinks… Is there a search engine issue or is it just me? Grim ETA - never mind, now it works… --- ## [Copyright of posts on the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-of-posts-on-the-sdmb/448052)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2008, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-of-posts-on-the-sdmb/448052 "2008-05-06T16:21:44Z")
I know that by posting on the SDMB I allow the Chicago Reader free use of my posts, and that’s fine. But the Chicago Reader is now under new ownership. Does the sharing of copyright extend to the new owner? What about ot… --- ## [When will the SDMB be changing over to free posting, new server, etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-sdmb-be-changing-over-to-free-posting-new-server-etc/447590)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2008, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-sdmb-be-changing-over-to-free-posting-new-server-etc/447590 "2008-05-06T01:34:24Z")
I actually would prefer to pay for the no-ad service, but I am concerned, I think legitimately based on the board’s history, that the promised upgrades will not happen anytime soon. Can the board’s administration please… --- ## [Odd view count question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-view-count-question/447891)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2008, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-view-count-question/447891 "2008-05-06T01:04:45Z")
So I started a new thread in GQ, as usual when I went back the forum list I saw my thread at the top of the page Replies 0, Views 1. But when I clicked to see my subscribed threads it listed it as having 0 views. Why … --- ## [Suggestion for the new interface](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-the-new-interface/447982)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2008, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-the-new-interface/447982 "2008-05-04T23:43:42Z")
Ed says that going free-to-post will include an overhaul to the interface. My suggestion is to do away with post counts altogether. The idea being that once you get a four-digit post count, you pretty much can’t link an… --- ## [All vb function buttons seem to have stopped working on my PC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-vb-function-buttons-seem-to-have-stopped-working-on-my-pc/447866)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-vb-function-buttons-seem-to-have-stopped-working-on-my-pc/447866 "2008-05-03T20:36:01Z")
All of the vb function buttons, drop downs and smilies have ceased to work on my PC. I can use them on my work PC so it seems to be my home PC specifically - is there anything that could have happened or that I could hav… --- ## [Paid to renew, received no confirmation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paid-to-renew-received-no-confirmation/447811)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2008, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paid-to-renew-received-no-confirmation/447811 "2008-05-03T00:08:47Z")
Can y’all check on this, please, see if it went through? Thanks, JohnT --- ## [How do I pay for someone else to subscribe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-pay-for-someone-else-to-subscribe/447650)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2008, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-pay-for-someone-else-to-subscribe/447650 "2008-05-02T13:18:42Z")
What the title says. --- ## [Test - spoiler-boxed-links.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-spoiler-boxed-links/447499)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-spoiler-boxed-links/447499 "2008-05-02T12:50:49Z")
sausage. Spoilerising links stops the automatic url parser from parsing it, but if you make it a real link yourself it becomes visible. --- ## [YIKES! When To Renew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yikes-when-to-renew/444868)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2008, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yikes-when-to-renew/444868 "2008-05-02T01:41:09Z")
Isn’t about that time of year again to renew our SD memberships??? When is this dubious date? I am always so afraid of being dropped! Of course, some would applaud that… :smiley: --- ## [NightRabbit has been banned--CHANGE/SUSPENSION](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nightrabbit-has-been-banned-change-suspension/446945)
**Author:** [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nightrabbit-has-been-banned-change-suspension/446945 "2008-05-01T06:18:20Z")
Poster NightRabbit was discovered to be a sock of nongoog, who was previously banned after admitting to having multiple accounts. She was invited to contact TubaDiva to resolve the issue, but chose not to do that. Beca… --- ## [What will non-paying posters be called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-non-paying-posters-be-called/447549)
**Author:** [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-non-paying-posters-be-called/447549 "2008-05-01T04:12:47Z")
After the board gets rid of pay-to-post, it doesn’t seem right to continue calling the non-paying posters ‘Guest’. They should be called ‘Poster’, reserve ‘Member’ and ‘Charter Member’ for the paying folks. --- ## [sports should be split off from the game room.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-should-be-split-off-from-the-game-room/446752)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2008, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-should-be-split-off-from-the-game-room/446752 "2008-04-30T04:18:17Z")
The game room was a good idea but I think sports should have its own spot. It is a pain to run through all the posts trying to find the ones relevant to a sports happening. It is equally a drag to go through the sports p… --- ## [\[i\]Italic\[/i\]\[u\]Underline\[/u\]\[b\] and bold\[/b\] in titles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-italic-i-u-underline-u-b-and-bold-b-in-titles/447164)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2008, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-italic-i-u-underline-u-b-and-bold-b-in-titles/447164 "2008-04-28T16:16:14Z")
Hrm. . . maybe maybe not. Anyone ever see this before, either here or in another message board? Tripler Testing, testing . . . sibilance sibilance . . . --- ## [Fighting Ignorance Since 1973](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-ignorance-since-1973/446736)
**Author:** [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2008, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-ignorance-since-1973/446736 "2008-04-28T09:27:31Z")
Did the first Straight Dope newspaper column carry the taglines Fighting Ignorance Since 1973 and/or It’s taking longer than we thought? Personally I think it’s unlikely, and if I’m right I’d like to know when these phr… --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/447090)
**Author:** [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/447090 "2008-04-27T15:35:40Z")
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\ **Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2008, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleted-thread/447079 "2008-04-27T14:50:08Z")
I started a thread about our local paper citing the SDMB in MPSIMS, and it seems to have been deleted. Why? Just curious. --- ## [Just a test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test/446754)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test/446754 "2008-04-24T22:31:37Z")
Wain (Jack) Shaman Giant Fire (Barbecued Deer) Kobold Kobold … --- ## [Mouseover Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouseover-test/446435)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2008, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouseover-test/446435 "2008-04-24T00:23:51Z")
The idea is to have this paragraph, which skips the backstory of why I’m posting and instead gets straight to the what, will be the text displayed in mousover despite being the second paragraph in the OP. It would be use… --- ## [Mouseover Demonstration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouseover-demonstration/446616)
**Author:** [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2008, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouseover-demonstration/446616 "2008-04-23T23:28:31Z")
\[First let me begin with some backstory about why I’m asking this question. You see, it all started with some irrelevant minutia from way back when, which planted an idea in my head. And now, when my intro finally starts… --- ## [What's With The "New Members" Who Are All Consonants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-new-members-who-are-all-consonants/445801)
**Author:** [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2008, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-new-members-who-are-all-consonants/445801 "2008-04-22T22:52:24Z")
It seems like every time I log on there’s a brand new member whose name is all {or mostly consonants}, apparently gibberish, and who never seems to have any posts or threads: what’s up with that? Spambots? Deepest apolog… --- ## [Help finding old thread (home hair removal)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-old-thread-home-hair-removal/445937)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-old-thread-home-hair-removal/445937 "2008-04-22T17:17:29Z")
You know the one: a Doper tells the tale of her attempt to remove leg hair using a home “cold waxing” kit, in such a way that everyone reading it was wheezing and weeping with laughter. Then a year or so later, she finds… --- ## [Improving the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/improving-the-sdmb/442640)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2008, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/improving-the-sdmb/442640 "2008-04-22T16:58:46Z")
UPDATE AS OF 5/11/2008: As of now a subscription is still required to post. We’re not ready to switch to free posting yet - June or July is more like it. While dropping the fee is simply a matter of changing a software s… --- ## [Should the default for search be 6 months?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-default-for-search-be-6-months/445588)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2008, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-default-for-search-be-6-months/445588 "2008-04-21T13:17:56Z")
Is that impacting the performance of the boards right now? Seems she’s a bit slow these days even with the 300 second window. Maybe we could ratchet the default down to a month or two weeks and see if that makes a diff… --- ## [Subscription renewals for more than one year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscription-renewals-for-more-than-one-year/446185)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2008, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscription-renewals-for-more-than-one-year/446185 "2008-04-21T05:51:37Z")
Any possiblity of doing that? I’d shell out the $75 not to have to worry about it for a decade. Of course, soon would come May 11, 2018 & I’d be all- “I lost my Charter Member status?!?!” --- ## [Instead of memberships, why not shares?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-memberships-why-not-shares/446097)
**Author:** [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2008, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-memberships-why-not-shares/446097 "2008-04-20T22:10:15Z")
If free posting is going to produce superior revenue, why not offer shares to the charter members, at the same cost of renewal? With the extra income, you can defray the costs for the hardware upgrades needed for the swi… --- ## [Not allowed into some threads -- bug?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-allowed-into-some-threads-bug/446090)
**Author:** [@Tenebras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenebras)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-allowed-into-some-threads-bug/446090 "2008-04-20T14:08:02Z")
I tried to open the thread College Feud: 101 in the Game Room and received the following error message: Anyone else having this type of problem? --- ## [Free posting, one-time posters, and socks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-posting-one-time-posters-and-socks/445073)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2008, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-posting-one-time-posters-and-socks/445073 "2008-04-19T17:05:38Z")
I’m curious about something: Once upon a time, probably 5 years ago, my little brother registered a name and posted just once about something videogame related. I don’t recall what the name was, and I’m sure he doesn’t … --- ## [Why is not my signature showing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-not-my-signature-showing/445711)
**Author:** [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-not-my-signature-showing/445711 "2008-04-19T16:34:19Z")
What am I doing wrong? --- ## [So how far away is Free Posting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-far-away-is-free-posting/445407)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-far-away-is-free-posting/445407 "2008-04-17T18:42:43Z")
I ask because my membership is up in two days, and while I really enjoy the boards and the people who post here, $15 is $15, and with the boards switching to Free Posting soon, I don’t really want to spend money only to … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=286) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=288)