# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=31 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 32 --- ## [Holy smokes! It's been a year already?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-smokes-its-been-a-year-already/944701)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-smokes-its-been-a-year-already/944701 "2021-06-21T20:20:07Z")
I see I just got my one year anniversary badge. I imagine a lot of Dopers will be getting theirs today. My how time flies. --- ## [Unclear Moderation + New Rule Protecting Nationality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unclear-moderation-new-rule-protecting-nationality/944724)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unclear-moderation-new-rule-protecting-nationality/944724 "2021-06-21T01:59:06Z")
There was a sequence of posts by myself in the Pit, and three responses from @Miller. I’ll repost my comments in sequence with the moderation notes for reference: I’m not sure how it works in third world hell holes … --- ## [Revisiting the BBQ Pit- Boon or Bane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revisiting-the-bbq-pit-boon-or-bane/944413)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 352\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revisiting-the-bbq-pit-boon-or-bane/944413 "2021-06-21T01:46:49Z")
In this thread: Why is the SDMB membership declining, and what’s the best way to add younger members? - About This Message Board - Straight Dope Message Board Some of the discussion is about The BBQ Pit and whether it … --- ## [What is this linking issue Miller is mentioning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-linking-issue-miller-is-mentioning/944605)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-linking-issue-miller-is-mentioning/944605 "2021-06-20T22:26:39Z")
The techno-peasant needs guidance. @Miller has started a thread in thePit about a new rule about linking threads. I’ve read his intro to the thread a few times and I’m afraid I don’t understand it. Back-linking? I don… --- ## [Masking posts linked to the Pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masking-posts-linked-to-the-pit/944471)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masking-posts-linked-to-the-pit/944471 "2021-06-20T20:45:24Z")
A while back, I created this thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-linked-to-pit-threads It didn’t get much traction, but I think this is still an issue, and it has been raised multiple times in the thread ab… --- ## [Old threads showing up in latest posts without any actual new posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-showing-up-in-latest-posts-without-any-actual-new-posts/943496)
**Author:** [@Delayed\_Reflex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delayed_Reflex)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-showing-up-in-latest-posts-without-any-actual-new-posts/943496 "2021-06-20T07:18:48Z")
This thread is showing up on my “Latest” thread list with the activity column showing “22h” ago - but when I opened the thread I was surprised to find that the most recent post in the thread was from 2013? Any idea what … --- ## [   ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbsp-nbsp/943998)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbsp-nbsp/943998 "2021-06-20T06:26:23Z")
--- ## [Etiquette when a member has disabled personal messages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-when-a-member-has-disabled-personal-messages/944359)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-when-a-member-has-disabled-personal-messages/944359 "2021-06-19T22:05:49Z")
There’s this one member I want to ask a personal question of, but he has disabled PMs. I don’t know if that was on purpose or part of the Discourse transition. What is the etiquette here? I’m thinking life goes on witho… --- ## [How would you prefer to support the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-prefer-to-support-the-sdmb/944278)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-prefer-to-support-the-sdmb/944278 "2021-06-19T10:03:32Z")
poll See here: A modest proposal for the Straight Dope - #227 by Cecil\_Adams There is some debate about the best way to support the site. We could have paid membershipa and/or having merchandise like t-shirts, hats and… --- ## [Asking Another Poster To Provide Proof Of A Claim Is Harassment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-another-poster-to-provide-proof-of-a-claim-is-harassment/944611)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-another-poster-to-provide-proof-of-a-claim-is-harassment/944611 "2021-06-19T04:19:32Z")
Broomstick made some claims. Guinastasia challenged her to prove those claims. EngineerCompGeek gave Guinastasia a Mod Note, saying that this was harrrassment. I’m not following the logic here. If Lekatt or JackDeanTyle… --- ## [I Am Here To State (about Ed's treatment in the SDMB Proposal Thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-here-to-state-about-eds-treatment-in-the-sdmb-proposal-thread/944316)
**Author:** [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-here-to-state-about-eds-treatment-in-the-sdmb-proposal-thread/944316 "2021-06-19T03:42:09Z")
I am here simply to state that the level of insult and vitriol directed at Ed in the Proposal thread astounded me. --- ## [Straightdope app?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-app/944447)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-app/944447 "2021-06-17T19:51:40Z")
I was on this board when a popup appeared asking me if I wanted to install the Straightdope app. Is there such a thing or was this somehow an attempt to install malware? --- ## [Who owns the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-the-sdmb/944341)
**Author:** [@oldoaktree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldoaktree)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-the-sdmb/944341 "2021-06-17T17:07:58Z")
Is it a for-profit business? A non-profit? does Cecil own it? is it crowd sourced volunteers? what’s the deal? --- ## [I'm not complaining about my Thread being closed, I'm just explaining why I did it,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-complaining-about-my-thread-being-closed-im-just-explaining-why-i-did-it/944194)
**Author:** [@LauderdaleFort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LauderdaleFort)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-complaining-about-my-thread-being-closed-im-just-explaining-why-i-did-it/944194 "2021-06-17T11:00:53Z")
I made a thread call “Who’s the hotter one: You or your wife?” which was prompltly closed by @Apsenglow. Aspenglow’s motives are perfect and it was the correct decision; the thread as written, could have become a “my wi… --- ## [A modest proposal for the Straight Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-proposal-for-the-straight-dope/944055)
**Author:** [@Cecil\_Adams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cecil_Adams)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2021, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-proposal-for-the-straight-dope/944055 "2021-06-15T02:50:19Z")
(Second try. Little Ed, who I rely on to digitally transcribe these messages from the original parchment, stupidly posted the first attempt as though it emanated from himself.) After a hiatus of almost three years, your… --- ## [Engineer\_comp\_geek, are you \*aware\* how racist this moderation sounds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engineer-comp-geek-are-you-aware-how-racist-this-moderation-sounds/944129)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engineer-comp-geek-are-you-aware-how-racist-this-moderation-sounds/944129 "2021-06-14T20:25:31Z")
This modding: I realize that this is a hot button topic for you. Perhaps you should avoid posting about it here on the SDMB (except perhaps in the Pit). As things currently stand, your anger makes you blow things out o… --- ## [Is there no redirect message when a thread is moved to a new forum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-redirect-message-when-a-thread-is-moved-to-a-new-forum/944146)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-redirect-message-when-a-thread-is-moved-to-a-new-forum/944146 "2021-06-14T18:07:32Z")
I just suggested that a thread I started in GQ might be better suited to IMHO. It was promptly moved, but when I go to GQ I see no trace of the fact it was ever there. Now it seems to me that people who might have wante… --- ## [I would like to change my user name to Cassandra, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-change-my-user-name-to-cassandra-please/943739)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-change-my-user-name-to-cassandra-please/943739 "2021-06-13T00:31:45Z")
I think I’ve been playing Cassandra long enough to finally ask to have my name officially changed. What should I do to make this happen? --- ## [Is Colibri retired? \[No\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-colibri-retired-no/943926)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-colibri-retired-no/943926 "2021-06-12T13:47:20Z")
Noticed I hadn’t seen him in a couple weeks, checked it out and he hasn’t posted in a month! If that rat bastard is down there catching hummingbirds in nets in the jungle again I’m going to be pissed. Last time we were h… --- ## [...the unmarked grave thread should be reopened](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unmarked-grave-thread-should-be-reopened/943738)
**Author:** [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unmarked-grave-thread-should-be-reopened/943738 "2021-06-12T12:49:47Z")
…a couple of things. Firstly: the thread: The thread was discussing a very important topic and had barely been open a day. If you considered that our exchange was derailing the thread then the optimal thing to do IMH… --- ## [What will be the fate of the Quarantine Zone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-fate-of-the-quarantine-zone/943781)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-fate-of-the-quarantine-zone/943781 "2021-06-11T21:14:13Z")
Covid won’t just disappear overnight, but it’s likely there will be fewer threads and discussion about it as the USA reopens (it is a predominantly USA message board) I assume you’ll just close the forum to new threads,… --- ## [Where are the rules located?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-rules-located/943819)
**Author:** [@TheGreenHornet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheGreenHornet)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-rules-located/943819 "2021-06-09T14:33:18Z")
Just a newby exploring the board…I figure I should know the rules. --- ## [Why is the "Virtue Signalling" thread still in MPSIMS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-virtue-signalling-thread-still-in-mpsims/943871)
**Author:** [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-virtue-signalling-thread-still-in-mpsims/943871 "2021-06-09T01:58:00Z")
Thread in question: OP is clearly soliciting opinions, and about controversial matters, why isn’t it in IMHO? My own feeling (which others may not share) was that the OP was fully deserving of some harsh responses as… --- ## [How do I report my own report?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-report-my-own-report/943171)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-report-my-own-report/943171 "2021-06-07T23:32:24Z")
If I accidently report one post when I meant to report another(multiple tabs open situation), how do I inform the mods that I screwed up so they don’t waste time trying to find the non-existent problem and/or contacting … --- ## [Please welcome our newest moderator, Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-our-newest-moderator-aspenglow/943473)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-our-newest-moderator-aspenglow/943473 "2021-06-07T15:27:04Z")
Please join me in welcoming the newest addition to the SDMB moderating staff, Aspenglow. She’ll be moderating in Politics & Elections, In My Humble Opinion, and Quarantine Zone. Please cut her some slack while she learns… --- ## ["Show counts on browser icon" - What does this mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-counts-on-browser-icon-what-does-this-mean/943745)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-counts-on-browser-icon-what-does-this-mean/943745 "2021-06-07T05:47:56Z")
I came across this option when I was changing some interface settings. What does it do exactly? What are “counts?” --- ## [How to quote people in replies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-quote-people-in-replies/943697)
**Author:** [@craft458](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/craft458)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-quote-people-in-replies/943697 "2021-06-06T16:08:22Z")
I see people quote others in replies but when I click reply to someone’s post it does not quote them. How do I do that? --- ## [In BBQ, why mod a hint at a racist joke but not an actual racial slur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-bbq-why-mod-a-hint-at-a-racist-joke-but-not-an-actual-racial-slur/942970)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-bbq-why-mod-a-hint-at-a-racist-joke-but-not-an-actual-racial-slur/942970 "2021-06-03T02:22:47Z")
@Miller. And @What\_Exit , since they responded to my initial report. I’ve let this go while waiting for a reply for a while now, but crickets so far, so I’m opening this thread. Why does dancing around a racist joke ge… --- ## [Can You Challenge People to Watch a TV Show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-challenge-people-to-watch-a-tv-show/943373)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-challenge-people-to-watch-a-tv-show/943373 "2021-06-03T00:04:32Z")
This one relates to the SDMB rules. Can you challenge other board members, in a thread, to watch a TV show (cable or satellite in this case)? I guess I might as well tell you. I was going to challenge people to watch gh… --- ## [Just because it was taught in school doesn't make it appropriate to post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-it-was-taught-in-school-doesnt-make-it-appropriate-to-post/942966)
**Author:** [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-it-was-taught-in-school-doesnt-make-it-appropriate-to-post/942966 "2021-05-31T20:24:21Z")
It’s not the one I was taught. Big Beautiful Roses Occupy Your Garden But Violets Grow Wild. It feels like the original post was dropped in for shock value. Maybe a little context should be required when posting. Y’… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=30) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=32)