# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=347 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 348 --- ## [START has been reinstated.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/start-has-been-reinstated/319056)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2005, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/start-has-been-reinstated/319056 "2005-08-30T20:48:00Z")
We banned him by mistake and have found and corrected our error. Our apologies both to START and to KyleRayner1 for our screwup. your humble TubaDiva --- ## [So, when do we get the cool stuff we were promised if we gave you money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-do-we-get-the-cool-stuff-we-were-promised-if-we-gave-you-money/318762)
**Author:** [@Alien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alien)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2005, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-do-we-get-the-cool-stuff-we-were-promised-if-we-gave-you-money/318762 "2005-08-30T19:04:49Z")
Yup, I want cool stuff. In particular, I want private messaging. From this thread (sticky) from last year: As it stands now, all we really got is posting privileges and search access. No extras. So, will we ever get m… --- ## [Is Moody Bastard available?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-moody-bastard-available/318951)
**Author:** [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2005, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-moody-bastard-available/318951 "2005-08-30T13:19:14Z")
:smack: My wife says that describes me to a tee. :slight\_smile: \[sup\]Just kidding.\[/sup\] --- ## [Um, I have a mutant thread in IMHO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-i-have-a-mutant-thread-in-imho/319030)
**Author:** [@Sarah\_Woodruff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarah_Woodruff)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2005, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-i-have-a-mutant-thread-in-imho/319030 "2005-08-30T08:26:42Z")
I tried to start a new thread…and I did, but the actual opening post has disappeared. Perhaps a Mod can delete the poor thing? It never had a decent chance at life. :frowning: --- ## [Search limitations -- number of results?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-limitations-number-of-results/319029)
**Author:** [@Feydeau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feydeau)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2005, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-limitations-number-of-results/319029 "2005-08-29T18:25:12Z")
I just did a search for a very common word, and only got 750 results. Why are results limited in this way? --- ## [Kyle Rayner: Rebirth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kyle-rayner-rebirth/319045)
**Author:** [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2005, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kyle-rayner-rebirth/319045 "2005-08-29T03:26:02Z")
Err, I hate to drop the dime on anyone, but it seems that Kyle Rayner1 has returned from the land of wind and shadows. Although this sets up great Rebirth jokes (why didn’t you go by Hal Jordan? Ruining my fun grumble,… --- ## [Banned poster are now "guests?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-poster-are-now-guests/318898)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2005, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-poster-are-now-guests/318898 "2005-08-28T02:08:53Z")
I’m sorry if this has been answered before, but I know I’ve come across at least one banned poster that has “guest” under his name instead of “banned.” Is there a possibility such banned posters can sneak back in and pa… --- ## [Official Grammar Nazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-grammar-nazi/317329)
**Author:** [@AdmiralCrunch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AdmiralCrunch)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2005, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-grammar-nazi/317329 "2005-08-26T22:12:35Z")
In the interest of fighting ignorance, would it be possible to grant a special title to those dopers who are qualified to correct grammatical errors in posts? It doesn’t come with any new priviliges; it just gives these… --- ## [Political Compass scores of Straight Dope members.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-scores-of-straight-dope-members/317731)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2005, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-scores-of-straight-dope-members/317731 "2005-08-26T20:38:21Z")
All those who displayed their score in my Political Compass threads are shown below. I’ve acknowledged those who do not consider their score to be an accurate reflection of their political orientation and eliminated them… --- ## [What does the Ignore List do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-ignore-list-do/318137)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2005, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-ignore-list-do/318137 "2005-08-26T18:37:34Z")
Simple question really. It’s not something I plan to use, but I’m curious. What does it mean to put a member on my ignore list? Does it mean I won’t see threads opened or replies made by him/her? Or does it mean … --- ## [What happened to Moody Bastard and his posts?????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-moody-bastard-and-his-posts/318667)
**Author:** [@Frumpy\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frumpy_Jones)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2005, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-moody-bastard-and-his-posts/318667 "2005-08-26T13:11:59Z")
I turned a friend of mine onto the Straight Dope about a year or two ago. When he signed up, he chose the Moniker “moody bastard.” I was just searching for some of his posts and they all seem to have disappeared… ALL O… --- ## [testing some sizes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-some-sizes/318259)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2005, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-some-sizes/318259 "2005-08-25T03:55:53Z")
testing some sizes testing some more last two --- ## [Etiquette Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-question/317907)
**Author:** [@deevee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deevee)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2005, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-question/317907 "2005-08-23T04:25:32Z")
Is it considered bad form not to post any further on a thread which you have initiated? I don’t have a desk job and often work long hours which means that sometimes a day or two can elapse before I can get back to the b… --- ## [speed of these boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-of-these-boards/317166)
**Author:** [@Future\_days](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Future_days)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2005, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-of-these-boards/317166 "2005-08-23T04:06:09Z")
I’m considering paying the subscription for this place but one thing is putting me off - the speed of the board. It seems to jam up frequently which is highly frustrating. Is anything being done to fix this problem? --- ## [Will spell check ever be an option here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-spell-check-ever-be-an-option-here/317949)
**Author:** [@rfgdxm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rfgdxm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2005, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-spell-check-ever-be-an-option-here/317949 "2005-08-22T07:46:24Z")
The one problem I have posting here is that I have to do so without a spell check option to catch my typos, and worse yet expose my ignorance of spelling from time to time. :frowning: There is NO way I’d ever use an e-ma… --- ## [Why can't I report a bad post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-report-a-bad-post/318049)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2005, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-report-a-bad-post/318049 "2005-08-22T02:01:44Z")
I am crossing my fingers that this goes through. I tried to report a bad post–that is one of two identical posts that appeared in both IMHO and MPSIMS–but the system would not let me actually send my report. It said I mi… --- ## [Dissimapeared threads...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dissimapeared-threads/317941)
**Author:** [@Xploder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xploder)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2005, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dissimapeared-threads/317941 "2005-08-21T22:31:40Z")
Damn…there went another one…just as I was getting ready with a pithy comeback to a great retort. --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/317970)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/317970 "2005-08-21T18:05:55Z")
This is only a test. If this had been a real test, it would have been witty, insightful, and worth reading. Uff da! --- ## [Help me find the 'bad' handy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-bad-handy/317928)
**Author:** [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2005, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-bad-handy/317928 "2005-08-21T01:45:33Z")
I keep running into references to this guy, as if he is a legend of some sort. I did a search on his posts, but, haven’t come up with anything ‘bad’. Could someone point me in the direction of some of his posts that got … --- ## [test: please ignore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-please-ignore/317481)
**Author:** [@deevee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deevee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2005, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-please-ignore/317481 "2005-08-17T21:16:20Z")
bubbles italicize size 3 this is red --- ## [Admin Intervention? Guy posts name, reveals too much](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admin-intervention-guy-posts-name-reveals-too-much/316336)
**Author:** [@MaryEFoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaryEFoo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2005, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admin-intervention-guy-posts-name-reveals-too-much/316336 "2005-08-17T18:02:43Z")
In this thread the newbie OP reveals unprotected (poss.illegal) sex and gives his name. He’s being pushed by other posters about exposing his name. I went to “Report Bad Post” and saw: "Note: This is ONLY to be used t… --- ## [The only thing I fear is Fear Itself dissappearing post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-only-thing-i-fear-is-fear-itself-dissappearing-post/317212)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2005, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-only-thing-i-fear-is-fear-itself-dissappearing-post/317212 "2005-08-17T04:09:40Z")
For an hour Fear Itself’s last post on this thread is missing, now it seems that it should appear on page 6, but page six returns to page 5! :confused: --- ## [Where do requests for book recommendations go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-requests-for-book-recommendations-go/317155)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2005, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-requests-for-book-recommendations-go/317155 "2005-08-16T11:30:11Z")
My first thought was IMHO, since I guess it could be called “polling”. But then I figured if I’m asking about novels, cookbooks, biographies of entertainers, etc., it would probably go in Cafe Society. But what if I w… --- ## [Sock??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock/317119)
**Author:** [@gommsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gommsn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2005, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock/317119 "2005-08-16T02:33:02Z")
I just have to ask! Was Ava Gina a Sock? Maybe I missed something. She just disappeared. If so, its a great waste of a great username. :smiley: --- ## [Can we turn off search highlights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-turn-off-search-highlights/316844)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2005, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-turn-off-search-highlights/316844 "2005-08-15T15:12:00Z")
After doing a search the text you searched for is highlighted in the threads you open from the search. Is there anyway we can get an option to turn this off on the search page or just turn it off altogether? Its very a… --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/317075)
**Author:** [@Mellivora\_capensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mellivora_capensis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2005, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/317075 "2005-08-15T11:44:08Z")
Testing …1 --- ## [I was away for awhile. Did the subscription thing pan out? Are we rich yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-away-for-awhile-did-the-subscription-thing-pan-out-are-we-rich-yet/316882)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2005, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-away-for-awhile-did-the-subscription-thing-pan-out-are-we-rich-yet/316882 "2005-08-14T23:35:44Z")
Well? --- ## [Are the hamsters on strike today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-hamsters-on-strike-today/316756)
**Author:** [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2005, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-hamsters-on-strike-today/316756 "2005-08-12T18:31:43Z")
It took 31 minutes for a page to load just now, with several dozen time-outs. I’m on a T-1 line at the moment. You guys run out of Critter Cookies or sumpin’? --- ## [Why Chick Tracts in the Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-chick-tracts-in-the-pit/312317)
**Author:** [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2005, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-chick-tracts-in-the-pit/312317 "2005-08-12T18:15:26Z")
There’s another one there now!!! Why? Sure, most of us find Jack Chick’s (if that is his real name, if he is still alive, if he’s an actual person and not an amalgam of bad cartoonists) hate-mongering to be repugnant, … --- ## [Are there accepted "Debate Rules" @SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-accepted-debate-rules-sdmb/316469)
**Author:** [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2005, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-accepted-debate-rules-sdmb/316469 "2005-08-12T16:05:10Z")
Inspired in part by a recent pit thread, I’m wondering if there are accepted rules of debate on the boards. I have searched through the FAQ guidlines and the SDMB registration agreement and I don’t see anything. My impr… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=346) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=348)