# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=36 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 37 --- ## [Clarification requested : "As a political group, Christians are sneaky, hypocritical, and dishonest."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-requested-as-a-political-group-christians-are-sneaky-hypocritical-and-dishonest/931411)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-requested-as-a-political-group-christians-are-sneaky-hypocritical-and-dishonest/931411 "2021-01-26T12:05:43Z")
Over in this thread, an issue has come up and I would ask for some clarification: @TriPolar states: Other posters have called TriPolar on that, as broad-brushed and not acceptable, because it makes a general stateme… --- ## [Doper locations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-locations/931343)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-locations/931343 "2021-01-25T17:53:11Z")
On the old board, you could often/generally see where Dopers are located. Is this information available on the new board? --- ## [Curious about the demographics of this board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-about-the-demographics-of-this-board/931355)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-about-the-demographics-of-this-board/931355 "2021-01-25T17:20:19Z")
\ Many threads, and many posters, implicitly assume that any discussion is implicitly about the US. I get it; this forum is an offshoot of a Chicago newspaper column, and so for sur… --- ## [Trying the Italics Function](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-the-italics-function/930955)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-the-italics-function/930955 "2021-01-23T01:29:10Z")
I just used the ‘\*’ italics function, and it didn’t work. I did put it in quote marks. So that may have had something to do with it. IAE, I will try it now just to make sure: italics Now: not italics. Anyone notice … --- ## [Number bubble says mod "edited" (or pencil thingy) my post but](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-bubble-says-mod-edited-or-pencil-thingy-my-post-but/931114)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-bubble-says-mod-edited-or-pencil-thingy-my-post-but/931114 "2021-01-23T00:56:13Z")
So the number bubble thing says @What\_Exit edited one of my threads. But when I click on it, all I get is my OP posted twice side by side. And I don’t see any changes made. Anybody know what’s going on here? --- ## [Photos - how the %&! are you posting them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photos-how-the-are-you-posting-them/918991)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photos-how-the-are-you-posting-them/918991 "2021-01-22T23:55:47Z")
Is embedding a photo directly into a post possible when posting from my phone? I think I got it when I went and fired up my laptop, but I do 99.9% of my doping from my phone. Is this supported by Android? All my pics … --- ## [What\_Exit, this is what thread-shitting looks like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exit-this-is-what-thread-shitting-looks-like/930973)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exit-this-is-what-thread-shitting-looks-like/930973 "2021-01-21T22:48:30Z")
What\_Exit, this is what thread-shitting looks like. Also, this is what a personal attack looks like. Your job was to warn that poster, not sympathize with him. And I am not thread shitting by responding to other Dopers… --- ## [So calling a post an ignorant one is against the rules now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-calling-a-post-an-ignorant-one-is-against-the-rules-now/930692)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-calling-a-post-an-ignorant-one-is-against-the-rules-now/930692 "2021-01-21T16:24:36Z")
I did read the last discussion about this with the poster that complained, most made the point that the poster was wrong about the ignorant line being an insult and there was no mod admonishment then other than not to b… --- ## [What does the abbreviation ETA stand for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-abbreviation-eta-stand-for/930000)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-abbreviation-eta-stand-for/930000 "2021-01-21T15:43:29Z")
ETA , as used to add something to your post after sending it. E means “edit” , I assume. What,s the TA mean? (And where is the smilie for "facepalm, I’m embarrassed about my post). :slight\_smile: --- ## [Designated troll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/designated-troll/931008)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/designated-troll/931008 "2021-01-21T13:44:35Z")
I thought trolling earned a ban. I just noticed that the user songsearch has the title “designated troll.” If the moderators have decided E’s a troll, why isn’t Ē banned? --- ## [How do I add a photo to the top of my profile section?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-add-a-photo-to-the-top-of-my-profile-section/930687)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-add-a-photo-to-the-top-of-my-profile-section/930687 "2021-01-21T03:44:46Z")
Some tech savvy dopes like @penultima\_thule and @susan have added spiffy banner pics to the top of their profile pages. How do I do that? I’ve got a couple of pix on my iPhone that I could try, but I don’t know how. D… --- ## [Having trouble ignoring somebody](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-trouble-ignoring-somebody/930841)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-trouble-ignoring-somebody/930841 "2021-01-19T22:01:54Z")
I’m trying to ignore somebody and when I choose a time period, in this case “Forever”, it keeps saying “Choose a duration”. --- ## [Quick clarification about GD rules, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-clarification-about-gd-rules-please/930767)
**Author:** [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-clarification-about-gd-rules-please/930767 "2021-01-18T17:24:13Z")
@What\_Exit I almost asked this in the thread where the guidance was issued, but figured others would probably jump in with their opinions and sidetrack a thread that was already all over the place. Because of that possi… --- ## [Anyone else receive snarky mod comments when reporting a post or thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-receive-snarky-mod-comments-when-reporting-a-post-or-thread/930465)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-receive-snarky-mod-comments-when-reporting-a-post-or-thread/930465 "2021-01-17T16:34:31Z")
Been here since 2001, this sort of behavior from moderators has only begun since we moved over to discourse. Historically, there has what appeared to be a level of professionalism from the moderator group here. I guess … --- ## [Recovering poll results from pre-Discouse era](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recovering-poll-results-from-pre-discouse-era/930699)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2021, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recovering-poll-results-from-pre-discouse-era/930699 "2021-01-17T00:33:36Z")
Five years ago I created a poll thread, and the thread is still there, but the post with the poll and results is gone. Is there any way to recover that information? Is the vB version of SDMB archived somewhere? --- ## [Members' names have disappeared in post headings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/members-names-have-disappeared-in-post-headings/930633)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/members-names-have-disappeared-in-post-headings/930633 "2021-01-16T00:23:27Z")
They were visible last time I was here earlier in the day. I’m logged in. I haven’t changed any settings. --- ## [How do I add a poll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-add-a-poll/925266)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-add-a-poll/925266 "2021-01-15T19:41:43Z")
I must be incredibly dense tonight, I can’t figure out how to add a poll to a new thread I wanted to create in IMHO. I’m on my iPhone using Safari browser. --- ## [Seeking clarification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-clarification/930521)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-clarification/930521 "2021-01-14T17:30:19Z")
Modnote: Please don’t do this without labeling the photoshopped humor picture as humor, a joke, or some such. Not in P&E and not in GD. A friend sent me a funny picture in a text message. I uploaded it to imgbb, fou… --- ## [A test thread q](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-test-thread-q/930491)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-test-thread-q/930491 "2021-01-14T17:13:42Z")
Testing this out test --- ## [FYI: NSFW - Double Spoilers Rule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-nsfw-double-spoilers-rule/930452)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2021, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-nsfw-double-spoilers-rule/930452 "2021-01-14T05:26:53Z")
So, there is a rule that NSFW material should be behind double spoilers. I just posted something that is borderline NSFW (not strictly but enough to warrant it maybe). Anyway, it looks like double spoilers gets converted… --- ## [A Disco-Bot Test Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-disco-bot-test-thread/920497)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-disco-bot-test-thread/920497 "2021-01-13T17:57:45Z")
A parallel test thread, because in this thread, it just ain’t working. @discobot roll 2d6 --- ## [Question about thread closing ("Have we all been taken for a ride?")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-thread-closing-have-we-all-been-taken-for-a-ride/930276)
**Author:** [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-thread-closing-have-we-all-been-taken-for-a-ride/930276 "2021-01-12T15:58:18Z")
@Hari\_Seldon recently closed this thread (linked below) and gave @ishamael69 a warning for “either trolling or an example of abject stupidity.” My question for Hari: did you read the rest of the thread, or did you just … --- ## [Thread disappeared](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-disappeared/930311)
**Author:** [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-disappeared/930311 "2021-01-12T04:06:38Z")
I briefly saw a misguided thread about the first amendment. It seems to have vanished. There was only 1 reply when I saw it. What’s up with that? Did the op delete and it’s now gone? --- ## [Ads for Trump Merch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-for-trump-merch/930168)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-for-trump-merch/930168 "2021-01-11T22:51:05Z")
I’m seeing endless ads on the board for Trump trading cards, commemorative coins and a host of other Trump shit. Is there any way to remove these. For God(win)’s sake, what’s next? Hitler tea cozies? --- ## [A suggestion for the Thread & Topic Ban stickies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-suggestion-for-the-thread-topic-ban-stickies/930143)
**Author:** [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2021, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-suggestion-for-the-thread-topic-ban-stickies/930143 "2021-01-11T06:16:56Z")
Can expired bannings be deleted? John Stamos’ Left Ear’s name is the first thing you see when you hover, and the poor guy’s been out of ban-jail for months. --- ## [Please welcome our new moderators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-our-new-moderators/919645)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2021, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-our-new-moderators/919645 "2021-01-11T04:25:18Z")
We’re pleased to announce the appointment of four new SDMB moderators. They are: Hari\_Seldon - Great Debates, Politics & Elections, MPSIMS Puzzlegal - Cafe Society, IMHO, MPSIMS Raventhief - Great Debates, Politics & … --- ## ['New' topics lost](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-topics-lost/930195)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-topics-lost/930195 "2021-01-10T17:38:47Z")
Apparently last night when I was reading on my laptop with the touchpad that ‘clicks’ on something whether I want it or not, I made my list of new topics go to zero. I’m guessing it was from passing over Dismiss New. T… --- ## [Has SDMB banned Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-sdmb-banned-trump/930147)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-sdmb-banned-trump/930147 "2021-01-10T00:10:33Z")
Just wondering. Seems like a trend on social media sites. --- ## [How Do I Get A Signature Line Again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-signature-line-again/930040)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-signature-line-again/930040 "2021-01-09T21:05:42Z")
How do I get a signature line here? I saw something about a plugin available, but I do not know where to get that. Thanks! --- ## [Why was the 1/6 insurrection thread closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-1-6-insurrection-thread-closed/929988)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-1-6-insurrection-thread-closed/929988 "2021-01-08T15:09:08Z")
This thread was closed … I guess because the OP asked it to be? It couldn’t simply be because a thread named about being 1/6 can only be posted to on 1/6. That’s just inherently silly, and besides, the 2020 election da… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=35) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=37)