# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=353 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 354 --- ## [Battlestar Galactica thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-thread/306286)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2005, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-thread/306286 "2005-06-01T05:51:55Z")
I’ve posted a thread on BSG here http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=319015 I was silly enough to not mark that the initial link contains spoilers. Could some kind mod please adjust the title or my ini… --- ## [I got a bigger monitor, and now Straight Dope print is too small.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-bigger-monitor-and-now-straight-dope-print-is-too-small/305889)
**Author:** [@ktest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ktest)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2005, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-bigger-monitor-and-now-straight-dope-print-is-too-small/305889 "2005-06-01T02:42:06Z")
I went to a 1600 x 1200 format screen. Some sites, like Yahoo will get bigger type when I change the browser’s font size. This site now has tiny type. Is there a way around this? --- ## [Account status of members with lapsed subsrciptions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/account-status-of-members-with-lapsed-subsrciptions/306231)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/account-status-of-members-with-lapsed-subsrciptions/306231 "2005-05-31T20:31:31Z")
Just a dumb, quick question: Say a member accidentally lets his/her subscription lapse for a week/month or so and later renews the subscription. Will his/her username and post count be wiped or will it still be in the d… --- ## [What was your proudest moment as a Moderator/Administrator for Straight Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-proudest-moment-as-a-moderator-administrator-for-straight-dope/304699)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2005, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-proudest-moment-as-a-moderator-administrator-for-straight-dope/304699 "2005-05-31T19:02:36Z")
I always wonder what kind of satisfaction you guys derive from moderating these forums. Was there a moment when you responded to some criticism in a way that you really liked? Was there a thank you letter from a member f… --- ## [practice post--go away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post-go-away/306158)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2005, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post-go-away/306158 "2005-05-31T02:48:26Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php?searchid=908402 --- ## [Wonky Search Function - Place Search tips here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonky-search-function-place-search-tips-here/306131)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2005, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonky-search-function-place-search-tips-here/306131 "2005-05-30T20:40:37Z")
My specific problem is that I can’t find a post I made in November 2003. (I even have the exact date!) More generally, I haven’t seen any sort of threads come up in search from that era (say, ~10/2003- ~12/2003). That… --- ## [Mathematical coding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mathematical-coding/305836)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2005, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mathematical-coding/305836 "2005-05-30T19:44:05Z")
How do I do equations? --- ## [You need a rule revision and clarification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-need-a-rule-revision-and-clarification/305790)
**Author:** [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2005, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-need-a-rule-revision-and-clarification/305790 "2005-05-30T10:54:05Z")
I was tempted to flame about this, because it got my back up so much, but I decided to show some calmness and common sense where board admin failed to. The rule about never posting by proxy for ex-members made sense in … --- ## [manhattan has resigned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2005, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376 "2005-05-29T22:34:21Z")
Longtime poster and former moderator manhattan has resigned from the Straight Dope Science Advisory Board and is leaving the SDMB. This was his idea, not ours. He writes, “I came to believe that the board wasn’t a comfor… --- ## [Can I start a thread asking people to donate money to charity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-start-a-thread-asking-people-to-donate-money-to-charity/305819)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2005, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-start-a-thread-asking-people-to-donate-money-to-charity/305819 "2005-05-29T21:53:40Z")
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/a62f0fae0fedbaab0a8f9bf677082492.htm In Darfur the world food program (WFP) isn’t getting the funds they need to avert mass starvation due to the civil war that has been hap… --- ## [Need a Place to Crash. OK to Start a MPSIMS Thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-place-to-crash-ok-to-start-a-mpsims-thread/305494)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-place-to-crash-ok-to-start-a-mpsims-thread/305494 "2005-05-27T20:05:01Z")
Moderators: I’m going to NYC to audition for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? I’ll need a place to crash for two nights. I’d like to start a MPSIMS thread about this to see if any Dopers want to house me. However, I don’t … --- ## [FAQ link not working](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-link-not-working/305636)
**Author:** [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2005, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-link-not-working/305636 "2005-05-27T19:58:10Z")
having been here awhile, I decided to learn the ropes of more sophisticated posting. I need to learn how to link. I went to FAQ and clicked on the vB wahtever to learn how–it takes me to the smiley page, repeatedly. Sa… --- ## [Racist Dopers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-dopers/304507)
**Author:** [@klintypooh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/klintypooh)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2005, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-dopers/304507 "2005-05-27T12:33:56Z")
I have been meaning to ask this question for a while but kept on forgetting. Are there, or have there ever been any openly racist Dopers? I would assume with a board of this calibre it wouldn’t be tolerated, but what if… --- ## [Weekly comics discussion threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekly-comics-discussion-threads/305646)
**Author:** [@WonK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WonK)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2005, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekly-comics-discussion-threads/305646 "2005-05-27T12:31:55Z")
Re: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6200251#post6200251 Why is it, whenever I start this thread, as I did yesterday, someone deletes it? I’d appreciate an answer. This would have been the third t… --- ## [Request to promote a Japan-oriented web presence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-to-promote-a-japan-oriented-web-presence/302161)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2005, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-to-promote-a-japan-oriented-web-presence/302161 "2005-05-27T11:22:06Z")
Dear Admins: I would like to pimp my web project in MPSIMS. It is a site geared toward English-speaking expatriates living in Japan. I want to promote it here at SDMB because the Wiki is in desperate need of seeding w… --- ## [The Mysterious Disappearing Line!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mysterious-disappearing-line/305559)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2005, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mysterious-disappearing-line/305559 "2005-05-26T17:17:37Z")
I just discovered something rather odd. In between posts on any given thread, there is often a blue line. The only thing is, I’ve just discovered when I use spindle thing on my mouse to move the page up and down, so the … --- ## [Changing username?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-username/305584)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2005, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-username/305584 "2005-05-26T12:15:21Z")
Sorry if this has been asked a thousand times, but who is the correct admin to email to for a change of username? I emailed one, but I am not sure if she’s the right person, for I haven’t got a reply in three days. Many… --- ## [This is only a test. Had this been an actual emergency...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-only-a-test-had-this-been-an-actual-emergency/305228)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2005, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-only-a-test-had-this-been-an-actual-emergency/305228 "2005-05-26T03:30:00Z")
You can’t hang a man with a wooden leg. --- ## [Tracy Lord and C K Dexter Haven--any relation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracy-lord-and-c-k-dexter-haven-any-relation/304924)
**Author:** [@La\_Llorona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/La_Llorona)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2005, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracy-lord-and-c-k-dexter-haven-any-relation/304924 "2005-05-25T07:06:17Z")
Forgive me if this has been asked a million times before, but guests can’t search the forums; I figured this was the appropriate place to put this query (mostly because of this thread), but I could be wrong. I’m a huge P… --- ## [So, how do you report a bad thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-report-a-bad-thread/305246)
**Author:** [@whatsittoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatsittoya)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2005, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-report-a-bad-thread/305246 "2005-05-24T12:22:46Z")
I’m a pretty easy going guy and have never had a reason to talk to a mod but spam just pisses me off. So when I run across a thread like this how do I go about reporting it to the person that needs to know? --- ## [Smiley test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-test/304911)
**Author:** [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2005, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-test/304911 "2005-05-22T00:19:08Z")
:stuck\_out\_tongue: (Capital P) :stuck\_out\_tongue: (lowercase p) :stuck\_out\_tongue: (hit the smiley button) :confused: (typed) :confused: (smiley button) --- ## [A question about warnings and their relationship to bannings.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-warnings-and-their-relationship-to-bannings/303793)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2005, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-warnings-and-their-relationship-to-bannings/303793 "2005-05-21T03:26:56Z")
I brought this issue up in the Pit thread where milroyj’s banning is being discussed and debated, but i realise that Mods or Admins may not see my posts there, so i decided to open a new thread here. In Lynn’s thread an… --- ## [Thanks for moving 'nice' threads out of the Pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-moving-nice-threads-out-of-the-pit/304596)
**Author:** [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2005, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-moving-nice-threads-out-of-the-pit/304596 "2005-05-20T22:00:18Z")
Just wanted to thank the pit mods for moving the non pit threads out of the pit, rather than just closing them. --- ## [Is it me, or has the board been faster lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-me-or-has-the-board-been-faster-lately/303665)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2005, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-me-or-has-the-board-been-faster-lately/303665 "2005-05-19T15:55:16Z")
It seems to me that the board is faster the last few days. Maybe it is because I am now using FireFox, but maybe not. Anyone else experience this? --- ## [La Llorona has been banned. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-llorona-has-been-banned-why/304134)
**Author:** [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2005, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-llorona-has-been-banned-why/304134 "2005-05-18T22:31:53Z")
Well, I was just looking throught the thread entitled Creep Me Out With Your Closing Line… , and I noticed that La Llorona has been banned. I wonder why. Looking at his (visable) posts tells me nothing. Anyone care to… --- ## [Three questions about thread subscriptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-questions-about-thread-subscriptions/304271)
**Author:** [@Feydeau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feydeau)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2005, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-questions-about-thread-subscriptions/304271 "2005-05-18T19:26:20Z")
First, does the act of subscribing to a thread place a heavy demand on the servers? I prefer to subscribe to threads without email notification, just as a handy way to find particular threads at a later date. However, if… --- ## [Is there a rule about linking to other message boards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-rule-about-linking-to-other-message-boards/304200)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-rule-about-linking-to-other-message-boards/304200 "2005-05-17T19:28:10Z")
I seem to have a hazy recollection of some such rule, but can’t remember if it’s a general prohibition, or only on certain message boards that we’ve had inter-dimensional warfare with in the past, like the “flatbread hou… --- ## [milroyj is banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milroyj-is-banned/303652)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milroyj-is-banned/303652 "2005-05-17T18:22:55Z")
He’s accumulated five warnings. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=6149634#post6149634 for being unnecessarily nasty in the Pit. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=5989580#post5… --- ## [So, you want your charter membership back ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2005, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731 "2005-05-17T17:32:37Z")
I knew this would happen. We’ve received numerous heart-rending pleas from ex-charter members claiming they slept through the thunderstorm of subscription renewal announcements, e-mails and FAQs we cranked out over the p… --- ## [Post your subscription problem here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-subscription-problem-here/297297)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-subscription-problem-here/297297 "2005-05-17T17:28:10Z")
If you have had/are having a technical problem getting your subscription or renewal handled in the system, you can report it here. However, if you wish to handle this privately, you may send me an email: TubaDiva@aol.co… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=352) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=354)