# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=340 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 341 --- ## [Posts In All Caps Get Converted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-in-all-caps-get-converted/332530)
**Author:** [@rkts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rkts)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2005, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-in-all-caps-get-converted/332530 "2005-11-28T05:00:18Z")
As An Example, I Am Typing This In All Caps. I Am Assuming This Is To Prevent People From Posting Annoyingly In All Caps, But There Are A Few Problems With It. As You Can See From This Post, Its Choice Of Capitalizatio… --- ## [Sort by thread-starter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sort-by-thread-starter/332408)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2005, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sort-by-thread-starter/332408 "2005-11-27T17:21:47Z")
Y’all probably knew this, but I just found out by accident – At the top of the list of threads, in the gray area, it says “Thread/Thread Starter.” If you click on “Thread Starter,” it will sort by – who started the thre… --- ## [You appear to be abusing our search engine listing. huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-appear-to-be-abusing-our-search-engine-listing-huh/332469)
**Author:** [@sj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sj2)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2005, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-appear-to-be-abusing-our-search-engine-listing-huh/332469 "2005-11-26T22:39:52Z")
I was in this thread, and I saw an ad Considering Abortion? on the bottom. Since it seemed to relate to the episode (pro-life clinics posing as abortion providers) I clicked on it to get the dope straight. Well, it forw… --- ## [Mathematical proofs and copyright](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mathematical-proofs-and-copyright/332712)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2005, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mathematical-proofs-and-copyright/332712 "2005-11-26T12:12:46Z")
In this thread I suggest the use of the Dot Conjecture, without detailing it, because that would be doing his homework. However, I’m not sure what the copyright situation would be if I had cause to detail it. Reproducing… --- ## [Why was my "old people whistling" post deleted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-old-people-whistling-post-deleted/332749)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2005, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-old-people-whistling-post-deleted/332749 "2005-11-26T01:00:02Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=346565 It was posted in GQ; an inoffensive question asking why most people I hear out whistling in public places are senior citizens. Now the generic “No Thread spe… --- ## [Could we have a ‘best answer’ feature in GQ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-have-a-best-answer-feature-in-gq/332065)
**Author:** [@Fortean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fortean)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2005, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-have-a-best-answer-feature-in-gq/332065 "2005-11-25T22:45:01Z")
Possibly this has been discussed before, apols if so. Anyway, askmetafilter has a gadget which allows everyone (except the OP) to flag an answer to a question as the ‘best’ one. You can flag more than one answer. See he… --- ## [Guests Cannot Search?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guests-cannot-search/332504)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2005, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guests-cannot-search/332504 "2005-11-25T21:29:45Z")
I have been moderately rebuked twice now for starting threads that have already been discussed, once as recently as a few months ago. I tried to use the search function to prevent this from happening, however apparently… --- ## [Question re: view first unread post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-view-first-unread-post/332406)
**Author:** [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2005, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-view-first-unread-post/332406 "2005-11-24T00:03:06Z")
I’ve been wondering about this for some time now, so decided to ask about it. Now usually, if I see that option, it’s in a post that I’ve already visited. But sometimes, it will appear in a thread the first time I go int… --- ## [Can I change my name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-change-my-name/332227)
**Author:** [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2005, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-change-my-name/332227 "2005-11-23T20:12:49Z")
Or do I have to message a mod? --- ## [How did I cease to be a charter member?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-i-cease-to-be-a-charter-member/332443)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2005, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-i-cease-to-be-a-charter-member/332443 "2005-11-23T18:57:38Z")
I used to be a “charter member”. I was all proud of that. I’m not sure why, but I was. Then the other day, I noticed I no longer was a “charter member”, I was now a “member”. I was just wondering why. Yes, I realize tha… --- ## [Bad request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-request/332292)
**Author:** [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2005, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-request/332292 "2005-11-23T15:23:44Z")
I usually ignore the little ads that appear at the bottom of threads here, but I just had to click on one advertising “Lesbian Literature”. The response: a page saying: So I’ve been naughty, apparently: is it because … --- ## [Help...search for old posts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-search-for-old-posts/332275)
**Author:** [@Hombre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hombre)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2005, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-search-for-old-posts/332275 "2005-11-22T19:47:31Z")
I know there is (or was) a link for searching old posts but I can’t find it. Thanks ever so. --- ## [For how long are posts stored in the database?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-how-long-are-posts-stored-in-the-database/332033)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2005, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-how-long-are-posts-stored-in-the-database/332033 "2005-11-21T20:42:17Z")
I have a post count of 940, but my posting archives can only let me see the last 750 posts. So how long are posts stored in the archives? Does this apply to other boards using the same software too? --- ## [Sometimes so slow....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-so-slow/331698)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2005, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-so-slow/331698 "2005-11-20T22:04:06Z")
With broadband cable access, most websites shoot by almost instantly, as do new links, etc. The SDMB, now and then, seems to move with the speed of a glacier. Most often when I click on Submit New Thread. Usually it ins… --- ## [Sig Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/331574)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2005, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/331574 "2005-11-20T20:33:18Z")
Like the title says. --- ## [Why was this thread closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/331936)
**Author:** [@andrewdt85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewdt85)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2005, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/331936 "2005-11-20T16:56:10Z")
My ‘best 1,000th post ever’ thread in MPSIMS just now, by either Cajun Man or SkipMagic I presume. Why? --- ## [Just curious: Why was power sawyer banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-curious-why-was-power-sawyer-banned/331831)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2005, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-curious-why-was-power-sawyer-banned/331831 "2005-11-19T22:02:22Z")
I looked at his posts and he didn’t seem to say anything that violated board rules or upset anyone. Why was he banned? Adam --- ## [Bad link on front page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-link-on-front-page/331639)
**Author:** [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2005, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-link-on-front-page/331639 "2005-11-18T15:30:03Z")
Hamster-drivers When you click on the Threadspotting link, it takes you to the article on the rumored attempted overthrow of the FDR administration. Just thought someone would want to know --- ## [Reporting a post to a moderator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-a-post-to-a-moderator/331571)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2005, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-a-post-to-a-moderator/331571 "2005-11-17T23:42:40Z")
I may be going blind, as I thought there was an icon or something to report a post to a moderator, but don’t see it now. I posted to IMHO a thread called “Our Bengal Cats” with a link to a Yahoo Photo site for some pics… --- ## [What was the bad behaviour that earned Inkleberry a warning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-bad-behaviour-that-earned-inkleberry-a-warning/331484)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2005, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-bad-behaviour-that-earned-inkleberry-a-warning/331484 "2005-11-17T22:55:32Z")
I’m looking for a little guidance on the warning and thread closing here: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=345230 Inkleberry compiled (apparently with the help of other posters) a rather impressive s… --- ## [Am I too stupid to use the Search function?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-too-stupid-to-use-the-search-function/331511)
**Author:** [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2005, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-too-stupid-to-use-the-search-function/331511 "2005-11-17T22:43:14Z")
Being a cauldron of insecurity, I like to do a vanity search now and then, (every five minutes)(just kidding)(or am I?), but the search doesn’t find all instances where I’ve received replies to posts I’ve made. For inst… --- ## [Oddest Thread Move?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-thread-move/331203)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2005, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-thread-move/331203 "2005-11-17T09:10:38Z")
This is asked just out of pure curiosity, but – Given that moderators and administrators (and most members) are rather particular that a thread be in the proper forum for the topic it discusses, what was the oddest inst… --- ## [coding commands sticky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coding-commands-sticky/331383)
**Author:** [@JustAnotherGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustAnotherGeek)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2005, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coding-commands-sticky/331383 "2005-11-17T00:10:16Z")
Hey gang, (by that, I suppose I mean Mods/Admins) Would it be possible to post a sticky here that lists the coding commands? Please? Pretty please with a :slight\_smile: on top? I get most, but sometimes, my brain j… --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/331095)
**Author:** [@kaiwik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaiwik)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2005, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/331095 "2005-11-15T04:30:12Z")
--- ## [What exactly happens when the SDMB server goes down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-happens-when-the-sdmb-server-goes-down/330627)
**Author:** [@andrewdt85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewdt85)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2005, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-happens-when-the-sdmb-server-goes-down/330627 "2005-11-15T02:07:26Z")
I don’t know about how servers work, so bear w/ me. What happens? It just happened for like 10 minutes just now, right? What happens? Does a mod spill a coke onto a hard drive, or fall asleep? It’s not fun. --- ## [Why is Straight Dope working so well now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-straight-dope-working-so-well-now/330931)
**Author:** [@ombre3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ombre3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2005, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-straight-dope-working-so-well-now/330931 "2005-11-15T00:46:50Z")
I like Straight Dope. Only problem I have had in the past was -------it was so annoyingly erratic compared to other large discussion forums. After about five minutes I always got this “this page is innaccessible” crap. … --- ## [Becoming unbanned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becoming-unbanned/330736)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becoming-unbanned/330736 "2005-11-14T20:42:05Z")
I know that banned posters are ‘banned for life’. But people change. If a banned poster wanted to come back after a long period (as opposed to a 30-day suspension, a year’s banning, etc.) could he be reinstated? I don… --- ## [Are we actually having socks pay for membership?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-actually-having-socks-pay-for-membership/330734)
**Author:** [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-actually-having-socks-pay-for-membership/330734 "2005-11-14T20:31:50Z")
Recently a sock was banned (unnamed for obvious reasons, doesn’t matter anyway) who had “Member” under their name. I’m used the the occasional guest sock but was this someone who actually dropped 15 bucks in order to be … --- ## [Have the SDMB owners ever received a national security letter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-sdmb-owners-ever-received-a-national-security-letter/331008)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-sdmb-owners-ever-received-a-national-security-letter/331008 "2005-11-14T17:43:19Z")
…and would they tell us? Or, do we just assume we’re (looking over shoulder) being watched here? I’m not sure that this is the right forum, but I’m sure the mods will set it right… --- ## [Who was 'fluiddruid'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-fluiddruid/330792)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-fluiddruid/330792 "2005-11-14T06:11:41Z")
While I’ve been ‘away’ there’s this new name I see. And under it I see ‘Moderator’. It must be a name change. Who was it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=339) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=341)