# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=329 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 330 --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/356728)
**Author:** [@Kalimero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalimero)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2006, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/356728 "2006-05-14T13:15:53Z")
Testestest :slight\_smile: :rolleyes: :dubious: :cool: :stuck\_out\_tongue: :wally :wink: ;j :smiley: :confused: :o :eek: :frowning: :mad: --- ## [What's up with these Cluricaun posts in GQ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-these-cluricaun-posts-in-gq/356577)
**Author:** [@Operation\_Ripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Operation_Ripper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2006, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-these-cluricaun-posts-in-gq/356577 "2006-05-13T13:37:03Z")
I click on them and get nothing, can’t report them, etc., they some kind of hack? --- ## [Mouse-over Preview Not Working](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-over-preview-not-working/356154)
**Author:** [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2006, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-over-preview-not-working/356154 "2006-05-12T01:02:52Z")
That is all. --- ## [IE 7.0 - Insignificant bug](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-7-0-insignificant-bug/355963)
**Author:** [@Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greenback)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2006, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-7-0-insignificant-bug/355963 "2006-05-11T20:18:29Z")
I thought I would post this as an FYI, not because it is causing grief. I need to click on the forum jump box twice in order for it to display. The first click results in the jump box dropping and displaying for a split… --- ## [What would child forums look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-child-forums-look-like/356028)
**Author:** [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2006, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-child-forums-look-like/356028 "2006-05-11T19:38:55Z")
I’m curious. --- ## [Does Google ever lose track of what thread it's on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-google-ever-lose-track-of-what-thread-its-on/356027)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-google-ever-lose-track-of-what-thread-its-on/356027 "2006-05-10T17:18:31Z")
I ask this because of the ads I just saw at the bottom of a GQ thread. In the thread on flipping a coin to get 5 possibilities, I’m getting three ads for brewing beer, and one for making tea. None of these are the defa… --- ## [Those darned italics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-darned-italics/356228)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-darned-italics/356228 "2006-05-10T17:17:19Z")
Looks like the italics are stuck in the oil profits thread, beginning with this post. All the posts after that are all italic. I tried putting in a \* tag, but apparently that’s not how it works. Can somebody fix that… --- ## [Can we PLEASE get a Vomiting Smilie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-get-a-vomiting-smilie/353193)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-get-a-vomiting-smilie/353193 "2006-05-08T21:15:30Z")
Please? Nearly every day tehre is a need for it. Hell, we don’t even need to add one, we can replace this ;j really bizzarre one. Just use a modified Mr. Yuck or something if you don’t want to show actual vomit–it’ll … --- ## [Wierd Earl for today (042606)/WANT A NEW FORUM? VOTE NOW!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wierd-earl-for-today-042606-want-a-new-forum-vote-now/354297)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2006, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wierd-earl-for-today-042606-want-a-new-forum-vote-now/354297 "2006-05-08T20:57:42Z")
Points us to this site . This is definitely one of the wierder sites that has come up in WE. Methinks Old Ken is on some serious drugs and people should keep him away from a keyboard while he’s stoned. --- ## [Who is that Straight Dope in the mirror?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-that-straight-dope-in-the-mirror/355697)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2006, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-that-straight-dope-in-the-mirror/355697 "2006-05-08T15:20:52Z")
It appears there are some web sites that are mirroring parts of the Straight Dope. Just a heads up to TPTB. http://www.kor.dk/borge/inflate.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.straightdope.com&style=top http://www.hereuare.com… --- ## [Question about Features](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-features/355493)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-features/355493 "2006-05-06T19:20:12Z")
The website I play poker on (for pretend money, of course), has a feature that allows you to keep notes on the players you meet. I know next to nothing about vbulletin, or features that are available, but is there any ch… --- ## [when do i need to renew my account here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-i-need-to-renew-my-account-here/355304)
**Author:** [@Minotaurus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minotaurus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2006, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-i-need-to-renew-my-account-here/355304 "2006-05-05T10:05:17Z")
1 year ? --- ## [Japanese kanji: Mac OS X vs SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-kanji-mac-os-x-vs-sdmb/355514)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2006, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-kanji-mac-os-x-vs-sdmb/355514 "2006-05-05T09:22:51Z")
There have been a few occasions when I have wanted to post a bit of Japanese kanji to the board. When I type it into the box, it looks fine. When I hit “Submit New Thread”, however, the board converts it into nonsense. I… --- ## ["Posting Sabbatical"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-sabbatical/355433)
**Author:** [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2006, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-sabbatical/355433 "2006-05-05T01:57:54Z")
Under Inigo Montoya’s username, his membership status reads “Posting Sabbatical.” I haven’t seen this before, and a search in this forum and by keyword didn’t turn up any clues. What does it mean? --- ## [Just so we are clear on the rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-so-we-are-clear-on-the-rules/354803)
**Author:** [@RumbleFeature](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RumbleFeature)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2006, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-so-we-are-clear-on-the-rules/354803 "2006-05-04T16:32:11Z")
So I had my first SDMB thread closed, not off to a good start. The reason cited was that I should seek medical attention and should not talk about it on an internet message board. I was not looking for an end all medical… --- ## [Attracting New Members](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attracting-new-members/355275)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2006, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attracting-new-members/355275 "2006-05-04T11:31:18Z")
This is a sincere question. I’ve spent a bit in the last day catching up on stuff I’ve missed and notice there’s been some more ‘give and take’ lately about board/moderating issues going on here and in the Pit. Since t… --- ## [Brilliant suggestion whose time is overdue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brilliant-suggestion-whose-time-is-overdue/354444)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2006, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brilliant-suggestion-whose-time-is-overdue/354444 "2006-05-03T17:46:16Z")
The quote tag always attributes authorship as “Originally posted by \”. But in this crazy world, sometimes we find it necessary to cite sources other than an internet message board, leading some to use the “quo… --- ## [Yet Another Change the Board Suggestion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-change-the-board-suggestion/355113)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2006, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-change-the-board-suggestion/355113 "2006-05-03T15:24:30Z")
All too many times I’ve hit Post Reply, started to answer a question - mostly in GQ - and realized that I should have checked the poster’s location field first. With the Board so slow or totally unresponsive these days,… --- ## [Search does not return some results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-does-not-return-some-results/354589)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2006, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-does-not-return-some-results/354589 "2006-05-02T18:18:04Z")
I tried searching all sorts of ways for the earliest posts I remember making, way back in 1999. I can’t find anything I posted earlier than 2000. I know there’s a limit to how many results a search can return, so I tried… --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/354772)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/354772 "2006-04-30T18:40:06Z")
one \[two\] three \[four five six\] \[seven\] eight \[nine\] ten --- ## [Rule for Mods/Admins suggestion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rule-for-mods-admins-suggestion/354455)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2006, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rule-for-mods-admins-suggestion/354455 "2006-04-30T13:07:06Z")
I was catching up on the Tubadiva/\*\*catsix \*\* Pit thread, and read this post from \*\*Zoe \*\*; \[QUOTE=Zoe\] New rule suggestion: Moderators and Administrators may not use a thinly disguised threat of banning as a personal … --- ## [Where to put an "Ask the \[expert\]" thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-put-an-ask-the-expert-thread/354782)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2006, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-put-an-ask-the-expert-thread/354782 "2006-04-30T00:42:17Z")
I have been urged to post an “Ask the high-peformance driving instructor” thread, and can’t figure if it should go in IMHO or MPSIMS. There aren’t any “Ask the xxx” on either forum right now, and I can’t recall any othe… --- ## [why are this board so extremely slow ??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-this-board-so-extremely-slow/354629)
**Author:** [@Minotaurus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minotaurus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2006, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-this-board-so-extremely-slow/354629 "2006-04-29T15:10:29Z")
i think i used 10 min to post a thread and often my response was ERROR before i was successful is this what i payed $15 for :mad: --- ## [Where did my posts go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-my-posts-go/354646)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2006, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-my-posts-go/354646 "2006-04-29T03:18:41Z")
I have made a few posts lately that have just not shown up the next day, even though I saw them in the thread at the time. For instance in this thread I posted right after Iris Rings–I did not see Iris Rings’s post befo… --- ## ["Humor Writing Workshops" Google ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-writing-workshops-google-ads/354311)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2006, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-writing-workshops-google-ads/354311 "2006-04-28T22:12:42Z")
Could I just test my theory that the above ad will appear in a thread, if and only if a sm\*ley is used in that thread? --- ## [Join date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-date/354545)
**Author:** [@seenidog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seenidog)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-date/354545 "2006-04-28T17:26:28Z")
I just noted that I am show as a member since 2003. I just joined last week! What gives? I did log in as a guest a few years ago, it that it? I just noticed it because I started a thread saying I was a new member, and … --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/354622)
**Author:** [@Minotaurus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minotaurus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2006, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/354622 "2006-04-28T17:14:54Z")
fsdhyd --- ## [Test tester test test teroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-tester-test-test-teroo/354262)
**Author:** [@VegemiteMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VegemiteMoose)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2006, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-tester-test-test-teroo/354262 "2006-04-26T23:42:26Z")
\[size=3\]So what happens here I wonder\[/size\] --- ## [E-mail confusion regarding subscriptions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mail-confusion-regarding-subscriptions/354327)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2006, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mail-confusion-regarding-subscriptions/354327 "2006-04-26T20:23:00Z")
I re-upped this morning and recieved an e-mail confirming the transaction. I then recieved an e-mail about 30 minutes later saying that I had two days left to re-up. I suspect that I successfully completed the re-uppin… --- ## [What's This Business about Wally Faking His Death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-business-about-wally-faking-his-death/353633)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2006, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-business-about-wally-faking-his-death/353633 "2006-04-26T12:24:32Z")
In at least two threads in ATMB, passing mention is made of the fact that WallyM7’s death may have been greatly exaggerated. I haven’t been around this SDMB much lately, so I’ll admit I might have missed something. What… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=328) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=330)