# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=301 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 302 --- ## [....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/415728)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2007, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/415728 "2007-08-16T08:34:48Z")
What does it mean when someone posts a reply and it contains just four dots? Thanks! --- ## [New user from same household](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-from-same-household/415502)
**Author:** [@Zeriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeriel)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2007, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-from-same-household/415502 "2007-08-15T22:57:21Z")
This has probably been covered before, but what’s the best way to handle it? My wife is signing up for a guest account AS WE TYPE (ooh, spooky) and I would prefer not to get banned for having a sock (even though she IS … --- ## [Test Post (Low Content)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post-low-content/415433)
**Author:** [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2007, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post-low-content/415433 "2007-08-15T22:11:19Z")
Like pantheon, I’ve lurked so long without posting (read the boards almost every day) that I’m feeling the need to make sure I can still post & start threads! Test Cool! New colo\[COLOR=YellowGreen\]urs.\[/COLOR\]. … --- ## [How to link to a single post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-link-to-a-single-post/415741)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2007, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-link-to-a-single-post/415741 "2007-08-15T21:49:38Z")
What is the code to make a single post a link? --- ## [A few suggestions following the latest crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-suggestions-following-the-latest-crash/415698)
**Author:** [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-suggestions-following-the-latest-crash/415698 "2007-08-15T18:46:56Z")
Disclaimer: I’d like to avoid the (possibly inevitable) re-hash of the details of the latest board (non-)performance in this thread. There are, as we speak, surely 7.23 bajillion other suitable threads for that. Please. … --- ## [Was it just me? Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-just-me-really/415658)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2007, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-just-me-really/415658 "2007-08-15T14:46:15Z")
I’ve been trying to post, nay, view the boards and/or the main page for the past fifty minutes and I’ve gotten consisent ‘page not available’ messages until now. Rest assured my internet is working properly. Was this… --- ## [What's the Straight Dope on cancelling subscriptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-cancelling-subscriptions/415668)
**Author:** [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2007, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-cancelling-subscriptions/415668 "2007-08-15T12:49:47Z")
After recently re-subscribing to the SDMB, I have become frustrated by the number of times the site is unavailable. That issue is being discussed in several threads elsewhere so there’s no need to comment on it here, but… --- ## [Is complaining about the technical performance of the board permissible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-complaining-about-the-technical-performance-of-the-board-permissible/415593)
**Author:** [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2007, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-complaining-about-the-technical-performance-of-the-board-permissible/415593 "2007-08-14T20:24:26Z")
A thread started by the now-banned Johnny Hildo has been closed. I understand the banning of Johnny Hildo because of the comments he made, but why close the thread? Is it not permissible to complain about the performan… --- ## [Johnny Hildo has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-hildo-has-been-banned/415584)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2007, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-hildo-has-been-banned/415584 "2007-08-14T18:20:57Z")
SDMB bandwidth is still lacking and should be sued "As long as it hurts the Chicago Reader in the longrun, I don’t care. That’s the goal. " \[QUOTE=Rules\] We reserve the right to ban a subscriber without warning in ext… --- ## [How long will a thread stay open after the last post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-a-thread-stay-open-after-the-last-post/415384)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2007, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-a-thread-stay-open-after-the-last-post/415384 "2007-08-14T13:31:52Z")
I didn’t see this in any of the FAQs. Is there a time frame for a thread to be closed if it isn’t being added to for awhile? --- ## [What's Wrong w/Zombie Threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-w-zombie-threads/415263)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-w-zombie-threads/415263 "2007-08-12T21:09:07Z")
I’m still kind of new here, so, bear with me. What’s wrong with re-opening a zombie thread. If someone has just discovered it or has something new to add, what’s the diff between adding to the zombie and starting a who… --- ## [Those blue lines under your post....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-blue-lines-under-your-post/415250)
**Author:** [@rocksolid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocksolid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2007, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-blue-lines-under-your-post/415250 "2007-08-11T17:26:33Z")
Why i care i don’t know, but i’m curous. What dicates the width and thickness of the blue line that seperates posts in a thread? It isn’t standard and seems to vary randomly in thickness and whether it goes all the way … --- ## [What happened to Boyo Jim's new title?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-boyo-jims-new-title/414669)
**Author:** [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2007, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-boyo-jims-new-title/414669 "2007-08-10T16:15:48Z")
As discussed in this thread and a couple of others that I won’t bother to link to, our own Boyo Jim was the winner of this year’s Bulwer-Lytton contest (hope I spelled that right) for the worst opening line to a story. … --- ## [Uh.... Why is my "Straight Dope" banner showing up like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-why-is-my-straight-dope-banner-showing-up-like-this/414654)
**Author:** [@St\_Ides](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St_Ides)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2007, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-why-is-my-straight-dope-banner-showing-up-like-this/414654 "2007-08-10T16:13:40Z")
… The one at the top of the page. It’s turned in to a picture of a few women. Screenshot --- ## [Tooltip on mouse over reads "Sorry, it didn't work."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tooltip-on-mouse-over-reads-sorry-it-didnt-work/415086)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2007, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tooltip-on-mouse-over-reads-sorry-it-didnt-work/415086 "2007-08-10T07:00:15Z")
When I mouse over any thread to get the tooltip, I get “Sorry, it didn’t work.” Huh? This just happened about five minutes ago - I have never seen this before, and this is the only machine I use for the SDMB. OS X 10… --- ## [Is my account free?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-account-free/414802)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2007, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-account-free/414802 "2007-08-10T03:37:24Z")
Is my account free? I do not recall paying for the straight dope in years. I was gone for a while at which point I had let my account lapse. I think I don’t even have the account I would have signed up with. As much … --- ## [Just a test post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test-post/415051)
**Author:** [@pantheon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pantheon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2007, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test-post/415051 "2007-08-10T02:51:05Z")
I’ve lurked so long, I’ve forgotten how to post.Plus all these fancy new options… Straight Dope Is this bold of me? over here! \[RIGHT\]no, over here!\[/RIGHT\] squashed like grape :smiley: --- ## [Tomndeb - Can we discuss breaking manifestly unjust laws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndeb-can-we-discuss-breaking-manifestly-unjust-laws/414922)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2007, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndeb-can-we-discuss-breaking-manifestly-unjust-laws/414922 "2007-08-09T15:17:29Z")
In this post in the Great Firewall thread, Tomndeb said: My question is - does the Board permit discussion of how to violate manifestly unjust laws? Like ones that violate human rights? The Chinese law may (or may not… --- ## [Board response time is unbearable lately](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-response-time-is-unbearable-lately/414727)
**Author:** [@zuma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuma)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2007, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-response-time-is-unbearable-lately/414727 "2007-08-09T00:21:11Z")
I hate to bring this up for the umteenth time, but this is the worst is has been in years. It’s been borderline unusable for the last couple weeks. It’s pissing into the wind, I know, but it would be nice to see someth… --- ## [Inappropriate Google ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-google-ads/414771)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2007, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-google-ads/414771 "2007-08-08T23:21:15Z")
I realize this isn’t the SDMB’s fault, and probably not everybody is seeing them. (This seems to be happening in conjunction with WinAntispyware2007, which I’m trying to get rid of. Pest control, you might say.) But I d… --- ## [testing, ignore this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-ignore-this/414899)
**Author:** [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2007, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-ignore-this/414899 "2007-08-08T21:27:25Z")
teeeesty --- ## [Xash has left the building.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xash-has-left-the-building/414387)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2007, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xash-has-left-the-building/414387 "2007-08-08T20:28:11Z")
For quite a few years Xash has been our “Night Watchman” in General Questions – he was on when most of the other moderators were tucked away in their beds – and he has given most excellent service for all his time with u… --- ## [So, can you post properly now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-can-you-post-properly-now/414751)
**Author:** [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2007, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-can-you-post-properly-now/414751 "2007-08-07T23:24:33Z")
Is the board up and running again? --- ## [I Logged Out Suddenly.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-logged-out-suddenly/414687)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2007, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-logged-out-suddenly/414687 "2007-08-07T11:40:28Z")
I logged out suddenly today. I think everything is alright now. This is just a test post to see if I can still post alright. Anyone else ever log out suddenly :slight\_smile: ? --- ## [What happened to the 'How the Towers fell - Richard Gage AIA Architect' thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-how-the-towers-fell-richard-gage-aia-architect-thread/414588)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2007, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-how-the-towers-fell-richard-gage-aia-architect-thread/414588 "2007-08-06T23:43:39Z")
This was a thread in GD a while ago. I got the standard email that someone had posted to the thread, but when I click on the link it says I don’t have access privileges to the thread anymore. When I look in GD (or the … --- ## [Any way I can write Staff Reports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-i-can-write-staff-reports/414547)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Socks)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2007, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-i-can-write-staff-reports/414547 "2007-08-06T20:22:34Z")
Do I have to join the SDStaff? If so, is it possible? I have a lot of spare time and I’ve been told I’m a pretty good writer. --- ## [Figuring out how sigs work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/figuring-out-how-sigs-work/414583)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2007, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/figuring-out-how-sigs-work/414583 "2007-08-06T05:19:25Z")
Like this? Yes. Like this. --- ## [testing tag nesting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-tag-nesting/414533)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2007, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-tag-nesting/414533 "2007-08-06T00:06:23Z")
\[COLOR=DarkGreen\]This\[/COLOR\] should be green text with a red underline. \[COLOR=Indigo\]This\[/COLOR\] should have been graped and oranged. --- ## [How do new users find the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-new-users-find-the-sdmb/414142)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2007, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-new-users-find-the-sdmb/414142 "2007-08-05T15:09:50Z")
Considering that the SDMB is blocked by most search engines, how do new members find out about it? Is mostly through the main SDMB page and word-of-mouth? --- ## [Special user categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-user-categories/414245)
**Author:** [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2007, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-user-categories/414245 "2007-08-04T02:48:42Z")
Do we now have the ability to customize our user category? Lately, Boyo Jim’s username has been sporting the tag, “Best of the Worst”, rather than Guest, Member, Charter Member, SDSAB, Moderator, Administrator or Perfec… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=300) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=302)