# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=350 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 351 --- ## [Why can I go for days without being able to access these boards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-i-go-for-days-without-being-able-to-access-these-boards/311131)
**Author:** [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2005, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-i-go-for-days-without-being-able-to-access-these-boards/311131 "2005-07-15T18:48:06Z")
Every so often, I’ll try and come here and get that stupid white page that tells me the site is “unavaliable”? It’s not strictly a PC issue, because this weekend, my wife’s desktop, my kids Powerbook and my laptop all g… --- ## [When threads disappear: post count question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-threads-disappear-post-count-question/312569)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2005, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-threads-disappear-post-count-question/312569 "2005-07-14T20:49:28Z")
If you posted in a thread that later disappears, does your post count get rolled back when the thread is vanished? --- ## [Why was the "Can copper nails really kill trees?" thread closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-can-copper-nails-really-kill-trees-thread-closed/311820)
**Author:** [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2005, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-can-copper-nails-really-kill-trees-thread-closed/311820 "2005-07-14T18:36:51Z")
Why was this thread closed? How is it really any different from the hoary “sugar in the gas tank” question? And to the OP of the now-closed thread: Don’t kill city trees; you can be charged with vandalism and be forced … --- ## [Wronged! by the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wronged-by-the-sdmb/312242)
**Author:** [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2005, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wronged-by-the-sdmb/312242 "2005-07-14T01:20:08Z")
I demand redress for harm performed against my person by the Straight Dope Message Board (“SDMB”). At approximately 2:55 pm MDT (UCT-07:00) on the 12th day of July in the year of our Lord 2005, when attempting to access … --- ## [Is there an SDMB term for a thread that grows faster than the ability to read it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-sdmb-term-for-a-thread-that-grows-faster-than-the-ability-to-read-it/311719)
**Author:** [@VegemiteMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VegemiteMoose)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2005, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-sdmb-term-for-a-thread-that-grows-faster-than-the-ability-to-read-it/311719 "2005-07-14T00:54:49Z")
After lurk-reading a HUUUUGE thread recently, I was wondering if there is an SDMB term for a thread that grows faster than (then) the ability to read it? Thanks, VegemiteMoose --- ## [Download from Straight Dope front page?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-from-straight-dope-front-page/312365)
**Author:** [@lightingtool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lightingtool)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2005, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-from-straight-dope-front-page/312365 "2005-07-13T19:24:29Z")
This morning I tried to go to the Straight Dope front page (www.straightdope.com). After typing that into my browser, a little window popped up asking if I wanted to download a file called ‘straightdope’ of an unspecif… --- ## [Who Was I, Where Did I Go, And How Can I Find Myself Again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-i-where-did-i-go-and-how-can-i-find-myself-again/311937)
**Author:** [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2005, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-i-where-did-i-go-and-how-can-i-find-myself-again/311937 "2005-07-13T15:49:13Z")
I was first introduced to the dope around early February 2002, by a doper I was dating at the time. I signed up. Board go crash. Being a mammal of small brain, I flitted away. Coming back in summer of 2003, I re-registe… --- ## [Board time off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-time-off/312236)
**Author:** [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2005, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-time-off/312236 "2005-07-13T14:39:01Z")
I’m noticing that my posts are appearing about 20 minutes before I make them. Am I prescient? --- ## [Have the boards seen an upsurge in activity since the goings-on in London?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-boards-seen-an-upsurge-in-activity-since-the-goings-on-in-london/312266)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2005, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-boards-seen-an-upsurge-in-activity-since-the-goings-on-in-london/312266 "2005-07-13T12:07:29Z")
Sorries if this has been asked already. I’ve just noticed a few signs of software panicing here and there. I have only now cottoned on to the possibility that if news sites are seeing massive upsurges in traffic then … --- ## [What uses do you put your Buddy's List to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-uses-do-you-put-your-buddys-list-to/311959)
**Author:** [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2005, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-uses-do-you-put-your-buddys-list-to/311959 "2005-07-13T08:09:56Z")
You can add names to it, but what functions does it perform for you? --- ## [Telegram to Tuba: Can I start a thread about Amazon.com?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telegram-to-tuba-can-i-start-a-thread-about-amazon-com/311932)
**Author:** [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2005, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telegram-to-tuba-can-i-start-a-thread-about-amazon-com/311932 "2005-07-12T19:33:39Z")
START TRANSMISSION: Dear Ms. Tuba \[other mods, insert your name here\] STOP I ask your permission to start a thread congratulating Amazon.com on it’s tenth birthday and see what other Dopers have to say in MPSIMS STO… --- ## [Board practices; checking the pit??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-practices-checking-the-pit/312195)
**Author:** [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2005, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-practices-checking-the-pit/312195 "2005-07-12T18:28:10Z")
I’m not generally a ‘flamer’, complainer, or someone who enjoys reading same, so I don’t hang out much in the Pit. However, when someone suggested that I check out pittings of a particular poster, I noticed that he (usin… --- ## [Are there reallly 53000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-reallly-53000/311900)
**Author:** [@Isabellnecessaryonabicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabellnecessaryonabicycle)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2005, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-reallly-53000/311900 "2005-07-12T12:39:20Z")
active members here and what percentage of them actually use the message board? I have a very tiny mb compared to this place, but the percentage that uses is it less than the membership… And how did you get 53000 membe… --- ## [What is the Current SDMB position on swearing outside the Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-current-sdmb-position-on-swearing-outside-the-pit/311679)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2005, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-current-sdmb-position-on-swearing-outside-the-pit/311679 "2005-07-12T05:42:28Z")
Kids hear it all the time. My own almost 4 year old niece loves playing GTA San Andreas which is riddled with swearing. A twelve rated film contains it. People on the streets use it all the time. So I have to wonde… --- ## [What happened to "brainwashing on discrimination"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-brainwashing-on-discrimination/311832)
**Author:** [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2005, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-brainwashing-on-discrimination/311832 "2005-07-11T04:49:09Z")
Not that it was the most interesting GD thread, but… any details? --- ## [sig test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/310879)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2005, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/310879 "2005-07-11T04:44:35Z")
I’m hoping this won’t bother anyone. --- ## [Texture of text when I read the boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texture-of-text-when-i-read-the-boards/311661)
**Author:** [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2005, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texture-of-text-when-i-read-the-boards/311661 "2005-07-09T02:47:24Z")
Some are light gray. Some are dark grey. Some are light blue. Some are dark blue. I think I’m missing something. I need help. And direction. And a girlfriend with lot’s of money. :stuck\_out\_tongue: :smiley: --- ## [I created the same thread twice, accidentally](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-created-the-same-thread-twice-accidentally/311655)
**Author:** [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2005, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-created-the-same-thread-twice-accidentally/311655 "2005-07-09T00:08:34Z")
Oops, I clicked “Submit new thread” and it appeared my browser hung. When it timed out, I clicked again and wouldn’t you know it… two threads-same name. Could you please delete one (or the other)? They are here and h… --- ## [Pre-paid cellular search](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-paid-cellular-search/311192)
**Author:** [@g\_under\_p](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/g_under_p)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2005, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-paid-cellular-search/311192 "2005-07-08T21:06:27Z")
I remember reading in a thread here about a site which will compare and contrast different pre-paid cellular phone plans. Only now I can’t find the site and as a guest I can’t search. Can anyone help? p/g --- ## [Timestamp keeps on slippin' slippin' slippin'.. Redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timestamp-keeps-on-slippin-slippin-slippin-redux/311629)
**Author:** [@whatsittoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatsittoya)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2005, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timestamp-keeps-on-slippin-slippin-slippin-redux/311629 "2005-07-08T21:00:11Z")
I suppose its a fairly minor problem in the overall picture, but the server time is once again approching 20 min off. --- ## [Did anyone ever \[post a worthwhile thread in the six 'main' forums on the same day?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-ever-post-a-worthwhile-thread-in-the-six-main-forums-on-the-same-day/311372)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2005, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-ever-post-a-worthwhile-thread-in-the-six-main-forums-on-the-same-day/311372 "2005-07-07T21:52:38Z")
I’ve square-bracketed all but ‘did anyone ever’ because I want this thread to be open to similar ‘did anyone ever’ questions. By ‘six main’ I mean Pit, MPSIMS, IMHO, Cafe, GD, and GQ. Don’t ask me why the others don’… --- ## [How do we suggest a thread for Threadspotting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-suggest-a-thread-for-threadspotting/311354)
**Author:** [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2005, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-suggest-a-thread-for-threadspotting/311354 "2005-07-07T15:41:11Z")
I had a look arround the FAQ’s etc. but couldn’t spot the method to use, so I’m asking here. P.S. I’m interested since I think the “Should we support Mutant Registation” Thread in GD deserves a place in threadspotting. --- ## [Was my thread deleted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-my-thread-deleted/311342)
**Author:** [@Kyle\_Rayner1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyle_Rayner1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-my-thread-deleted/311342 "2005-07-07T01:19:58Z")
Hey, I’ve been away for a couple days (just been really busy) and when I come back my thread got deleted. Did I do something wrong? Am I banned or something because I don’t know what I did. --- ## [Why is the "Tuckerfan - are you bored" thread locked/](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-tuckerfan-are-you-bored-thread-locked/311351)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2005, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-tuckerfan-are-you-bored-thread-locked/311351 "2005-07-06T23:27:14Z")
Thread I can’t read any of the posts. Wot hoppin? --- ## [Requests for medical opinions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requests-for-medical-opinions/310937)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2005, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requests-for-medical-opinions/310937 "2005-07-04T23:31:23Z")
My apologies for recently posting a question re: my having experienced acute, temporary pain in my lower back (kidneys?) after having swallowed a large blob of ice cream. One of the administrators noted that soliciting m… --- ## [posts reported vs posts I can get](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-reported-vs-posts-i-can-get/310800)
**Author:** [@ageless6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ageless6)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2005, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-reported-vs-posts-i-can-get/310800 "2005-07-03T00:44:25Z")
All day today plus maybe yesterday I have noticed that the replies in threads might read 6, 31, or any number, but I can only get the OP and that’s that. Keep in mind that I have webtv, but this has never happened before… --- ## [Bug or undocumented feature? Accessing my old threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-or-undocumented-feature-accessing-my-old-threads/310883)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2005, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-or-undocumented-feature-accessing-my-old-threads/310883 "2005-07-03T00:40:26Z")
A couple of times this week I’ve been searching for an old thread of mine and gotten caught up in re-reading a bunch of others. I have about 25 pages of threads and when I get a few pages into them I suddenly start gett… --- ## [Idea for new forum: Computer Colloquy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-new-forum-computer-colloquy/309997)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2005, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-new-forum-computer-colloquy/309997 "2005-07-02T20:39:25Z")
Cafe Society was broken out from the other forums because IIRC a) there was enough material to make it work b) literary/arts topics were appropriate as a cohesive category c) these topics tended to “litter” other fora ra… --- ## [Help with Straight Dope postings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-straight-dope-postings/310698)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2005, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-straight-dope-postings/310698 "2005-07-02T08:33:38Z")
I’m not sure this is the proper place to ask this but could someone help me with two things? How can I respond to a thread and include quotes from more than one previous posters? I can’t seem to get type bold or it… --- ## [How long to keep to the same stupid issue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-keep-to-the-same-stupid-issue/310771)
**Author:** [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2005, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-keep-to-the-same-stupid-issue/310771 "2005-07-02T03:08:25Z")
Usually, when one is in a thread, and is challenged on a point made, a response is given. Now, however, Bricker is acting as if nothing has been answered in regards to gay marriage, ever, and is stating the same old rea… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=349) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=351)