# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=3 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 4 --- ## [What happened to the "What is this place?" thread {it was a troll}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-what-is-this-place-thread-it-was-a-troll/1024953)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-what-is-this-place-thread-it-was-a-troll/1024953 "2025-12-18T17:05:48Z")
A new member – “pigeonhole” or something – stumbled on the SDMB and created a thread with that title. I was responding, but by the time I was ready to post, the thread had been deleted. Spammer? Sock? --- ## [One Week Suspension for Poster Zoobi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-week-suspension-for-poster-zoobi/1025799)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-week-suspension-for-poster-zoobi/1025799 "2025-12-17T21:11:29Z")
Poster @Zoobi is suspended for one week, effective today. They have a pattern of making personal attacks and insults outside of the Pit. Most recently in P&E: This is the third Official Warning in five months for th… --- ## [A tiny issue ("I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain" thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-issue-i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-thread/1025595)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-issue-i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-thread/1025595 "2025-12-11T08:43:27Z")
I opened a short(few months old) zombie about a thread I like. This thread was asking the point behind the “I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain” thread. We have #3 going now. I’ve posted an inordinate amount in these threa… --- ## [Things I'd like to see when/if this message board says "Buh-bye"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-id-like-to-see-when-if-this-message-board-says-buh-bye/1022040)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-id-like-to-see-when-if-this-message-board-says-buh-bye/1022040 "2025-12-08T17:47:18Z")
Just for fun, folks.:grin: I would like to see a list of the top ten posters that have been blocked. I wouldn’t mind seeing if/where I am on the list. Yours? --- ## [Call for 1997 mods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-for-1997-mods/1025465)
**Author:** [@Nickrz2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nickrz2)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-for-1997-mods/1025465 "2025-12-06T22:51:40Z")
Hello all, I’m a former GQ moderator from the late 1990s — known back then as Nickrz. I moderated General Questions for about a year during the early era of the SDMB. I’m reaching out because I recently rediscovered a … --- ## [Rules for posting about a Kickstarter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-posting-about-a-kickstarter/1000163)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-posting-about-a-kickstarter/1000163 "2025-12-04T20:19:31Z")
I’m preparing a Kickstarter to raise money for a creative project (in this case, a comic book/graphic novel). Can I post about it, and would there be any limitations? Thank you. --- ## [How far can an OP be wrong before you can correct them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-can-an-op-be-wrong-before-you-can-correct-them/1025302)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-can-an-op-be-wrong-before-you-can-correct-them/1025302 "2025-12-02T16:14:03Z")
I get the OP needs to be able to define the question/thread they want to ask about. But ISTM there should be some limits. In a recent thread @puzzlegal chastised me and another poster for not abiding by weak definition… --- ## [@Chronos - My comment in the American Fr.ontier thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronos-my-comment-in-the-american-fr-ontier-thread/1025204)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronos-my-comment-in-the-american-fr-ontier-thread/1025204 "2025-12-01T17:58:11Z")
@Chronos, you said that my comment did not belong in that thread. I very much disagree. You see, I did live on a frontier. Sure a modern one, but very much like folks from 100s of years ago. And I treated strangers with… --- ## [What if the SDMB goes dark? Should we make a contingency plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-goes-dark-should-we-make-a-contingency-plan/1024934)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-goes-dark-should-we-make-a-contingency-plan/1024934 "2025-11-24T02:48:28Z")
Continuing the discussion from Chicago Reader Being Sold (Again) and Who owns SDMB? : Should we, as a community, consider coming up with some sort of contingency/continuity plan in case the SDMB ever suddenly goes dark … --- ## [Chicago Reader Being Sold (Again)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-being-sold-again/1022508)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-being-sold-again/1022508 "2025-11-17T21:59:08Z")
Moderators: please feel free to move this to another forum if it isn’t appropriate here. The Chicago Reader, the alternative weekly paper which, as I understand it, owns the Straight Dope (and, by extension, the SDMB) h… --- ## [Threads about the British royal family don't belong in Politics and Elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-about-the-british-royal-family-dont-belong-in-politics-and-elections/1024649)
**Author:** [@FurloeRoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FurloeRoth)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-about-the-british-royal-family-dont-belong-in-politics-and-elections/1024649 "2025-11-07T13:14:22Z")
There is a big thread in the Politics and Elections forum, discussing the reign of King Charles III of the United Kingdom. He is the head of state of the that country, but is not involved in the politics of it. The monar… --- ## [Hegseth & beardo thread - reopen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hegseth-beardo-thread-reopen/1024401)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hegseth-beardo-thread-reopen/1024401 "2025-10-30T00:26:16Z")
Can the thread about Hegseth and beardos be re-opened? Chronos closed it saying that “I think we’ve covered all the factual ground that’s available in this thread, and there are already other threads in the more politica… --- ## [Why was the Hey Wolfpup Pit thread closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-hey-wolfpup-pit-thread-closed/1019217)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-hey-wolfpup-pit-thread-closed/1019217 "2025-10-24T17:51:00Z")
No I wasn’t there to add on but I saw it in the forum and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Pit thread about another member closed. Usually they are keep open for the next incident. And no explanation was given which is un… --- ## [Pedro is banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedro-is-banned/1023627)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedro-is-banned/1023627 "2025-10-03T03:15:35Z")
We have decided to ban Pedro for trolling and for insulting a mod while the mod was acting in an official capacity. Several of you reported him for trolling in the Charlie Kirk thread there, and had those reports reject… --- ## ["It's been awhile since we've seen \[poster\], their last post was \[months/years\] ago"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-awhile-since-weve-seen-poster-their-last-post-was-months-years-ago/1023466)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-awhile-since-weve-seen-poster-their-last-post-was-months-years-ago/1023466 "2025-10-02T23:33:17Z")
I like this feature, it’s a nice touch. Curious a little about it..what’s the longest time of being away recorded so far? Anyone see anyone who had been gone for, like, 10-12 years? Or maybe it only records the time len… --- ## [Longest Tenure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-tenure/1012548)
**Author:** [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2025, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-tenure/1012548 "2025-09-30T22:02:34Z")
If this should go somewhere else, mods please move it. I’ve been lurking here since 1999 (when we were on AOL) and joined up sometime in the 2000s. Some of the current posters and mods were there then, or at least have… --- ## [Someone went ahead and called their book The Straight Dope!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-went-ahead-and-called-their-book-the-straight-dope/1023285)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-went-ahead-and-called-their-book-the-straight-dope/1023285 "2025-09-24T16:58:30Z")
I came across a Medium article by one David Wineberg, who has given the above title to a collection of essays based on a thousand non-fiction reviews. I know, I haven’t been a mod here for a long time, but I do still ha… --- ## [Topic ban for Demontree on Trans and related issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-ban-for-demontree-on-trans-and-related-issues/1023312)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2025, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-ban-for-demontree-on-trans-and-related-issues/1023312 "2025-09-22T21:27:02Z")
Topic ban for @demontree on Trans and related issues. They are no longer to post on Trans and related issues. Poster has a history of hijacking unrelated threads to speak to this issue, and has created or contributed t… --- ## [Am I allowed to post a thread inviting people to my Facebook recipe group?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-post-a-thread-inviting-people-to-my-facebook-recipe-group/1023246)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2025, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-post-a-thread-inviting-people-to-my-facebook-recipe-group/1023246 "2025-09-21T12:28:21Z")
I recently created a Facebook group called Quick, Easy and Awesome Recipes, where I’ve put about 25 recipes on it that meet those criteria. Group members are invited to participate by posting recipes and feedback of thei… --- ## [OK, YouTube's algorithm is scaring the hell out of me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-youtubes-algorithm-is-scaring-the-hell-out-of-me/1023172)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2025, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-youtubes-algorithm-is-scaring-the-hell-out-of-me/1023172 "2025-09-21T09:42:08Z")
I write the transcript for Jimmy Fallon’s routine tonight about the Jimmy Kimmel suspension, and one of the things I typed was a reference to The Summer I Turned Pretty. Not 20 minutes later, I got a notification from Y… --- ## [Why was the Trump Doubling Down 1st Amendment thread closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-trump-doubling-down-1st-amendment-thread-closed/1023216)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2025, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-trump-doubling-down-1st-amendment-thread-closed/1023216 "2025-09-20T06:00:27Z")
By What\_Exit? No warning. No explanation. Just closed. --- ## [Test for strikeout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-for-strikeout/1022926)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2025, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-for-strikeout/1022926 "2025-09-16T23:01:06Z")
deleted --- ## [Charlie Kirk threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-kirk-threads/1022986)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2025, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-kirk-threads/1022986 "2025-09-16T00:38:42Z")
There seem to be a lot of these threads about Charlie Kirk and his murder. Do we think that maybe there should be an omnibus thread or at least cleaned up into 2 or 3 threads? There’s a lot of overlap in them. --- ## [Should SDMB have a standard image hosting site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-sdmb-have-a-standard-image-hosting-site/1022753)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2025, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-sdmb-have-a-standard-image-hosting-site/1022753 "2025-09-06T13:12:14Z")
While this might add some amount of burden to posters, there might be advantages: guaranteeing that images remain available indefinitely; possibly allowing cross-referencing by poster or what threads and posts an image a… --- ## [Can you see these images?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-these-images/1022643)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-these-images/1022643 "2025-09-02T19:47:53Z")
Yes, it’s another thread about difficulties with image posting on the SDMB, but I’ve never before encountered this particular problem. In this thread, several people are unable to see the posted images, while I and sever… --- ## [(Maybe an Apple issue): how to trigger the board popup menu instead of the iOS one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-an-apple-issue-how-to-trigger-the-board-popup-menu-instead-of-the-ios-one/1022562)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-an-apple-issue-how-to-trigger-the-board-popup-menu-instead-of-the-ios-one/1022562 "2025-08-31T06:02:02Z")
I only use iOS devices. As a rule, selecting text on iOS triggers a popup menu with text actions. So does selecting text on this board. Sometimes it comes up instead of my iOS menu. But I have NO IDEA how to control wh… --- ## [Need an app to post pix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-app-to-post-pix/1012672)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-app-to-post-pix/1012672 "2025-08-28T10:14:54Z")
I am using a cheap, probably old Chromebook I bought online to use while my $1200 laptop is being repaired (under warranty \> whew \<) Anyway, none of the ways I used to use to post photos on the SDMB are available to me-… --- ## [Are political potshot allowed in IMHO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-political-potshot-allowed-in-imho/1022501)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-political-potshot-allowed-in-imho/1022501 "2025-08-28T05:49:05Z")
Because there are a few anti-Trump for the sake of anti-Trump posts in a thread that has nothing to do with Trump. I know in P&E this is allowed as well as the Pit and is verboten in Factual Question and (I assume) Cafe… --- ## [Questions about the "Chicago out of control" FQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-chicago-out-of-control-fq/1022473)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-chicago-out-of-control-fq/1022473 "2025-08-26T00:21:55Z")
Chronos has been keeping a pretty tight rein on this thread, saying “stats and data” are on topic, but not personal anecdotes, and hid several posts deemed inappropriate. I have no strong feelings about the modding in… --- ## [Will SD ever add a "Like" Button?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-sd-ever-add-a-like-button/646133)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-sd-ever-add-a-like-button/646133 "2025-08-17T03:07:01Z")
You guys really oughta revamp the SD Board bringing into the 21st century. With a little creative thought, adding Like buttons and even more creative features… BAM! You can kick this Board up a Notch! :wink: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=4)