# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=292 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 293 --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/436359)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2008, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/436359 "2008-02-05T06:15:00Z")
test --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/436280)
**Author:** [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/436280 "2008-02-04T22:16:50Z")
\[text text textipsum lorem\] Apparently not, only for the ‘text text text’ part… hmmm interesting… the closing bracket on the opening of ‘spoiler tag’ seems to close the hidden mouseover section… --- ## [Name brand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-brand/436243)
**Author:** [@Buckwheat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buckwheat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2008, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-brand/436243 "2008-02-04T21:30:11Z")
I have read through the rules but I just want to make sure; Is it OK to ask peoples opinions about a name brand product? In other words, is there any problem naming the Brand when I ask for others opinions on it? P.S… --- ## [Did anyone else just get logged out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-just-get-logged-out/436180)
**Author:** [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2008, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-just-get-logged-out/436180 "2008-02-04T19:02:00Z")
I’ve not messed with my cookies, but when I clicked to go back to the main board, I’d been logged out. --- ## [Test coding, sorta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-coding-sorta/436167)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2008, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-coding-sorta/436167 "2008-02-04T03:56:15Z")
\[I just wanted to see if putting a sentence in square brackets makes it invisible in mouse-over.\] {Ha!It works with square brackets, let’s see if these work too.} (How about these?) Nope, only square ones. So, anyone… --- ## [Is there really nothing left from before 2001?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-nothing-left-from-before-2001/435907)
**Author:** [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-nothing-left-from-before-2001/435907 "2008-02-04T02:11:08Z")
Looking for some old posts, I just skimmed through GQ, GD, CS, IMHO, MPSIMS and the Pit. I changed the options at the bottom to sort by last post in ascending order from the beginning. Without fail, nothing came up from … --- ## [Can I post a help wanted ad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-post-a-help-wanted-ad/434984)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-post-a-help-wanted-ad/434984 "2008-02-02T19:53:34Z")
Not much to say; if I expand on what kind of job and all that I’m opening the door to responses and I’ve gone ahead and done it. Just wondering if it would piss anyone off or violate rules here. --- ## [testing Flickr](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-flickr/435768)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2008, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-flickr/435768 "2008-02-01T15:24:00Z")
will this work? ETA: yes! --- ## [Future of SDMB subscriptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-of-sdmb-subscriptions/434733)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-of-sdmb-subscriptions/434733 "2008-01-30T20:06:42Z")
Some have e-mailed us asking if the SDMB will soon be switching from pay-to-post to pay-for-no-ads, as discussed last fall. Short answer: we haven’t decided, but it seems like a reasonable thing to do in light of changin… --- ## [Find a thread for me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-a-thread-for-me/435581)
**Author:** [@essell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/essell)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2008, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-a-thread-for-me/435581 "2008-01-30T14:45:16Z")
Allow me to breifly justify my request so I don’t feel like an idiot. I read The Dope at work like many people, but in short sharp sessions. I briefly started reading a thread on “Sensitivity Training” the other day an… --- ## [Why was this thread closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/435494)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/435494 "2008-01-29T20:10:00Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=421768&page=1&pp=50 --- ## [Denied permission to open a thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denied-permission-to-open-a-thread/435473)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denied-permission-to-open-a-thread/435473 "2008-01-29T17:40:28Z")
In GQ I clicked on “Why is ignorance of the law no excuse” and got a message saying I don’t have permission to access this page. This was true on several attempts, but apparently only with this particular thread. Any i… --- ## [Test - why can't i post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-why-cant-i-post/435378)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2008, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-why-cant-i-post/435378 "2008-01-28T23:36:16Z")
I’ve been posting in this thread, and i’m having a problem. I compose a post, but the software will not let me preview it. Then, when i hit submit, the post is empty, despite the fact that there was a long post in the t… --- ## [Why do some posts render "flashy" once in a while?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-posts-render-flashy-once-in-a-while/434384)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2008, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-posts-render-flashy-once-in-a-while/434384 "2008-01-25T17:19:51Z")
From time to time, single posts have an annoying “blink” attribute. Illustration here: Flashy post. For the love of god, why? I haven’t looked at the source code for the page, but since it happens in both Opera and IE… --- ## [I'm so glad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-glad/434698)
**Author:** [@crankyb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crankyb)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2008, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-glad/434698 "2008-01-24T11:44:59Z")
I just found this message board. For years I frequented mostly political boards, and even owned a few (they became too expensive without support). Now everything is turning into blogging and social communities… mostly fu… --- ## [strikethrough...\*grumble\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strikethrough-grumble/434475)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strikethrough-grumble/434475 "2008-01-22T06:14:02Z")
Maybe \[strike\]strike\[/strike\] just doesn’t work on preview. So I’m testing here. --- ## [Link?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link/434382)
**Author:** [@Buckwheat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buckwheat)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link/434382 "2008-01-22T03:19:06Z")
:smack: OK, I admit I am a bit on the slow side. How do you do that linkthing? Where a word in my post becomes a link to something. --- ## [zombie threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-threads/434291)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-threads/434291 "2008-01-21T21:24:50Z")
Its happened several times now. I click on a SDMB forum and a zombie thread pops up. Anyone else getting this. When I check back, there’s nothing to indicate that I may have misclicked --- ## [How long does a searchid last?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-a-searchid-last/434073)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-a-searchid-last/434073 "2008-01-21T14:40:11Z")
When you do a search on the es dee em bee the search gets an ID number (in the url and presumably the search results are stored on the database for quick retreival) How long do the search results get saved for? Or to p… --- ## [But I didn't post that!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-i-didnt-post-that/434292)
**Author:** [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2008, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-i-didnt-post-that/434292 "2008-01-20T22:22:00Z")
I just came across a post I supposedly made. I know I didn’t post it, as I would never express the sentiments in it. I can only conclude that someone has gotten hold of my password. Is there anything I can do besides … --- ## [Are you allowed to call a poster a flat out fraud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-allowed-to-call-a-poster-a-flat-out-fraud/434231)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2008, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-allowed-to-call-a-poster-a-flat-out-fraud/434231 "2008-01-20T17:28:37Z")
There is one poster here that so obvioulsy a fake, yet have I no proof- am I allowed to start a thread accusing them as such? --- ## [Why is the SDMB special?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-sdmb-special/432585)
**Author:** [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-sdmb-special/432585 "2008-01-20T17:17:03Z")
I got a kick out of this, and I thought it might be fun to accumulate some examples here in ATMB about “what makes us special.” I’m not asking for personal feelings, mind, but for actual real-life examples. It might mak… --- ## [Is this a hijack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-hijack/434149)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2008, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-hijack/434149 "2008-01-20T04:26:42Z")
There’s a question in “General Questions” about whether the guy who started Hardees is a homophobe. If I want to know if another famous person is a homophobe, would it be a hijack to ask in that thread? Seems easier than… --- ## [Is there a thread about 'sicko'? And if so I can has a link pleez?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-thread-about-sicko-and-if-so-i-can-has-a-link-pleez/434171)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-thread-about-sicko-and-if-so-i-can-has-a-link-pleez/434171 "2008-01-19T20:20:45Z")
er, yeah. --- ## [I'm back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/433899)
**Author:** [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/433899 "2008-01-18T14:08:02Z")
Thanks for the concern, but I didn’t realize my membership was due until I got the on screen notice that my membership was expired. (I had just written a really brilliant, witty post that would revolutionize the world…s… --- ## [Antinor01 is a guest?!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antinor01-is-a-guest/433868)
**Author:** [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antinor01-is-a-guest/433868 "2008-01-17T18:06:15Z")
Did someone forget to pay their SDMB bill this month or something? Did he just decide to take off? --- ## [test post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/433840)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2008, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/433840 "2008-01-17T13:36:32Z")
test post --- ## [pacific\_smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific_smoke/433784)
**Author:** [@Ponster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2008, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific_smoke/433784 "2008-01-16T21:28:42Z")
Yes, I’ve been here long enough to know but for the life of me I can’t figure it out… pacific\_smoke has ‘BANNED’ in their profile after only 2 posts. I’m guessing that it’s a member that has already been banned for som… --- ## [board non-response just now - what happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-non-response-just-now-what-happened/433654)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-non-response-just-now-what-happened/433654 "2008-01-16T18:31:08Z")
I couldn’t access the boards from about 2 PM to 2:30 PM Chicago time. I did a tracert from my machine and got this very odd result. It’s obvious it was a network problem, not the SDMB’s. Tracing route to boards.straigh… --- ## [Please point me to the explanation of the board's recent availability issues.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-point-me-to-the-explanation-of-the-boards-recent-availability-issues/433392)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-point-me-to-the-explanation-of-the-boards-recent-availability-issues/433392 "2008-01-16T16:11:40Z")
Hullo. Can someone post a link to the thread or post which best explains why the board is having a lot of timeouts lately? I’m not complainging, I’d just like to see what the explanation is. And also wondering if my … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=291) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=293)