# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=288 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 289 --- ## [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 … --- ## [Might I humbly request that we limit our searching for now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-i-humbly-request-that-we-limit-our-searching-for-now/445070)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2008, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-i-humbly-request-that-we-limit-our-searching-for-now/445070 "2008-04-16T16:09:22Z")
Pleez?? It seems like someone/some people is sat at his/her/their computer with an evil grin and their cursor poised over the submit button. This is what it’s like today… Wait Wait Wait Wait Wait Wait Wait Wait Wait W… --- ## [Searching and signatures with free posting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-and-signatures-with-free-posting/445123)
**Author:** [@Vox\_Imperatoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vox_Imperatoris)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2008, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-and-signatures-with-free-posting/445123 "2008-04-16T15:27:02Z")
When the SDMB switches to free posting, will members who haven’t payed receive the full benefits of regular members, except for ads, of course, or will they be like guests, unable to search or have signatures? --- ## [Location](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location/445529)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2008, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location/445529 "2008-04-16T01:32:04Z")
How, exactly, are we supposed to put something in the location field under our post count and sign-up date? I’ve poked all around my CP but haven’t found anything yet. --- ## [No "Shortcut" Keys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-shortcut-keys/445146)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-shortcut-keys/445146 "2008-04-14T18:36:24Z")
I noticed that Ctrl-X and such shortcuts won’t work when typing/editing a post for the SD. At least, from my PC. And, the “delete” key cannot be used instead of Backspace. Why is this? Is there some option I can set … --- ## ["Best of the Worst?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-worst/445261)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-worst/445261 "2008-04-14T15:57:06Z")
OK, so under user names, I’ve seen “moderator,” “charter member,” “member,” and “guest,” but today I saw one that I’ve never seen before: “Best of the Worst,” under Boyo Jim’s name. What is this new designation, “Best of… --- ## [No more email notifications?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-email-notifications/443746)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-email-notifications/443746 "2008-04-13T15:02:02Z")
Did somebody turn off email notifications? --- ## [Wait and search. Oh no---just wait.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-and-search-oh-no-just-wait/444402)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-and-search-oh-no-just-wait/444402 "2008-04-12T21:25:01Z")
Grrrr. I clicked on “Search” and then “Advanced search” and then typed in what I wanted to search for, and never mind what it was. Apparently, I have to wait 300 seconds AFTER CLICKING THE SEARCH BUTTON before I can AC… --- ## [Might I Direct Your Attention to the Front Page?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-i-direct-your-attention-to-the-front-page/445000)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-i-direct-your-attention-to-the-front-page/445000 "2008-04-12T19:28:00Z")
You know, this one. I couldn’t help but notice that when scrolling down to the section titled “Cecil’s House o’ Values” that there’s really no indication where the link to said domicile of value might be. Yes, if you h… --- ## [Is there some single person being continually banned and rebanned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-some-single-person-being-continually-banned-and-rebanned/445043)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-some-single-person-being-continually-banned-and-rebanned/445043 "2008-04-12T16:30:41Z")
Hope this isn’t a tabboo subject… I’ve noticed there have been a lot of user names with under twenty or so posts to their name who have been banned. In the cases I’ve noticed, there have not been any particular offendin… --- ## [Odd mouseover occurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-mouseover-occurance/444945)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-mouseover-occurance/444945 "2008-04-12T13:24:50Z")
In this thread, when I put my cursor on the thread title, I see a couple of sentences which seem perfectly normal and make sense in their order, but when I click on the link I find they are in a completly different order… --- ## [David Simmon's old posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-simmons-old-posts/444799)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-simmons-old-posts/444799 "2008-04-11T22:20:42Z")
David’s nephew Tim has posted on the boards to give us an update of his condition. I thought it would be nice to give Tim another view of his uncle by showing Tim David’s posts. Unfortunately, a search for his posts of… --- ## [Test...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/444737)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2008, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/444737 "2008-04-10T06:43:25Z")
This is just a test to see if I can post messages. I just tried posting a message, and I got a message from my computer saying it didn’t go thru. Has anyone else had this problem recently? This is only a test… Oh, well … --- ## [Thanks for the Game Room!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-the-game-room/444616)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2008, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-the-game-room/444616 "2008-04-09T22:17:19Z")
Just wanted to brownnose a bit and say how much I’m enjoying the separate forum. It is wonderful to be able to have as many game threads going as there is interest in them. It is now my third stop on my tour around the f… --- ## [Sigs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs/444514)
**Author:** [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2008, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs/444514 "2008-04-09T08:27:45Z")
It’s occured to me ever so slowly over the past few years (yeah. sad, huh?) that I no longer know how to include my signature in a post. I have no intention of doing it all the time, but I don’t recall how to do it at a… --- ## [SDMB - Favicons?!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-favicons/444556)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-favicons/444556 "2008-04-09T02:41:25Z")
Any chance we can get a Favicon on the Dope? We can step things up and look official and all. --- ## [Just a test, can you see this file? (Not A RickRoll!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test-can-you-see-this-file-not-a-rickroll/444497)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test-can-you-see-this-file-not-a-rickroll/444497 "2008-04-08T19:14:40Z")
I’m just trying to figure out my university’s file storage service. It says I can share files with “the public.” -Kris --- ## [Understanding that a thread has been disappeared](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-that-a-thread-has-been-disappeared/444119)
**Author:** [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2008, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-that-a-thread-has-been-disappeared/444119 "2008-04-08T10:02:34Z")
Just an observation related to the locked thread where Shodan remarks on a thread that he can’t get at and the mods observation that he should know about disappeared threads. I know what the odd message implies when I… --- ## ["illegal drug interactions" thread should not have been closed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-drug-interactions-thread-should-not-have-been-closed/444338)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-drug-interactions-thread-should-not-have-been-closed/444338 "2008-04-07T17:44:53Z")
Gfactor, I would respectfully suggest that the thread on dangerous interactions between legal and illegal drugs should not have been closed. The FAQ on the Straight Dope Rules seems to indicate that a question about ille… --- ## [Is there a thread on the "pregnant man" around here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-thread-on-the-pregnant-man-around-here/444277)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2008, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-thread-on-the-pregnant-man-around-here/444277 "2008-04-07T04:36:11Z")
I figure there must be but I either can’t see it or my search skills suck ( I searched pregnant man and nothing came back.) I wanted to ask before I start a topic. I think there is but I’m not sure. --- ## [Are smileys being phased out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-smileys-being-phased-out/443771)
**Author:** [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-smileys-being-phased-out/443771 "2008-04-06T23:10:31Z")
I swear there used to be an evil smiley. I remember looking for a different smiley once before, and not finding it. And I KNOW there was a “Putz” smiley long ago. I got a mod-slap-on-the-wrist for saying “Putz” once w… --- ## [Firefox users: does changing "showpost" to "showthread" work for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-users-does-changing-showpost-to-showthread-work-for-you/444110)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-users-does-changing-showpost-to-showthread-work-for-you/444110 "2008-04-06T22:38:31Z")
Here’s what I’m talking about. When you link to a post by copying and pasting the url in the post number in the upper right corner off the post, you get a page displaying only that post. That url contains the string “s… --- ## [Practice Post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post/444211)
**Author:** [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post/444211 "2008-04-06T22:01:08Z")
This is a practice post. This is only a practice post. Were this an actual post, it would contain nuggets of scintillating wit. --- ## [The Incredible Shrinking Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredible-shrinking-thread/444076)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredible-shrinking-thread/444076 "2008-04-05T17:46:11Z")
I was trying to access this thread, apparently moved from GD. When I access it, I get a notification that I do not have authorization to access this page. I did a thread title search and did not find it. Where did it … --- ## [More than two characters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-two-characters/444067)
**Author:** [@Hamadryad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamadryad)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-two-characters/444067 "2008-04-05T16:05:16Z")
I’ve tried to reply to a thread three times, and every time it’s told me my message needs to contain more than two characters. It definitely contains more than two characters. I’m not sure what’s going on. Any ideas? --- ## [A bug in the VB software?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bug-in-the-vb-software/443824)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bug-in-the-vb-software/443824 "2008-04-05T12:49:08Z")
I’m sure this is a very minorue the IT guys won’t even care about, but when browsing the boards on my windows mobile 5 phone (using the built in internet explorer) I found a bug. under the forum jump drop down box, the … --- ## [How do I link to a post and not a thread page?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-link-to-a-post-and-not-a-thread-page/443851)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-link-to-a-post-and-not-a-thread-page/443851 "2008-04-04T19:54:41Z")
The title pretty much says it all. When referencing someone’s past post, how do I code that post and only that post? --- ## [Link Breaking Policy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-breaking-policy/443497)
**Author:** [@Will\_Repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Will_Repair)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2008, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-breaking-policy/443497 "2008-04-04T19:16:25Z")
Understand Rick Rolling. Understand NSFW. Understand Board Wars. Could the moderators have a policy of just breaking links by errant members and not deleting them entirely (the links).? --- ## [Possible bug in forum registrations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-bug-in-forum-registrations/443752)
**Author:** [@Number43](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number43)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2008, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-bug-in-forum-registrations/443752 "2008-04-03T11:18:15Z")
I’m not sure if what I’m saying here is correct, or if there is some other explanation, but I think there might be a bug in the forum registration process that forced me to try signing up again using a different e-mail a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=287) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=289)