# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=35 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 36 --- ## [Jtur88 suspended for being a jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jtur88-suspended-for-being-a-jerk/933632)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jtur88-suspended-for-being-a-jerk/933632 "2021-02-24T13:29:12Z")
jtur88 has a long history of jerkish behavior on this site, including trolling and threadshitting. After his behavior in this thread,,he received the following warning. This illustrates what we have observed to be com… --- ## [FriendlyCurmudgeon banned for trolling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendlycurmudgeon-banned-for-trolling/933568)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendlycurmudgeon-banned-for-trolling/933568 "2021-02-23T17:23:47Z")
After discussion among the staff, it has been decided to ban FriendlyCurmudgeon for trolling based on this thread. Although some trolling is permitted in the Pit, that is not absolute. One of the important (but not th… --- ## [Is the pit a place only to ridicule Trump and Conservatives - and not the other side?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-pit-a-place-only-to-ridicule-trump-and-conservatives-and-not-the-other-side/933485)
**Author:** [@FriendlyCurmudgeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriendlyCurmudgeon)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-pit-a-place-only-to-ridicule-trump-and-conservatives-and-not-the-other-side/933485 "2021-02-22T18:18:53Z")
Appears so, Within about 10 minutes the thread was shut down due to a high volume of flags against it. Is that all it takes here is mass reporting of post ? I’m curious as to what the nature of the flags were that w… --- ## [The Rush Limbaugh Thread in Cafe Society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rush-limbaugh-thread-in-cafe-society/933175)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rush-limbaugh-thread-in-cafe-society/933175 "2021-02-18T19:39:54Z")
Do you think some of the comments in the new thread about Rush Limbaugh death in Cafe Society are a little harsh for that particular forum? If it had been Betty White that died today I am sure that similar comments woul… --- ## [Okay, what the heck is this? \[Staff Notice\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-what-the-heck-is-this-staff-notice/933144)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-what-the-heck-is-this-staff-notice/933144 "2021-02-18T05:13:45Z")
In this thread, after post 45. Something with a blue background, no attribution, no post number. I haven’t noticed one of those before. --- ## [Checking something out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/checking-something-out/933090)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/checking-something-out/933090 "2021-02-18T03:53:46Z")
just testing something. everyone ignore this. --- ## [I'm thinking it's time to have me an avatar . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-its-time-to-have-me-an-avatar/932929)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-its-time-to-have-me-an-avatar/932929 "2021-02-16T12:53:15Z")
. . . but I don’t know where to begin with creating one. Do I need to have my image on-line somewhere where I can point Discourse at a URL to get it? Or can I upload it directly from my own computer? What format does … --- ## [What Happened To Our Signatures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-our-signatures/932953)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-our-signatures/932953 "2021-02-15T13:20:18Z")
I swear mine is gone. And I do have Charter Member status. If it’s gone, then I ask Why? Or if it’s still here, how do I reëstablish mine? I don’t see anything in the control panel that reïnserts it. Am I missing somet… --- ## [Site in read only mode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-in-read-only-mode/932738)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-in-read-only-mode/932738 "2021-02-15T06:52:55Z")
What was up with that? --- ## [FigNorton suspended for one week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fignorton-suspended-for-one-week/932901)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fignorton-suspended-for-one-week/932901 "2021-02-14T20:08:43Z")
FigNorton has been suspended for one week for accumulating three warnings in a short time. Warnings are here. --- ## ["This user's public profile is hidden"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-users-public-profile-is-hidden/932836)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-users-public-profile-is-hidden/932836 "2021-02-13T15:45:52Z")
I clicked on someone’s profile (I enjoy reading that member’s posts, so I check their posting history occasionally ) and right now the only thing visible is “This user’s public profile is hidden.” No post activity can be… --- ## [Kid gloves for woke posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-gloves-for-woke-posters/926840)
**Author:** [@damuriajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/damuriajashi)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-gloves-for-woke-posters/926840 "2021-02-13T02:02:21Z")
The moderation is notoriously partisan on this board and I just wanted to point out another example. I don’t think it’s deliberate or anything but when the woke posters get moderated their moderations look like: modnot… --- ## [What are all these "What\_Exit" edits I keep seeing? Or not seeing as it is? \[TAGs\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-all-these-what-exit-edits-i-keep-seeing-or-not-seeing-as-it-is-tags/921844)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-all-these-what-exit-edits-i-keep-seeing-or-not-seeing-as-it-is-tags/921844 "2021-02-10T17:48:39Z")
Old threads of mine keep getting notifications that What\_Exit has edited them. I see nothing on them. What is going on? Here is a picture. --- ## [I'm getting notifications about comments that were never made \[Tags\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-notifications-about-comments-that-were-never-made-tags/932639)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-notifications-about-comments-that-were-never-made-tags/932639 "2021-02-11T14:03:04Z")
In the past few hours, I’ve received several notifications: What\_Exit replied to (my thread about Lionel Messi’s contract) What\_Exit replied to (my thread about NFL teams playing with one player less if ejected) Wha… --- ## [Closing thread with 300+ responses, with no explanation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-thread-with-300-responses-with-no-explanation/932538)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-thread-with-300-responses-with-no-explanation/932538 "2021-02-10T22:38:45Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-transracial-what-is-the-essential-difference/932117/315 I’m sure there was some kind of reason, but wouldn’t it have been reasonable and courteous to provide an explanation … --- ## [Thread cool-offs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-cool-offs/932282)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-cool-offs/932282 "2021-02-07T17:06:03Z")
Brilliant idea, please do this as often as helpful. --- ## [Asking for some clarity about what is and isn't trolling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-for-some-clarity-about-what-is-and-isnt-trolling/923621)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-for-some-clarity-about-what-is-and-isnt-trolling/923621 "2021-02-03T21:56:03Z")
In the Politics & Elections thread about Pennsylvania’s ruling to allow mail-in ballots to be counted up to 3 days after Election Day itself is over, I pointed out that this has the potential to invite fraud: I was the… --- ## [Do we need gun ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-need-gun-ads/929284)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-need-gun-ads/929284 "2021-02-02T19:17:57Z")
Just observing that for the last couple of days, just about every SDMB page I’ve opened as ad an ad w/ a picture of a handgun, saying something about holsters. Yeah, I know the Dope’s gotta get $, but I’d personally pre… --- ## [Split topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-topic/931956)
**Author:** [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-topic/931956 "2021-02-02T07:26:42Z")
" SPLIT THIS TOPIC 2 DAYS AGO 5 posts were split to a new topic: Removed from What judgements/assumptions do you make about someome who catches coronavirus" Removed the posts since they can’t be read? Why not simply … --- ## [Is Site Feedback ever going to merge with ATMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-site-feedback-ever-going-to-merge-with-atmb/931942)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-site-feedback-ever-going-to-merge-with-atmb/931942 "2021-02-01T04:06:52Z")
Are there any long term plans to merge the two forums? I understand the Site Feedback forum was a way to handle all the Discourse questions during the change over. Anyway, just a suggestion not a complaint --- ## [Huh? Mods still not banning Say Two yet? Say what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-mods-still-not-banning-say-two-yet-say-what/931699)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-mods-still-not-banning-say-two-yet-say-what/931699 "2021-01-31T11:40:52Z")
Seems like not only are dopers bailing left and right from any of the quarantine threads that he’s been threadshitting in, but also, just the fact alone that he’s disseminating such toxic and potentially dangerous shit, … --- ## [How would someone (not me) volunteer to be a moderator here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-someone-not-me-volunteer-to-be-a-moderator-here/931887)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-someone-not-me-volunteer-to-be-a-moderator-here/931887 "2021-01-31T04:32:14Z")
I’ve seen my permanent record so the lack of invitations is unsurprising, but how does someone more deserving get the nod? --- ## [Rboyce suspended for one month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rboyce-suspended-for-one-month/931863)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rboyce-suspended-for-one-month/931863 "2021-01-30T14:16:39Z")
Poster rboyce has been suspended for one month for violating moderator instructions by repeatedly posting links that request download. He has repeatedly been instructed not to post such links, and has been suspended prev… --- ## [Very old Cecil columns not available?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-old-cecil-columns-not-available/931821)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2021, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-old-cecil-columns-not-available/931821 "2021-01-30T00:52:54Z")
I happened to find a thread from 2003 that had links to a couple of Cecil’s columns that were presumably from earlier, although one of them was probably only a little earlier. Both links were dead (404 messages). Are the… --- ## [Is there a criteria for closing threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-criteria-for-closing-threads/931701)
**Author:** [@damuriajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/damuriajashi)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-criteria-for-closing-threads/931701 "2021-01-30T00:32:51Z")
I have had a few threads closed recently and it was not really clear to me how those threads differed from other threads where people were disagreeing. I don’t know the whole universe of closed threads so I can’t really… --- ## [Reporting a post is trolling? WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-a-post-is-trolling-wtf/931666)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-a-post-is-trolling-wtf/931666 "2021-01-28T04:04:34Z")
C’mon now. --- ## [How would a repeal of section 232 of Communications Decency Act affect the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-a-repeal-of-section-232-of-communications-decency-act-affect-the-sdmb/929843)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-a-repeal-of-section-232-of-communications-decency-act-affect-the-sdmb/929843 "2021-01-27T14:43:05Z")
according to this, it would have a great impact overall websites with user-generated content (it starts out about sports websites but discusses web sites in general Does anyone know how an MB like ours might be affect… --- ## [Hari Seldon's warning in the Biden XO transgender sports thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldons-warning-in-the-biden-xo-transgender-sports-thread/931134)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldons-warning-in-the-biden-xo-transgender-sports-thread/931134 "2021-01-27T00:11:05Z")
In the recent thread about men and women in sports and Biden’s executive order, Hari Seldon issued a warning to the OP: But right after this warning was issued, Jimmy Chitwood (not the OP, but a separate poster) then c… --- ## [Who is the mysterious "system" poster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-mysterious-system-poster/931431)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-mysterious-system-poster/931431 "2021-01-26T21:54:38Z")
Here. Here in 2000 Here in 2020 Double secret mod? Former double secret mod and a new double secret mod both using the same account? Jesus? Enquiring minds want to know. --- ## [What just happened with the board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-just-happened-with-the-board/931495)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-just-happened-with-the-board/931495 "2021-01-26T21:15:09Z")
The board briefly flipped to “Read-Only Mode” and logged me out for a little while there. Why? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=34) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=36)