# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=293 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 294 --- ## [PM not enabled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pm-not-enabled/433538)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pm-not-enabled/433538 "2008-01-15T00:32:28Z")
Question- if you send a PM to someone who does not have PMs enabled. do you get any indication that they will not see the message? Is there somewhere to check in someone’s profile to see if they have PMs enabled (OK, two… --- ## [saving posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-posts/433383)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-posts/433383 "2008-01-13T22:55:28Z")
I frequently find a post that clearly tells me something I want to refer to in the future. What is the best way to archive these gems for future reference? I am using a Mac, and for the first couple I just did a post-it … --- ## [IP banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ip-banned/433330)
**Author:** [@Jaade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaade)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ip-banned/433330 "2008-01-13T21:21:57Z")
Hello, Euthanasiast and I are both having a bit of a problem accessing the SDMB from our phones using Opera Mini. A box pops up saying that the IP is banned with a link to click “here” to contact an administrator, but th… --- ## [Why is this allowed? (relating to searching)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-allowed-relating-to-searching/432984)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2008, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-allowed-relating-to-searching/432984 "2008-01-13T00:21:44Z")
You can’t do a search and or a new post request twice or a combination thereof in the span of two minutes. I just figured out that I can do a new post request and then find all my recent threads immediately following. … --- ## [Private messages storage space](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-messages-storage-space/433276)
**Author:** [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2008, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-messages-storage-space/433276 "2008-01-12T13:12:04Z")
Hi. I’ve cleaned out my PM’s multiple times, but once again I’m running on low. I’m at 47, and I don’t want to delete anymore. I like them, they’re nice. Any way of upping the allowed amounts? Would that be tremendo… --- ## [What are "child forums"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-child-forums/433100)
**Author:** [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-child-forums/433100 "2008-01-11T17:34:18Z")
I see this when I search asking if I want to include child forums. Is there one place where children post, or are there places children are not allowed to read? I really hope it is the latter. I have been here for lon… --- ## [Ever tried viewing the SDMB with windows narrator on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tried-viewing-the-sdmb-with-windows-narrator-on/432913)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tried-viewing-the-sdmb-with-windows-narrator-on/432913 "2008-01-10T21:18:10Z")
Particularly the BBQ pit. Quite amusing. And as I type out this post it’s speaking the letters, not the words. (spelling out my words) Vista Ultimate. It’s quite a well spoken American female voice. But she sounds … --- ## [Does a reproach of a moderator before one edits counts as warning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-reproach-of-a-moderator-before-one-edits-counts-as-warning/432528)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-reproach-of-a-moderator-before-one-edits-counts-as-warning/432528 "2008-01-10T18:29:36Z")
Just curious, I realized on time an item I said was not correct agains a poster, then even when I edited the thing I got the warning, since the thing is there now for all to see on the moderator’s warning, doest it mean … --- ## [so what's the difference between "quick reply" and a regular reply?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-difference-between-quick-reply-and-a-regular-reply/432887)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2008, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-difference-between-quick-reply-and-a-regular-reply/432887 "2008-01-10T15:39:26Z")
let’s pretend I’m a new guest, okay? And let’s pretend that nobody’s gonna make fun of my ignorance, which needs some fighting… and just 'splain to me what I am just too stoopid to figger out, okay? Because I just don… --- ## [Supercalifragilistic superscripting and other things I'd like to know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supercalifragilistic-superscripting-and-other-things-id-like-to-know/432788)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2008, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supercalifragilistic-superscripting-and-other-things-id-like-to-know/432788 "2008-01-09T18:44:21Z")
Ok, I give. How does one create ‘superscript’ text and text that has a line drawn through it? Fight my ignorance, please. --- ## [SDMB Ten Year Anniversary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ten-year-anniversary/432739)
**Author:** [@cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cards)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ten-year-anniversary/432739 "2008-01-08T17:45:56Z")
If there is already a thread about this, I couldn’t find it through search. Anyway, didn’t the board go up in 1998 on AOL? If so, any celebration plans? --- ## [˙ʇsǝʇ ɐ ʎluo sı sıɥʇ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-luo-si-si/432658)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-luo-si-si/432658 "2008-01-08T01:42:48Z")
˙ʎɹʇunoɔ ɹıǝɥʇ ɟo pıɐ ǝɥʇ oʇ ǝɯoɔ oʇ uǝɯoʍ puɐ uǝɯ pooƃ llɐ ɹoɟ ǝɯıʇ ǝɥʇ sı ʍou --- ## [Test post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/430691)
**Author:** [@GCU\_Stout\_Heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GCU_Stout_Heart)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/430691 "2008-01-08T00:10:50Z")
This is the only way I can think of to see my post count. Sorry. Lou --- ## [User name changes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-changes/432282)
**Author:** [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-changes/432282 "2008-01-07T15:44:25Z")
I know that this has been kicked around a lot, and that occasionally a thread in MPSIMS pops up with a list of changes, but can we PLEASE have a sticky thread where announcements of name changes gets posted. It’s really … --- ## [A six week old thread is a zombie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-six-week-old-thread-is-a-zombie/432574)
**Author:** [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-six-week-old-thread-is-a-zombie/432574 "2008-01-07T15:08:04Z")
I hope this thread is in the right place. Is there a limit as to how old a thread can be before it’s considered a zombie thread? I ask because I was confused as to why the Strange, surreal & creepy things your teachers… --- ## [I'm confused.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-confused/431007)
**Author:** [@Kizzume](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizzume)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2008, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-confused/431007 "2008-01-07T07:31:21Z")
I had never heard of the publication “The Straight Dope”. I saw a message on another forum point to a waterboarding thread on this forum. It peaked my curiosities. Then I wanted to register–then I start reading about … --- ## [Hmmm, trademark infringement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hmmm-trademark-infringement/432475)
**Author:** [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hmmm-trademark-infringement/432475 "2008-01-06T17:54:50Z")
While searching for an officially sanctioned place that would have the song cover “You Spin Me Right Round” by Dope , I went to their site. NSFW, it is noisy, and the song content is violent, there are also rather porno… --- ## [Where are most threads moved from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-most-threads-moved-from/432145)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2008, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-most-threads-moved-from/432145 "2008-01-06T04:56:40Z")
I’m assuming it’s GQ. --- ## [How do you see the country tag under someone's name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-see-the-country-tag-under-someones-name/432410)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Socks)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-see-the-country-tag-under-someones-name/432410 "2008-01-05T18:18:30Z")
In this thread, the OP talks about a “country tag” under someone’s name that tells you which country they’re from. I haven’t heard anything about it. Does such a thing exist, and how can you turn it on? --- ## [Do the Mods have a New Threads Screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-mods-have-a-new-threads-screen/432111)
**Author:** [@Will\_Repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Will_Repair)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2008, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-mods-have-a-new-threads-screen/432111 "2008-01-05T07:48:42Z")
Thunkin about some things the Mods have written which made me wonder, do the Mods have: User CP . . . New Posts . . . New Threads . . . ? --- ## [Repeatedly losing new posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repeatedly-losing-new-posts/432032)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2008, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repeatedly-losing-new-posts/432032 "2008-01-02T20:55:39Z")
Does the board have a Y2008 bug? Since yesterday it’s been hanging up a lot, lots of "cannot display"s, and several posts I made failed to appear. S’up? --- ## [Why are there three sports threads in IMHO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-three-sports-threads-in-imho/431896)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2008, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-three-sports-threads-in-imho/431896 "2008-01-02T04:46:43Z")
Since TPTB won’t create a sports and games forum, I thought there was an understanding that sports threads went in Cafe Society. Right now on the IMHO front page we have \[thread=449530\]One\[/thread\], \[thread=449610\]Two\[/t… --- ## [No more banner ads for subscribers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-banner-ads-for-subscribers/428341)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2007, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-banner-ads-for-subscribers/428341 "2007-12-31T22:37:17Z")
OK, we hear you. We’ve decided to quit displaying banner ads to SDMB subscribers. In light of all the uproar, let me give you some background on how this came about and where we think the SDMB is headed. Unlike the old… --- ## [A search problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-search-problem/431808)
**Author:** [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2007, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-search-problem/431808 "2007-12-31T16:12:51Z")
Hi, I remember seeing several months ago some posts which linked webpages where freelancers could offer their services for editorial-type work. Since I’m setting up shop as a technical translator, I thought I’d search f… --- ## [Rss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rss/431555)
**Author:** [@jmayoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmayoff)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2007, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rss/431555 "2007-12-30T00:57:56Z")
Hi, This might have been addressed before, but for some reason, as hard as I try, I can’t find a search function for these forums. Maybe I’m just not looking in the right place. Anyways… I enjoy The Straight Dope, bu… --- ## [How to subscribe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-subscribe/351923)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2007, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-subscribe/351923 "2007-12-29T22:01:27Z")
I have had email asking how to subscribe, for yourself or for someone else. To subscribe for yourself, do this: Sign in to the board as always. Click on the “Subscribe” hyperlink in the blue band at the top of the pag… --- ## [Searching for old posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-old-posts/431270)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2007, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-old-posts/431270 "2007-12-29T21:36:49Z")
Is there any way to locate a post beyond the searchable 750 post for each poster?? or am I missing something ?? indian --- ## [I think Dex is trying to tell us something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-dex-is-trying-to-tell-us-something/431631)
**Author:** [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2007, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-dex-is-trying-to-tell-us-something/431631 "2007-12-29T21:19:31Z")
Any idea what it is? :smiley: --- ## [When do you delete a quoted post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-delete-a-quoted-post/431597)
**Author:** [@jimmmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmmy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2007, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-delete-a-quoted-post/431597 "2007-12-29T18:28:52Z")
In this thread apparently someone who wants to be a one of those harsh, judgmental, comedians calling themselves \*\*quid.lucrum.istic.mihi.est \*\*\[What is in it for me\] says something harsh and unhelpful and unfunny. But… --- ## [Where is the Celebrity Death Pool 2007 thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-celebrity-death-pool-2007-thread/431529)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2007, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-celebrity-death-pool-2007-thread/431529 "2007-12-28T22:27:08Z")
I must have missed this somewhere. When I search for the 2007 list, I can’t find it. I see it once in awhile, when someone dies, but I was looking to take a look at the year-end results. Does it disappear at some point… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=292) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=294)