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**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2006, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertisements/383487 "2006-12-11T19:41:50Z")
Does whatever generates the ads use a SDMB cookie or my profile? It seems to know what state I live in. --- ## [Signature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature/382721)
**Author:** [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2006, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature/382721 "2006-12-11T18:21:40Z")
I’ve been a member for a couple months now and I have finally decided on a signature, but I can’t find a way to employ it. Have you disabused them? I would like to knoe since my time is running out. --- ## [Little help please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-help-please/382957)
**Author:** [@toto\_dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toto_dies)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2006, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-help-please/382957 "2006-12-11T17:48:23Z")
As much as I’d like to stay I don’t like to carry on without subscribing which I can’t do right now, so can I have my account deleted? And this thread I started in General Questions? US student question - Factual Questi… --- ## [search](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search/383644)
**Author:** [@zzvelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zzvelt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2006, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search/383644 "2006-12-11T03:14:52Z")
how can you search these boards for a particular topic? --- ## [Ongoing deletion of old posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-deletion-of-old-posts/383553)
**Author:** [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-deletion-of-old-posts/383553 "2006-12-10T18:46:17Z")
Is the SDMB still deleting old posts on a weekly basis because of database limitations? Are we at risk of having “classic” threads deleted? If so, how could that be avoided? --- ## [What's a "post party?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-post-party/383568)
**Author:** [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2006, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-post-party/383568 "2006-12-10T15:57:10Z")
What’s a “post party?” I see the phrase used in the Pit and occasionally elsewhere on the Board, but I don’t know what it means. --- ## [How much longer can the SDMB last?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-longer-can-the-sdmb-last/383339)
**Author:** [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2006, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-longer-can-the-sdmb-last/383339 "2006-12-10T05:31:26Z")
I got to musing on this subject recently, when I was reminded about a bygone troll predicting imminent doom for the SDMB. Like most such, he was wrong. Overall, in Internet years, the SDMB has had a pretty good run. B… --- ## [How is post count calculated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-post-count-calculated/383435)
**Author:** [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2006, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-post-count-calculated/383435 "2006-12-09T22:12:21Z")
I started this thread and noticed that my post count was 352. I added three additional posts on that thread and my post count stayed at 352! Shouldn’t it have risen to 355? --- ## [Hey Mods - please add more smilies!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-mods-please-add-more-smilies/382449)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2006, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-mods-please-add-more-smilies/382449 "2006-12-08T14:15:16Z")
These are some very cute and useful ones here I think the w00t and the cry wiould be appreciated. Unfortuntately, they don’t have a pukey either :smiley: What are the chances of adding a few to our reperetoire? --- ## [MSN icons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msn-icons/382662)
**Author:** [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2006, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msn-icons/382662 "2006-12-05T10:05:59Z")
Maybe I’m hallucinating, but the MSN messaging icons that appear under users’ locations seem to have turned into the top portion of a painting. --- ## [How big a quotation can I post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-quotation-can-i-post/382090)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2006, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-quotation-can-i-post/382090 "2006-12-02T22:35:52Z")
without violating copywrite laws and all that? --- ## [A (probably) dumb question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-probably-dumb-question/382048)
**Author:** [@H3Knuckles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/H3Knuckles)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-probably-dumb-question/382048 "2006-11-30T14:07:27Z")
Well, I searched for the terms, and got nothing, so I’ll go ahead and ask… I am well aware that this board does not help with schoolwork, for reasons of academic honesty, among others. What I am unclear on, is whether i… --- ## [Strange Mouseover Behaviour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-mouseover-behaviour/382051)
**Author:** [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2006, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-mouseover-behaviour/382051 "2006-11-29T23:12:03Z")
Just curious. This is a recent occurrence. On most occasions when I float the mouse over a thread title the first few lines of the OP appear, immediately fade for an instant and then reappear and remain visible for a fe… --- ## [dsddffdghhxszksfgh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dsddffdghhxszksfgh/381834)
**Author:** [@mkjfneyufh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkjfneyufh)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2006, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dsddffdghhxszksfgh/381834 "2006-11-29T03:57:52Z")
test test --- ## [Dopers around the World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-around-the-world/381251)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2006, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-around-the-world/381251 "2006-11-28T17:50:40Z")
How are dopers distributed around the World? What proportion of members live in the USA, and what proportion live in other countries? Is this information available at all? Or a reasonable estimate within a few percent… --- ## [Another stupid question from a new member](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-stupid-question-from-a-new-member/381735)
**Author:** [@justqwerty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justqwerty)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2006, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-stupid-question-from-a-new-member/381735 "2006-11-26T17:27:15Z")
I posted a few questions on different boards and in most cases got satisfactory answers. On a couple of occasions,though, the answers/recommendations I’ve received weren’t completely satisfactory. Now those threads gon… --- ## [Retrieving and changing my password?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retrieving-and-changing-my-password/381643)
**Author:** [@FormerMarineGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FormerMarineGuy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2006, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retrieving-and-changing-my-password/381643 "2006-11-24T22:27:48Z")
How do I retrieve my password (luckily I do not have to log in from work, which is where I get on the most)? Once I retrieve it, is it simple to change? --- ## [Preview Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preview-test/377059)
**Author:** [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2006, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preview-test/377059 "2006-11-24T18:47:31Z")
Went to a party the other night All the ladies were treating me right Moving my feet to the disco beat How in the world could I keep my seat --- ## [Is the teeming millions dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-teeming-millions-dead/381357)
**Author:** [@figure9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/figure9)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2006, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-teeming-millions-dead/381357 "2006-11-24T18:05:09Z")
I have gone to the teeming millions web page (shown on Cecil’s site) and it has never changed. There are dead links, and no updates for years. Is this site dead. Why is there a link to it? :confused: --- ## [view posts by BeachMountainQQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-posts-by-beachmountainqq/381625)
**Author:** [@BeachMountainQQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeachMountainQQ)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-posts-by-beachmountainqq/381625 "2006-11-24T16:42:21Z")
how do i view all posts by BeachMountainQQ, when i click view all post it says some access denied message --- ## [What happens if an SDSAB member gets banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-an-sdsab-member-gets-banned/381331)
**Author:** [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2006, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-an-sdsab-member-gets-banned/381331 "2006-11-24T01:51:58Z")
Are they still allowed to contribute to Staff Reports? --- ## [Nil nisi...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nil-nisi/381403)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nil-nisi/381403 "2006-11-23T16:51:38Z")
CK Dexter Haven raised the subject, in the Robert Altman thread, of adopting a “say nothing but good things about the \[recently\] deceased” rule on the SD (or maybe just CS, I’m not sure). I think this way lies madness… --- ## [Booo! The new "Insert Hyperlink" functionality sucks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booo-the-new-insert-hyperlink-functionality-sucks/381270)
**Author:** [@ambushed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ambushed)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2006, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booo-the-new-insert-hyperlink-functionality-sucks/381270 "2006-11-22T16:43:45Z")
I protest the new, different functionality of the “Insert Hyperlink” button on the post entry form. Even in the very recent past, the button worked quite differently, in that it was non-modal. You were able to switch b… --- ## [Instant spell check on the SDMB now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-spell-check-on-the-sdmb-now/380963)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2006, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-spell-check-on-the-sdmb-now/380963 "2006-11-22T07:13:19Z")
For the record, I’ve just downloaded FireFox 2.0, and installed it onto my desktop. Now, even as I type this, I can inntentionally missspell words, and they pop up with a little red underline in the ‘typing box’ on the … --- ## [message boards that waste so much time and energy complaining about moderators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards-that-waste-so-much-time-and-energy-complaining-about-moderators/380315)
**Author:** [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2006, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards-that-waste-so-much-time-and-energy-complaining-about-moderators/380315 "2006-11-21T19:02:25Z")
Is SDMB number one for complaining about the moderators? --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/381112)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2006, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/381112 "2006-11-20T06:34:21Z")
Test? There’s a test today? --- ## [Suggestion: Rearrange page titles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-rearrange-page-titles/380836)
**Author:** [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2006, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-rearrange-page-titles/380836 "2006-11-19T20:48:39Z")
Just a small suggestion, no big whoop if it can’t be done or I’m the only one who likes the idea. I’m sure I’m not the only one who keeps multiple threads open at once. In Firefox, this results in a row of tabs across … --- ## [Google Ads busted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-ads-busted/380616)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-ads-busted/380616 "2006-11-18T20:19:25Z")
Every thread I’ve been in today (including this one!) has the Google ad touting a website “Democratssuck.com” or some such nonesense. Have the ads broken? --- ## [A possible farewell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-possible-farewell/380938)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2006, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-possible-farewell/380938 "2006-11-18T18:55:08Z")
Unfortunately, this year I have become incapacitated, and doubly unfortunately, there has been a problem processing my state disability benefit (now my only source of income) since April. I was going to write a nice lon… --- ## [Should we have a sports-only forum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-have-a-sports-only-forum/380865)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2006, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-have-a-sports-only-forum/380865 "2006-11-18T16:32:36Z")
Mainly because sports don’t always seem to fit one particular forum because Cafe Society doesn’t quite fit. Is it even worth it, though? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=317) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=319)