# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=304 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 305 --- ## [forum acronyms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-acronyms/410070)
**Author:** [@Djurmz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Djurmz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2007, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-acronyms/410070 "2007-06-30T22:17:23Z")
I have found myself lurking on these message boards so much lately that today I decided to pay up. Now that I’m a paying member, I jumped at the chance to do a comprehensive search of the archives to see if there is a l… --- ## [The 'Magically-clearing Edit Window'.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-magically-clearing-edit-window/409868)
**Author:** [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bites_When_Provoked)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2007, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-magically-clearing-edit-window/409868 "2007-06-30T04:01:24Z")
This is the only forum I post to, so I don’t know if it happens with all similar boards or not, but if I am in the posting window and am foolish enough to double-click a word in the pursuit of, say, highlighting it for f… --- ## [Post 4800](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-4800/409667)
**Author:** [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2007, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-4800/409667 "2007-06-27T18:49:31Z")
Almost to 5000! :D:D --- ## [Titles of older members](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titles-of-older-members/409554)
**Author:** [@essell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/essell)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2007, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titles-of-older-members/409554 "2007-06-27T16:09:20Z")
If a person signs up and then their membership expires are they listed as a ‘Guest’ ? Or are they ‘Member’ with no mention of their lapse ? Just curious. Thanks. --- ## [Am I a Sock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-sock/409398)
**Author:** [@Swampwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swampwolf)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2007, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-sock/409398 "2007-06-27T03:02:45Z")
Years and years ago, before there was a registration fee, I was a member of the SDMB (name: Blessedwolf). Shortly before the “pay-to-post” switchover, I lost my job, and didn’t want to shell out the $$ to continue postin… --- ## [Tuba Diva - question about the rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuba-diva-question-about-the-rules/409486)
**Author:** [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2007, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuba-diva-question-about-the-rules/409486 "2007-06-26T20:34:38Z")
I PM’d you a question about the possibility of borrowing the wording of your rules on copyright issues and illegal activities for a board I administer. I imagine you get way too many PM’s to have noticed so I will just a… --- ## [New moderator in General Questions -- Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-moderator-in-general-questions-colibri/408780)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2007, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-moderator-in-general-questions-colibri/408780 "2007-06-25T22:11:49Z")
You’re not seeing double, we’re adding another new moderator to General Questions. Colibri is also starting today. We’ve thought for a long time he would be a great addition to the staff and he finally agrees with us. … --- ## [GuyNblueJeans has been suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guynbluejeans-has-been-suspended/409347)
**Author:** [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2007, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guynbluejeans-has-been-suspended/409347 "2007-06-25T17:17:04Z")
After several explosive incidents in the Pit, we have suspended GuyNblueJeans for one month. --- ## [oops - registering snafu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-registering-snafu/405517)
**Author:** [@yams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yams)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2007, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-registering-snafu/405517 "2007-06-25T02:13:42Z")
hi - this is for the mods, i think. i hope this is the right forum. this is a technical kind of question, anyway. i dont think i have access to emailing mods and asking them in private anyway. so years and years ago,… --- ## [Why was ♥x0HOLLiSTER0x♥ banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-x0hollister0x-banned/409156)
**Author:** [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2007, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-x0hollister0x-banned/409156 "2007-06-24T22:29:39Z")
If any explanation is allowed, I’d like to know. Since I’m here, does anybody know what the name means? --- ## [New moderator in General Questions -- GFACTOR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-moderator-in-general-questions-gfactor/408764)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2007, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-moderator-in-general-questions-gfactor/408764 "2007-06-23T07:16:00Z")
Gfactor is our new moderator, starting today. We are quite pleased to have him as our newest go-to guy in General Questions. Please be kind. --- ## [Subscription question -- NOW PLEASE SEE FOR MORE!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscription-question-now-please-see-for-more/408434)
**Author:** [@Ms.Pumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms.Pumpkin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2007, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscription-question-now-please-see-for-more/408434 "2007-06-22T22:58:38Z")
I still have a few weeks left on my guest membership, but I don’t think I will be able to afford the fee in time(been on LOA from work and I’m currently battling Ye Olde Insurance Company). Anyway, if I have to let my m… --- ## [Red Reese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-reese/409049)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-reese/409049 "2007-06-22T20:19:07Z")
I was reading some Reese Witherspoon threads and her name is always red…why? Does everyone just make her name red? Two posts about her are mine and I dont remember making a red Reese. --- ## [What do the thread icons mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-thread-icons-mean/408889)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-thread-icons-mean/408889 "2007-06-21T19:18:44Z")
I’m wondering what all the icons mean in the thread list view. Specifically, what’s the difference on the left between an “open envelope” and a “closed envelope” (I’ve figured out that the envelope with a lock on it mean… --- ## ["white trash"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-trash/408527)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-trash/408527 "2007-06-21T15:28:45Z")
Ok, in this thread here: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=425268&page=2&pp=50 \*\* C K Dexter Haven\*\* Administrator, stepped in and said: \*"My recollection is that we decide that the last time this … --- ## [What Is this '1' View?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-1-view/408822)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-1-view/408822 "2007-06-21T14:35:47Z")
Maybe I am being a little paranoid, though probably not. But as soon as I post a message on the SDMB, I go to the main section of the board. And immediately it says “1 View”. Then of course, more and more people go to th… --- ## [Is there a way to post equations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-post-equations/408279)
**Author:** [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2007, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-post-equations/408279 "2007-06-20T22:29:12Z")
I’m wondering if it’s possible to take an equation from, say, Microsoft’s Equation Editor, and post it here somehow. Does anyone know if there’s a way to do this? --- ## [Why was this thread closed instead of moved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed-instead-of-moved/408714)
**Author:** [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2007, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed-instead-of-moved/408714 "2007-06-20T22:06:15Z")
I just stumbled across this thread in the pit, where a guest posted a question that should have gone in GQ. I was just wondering why fluiddruid decided to go ballistic on the poster and close the thread, instead of offe… --- ## [How often does the board update the read/unread tags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-does-the-board-update-the-read-unread-tags/408275)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2007, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-does-the-board-update-the-read-unread-tags/408275 "2007-06-19T18:33:41Z")
My subjective sense tells me that the board updates the tags once every half-hour, but I’m not sure if it is a half-hour starting at the moment you visit TSDMB or every half hour according to the time (3:00 3:30 4:00). … --- ## [Regarding Ignore Lists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-ignore-lists/408282)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-ignore-lists/408282 "2007-06-18T22:59:30Z")
If I’ve got X on my Ignore list, why am I still seeing a thread started by him? --- ## [testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/408499)
**Author:** [@The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stafford_Cripps)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/408499 "2007-06-18T19:48:54Z")
http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/output1/gam/gam\_ordsvywat-sun-17127906500504.png --- ## [Embedding non-English characters into a post. How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embedding-non-english-characters-into-a-post-how/407833)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embedding-non-english-characters-into-a-post-how/407833 "2007-06-18T19:26:01Z")
In this thread, I refer especially to post # 35. How does one embed non-English characters into a Dope thread? They do not appear to be cut and pasted JPEG images. They appear to be typed into the body of the posts as a… --- ## [testy, testy, testy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testy-testy-testy/408393)
**Author:** [@LemmeOut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LemmeOut)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testy-testy-testy/408393 "2007-06-18T02:04:37Z")
What the heck? Puppy wants kitty gone See what happens when you don’t post for six months? --- ## [New forum for TV show threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-forum-for-tv-show-threads/407008)
**Author:** [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2007, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-forum-for-tv-show-threads/407008 "2007-06-16T03:27:19Z")
I know the PTBs here generally scoff at adding a new forum to our quaint little community, but it seems that it would make a lot of sense to have a separate (sub?) forum for the constant, incessant, weekly TV show thread… --- ## [vB and Too-short Search Terms (a note for the tech people)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-and-too-short-search-terms-a-note-for-the-tech-people/407824)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2007, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-and-too-short-search-terms-a-note-for-the-tech-people/407824 "2007-06-15T20:07:07Z")
I just upgraded the fathom board from vb 2.2.9 to 3.6.7. I noticed a really cool feature that they added somewhere in there–not sure if it’s in your version or if it was added in a later one, but it’s dang nifty, and som… --- ## [Test: DS lite with Opera browser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ds-lite-with-opera-browser/407971)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2007, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ds-lite-with-opera-browser/407971 "2007-06-15T11:58:33Z")
Yep, this seems to be working. Now I can even check out the Dope when I’m in the bathroom. Wh00t! --- ## [What's up with the two minute rule for subsequent searches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-two-minute-rule-for-subsequent-searches/407609)
**Author:** [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2007, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-two-minute-rule-for-subsequent-searches/407609 "2007-06-15T01:44:57Z")
I was just trying to find a specific, recent Pit thread, so I figured I’d use the Search function. The first search I did had the keywords too tightly chosen - so I tried to use a second set, and was told that searches … --- ## [test. Image linking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-image-linking/407915)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-image-linking/407915 "2007-06-14T21:44:36Z")
If the SDMB had img code turned on the following would be a neat little clickable thumbnail of the above. But alas, it doesn’t, and it’s just a link to the thumbnail of the above pi… --- ## [Searching and too common words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-and-too-common-words/407995)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-and-too-common-words/407995 "2007-06-14T14:10:04Z")
Sometimes upon submitting a search, I get the following message: Is there a list we can access that shows the words that are considered too common to allow searches on? I can understand words like this, that, the , bu… --- ## [Search possibility](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-possibility/407746)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2007, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-possibility/407746 "2007-06-12T18:29:43Z")
As it is you can search from ‘your last visit’ or from ‘yesterday’ or from ‘a week ago’. It seems to me that a 3 day search would be a nice addition. The gap from one day to seven has always seemed to be a big jump. A… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=303) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=305)