# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=363 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 364 --- ## [Yikes - spoilers visible in mouse-over preview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yikes-spoilers-visible-in-mouse-over-preview/288938)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2005, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yikes-spoilers-visible-in-mouse-over-preview/288938 "2005-02-08T14:28:21Z")
If you go to the listing of forums, and mouse over the lastest post to see the first line of the post, the spoiler appears. I don’t see what could easily be done about this, but I encourage everyone not to mouse over a … --- ## [How do I contact a moderator or administrator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-contact-a-moderator-or-administrator/287343)
**Author:** [@FlippyFly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlippyFly)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2005, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-contact-a-moderator-or-administrator/287343 "2005-02-08T06:42:10Z")
From the user agreement: If you’re not sure whether a link is appropriate, contact a moderator or administrator before posting it. How do I do this? I have a question about sexual mechanics that I am not sure I can po… --- ## [Admins: Will the Board Stay Up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admins-will-the-board-stay-up/288930)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2005, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admins-will-the-board-stay-up/288930 "2005-02-08T04:12:04Z")
I completely understand the seriousness of the problem that cropped up over the weekend, and the SDMB and Reader staff’s desire not to have ongoing discussion of what happened. And it’s not my intent to try to “squeak a… --- ## [Roland Deschain is banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roland-deschain-is-banned/288514)
**Author:** [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2005, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roland-deschain-is-banned/288514 "2005-02-08T01:54:22Z")
TVeblen has enumerated: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=5729664#post5729664 Extreme TMI and wishing death http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=5778328#post5778328 Why it’s okay to… --- ## [My post never showed up in the thread listing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-post-never-showed-up-in-the-thread-listing/288694)
**Author:** [@rkts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rkts)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2005, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-post-never-showed-up-in-the-thread-listing/288694 "2005-02-08T01:38:20Z")
After composing my most recent reply to this thread, I pressed Submit and the browser throbber started spinning as usual. And kept spinning. After a very long wait, I opened the GD thread list in a separate tab (which … --- ## [Flog the hamsters harder, please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flog-the-hamsters-harder-please/288852)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2005, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flog-the-hamsters-harder-please/288852 "2005-02-08T00:14:40Z")
I know this is a common gripe, but could someone please take a more active role in flogging the hamsters? It’s taking about a minute a page to load topics, and this is on a fast machine on a fast connection. This shoul… --- ## [I miss the quick reply box.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-the-quick-reply-box/287143)
**Author:** [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2005, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-the-quick-reply-box/287143 "2005-02-07T22:34:25Z")
I realize that we haven’t had it for quite a while now, and this post is more than a bit late. I really liked just being able to type in a reply and submitting it without having to go through an extra “click and wait” s… --- ## [How is someone warned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-someone-warned/288670)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2005, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-someone-warned/288670 "2005-02-07T21:17:43Z")
Do the mods e-mail you privately and smack you on the wrist? Or do they post a warning in a thread and trust you will see it? I particpated in a now-locked thread on revenge that crossed the line from “prank” to “crimi… --- ## [Wow really confused](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-really-confused/287194)
**Author:** [@Konstantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Konstantine)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2005, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-really-confused/287194 "2005-02-07T14:11:30Z")
I just joined this board and I’m confused. You’re saying that after 30 days you have to PAY to be a member of this board? If someone can please explain that to me, I’d appreciate it. --- ## [I'd like to change my user name.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-change-my-user-name/288707)
**Author:** [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2005, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-change-my-user-name/288707 "2005-02-07T06:53:32Z")
Hi, I’d like to change my user name from ava to kimera. I reserved kimera so I know it is not taken. Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this, but another member suggested that I post it here. Thanks! --- ## [Hello All](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-all/288635)
**Author:** [@NeXXuS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NeXXuS)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2005, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-all/288635 "2005-02-06T09:17:43Z")
Hell everyone, been secretly reading the forums here for a while, I like it here. Just wanted to say hello with my first post. Feel free to ask whatever since I am the newb here. --- ## [why does SDMB clear my cookies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-sdmb-clear-my-cookies/287654)
**Author:** [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2005, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-sdmb-clear-my-cookies/287654 "2005-02-06T03:13:47Z")
I have to log in every time, even though I checked the “Remember me” box. I’ve checked my browser cookie settings. --- ## [OPs can request a thread be closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ops-can-request-a-thread-be-closed/288566)
**Author:** [@SlyFrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlyFrog)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2005, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ops-can-request-a-thread-be-closed/288566 "2005-02-05T21:28:37Z")
A IMHO thread was just closed by a mod, apparently at the request of an OP. Why is this permitted, particularly when the forum was IMHO? I sincerely don’t get it. I might understand this on another message board, but … --- ## [Why is the posting time always ten minutes behind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-posting-time-always-ten-minutes-behind/288527)
**Author:** [@Can\_Handle\_the\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Can_Handle_the_Truth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2005, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-posting-time-always-ten-minutes-behind/288527 "2005-02-05T15:38:16Z")
Seems like if it was a traffic problem, the posts would show a later time, not earlier. (Post submitted at 10:40 am EST) --- ## [Suggestion about the Ignore List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-about-the-ignore-list/287325)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2005, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-about-the-ignore-list/287325 "2005-02-03T15:10:08Z")
When the ignorered poster posts a thread you can still read the text of their titles. Any way you can fix that? --- ## [Posts deleted by mod? Under what circumstances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-deleted-by-mod-under-what-circumstances/288021)
**Author:** [@MrFantsyPants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFantsyPants)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2005, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-deleted-by-mod-under-what-circumstances/288021 "2005-02-03T02:27:29Z")
in the Have You accepted Jesus thread, I saw something that I have not seen before. Two Posts (39 1/2 and 40 1/2) were deleted. I suspect they have been deleted so that people can’t read them, but it got me wondering w… --- ## [vB escape code test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-escape-code-test/287970)
**Author:** [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2005, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-escape-code-test/287970 "2005-02-02T23:58:21Z")
\[sup\]blah\[/sup\] --- ## [How do I unsubsribe to a large number of threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-unsubsribe-to-a-large-number-of-threads/287812)
**Author:** [@GomiBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GomiBoy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2005, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-unsubsribe-to-a-large-number-of-threads/287812 "2005-02-02T11:49:26Z")
It’s not a big deal, but I have like 3 pages of subscribed threads. I was hoping to pare that down a bit, as it’s a chore to troll through the ones I don’t care about anymore. Is there a quick and easy way to do this? I… --- ## [What is the reason for removing the 'Ask a muslim woman' thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-reason-for-removing-the-ask-a-muslim-woman-thread/287671)
**Author:** [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2005, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-reason-for-removing-the-ask-a-muslim-woman-thread/287671 "2005-02-01T21:40:06Z")
I understand that Sarah W claims someone else used her name and the mods/admins are looking into that. But why remove the thread? Can’t you lock it, while looking for more info? I’m curious about some answers given … --- ## [Stolen content. Again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stolen-content-again/283785)
**Author:** [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2005, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stolen-content-again/283785 "2005-02-01T01:12:47Z")
I seem to recall this having happened earlier with the same exact site (or one run by the same people/person). The forum’s called Cockadoodledoo. A lot of usernames are repeated from SDMB users. A lot of posts are rep… --- ## [The two character warning is screwy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-character-warning-is-screwy/287653)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2005, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-character-warning-is-screwy/287653 "2005-01-31T22:06:19Z")
OR Why does the sentence between the quotes not count? --- ## [New Subscribed Threads RSS feed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-subscribed-threads-rss-feed/287479)
**Author:** [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2005, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-subscribed-threads-rss-feed/287479 "2005-01-31T17:42:47Z")
pretty, pretty please? :slight\_smile: --- ## [A few changes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-changes/287121)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2005, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-changes/287121 "2005-01-30T14:06:57Z")
I’m sure some of you have noticed already, but we have shifted John Corrado back to moderator duty in the Pit, and Tomndebb is now serving to moderate Great Debates. We thank our staffers as they take on their new respo… --- ## [Another search questions: Threads older than a year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-search-questions-threads-older-than-a-year/287179)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2005, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-search-questions-threads-older-than-a-year/287179 "2005-01-30T01:41:08Z")
I was trying to find an old thread I started back when Joan of Arcadia premiered. It seems only the ones within the past year come up. Are threads older than a year archived somewhere and inaccesible? Or have they bee… --- ## [If Someone Admits to a Crime on the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-admits-to-a-crime-on-the-sdmb/286655)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2005, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-admits-to-a-crime-on-the-sdmb/286655 "2005-01-29T20:04:02Z")
Lots of times, posters will admit to minor crimes in a thread. or… or… …the list goes on. Obviously, the SDMB administrators are justifiably concerned about threads where people discuss how to break the law, but n… --- ## [Mistitled thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistitled-thread/287187)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2005, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistitled-thread/287187 "2005-01-29T11:58:26Z")
I’ve just posted a thread in GD titled ‘An essay worth reading’. Unfortunately it should have been ‘An essay about Iraq worth reading’. Could some kind mod please correct it? --- ## [New Post icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-post-icon/286385)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2005, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-post-icon/286385 "2005-01-29T07:18:07Z")
In the past several hours, I’ve noticed the icon for New Posts in a thread doesn’t change to the No New Posts icon even after I read or post to a thread. This is pretty tricial in the big picture of human existance, but… --- ## [Reason for closing a thread -- "dup"? What's "dup"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reason-for-closing-a-thread-dup-whats-dup/287238)
**Author:** [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2005, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reason-for-closing-a-thread-dup-whats-dup/287238 "2005-01-29T04:09:11Z")
There’s a thread by elmwood in IMHO where “dup” is given as the reason for closing it. Huh? --- ## [Search options: Search the previous 72 hours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-options-search-the-previous-72-hours/286866)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2005, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-options-search-the-previous-72-hours/286866 "2005-01-28T23:24:19Z")
Would it be possible to set a search option for a 72 hour timeframe? Presently we can search for posts from the previous day, but the next shortest setting we can opt for is from the previous week. Lots of times I know… --- ## [Winter of Missed Content](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-of-missed-content/284954)
**Author:** [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2005, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-of-missed-content/284954 "2005-01-27T15:31:37Z")
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