# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=338 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 339 --- ## [Proposed: mod-only screen names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-mod-only-screen-names/338595)
**Author:** [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2006, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-mod-only-screen-names/338595 "2006-01-06T18:02:12Z")
\[This post grew longer than I intended. Short version: No new rules! Make mods anonymous\] This thread (about Ellis Dee’s suspension/reinstatement) raises a number of concerns about how the SDMB should be moderated. … --- ## [Testing...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/338543)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2006, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/338543 "2006-01-06T07:02:56Z")
Ignore me… I’m just brushing up on my HTML coding to what works… \[marquee\]If this works, I’m totally going to use this code as my sig line. Boo-ya! Hee hee hee hee.\[/marquee\] --- ## [So, where are the threads going?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-the-threads-going/337370)
**Author:** [@Henry-Finland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Henry-Finland)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2006, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-the-threads-going/337370 "2006-01-05T13:51:38Z")
In ATMB, I can see only one page. My thread about beginning here is…, somewhere. Page 3? I am still a guest, and my time is going out… I will be sent to cyberspace, orbiting, without any mean of communication… Can’t se… --- ## [Why do I sometimes get multiple E-mail notifications?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-sometimes-get-multiple-e-mail-notifications/338277)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2006, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-sometimes-get-multiple-e-mail-notifications/338277 "2006-01-04T21:00:02Z")
Sometimes the SDMB will send me 5, 6, 7, 8, or more E-mail notifications of the same post in a subscribed thread. It doesn’t happen very often and I can’t figure out any pattern for it – usually I just get one notificati… --- ## [Can't complete a search](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-complete-a-search/337865)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2006, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-complete-a-search/337865 "2006-01-02T14:28:04Z")
I can’t seem to search for ‘living years mechanics’. A search for my username, or for ‘blah test howdy’ works, but the above has my browser saying it can’t load any data. What the heck is going on? --- ## [private messaging enabled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-messaging-enabled/337341)
**Author:** [@Sensibility](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sensibility)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2005, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-messaging-enabled/337341 "2005-12-28T20:24:28Z")
An easy peasy question … Do I need to be a member of the board for a certain amount of time before the PM messaging facility is enabled by the administrators, or is it something I have to request/be granted?/earn? If s… --- ## [Testing, testing...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-testing/337345)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2005, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-testing/337345 "2005-12-27T22:45:48Z")
One, two, three. --- ## [Who mods which?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-mods-which/336764)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2005, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-mods-which/336764 "2005-12-27T02:12:25Z")
I was just looking over the thread here and all of the mods saying what they will or won’t allow in their forums…but without saying which forums those are. Perhaps I’ve just missed it, but is there a sticky or something … --- ## [Copyright question - threads asking for collaboration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-question-threads-asking-for-collaboration/336802)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2005, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-question-threads-asking-for-collaboration/336802 "2005-12-23T23:52:20Z")
I’d like to harness some of the talent on this board to collaboratively write some lyrics; I envisaged that this would involve the various contributors explicitly mentioning (when they post their contributions) that they… --- ## [How about a Yahoo Widgets RSS feed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-yahoo-widgets-rss-feed/336852)
**Author:** [@Jpeg\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jpeg_Jones)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2005, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-yahoo-widgets-rss-feed/336852 "2005-12-23T13:19:55Z")
I just installed Yahoo Widgets, and they are great. Is it possible to create a widget that shows recent SDMB threads/postings? --- ## [Why did my thread get closed after 4 1/2 years being open?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-thread-get-closed-after-4-1-2-years-being-open/335535)
**Author:** [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2005, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-thread-get-closed-after-4-1-2-years-being-open/335535 "2005-12-22T18:02:01Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=24960&page=1&pp=50&highlight=Whammo Well… other then its really really old… lol… its the only fame I have connected to my nick… lol --- ## [SkipMagic! Do you hate sheep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-do-you-hate-sheep/336762)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2005, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-do-you-hate-sheep/336762 "2005-12-22T06:20:47Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6925328#post6925328 Way, way premature locking down Hal Briston’s sheep thread, man. He just had a kid. On a “Sex With Sheep Is fun” thread, that’s comedy gold, man.… --- ## [Why isn't my signature showing up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-my-signature-showing-up/336629)
**Author:** [@RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RancidYakButterTeaParty)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-my-signature-showing-up/336629 "2005-12-21T19:52:40Z")
I’ve added the signature, and clicked on “show signature” on the options page. Still nothing whenever I post. --- ## [Is it just me or do the typing windows here really create typos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-do-the-typing-windows-here-really-create-typos/335806)
**Author:** [@flintlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flintlock)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2005, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-do-the-typing-windows-here-really-create-typos/335806 "2005-12-20T19:51:49Z")
Seems like every time I enter a post and proofread it, it reads correctly until I push Submit and then it appears on the thread with typos. I’m guessing that some things like backspaces and typeovers aren’t being handle… --- ## [Disappearing threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disappearing-threads/336198)
**Author:** [@mrklutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrklutz)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2005, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disappearing-threads/336198 "2005-12-21T00:34:36Z")
I posted this morning to a thread in Great Debates titled something like “Is global warming real?”. As far as I could tell, everyone was being civilized, although we had strayed from “is it real” to “what’s the best way… --- ## [A hypothetical question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hypothetical-question/335953)
**Author:** [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2005, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hypothetical-question/335953 "2005-12-20T18:10:13Z")
Very very hypothetical, okay? I have no intention of doing this. Say you gave out your username and password, or someone stole them, and then that person logged on as you. You’re unaware of them being online, so you sit… --- ## [Medical threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-threads/336326)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2005, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-threads/336326 "2005-12-20T18:01:36Z")
I understand that The Chicago Reader does not want to expose itself to lawsuits if someone follow medical advice posted on the pages, and the advice is bad. But it seems to me that the mods are a little too zealous abou… --- ## [What's wrong with SDMS not taking replies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-sdms-not-taking-replies/336318)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2005, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-sdms-not-taking-replies/336318 "2005-12-20T10:41:03Z")
I know the Board is getting slower and slower all the time, but today I tried three times to post a reply to a thread in IMHO, and it just timed out each time. I then closed the browser, reopened and tried again, no joy.… --- ## [AOL Troubles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-troubles/336378)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2005, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-troubles/336378 "2005-12-20T01:46:08Z")
I haven’t used AOL since I don’t know when, but for what seems like a very long time in doggie years it seems that the SD has a warning that AOL users may be blocked from SD emails. Why has this taken so f’n long? It s… --- ## [Question about book copyrights and a topic idea.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-book-copyrights-and-a-topic-idea/336127)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-book-copyrights-and-a-topic-idea/336127 "2005-12-19T17:04:57Z")
In this post in a thread back in Feb of this year, the said poster quoted and typed out a bit of book he had just read. This surprised me a bit, as I’ve had a idea for a thread for awhile now, but never made it in fear … --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/336195)
**Author:** [@flintlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flintlock)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/336195 "2005-12-18T18:50:55Z")
:d --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/336193)
**Author:** [@Makei\_III](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Makei_III)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/336193 "2005-12-18T18:25:32Z")
:d --- ## [Posting links, some clarification please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-links-some-clarification-please/336012)
**Author:** [@Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_You_Big_Red_Fire_Engine)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-links-some-clarification-please/336012 "2005-12-18T16:47:50Z")
From this thread; Can I have a cite for that? Because all I could find was not to start discussions on file-sharing. Me posting a link to a spoiler (that will be unwittingly seen by people, spoiling it for them) that… --- ## [Sig test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/333263)
**Author:** [@squeekster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeekster)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/333263 "2005-12-17T19:12:20Z")
Just a sig test. Nothing to see here folks. --- ## [Downloading a "straightdope" file?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-a-straightdope-file/335939)
**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-a-straightdope-file/335939 "2005-12-17T15:28:00Z")
When I tried to connect to the straightdoep using Explorer, I couldn’t access the main page (www.straightdope.com) but instead got a pop-up screen to download a file called “straightdope” coming from www.straightdope.com.… --- ## [Threadspotting dupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadspotting-dupe/335961)
**Author:** [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2005, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadspotting-dupe/335961 "2005-12-16T21:27:59Z")
Dunno if this has been pointed out already, or if it was done intentionally, but… Today’s threadspotting entitled “Put the X back in Xmas” is a repeat entry to the previous “Xtians, by god” (see the Archive Page) Not c… --- ## [Is it just me....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me/335908)
**Author:** [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2005, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me/335908 "2005-12-16T14:45:34Z")
…Or is there no link on the homepage to the new column today? --- ## [invisible guests?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-guests/335812)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2005, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-guests/335812 "2005-12-16T03:37:54Z")
Once yesterday, and then once today, I saw there was a new post in a thread I’m following. I’d click “go to first new post” and … there would be nothing there. Go back – yup, new post by \[guestname\]. “Go to first new pos… --- ## [Whitelisting? No - Blacklisting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whitelisting-no-blacklisting/335714)
**Author:** [@citybadger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/citybadger)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2005, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whitelisting-no-blacklisting/335714 "2005-12-15T18:46:21Z")
From the SD front page: I think you mean “blacklisting”. White List - Wikipedia --- ## [I'm trying to find all the threads in which users are pitted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-find-all-the-threads-in-which-users-are-pitted/335636)
**Author:** [@andrewdt85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewdt85)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2005, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-find-all-the-threads-in-which-users-are-pitted/335636 "2005-12-15T02:03:27Z")
I did do Searches- I found this page showing all 25 threads containing the word ‘pitted’ in the title (not just in the Pit), and this page showing all the threads containing the word ‘pitting’ in the title (not just in t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=337) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=339)