# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=314 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 315 --- ## [I think I've found the earliest SDMB thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-ive-found-the-earliest-sdmb-thread/390801)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2007, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-ive-found-the-earliest-sdmb-thread/390801 "2007-02-04T22:50:26Z")
I got bored today. I’m supposed to be working on a PowerPoint slideshow, but after talking to the girlfriend, I decided to Dope for five minutes instead. Whilst surfing, I changed the address line to show: http://boar… --- ## [Missing period in BBQ Pit forum description.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-period-in-bbq-pit-forum-description/390704)
**Author:** [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2007, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-period-in-bbq-pit-forum-description/390704 "2007-02-04T19:25:46Z")
I never noticed this until just now, but now that I have, I find it mildly annoying. The forum description for the BBQ Pit is the only one which doesn’t have a period (full stop, for our UK friends) at the end of it. H… --- ## [Guests emailing mods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guests-emailing-mods/390639)
**Author:** [@FuriousGeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuriousGeorge)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2007, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guests-emailing-mods/390639 "2007-02-04T14:12:53Z")
Well clearly in my infinite wisdom I have misspelled my username. I tried to click on the profile of a mod to email him or her to see about getting it changed, but no luck. How does a guest contact a mod? Or, in addition… --- ## [Can't access a post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-access-a-post/390742)
**Author:** [@urban1a](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urban1a)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2007, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-access-a-post/390742 "2007-02-04T04:15:55Z")
In general questions there is a post entitled - Go to first new post What are these Blackheads that will not go away? hazaroah When I click on the thread title, I get the following message - vBulletin Message … --- ## [Do spoiler tags make it difficult for some people to read a thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-spoiler-tags-make-it-difficult-for-some-people-to-read-a-thread/390702)
**Author:** [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2007, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-spoiler-tags-make-it-difficult-for-some-people-to-read-a-thread/390702 "2007-02-04T00:37:10Z")
In Cafe Society, since there is often talk of future episodes of TV shows, spoiler tags are common, but some people seem to really dislike them because they make it harder for them to read I presume? Is there any consen… --- ## [Who do we complain to about Google ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-we-complain-to-about-google-ads/390578)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2007, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-we-complain-to-about-google-ads/390578 "2007-02-03T22:27:40Z")
Yeah, I know. I should have been paying attention when it was announced. But there is a religious glurge ad at the bottom of the RC and Peanuts thread in GQ that is annoying me. --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/390260)
**Author:** [@According\_to\_Pliny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/According_to_Pliny)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2007, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/390260 "2007-02-03T19:35:49Z")
( Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their party. This is line two of the message Woul this make another form of spoiler hider? ) --- ## [test pictures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-pictures/389199)
**Author:** [@Nunavut\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunavut_Boy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2007, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-pictures/389199 "2007-02-01T11:42:43Z")
test \pic\ --- ## [Username font colors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-font-colors/390322)
**Author:** [@rucciface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rucciface)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2007, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-font-colors/390322 "2007-01-31T23:09:42Z")
What might the reason be for a particular user’s screen name being a different font color than everyone else’s? For the past week or so, one user’s name appears onscreen in a pale grey font while all other names are a d… --- ## [Why are the boards looking funny to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-boards-looking-funny-to-me/389839)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2007, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-boards-looking-funny-to-me/389839 "2007-01-31T17:27:09Z")
Here is a recent screenshot of MPSIMS taken from my PC: What the heck? I restarted my computer and I still get the same thing. It doesn’t happen all the time. It seems to just be limited to IMHO and MPSIMS. Anyone k… --- ## [When are people going to stop ragging Hal Briston?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-people-going-to-stop-ragging-hal-briston/389946)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2007, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-people-going-to-stop-ragging-hal-briston/389946 "2007-01-31T15:18:25Z")
About that sheep business. People, his co-worker played a prank on him. It’s not something he did. It’s something that was done to him. I don’t know if the co-worker was anticipating and hoping that it would come to thi… --- ## [The new 'edit' function.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-edit-function/389818)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2007, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-edit-function/389818 "2007-01-29T19:57:29Z")
Whilst I think it is great that we are able to ‘edit’ our posts, it seems to me that significant stuff should not be able to be added to the op, just the original post edited for clarity, typos and maybe to add a smilie … --- ## [Calling all Members with "and" in their name(s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-members-with-and-in-their-name-s/389423)
**Author:** [@According\_to\_Pliny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/According_to_Pliny)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2007, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-members-with-and-in-their-name-s/389423 "2007-01-29T17:49:51Z")
On this thread Rule Clarification - Bipolar Members & Multiple Accounts \[QUOTE=TubaDiva\] All jokes aside this is just one person, right? Otherwise there will need to be another screen name here, it really is one accou… --- ## [Forum Jump!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-jump/351218)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-jump/351218 "2007-01-29T14:41:17Z")
OK, so the Forum Jump is the coolest thing since the :dubious: smiley, but I’ve got one request. Can we get it on the top of the forum pages as well as on the bottom? I think I’ve seen this on other vBB message boards, … --- ## [Can I make the mouseover stay on-screen longer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-make-the-mouseover-stay-on-screen-longer/389274)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2007, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-make-the-mouseover-stay-on-screen-longer/389274 "2007-01-29T03:17:49Z")
Another thread, which I found on the Search function, is titled “What determines how many lines I see when I hold my mouse over a thread title?” That thread explains that the number of lines is controlled by which browse… --- ## [Wha' happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wha-happen/389855)
**Author:** [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wha-happen/389855 "2007-01-28T19:25:45Z")
Did the hamsters/gerbils/capybaras just have a siesta for 90 minutes or so? --- ## [New server even slower than the old one? Temporary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-server-even-slower-than-the-old-one-temporary/388687)
**Author:** [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-server-even-slower-than-the-old-one-temporary/388687 "2007-01-28T14:51:32Z")
It took me six minutes (at 1:00 EST on a Saturday morning) just to get to ATMB, then another three minutes to begin to start a new thread. Who knows how long it will take to submit it. Is this a temporary thing or will … --- ## [Where is the Edit button?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-edit-button/389156)
**Author:** [@Molly\_Polly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molly_Polly)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2007, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-edit-button/389156 "2007-01-26T23:03:34Z")
I just made a few odd typos and I see people talk about editing, but I can’t see any option for it? --- ## [Can I ask opinions on a certain website?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-ask-opinions-on-a-certain-website/389245)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2007, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-ask-opinions-on-a-certain-website/389245 "2007-01-26T10:49:53Z")
I don’t know anything about the website in which I want to inquire. I’m looking to buy some box set DVDs and this website seems to offer prices that seem too good to be true. So it makes me kind of paranoid to send thes… --- ## [Can we PLEASE turn off the caps suppression?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-turn-off-the-caps-suppression/389339)
**Author:** [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2007, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-turn-off-the-caps-suppression/389339 "2007-01-26T02:08:54Z")
I know Jerry has a million and six things to do, but can we please turn off the caps suppression that makes titles like this look stupid? I’m sure we can count on the vast majority of our members to know not to post in … --- ## [Rule Clarification - Bipolar Members & Multiple Accounts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rule-clarification-bipolar-members-multiple-accounts/389311)
**Author:** [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2007, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rule-clarification-bipolar-members-multiple-accounts/389311 "2007-01-25T17:11:34Z")
I understand from the SD rules that one member cannot have more than one account. Similarly, one account may not be shared by more than one person. As a career manic depressive, I’m curious to know how I fit into the sc… --- ## [Banning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning/389396)
**Author:** [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2007, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning/389396 "2007-01-25T12:39:01Z")
We don’t usually announce the banning of guests who are socks or previously banned persons trying to sneak back in, since we don’t want to give them publicity. And we have no real means of getting them to stop bothering … --- ## [Just an uncompleted GQ thread...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-an-uncompleted-gq-thread/389358)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2007, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-an-uncompleted-gq-thread/389358 "2007-01-25T01:53:50Z")
Which I intend to finish from home. In the meantime, think of it as a practice post. Enjoy it if it strikes your fancy. Last Friday, I took off work early, went home and packed some bags, brought the car around for kay… --- ## [Thread Tools Not Working?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-tools-not-working/389217)
**Author:** [@jellyblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jellyblue)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-tools-not-working/389217 "2007-01-24T17:42:06Z")
Why can’t I “Email This Page” anymore? I get a message telling me I don’t have permission to access it, which hardly seems fair since I am, after all, a Charter Member. Hmph!! I used to use this function all the time b… --- ## [Searching stuffs things up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-stuffs-things-up/389225)
**Author:** [@cooky173](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cooky173)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2007, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-stuffs-things-up/389225 "2007-01-24T16:34:33Z")
When I do a username search, thats fine, no problems. However when I try to do a search for specific words and then sort by relevancy the page times out before it gets anywhere. Page loads on the rest of the board slows… --- ## [Question about disappearing threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-disappearing-threads/389213)
**Author:** [@buns3000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buns3000)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2007, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-disappearing-threads/389213 "2007-01-24T10:05:34Z")
I posted in a thread yesterday that has apparently since been deleted. Is it legit to ask why and, if so, would the correct way to do that be emailing one of the mods directly? I can guess it was because of the fact that… --- ## [Can we get a Spoiler Button?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-get-a-spoiler-button/389062)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2007, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-get-a-spoiler-button/389062 "2007-01-23T17:14:14Z")
With all these new functions, I wonder if vB offers a “wrap spoiler tags” button? It’d be a great help in CS. --- ## [We can edit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2007, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609 "2007-01-23T16:56:16Z")
CP is NOT a big fat dummy. This bodes ill, I can tell… --- ## [Sigline Test.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigline-test/389052)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2007, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigline-test/389052 "2007-01-23T06:34:47Z")
It’s been three weeks, and I forgot to change my ‘Voices’ sigline (which I rarely, if ever use). Tripler Thanks! --- ## [Well, I see it's still broken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-see-its-still-broken/389015)
**Author:** [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2007, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-see-its-still-broken/389015 "2007-01-23T04:19:12Z")
Just had repeated time-outs trying to get into ATMB. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=313) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=315)