# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=351 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 352 --- ## [how do I let a mod know about a thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-let-a-mod-know-about-a-thread/310665)
**Author:** [@scm1001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scm1001)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2005, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-let-a-mod-know-about-a-thread/310665 "2005-07-01T17:08:59Z")
There used to be a button that you could click - is it not there any more or am I going blind? (actually it is one of my own contributions that I want advise on) --- ## [Looking for a thread...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-thread/309916)
**Author:** [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2005, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-thread/309916 "2005-07-01T13:00:59Z")
It’s the one about the maddeningly familiar quote, “That’s the beauty of it. It doesn’t do anything.” I’ve tried various searches to no avail. “IMDB Futurama Google answers”, “Hitchhiker’s Guide Futurama” - I remember… --- ## [Dude! "Charter Member" to just "Member"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-charter-member-to-just-member/310125)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2005, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-charter-member-to-just-member/310125 "2005-07-01T00:36:58Z")
What’d I do wrong? I paid my money for another year. Should I have paid more? Thanks Quasi --- ## [Help me find this thread...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-thread/310378)
**Author:** [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2005, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-thread/310378 "2005-06-29T16:17:24Z")
Anther “obscure thread” hunt. I can’t even remember which forum this was in, and have no idea what keywords to use to search it. It started with someone posting something asinine like, “If lesbians don’t like men, why… --- ## [A Thread is Completely Gone; What Gives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-is-completely-gone-what-gives/310356)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2005, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-is-completely-gone-what-gives/310356 "2005-06-29T14:57:34Z")
About a year or two ago I wrote an interesting thread in GQ. It was entitled “Did Parents Really Send Their Kids to Summer Camp Back in The Day?” It was about my curiosity as to whether parents a generation or two before… --- ## [Are "Ask the..." threads allowed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ask-the-threads-allowed/310215)
**Author:** [@the4thmooncat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the4thmooncat)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2005, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ask-the-threads-allowed/310215 "2005-06-29T03:03:36Z")
And if they were, where would they go? --- ## [How do mods/admins know if a person has registered multiple usernames?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-mods-admins-know-if-a-person-has-registered-multiple-usernames/310071)
**Author:** [@cruel\_butterfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cruel_butterfly)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2005, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-mods-admins-know-if-a-person-has-registered-multiple-usernames/310071 "2005-06-28T19:57:12Z")
Not that I am thinking of breaking one of the cardinal rules of this board (and not that I know a lot about how the board actually works)… Just wondering… --- ## [Why Are Some Banned, Other Deleted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-banned-other-deleted/309892)
**Author:** [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2005, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-banned-other-deleted/309892 "2005-06-28T17:03:13Z")
Some naughty posters such as rewindforward are banned, but their profile remains in the database; while others such as Hi\_There get deleted entirely, as if they never existed. What’s up with that? --- ## [rewindforward has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewindforward-has-been-banned/309875)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2005, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewindforward-has-been-banned/309875 "2005-06-28T16:58:26Z")
rewindforward has been acting like a jerk, including but not limited to telling mods where to stuff their warnings. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=322787&page=1&pp=50 In which he (I am assuming th… --- ## [Can I buy a gift subscription?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-gift-subscription/310168)
**Author:** [@Tomcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tomcat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2005, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-gift-subscription/310168 "2005-06-28T12:59:30Z")
If yes, how? What if it is for a current Guest? -Tcat --- ## [The Standard OP Disclaimers Apply (TSOPDA)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-standard-op-disclaimers-apply-tsopda/305915)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2005, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-standard-op-disclaimers-apply-tsopda/305915 "2005-06-27T19:37:29Z")
The Standard OP Disclaimers \*1) If this was posted in the wrong forum, feel free to move it to the correct forum. I know there have been previous discussions on this and a) I think that they did not cover the issues… --- ## [Is there any way to romanize quoted text?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-romanize-quoted-text/309216)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2005, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-romanize-quoted-text/309216 "2005-06-26T04:48:56Z")
When text is quoted with an attribution, it is automatically italicized. Is there any tag I can apply that will romanize parts of quoted text, instead of using bold for emphasis? For example: --- ## [How do I make the spoiler box?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-spoiler-box/223974)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2005, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-spoiler-box/223974 "2005-06-25T21:21:15Z")
?? Thanks in advance. --- ## [Why is private messaging disabled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-private-messaging-disabled/309527)
**Author:** [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bites_When_Provoked)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2005, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-private-messaging-disabled/309527 "2005-06-25T17:22:15Z")
I can appreciate the reasons behind most of the disabled features, but this one I’m not sure on. I noticed a poster had chosen an incorrect word in another post and wanted to send them a quiet message behind the scenes … --- ## [Legal to Wish Death On Posters' Pets In Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-wish-death-on-posters-pets-in-pit/309371)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2005, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-wish-death-on-posters-pets-in-pit/309371 "2005-06-24T21:05:38Z")
Subject says it all. I know I can’t wish death on Poster A in the pit. Can I wish death on Poster A’s adorable pet cat, Fluffy A? --- ## [Keep a VALID email address!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-valid-email-address/224703)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2005, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-valid-email-address/224703 "2005-06-24T19:19:36Z")
I am about to go and fix someone’s user privileges again, because this person changed his/her email address to a bogus address. When you change your email address, the system will AUTOMATICALLY send you a confirmation e… --- ## [Question on posting my signature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-posting-my-signature/309593)
**Author:** [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-posting-my-signature/309593 "2005-06-24T17:18:39Z")
Is there a way to get my signature to show up on every post without having to check the little box each time? --- ## [Thanks, TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-tubadiva/309629)
**Author:** [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2005, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-tubadiva/309629 "2005-06-24T17:08:14Z")
I appreciate your understanding with my name/account situation. I’m sorry I mixed things up. --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/309307)
**Author:** [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2005, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/309307 "2005-06-24T16:26:52Z")
test --- ## [Is it possible to disable "search by username" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-disable-search-by-username/308937)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2005, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-disable-search-by-username/308937 "2005-06-24T05:05:04Z")
I am thinking of starting a GD thread: “This board would be better if true anonymity was possible–i.e. no searching for past threads by user name” But first, I have a techie question: is it possible to set the software… --- ## [Translation test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-test/308877)
**Author:** [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2005, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-test/308877 "2005-06-23T08:30:25Z")
Эллипсис неги, сходится, губы о предсказывает! Продукт наших скаляров определен! 私のつま先のバットマンをかみなさい 這是危機的連結, 和風暴的始發地 --- ## [You know this board is slow when...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-this-board-is-slow-when/309425)
**Author:** [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2005, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-this-board-is-slow-when/309425 "2005-06-23T02:28:25Z")
Sheesh… Last night I was reading a thread and posted a reply to it, then I clicked the Submit button. By the time the page refreshed and showed my post, someone else had replied to me. Now that’s slow. --- ## [I have to wait twenty-nine seconds before I can search again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-wait-twenty-nine-seconds-before-i-can-search-again/309308)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2005, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-wait-twenty-nine-seconds-before-i-can-search-again/309308 "2005-06-22T18:19:49Z")
I accidentally double-clicked on the “New Posts” button, and the board took that is too many searches in a 30-second period. I’ve received the message before alerting me to the one-search-per-30-seconds rule, but I’ve n… --- ## [Charter Member Desmostylus banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-member-desmostylus-banned/306092)
**Author:** [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2005, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-member-desmostylus-banned/306092 "2005-06-21T15:09:59Z")
For various offenses, including: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2719582#post2719582 http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=4383730#post4383730 http://boards.straightdop… --- ## [Two things that would be awesome. . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-things-that-would-be-awesome/309096)
**Author:** [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2005, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-things-that-would-be-awesome/309096 "2005-06-20T21:55:48Z")
If when you put something in a spoiler, it wouldn’t be spoiled when you “mouse over” the thread title. If you could search within the thread you were reading if it were multi-page. For instance, there’s some “name y… --- ## [CarnalK suspension](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnalk-suspension/307242)
**Author:** [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2005, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnalk-suspension/307242 "2005-06-20T17:25:32Z")
CarnalK has been suspended from posting for 30 days. His behavior did not improve after receiving four warnings within a brief period: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6015254&postcount=16 http://boa… --- ## [Feature Request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feature-request/305913)
**Author:** [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2005, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feature-request/305913 "2005-06-20T14:34:05Z")
If & when a thread is started referencing a Cecil or Staff column, could the link titled ‘Comment on this answer’ be redirected to that thread, instead of just the hosting forum? This will prevent redundant threads. Mak… --- ## [Thread resurrection.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-resurrection/308915)
**Author:** [@Gundhilde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundhilde)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2005, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-resurrection/308915 "2005-06-20T10:45:29Z")
I just thoughtlessly resurrected an older thread (not THAT old, but from the tail end of April, and probably now irrelevant). Is there anything I should do besides wait for it to die out again on its own? Is this the sor… --- ## [In case somebody wants to get ahold of me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-case-somebody-wants-to-get-ahold-of-me/308524)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2005, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-case-somebody-wants-to-get-ahold-of-me/308524 "2005-06-19T20:51:00Z")
My e-mail addy is still valid, but new computer security prevents me from accessing Hotmail from work. I must wait until I get home to read any Admin/Moderator messages. Sorry. --- ## [Where did Coldfire go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-coldfire-go/308857)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2005, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-coldfire-go/308857 "2005-06-19T07:24:31Z")
I/we haven’t seen Coldfire around these parts for a long time now. What happened to him? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=350) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=352)