# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=311 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 312 --- ## [Alert! Alert!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alert-alert/395352)
**Author:** [@Myron\_Van\_Horowitzski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myron_Van_Horowitzski)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2007, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alert-alert/395352 "2007-03-10T06:41:43Z")
The Perfect Master is in the house! Damn! He just logged out! --- ## [why does every thread have "democrats suck" as the google ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-every-thread-have-democrats-suck-as-the-google-ad/394367)
**Author:** [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2007, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-every-thread-have-democrats-suck-as-the-google-ad/394367 "2007-03-10T04:29:24Z")
even if the thread is about brain swapping or parking brakes the ad is still the demos suck one? I thought they were supposed to taylor to the theme of the thread --- ## [Not receiving email notifications?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-receiving-email-notifications/395238)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2007, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-receiving-email-notifications/395238 "2007-03-10T04:26:21Z")
I’m subscribed to a bunch of threads, with the email notification chosen. For the last day or so I haven’t gotten a single email about any of them, though on checking, messages have been posted. I am getting other mail… --- ## [Yet another 'Search' question...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-search-question/395148)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2007, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-search-question/395148 "2007-03-10T04:24:11Z")
I was looking for an old column by Cecil about the lyrics to a Steve Miller song, something about “stealing” lyrics, and came up short. Is the search function for the boards different than the one for old columns or do I… --- ## [Merging of user names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merging-of-user-names/395292)
**Author:** [@Adoptamom\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adoptamom_II)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2007, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merging-of-user-names/395292 "2007-03-10T04:22:23Z")
When I originally began posting to the Dope, my user name was AdoptaMom . Somewhere along the line I screwed my password up, couldn’t access my account any longer and created AdoptaMom\_II to avoid confusion about who I … --- ## [How do I report a thread to MODS...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-report-a-thread-to-mods/395241)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2007, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-report-a-thread-to-mods/395241 "2007-03-09T14:54:15Z")
There’s a thread in MPSIMS My new Project - that looks suspect…I didn’t open any of the links but judging by the titles I’d say it’s a troll or something. Where’s the report a thread button anyway? --- ## [Sock Puppetry: Victimless crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-puppetry-victimless-crime/394421)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2007, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-puppetry-victimless-crime/394421 "2007-03-08T22:28:36Z")
Maybe I’m in the wrong forum; feel free to bounce this to The Pit or GD. I just don’t get what the problem is with sock puppets. I’ll also start by saying I have no dog in this fight. I’ve never have an urge to open a… --- ## [Reporting one's own posts - a test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-ones-own-posts-a-test/395160)
**Author:** [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2007, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-ones-own-posts-a-test/395160 "2007-03-08T21:57:39Z")
The ‘report post’ button links to http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/report.php?p=<post number\> The link for reporting posts is absent for posts by yourself, but does the machinery behind it still function? I gues… --- ## [What just happened??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-just-happened/395013)
**Author:** [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-just-happened/395013 "2007-03-08T18:53:40Z")
I had a question pertaining to the “benign sock” thread here, but as I posted it, it told me I wasn’t authorized to, and asked if I was attempting to edit someone else’s post! I noticed when I went back to the page that… --- ## [PM / Private Message Notifications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pm-private-message-notifications/394587)
**Author:** [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2007, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pm-private-message-notifications/394587 "2007-03-08T15:20:53Z")
When we activated Private Messages, I clicked on User CP, then, under Control Panel on the left, I selected Edit Options. On that page, I scrolled down to the Messaging & Notification section and, under the Private Mes… --- ## [What about benign sock puppets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-benign-sock-puppets/394987)
**Author:** [@fimy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fimy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2007, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-benign-sock-puppets/394987 "2007-03-07T23:57:09Z")
I know why sock puppets are banned and I agree with the reasons for it. However, what about non-malicious sock puppets? In some cases, a person might just want to ask one or two questions anonymously for perfectly valid… --- ## [Betting on the Boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-on-the-boards/394872)
**Author:** [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2007, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-on-the-boards/394872 "2007-03-07T16:21:26Z")
This may belong in IMHO if only because I really want to know what others think about the current trend toward literal betting in threads. I’m not sure whether this has been going on all along and I’m just noticing it or… --- ## [SDMB on Vista/IE7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-on-vista-ie7/394950)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2007, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-on-vista-ie7/394950 "2007-03-07T16:10:21Z")
I just got my shiny new dual core Vista PC, and noticed an odd occurrence when I access the SDMB on Internet Explorer 7. I have tabbed browsing turned on, and it works normally when I click on all the links in my favori… --- ## [Hi all!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-all/394604)
**Author:** [@Poopraham\_Lincoln](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poopraham_Lincoln)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2007, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-all/394604 "2007-03-05T22:23:54Z")
Just though I’d drop in to greet everyone, and test a bit of code. \*Link \* --- ## [Please show thread start date in forum thread list](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-show-thread-start-date-in-forum-thread-list/394552)
**Author:** [@zagloba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zagloba)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2007, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-show-thread-start-date-in-forum-thread-list/394552 "2007-03-05T19:20:29Z")
I would like to see the thread start date displayed next to the thread starter in the list of threads for a forum. Another VBulletin powered board I visit has this feature enabled. I find it useful for remembering which… --- ## [How long have we had private messages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-we-had-private-messages/394575)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2007, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-we-had-private-messages/394575 "2007-03-05T16:19:29Z")
Just noticed it for the first time a second ago. I always thought the PTB were staunchly against it, much like the edit feature. It was said to be murder on the hamsters. Can avatars be far behind? I am curious … what … --- ## [Can't find old posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-old-posts/394013)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2007, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-old-posts/394013 "2007-03-05T15:43:39Z")
Much to the consternation of Dopers of good taste everywhere, I’ve recently returned to the boards. My chief reason for re-subscribing was to be able to re-read some of my old posts. Yes, I realize that’s narcissistic. I… --- ## [SDSAB Reports republished elsewhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdsab-reports-republished-elsewhere/394574)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2007, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdsab-reports-republished-elsewhere/394574 "2007-03-05T15:11:40Z")
Are columns written by SDSAB members available only on the online Straight Dope webpage, or are they ever republished elsewhere, such as the Chicago Reader or collected into books? --- ## [Notification system when someone has quoted you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notification-system-when-someone-has-quoted-you/394250)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2007, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notification-system-when-someone-has-quoted-you/394250 "2007-03-05T00:27:44Z")
I love this board in every way but one thing that has always bugged me is that I often find myself checking on threads I’m no longer really interested in following just in case someone has replied to something I said, an… --- ## [Could I possibly get "charter membership" status?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-possibly-get-charter-membership-status/394493)
**Author:** [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2007, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-possibly-get-charter-membership-status/394493 "2007-03-04T02:57:09Z")
I was around long before the whole pay-scheme came around, and I was a charter member when it happened, but my subscription lapsed for a while when I was in money troubles. I couldn’t really justify the cost at the time.… --- ## [Introducing the Puking Smilie?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-the-puking-smilie/394457)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2007, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-the-puking-smilie/394457 "2007-03-03T22:20:24Z")
:o /| I’ve never seen it before, but I also find it hard to believe it’s my original idea. --- ## [A hypothetical question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hypothetical-question/394397)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2007, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hypothetical-question/394397 "2007-03-03T15:17:50Z")
Hey all, Let’s say I created ten or twenty amazing, wonderful, genius, inspirational posts in a forum. Every post is above and beyond the standard post for that forum. The only problem is I have now hogged the forum … --- ## [Can Admins or mods read PM's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-admins-or-mods-read-pms/394293)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2007, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-admins-or-mods-read-pms/394293 "2007-03-03T11:42:28Z")
Just wondering. --- ## [Which way do mods/admins prefer to be contacted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-mods-admins-prefer-to-be-contacted/394177)
**Author:** [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2007, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-mods-admins-prefer-to-be-contacted/394177 "2007-03-03T07:51:28Z")
Now that we have Private Messages, I’m wondering whether the mods and admins prefer to be contacted that way, or by email. --- ## [Hello!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/394232)
**Author:** [@Cryptoderk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cryptoderk)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/394232 "2007-03-02T01:09:50Z")
I have now bought an account, so I am making a post. --- ## [mobile testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-testing/394003)
**Author:** [@JCorre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JCorre)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2007, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-testing/394003 "2007-03-01T00:58:56Z")
Just testing the new mobile browser. Thx --- ## [How to prove that my husband isn't a sock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-prove-that-my-husband-isnt-a-sock/393626)
**Author:** [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2007, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-prove-that-my-husband-isnt-a-sock/393626 "2007-02-27T11:31:42Z")
I’ve been encouraging Mr. Montdore to join the SDMB. However, he’d be using the same computer as me and he’d charge his $14.95 to the same credit card I used. How would I prove that he’s him and not my sock? There are ot… --- ## [Just a test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test/393849)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2007, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test/393849 "2007-02-27T05:56:00Z")
I’ve tried to make posts to another thread, and they’ve come up blank. Seeing if that happens here too. --- ## [Why is my HTML code turned off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-html-code-turned-off/393529)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2007, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-html-code-turned-off/393529 "2007-02-27T00:29:22Z")
And how do I get it back on? --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/393791)
**Author:** [@rucciface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rucciface)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2007, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/393791 "2007-02-26T22:31:05Z")
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