# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=362 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 363 --- ## [Why can't I report my own post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-report-my-own-post/291431)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2005, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-report-my-own-post/291431 "2005-02-23T17:54:24Z")
In this thread, I made a coding error on - what else - a spoiler tag. I wanted to report that post so that a Mod could quickly hide the spoiler rather than come across the thread long after unsuspecting doperd read it. … --- ## [New Forum Suggestion, Part CCLXXIX](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-forum-suggestion-part-cclxxix/291202)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2005, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-forum-suggestion-part-cclxxix/291202 "2005-02-23T14:30:41Z")
Okay, maybe not a new forum altogether, but an idea… I guess it could be incorporated into the present Great Debates forum. It’s somethat that was implemented elsewhere (PhilosophyForums) and worked out well. It’s the id… --- ## [Investing in India - thread has been locked. Why? Objection....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investing-in-india-thread-has-been-locked-why-objection/291165)
**Author:** [@quicken78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quicken78)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2005, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investing-in-india-thread-has-been-locked-why-objection/291165 "2005-02-22T05:46:27Z")
Okay, so here’s my original thread, which has been closed by C K Dexter Haven. It has been locked based on the allegation that I have asked for ‘non-factual’ investment information. I am assuming that this is the rig… --- ## [Q for Mods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-mods/291145)
**Author:** [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2005, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-mods/291145 "2005-02-22T01:08:51Z")
Hey Moderators Ain’t this a thinly veiled solicitation pitch? :dubious: --- ## [Inconsistencies in email notification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inconsistencies-in-email-notification/291126)
**Author:** [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2005, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inconsistencies-in-email-notification/291126 "2005-02-21T07:54:49Z")
This has been bugging me for quite some time. Why is it that I sometimes get multiple emails on single posts to a thread I’ve subscribed to. And why am I sometimes not notified on subsequent posts to other threads? I’… --- ## [Link to a single post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-to-a-single-post/290820)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2005, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-to-a-single-post/290820 "2005-02-20T20:23:09Z")
I’m sorry, I know this has been asked about fourteen times already, but how do I link to a particular post? As of now, I’m reduced to linking to the thread and directing folks to a particular post #. I should know how … --- ## ["penis ensues" and overlords](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-ensues-and-overlords/283862)
**Author:** [@WeRSauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeRSauron)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2005, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-ensues-and-overlords/283862 "2005-02-20T07:33:01Z")
I have noticed two trends lately. Sometimes, people will say, “penis ensues.” Evidently this is one of those SDMB-isms. Where did it come from? What does it mean? How is it used? Why is it popular? Another trend is the … --- ## [Testing my new sig!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-my-new-sig/290907)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-my-new-sig/290907 "2005-02-19T17:28:02Z")
Hi! Hi! --- ## [How could I have asked this question so as not to get moved to Cafe Society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-i-have-asked-this-question-so-as-not-to-get-moved-to-cafe-society/290676)
**Author:** [@Doppleganger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doppleganger)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2005, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-i-have-asked-this-question-so-as-not-to-get-moved-to-cafe-society/290676 "2005-02-19T14:22:02Z")
I posed a question about the whether or not the Springer show uses actors. I also wished to raise the issue of whether or not this occurs in other venues. I thought that I had phrased the question in such a way as to e… --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/289769)
**Author:** [@Tazmanian\_Devil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tazmanian_Devil)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2005, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/289769 "2005-02-18T20:32:15Z")
http://us.f3.yahoofs.com/users/41b31a2dz9f8c2ab3/mail/\_tn/734f.jpg?phpelDCBHBMzDGQP --- ## [Searching strings, and length](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-strings-and-length/290559)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2005, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-strings-and-length/290559 "2005-02-18T18:20:56Z")
How do you search for a string using the search function. I haven’t tried it recently, but I seem to recall that when I used quotaion marks, the search engine looked for the quotation marks in addition to the words. … --- ## [my test post, and a question re intros](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-test-post-and-a-question-re-intros/290596)
**Author:** [@NeitherHeidiNorGretchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NeitherHeidiNorGretchen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2005, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-test-post-and-a-question-re-intros/290596 "2005-02-18T01:39:54Z")
After several months of lunchtime lurking I decided it was time to pay up for the service I was enjoying, and here I am! The question: is there a specific introductions thread? I did a search but it didn’t turn anythin… --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/289107)
**Author:** [@dare\_devil007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dare_devil007)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/289107 "2005-02-17T17:28:59Z")
Quote Indent \[ul\] \[li\]One\[/li\]\[li\]Two\[/li\]\[li\]Three\[/li\]\[li\]Four\[/li\]\[li\]Five\[/li\]\[/ul\] Straight Dope Cool. --- ## [Why am I restricted from reading a thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-restricted-from-reading-a-thread/289913)
**Author:** [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2005, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-restricted-from-reading-a-thread/289913 "2005-02-13T23:45:58Z")
Trying to access the thread title ‘As Requested, Explanation’ in ATMB. and I am recieving this message: ltfire, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons: Your user a… --- ## [Concerning the recent unpleasantness involving TubaDiva (short version)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerning-the-recent-unpleasantness-involving-tubadiva-short-version/289892)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2005, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerning-the-recent-unpleasantness-involving-tubadiva-short-version/289892 "2005-02-13T18:54:47Z")
The original version of this thread has been hidden because, despite my request that users not post specifics about the incident, people went ahead and did so anyway. Do NOT ask for or post such details on the SDMB; all … --- ## [When does my subscription run out? Will I be told?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-my-subscription-run-out-will-i-be-told/289863)
**Author:** [@Tuco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuco)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2005, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-my-subscription-run-out-will-i-be-told/289863 "2005-02-13T16:54:47Z")
For the life of me I can’t remember when it was I paid for my SDMB subscription, and the emails concerning it got sacrificed to the Hard Disk God. I paid the smaller amount by getting in before the deadline, but I don’t… --- ## [Why was neveronsunday banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-neveronsunday-banned/289787)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2005, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-neveronsunday-banned/289787 "2005-02-13T13:22:33Z")
Excuse me if this is an inappropiate question-- I can’t always keep up with the rules surrounding banned members. I thought there was a policy of mods explaining any time someone is banned but I did a search for “nevero… --- ## [Use Report Post - But its my post!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-report-post-but-its-my-post/289739)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2005, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-report-post-but-its-my-post/289739 "2005-02-13T02:05:24Z")
I was told recently to use the report post button to get faster attention on corrections to posts. after not seeing the button for my post, and having someone post after me, I don think dopers get the button for their … --- ## [Rex Fenestrarum banned by request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rex-fenestrarum-banned-by-request/286381)
**Author:** [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2005, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rex-fenestrarum-banned-by-request/286381 "2005-02-13T00:19:34Z")
Rex Fenestrarum has been banned after expressing his desire to no longer post here in this post. This appears to have been in response to having been warned (mildly) earlier in the same thread, http://boards.straightdop… --- ## [How many subscribers are there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscribers-are-there/288824)
**Author:** [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2005, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscribers-are-there/288824 "2005-02-12T23:20:59Z")
How many Charter Members does the SDMB currently have? I’ve looked around in the threads on subscription and the best number I can see is Ed’s mention of 3,800 subscribers, but that was some time ago and is likely below … --- ## [What does SDSAB mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sdsab-mean/239477)
**Author:** [@RickQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickQ)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2005, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sdsab-mean/239477 "2005-02-11T04:12:48Z")
I’ve seen this under a couple of people’s names, the last one I saw was Unclebeer and it just got me to wondering. Cheers Rick --- ## [Acronyms (abbreviations?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronyms-abbreviations/1514)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2005, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronyms-abbreviations/1514 "2005-02-10T22:41:28Z")
It is already hard to debate with some of the members here, but I get definitely lost when they post “words” like BTW, AFP, BtK (I’m making up some of these, ok? :slight\_smile: ). So I’m asking you: Could you post a lis… --- ## [Missing thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-thread/289331)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2005, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-thread/289331 "2005-02-10T14:38:10Z")
I could swear there was a thread earlier today where someone posted a link to some pictures from a trivia contest and wanted help identifying the sources, but I can’t find it now. Was it deleted, or am I just overlooking… --- ## [Time to update the "Guidelines" FAQ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-update-the-guidelines-faq/289295)
**Author:** [@chukhung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chukhung)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2005, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-update-the-guidelines-faq/289295 "2005-02-10T13:02:04Z")
I think a moderator might want to edit the first posting in the FAQ - guidelines for posting at the SDMB thread so that it points to SDMB registration agreement as of 12/31/2004 instead of the now obsolete SDMB registrat… --- ## [The rules concerning the Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rules-concerning-the-pit/289124)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2005, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rules-concerning-the-pit/289124 "2005-02-09T16:28:57Z")
Is the meaning of “Don’t be a jerk” different in the Pit than in the other forums? --- ## [Bumping of old threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumping-of-old-threads/289173)
**Author:** [@deena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deena)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2005, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumping-of-old-threads/289173 "2005-02-09T13:39:56Z")
I heard this is a no no. How old is considered old? Thanks in advance. --- ## ["No homework!" rule clarification, please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-homework-rule-clarification-please/288844)
**Author:** [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2005, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-homework-rule-clarification-please/288844 "2005-02-09T05:21:08Z")
I know I can’t ask to have my homework done for me so please don’t start hollering at me about that. If I remember right, though, it IS ok to start a kind of polling thread - “how would you define X” or “what do you thi… --- ## [Test-](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/289112)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2005, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/289112 "2005-02-09T02:47:22Z")
Just thought you’d like to know :slight\_smile: :rolleyes: :dubious: :cool: :stuck\_out\_tongue: :wally ;j :smiley: :o :mad: :frowning: :eek: Whores in the barleycorn again! Crepuscular! --- ## [Sig Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/289118)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2005, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/289118 "2005-02-09T02:40:20Z")
Testing --- ## [Renewals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renewals/288882)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2005, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renewals/288882 "2005-02-08T18:58:29Z")
How are renewals going to be handled? Are we going to get an email reminding us beforehand? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=361) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=363)