# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=369 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 370 --- ## [Possible for guests to view profiles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-for-guests-to-view-profiles/278577)
**Author:** [@ShockingAlberto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShockingAlberto)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2004, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-for-guests-to-view-profiles/278577 "2004-12-14T20:58:42Z")
Is it in any way possible for me to view someone’s profile? I wanted to obtain someone’s e-mail address so I could get in touch with them about subscribing (they offered to pay my way since I don’t have the resources) a… --- ## [Testing my sig](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-my-sig/279659)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2004, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-my-sig/279659 "2004-12-14T19:54:43Z")
Shirley Ujest, this sig’s for you. (and for others). --- ## [Why Don't We Have A Computer Forum on SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-have-a-computer-forum-on-sdmb/279465)
**Author:** [@JimMacMillan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimMacMillan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2004, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-have-a-computer-forum-on-sdmb/279465 "2004-12-14T18:30:31Z")
Maybe I overlooked this question but why not simply have Computer Forum on SDMB? I don’t think the questions are ever going to stop. Why not give them an appropriate place? Jim --- ## [Zagadka Banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zagadka-banned/277711)
**Author:** [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2004, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zagadka-banned/277711 "2004-12-14T12:38:29Z")
Previous warnings: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=264713&page=2 http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=5008282#post5008282 http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=50204… --- ## [Where would I put a "roast" thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-i-put-a-roast-thread/277986)
**Author:** [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2004, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-i-put-a-roast-thread/277986 "2004-12-13T14:51:15Z")
So I was thinking today that I’d like to start a “roast” thread for Liberal, as he is fast approaching 20,000 posts. But where to put it? He certainly inflames people, so I’d be inclined to put it in the pit. But then… --- ## [Did a thread about transliteration get deleted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-a-thread-about-transliteration-get-deleted/279471)
**Author:** [@yBeayf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yBeayf)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2004, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-a-thread-about-transliteration-get-deleted/279471 "2004-12-13T00:16:29Z")
Am I hallucinating, or has a thread about transliterating Greek and Cyrillic writing in GQ that was still active as of last night disappeared off the face of the board? I can’t seem to find it anywheres. --- ## [Searching for time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-time/279296)
**Author:** [@Saranga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saranga)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2004, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-time/279296 "2004-12-12T15:32:26Z")
I love the SDMB and hate to be a nag, but I figured I might as well bring this up if no one else has noticed it yet. Doing a search solely for the word “time” in GQ results in the following error after a long wait: F… --- ## [Jan. 25 1994](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-25-1994/279289)
**Author:** [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2004, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-25-1994/279289 "2004-12-12T09:03:22Z")
I just recently noticed that when someone has an external link near the beginning of a thread, in the mouseover preview of that thread I’ll see “JAN. 25 1994” in tiny letters, twice. What gives? I’m using Firefox, I’ve … --- ## [Should active Threadspotting Threads be closed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-active-threadspotting-threads-be-closed/279311)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2004, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-active-threadspotting-threads-be-closed/279311 "2004-12-11T23:14:59Z")
samclem closed this thread, despite the fact that it is currently in Threadspotting. That seems a cheat somehow. Shouldn’t the mods/admins at least wait until a new thread makes Threadspotting? --- ## [Reason why searches only work for one user?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reason-why-searches-only-work-for-one-user/279169)
**Author:** [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2004, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reason-why-searches-only-work-for-one-user/279169 "2004-12-11T22:47:03Z")
On more than one occasion, people here have posted a link to a search that they did. (E.g. boards (dot) straightdope (dot) com/search.php?searchid=######) The result being that they can see the results okay, but others w… --- ## [Evil Death banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-death-banned/279269)
**Author:** [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2004, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-death-banned/279269 "2004-12-11T05:22:59Z")
Previous warnings: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=2925205 http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=4612367 http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=4714104 http://bo… --- ## [Test Post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/278645)
**Author:** [@Scottsville\_Alligator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scottsville_Alligator)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2004, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/278645 "2004-12-10T22:01:48Z")
This is a test. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Find Posts by User Increased](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-posts-by-user-increased/277191)
**Author:** [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2004, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-posts-by-user-increased/277191 "2004-12-10T09:45:34Z")
Just wanted to mention that I just noticed that the buffer for listing Posts by User went from 500 to 750. Kinda cool. --- ## [TubaDiva: I don't mean to be a pest, but](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-i-dont-mean-to-be-a-pest-but/278560)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2004, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-i-dont-mean-to-be-a-pest-but/278560 "2004-12-08T19:11:55Z")
Did you get my e-mail about my name change? I sent it on Thursday from a yahoo! account, and then again yesterday since I was out of town all weekend. I’m just getting worried you’re not getting them! --- ## [Ok, where's my signature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-wheres-my-signature/278670)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2004, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-wheres-my-signature/278670 "2004-12-08T18:52:09Z")
I can see other people’s signatures, but I can’t see my own. I do have “show signatures” checked off in the options, and if I view my public profile I can see it there. So does anyone know where my signature went off to… --- ## [Embarrasment smiley](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embarrasment-smiley/277981)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2004, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embarrasment-smiley/277981 "2004-12-08T02:34:00Z")
What does :o mean to you? It doesn’t say embarassment to me. It looks more like someone yawning. Maybe we need a new smiley that actually looks embarassed rather than bored. --- ## [New Category](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-category/278238)
**Author:** [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2004, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-category/278238 "2004-12-07T21:30:13Z")
I think that a new category of questions would be helpful. This new category would be for questions that, after a given length of time, (say a month or so) still have zero (0) replies. Among the possible titles for thi… --- ## [Is it OK for a different person to bump an already bumped thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-for-a-different-person-to-bump-an-already-bumped-thread/278361)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2004, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-for-a-different-person-to-bump-an-already-bumped-thread/278361 "2004-12-07T13:07:46Z")
I’m talking about the following specific scenario. Poster A opens a thread asking why colorless green dreams sleep furiously, which drops like a rock. Next day Poster A bumps the thread. On the third day, is it OK if … --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/278430)
**Author:** [@Andrew\_21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andrew_21)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2004, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/278430 "2004-12-06T22:40:21Z")
Test \[ol\] \[li\]one\[/li\]\[li\]two\[/li\]\[li\]three\[/li\]\[/ol\] :slight\_smile: :eek: :confused: --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/278378)
**Author:** [@Aceospades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aceospades)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2004, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/278378 "2004-12-06T16:53:36Z")
story hour --- ## [Is it considered bad form to post an opinion without reading all replies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-considered-bad-form-to-post-an-opinion-without-reading-all-replies/277817)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2004, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-considered-bad-form-to-post-an-opinion-without-reading-all-replies/277817 "2004-12-06T15:46:36Z")
If I see a title or OP in, say, the Pit which I immediately form an opinion about - Is it bad form if I post my opinion without first reading every reply to the OP? Considering that a person’s opinion is unlikely to cha… --- ## [Do you lose your post count if you change your username?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lose-your-post-count-if-you-change-your-username/277710)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2004, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lose-your-post-count-if-you-change-your-username/277710 "2004-12-06T14:59:07Z")
The title says it all. --- ## [Management and enforcement.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/management-and-enforcement/277350)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2004, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/management-and-enforcement/277350 "2004-12-06T10:43:25Z")
We want to make the management and enforcement process more transparent to you, our users. In the past, we have been hesitant to disclose information about a poster who is banned, out of respect for their privacy. Sinc… --- ## [Unofficial SDMB Search Requests Thread -- for Guests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unofficial-sdmb-search-requests-thread-for-guests/257801)
**Author:** [@Vision\_of\_Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vision_of_Love)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2004, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unofficial-sdmb-search-requests-thread-for-guests/257801 "2004-12-06T03:43:15Z")
Nightwatch Trailer suggested in this thread that we have Charter Members do searches for Guests. So if you’re a Guest and you’re looking for something specific in the SDMB archives, post about it so a kind Doper can hel… --- ## [What is a Child Forum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-child-forum/278198)
**Author:** [@START](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/START)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2004, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-child-forum/278198 "2004-12-06T02:40:45Z")
What is a Child Forum? --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/278205)
**Author:** [@ReaperMort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReaperMort)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2004, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/278205 "2004-12-05T13:21:40Z")
spoiler- and it really was a kitten, after all./spoiler http://www.vbulletin.com/forum vBulletin Community Forums urlhttp://www.vbulletin.com/forum/url url=www.vbulletin.com/forumvBulletin Community Forums/url --- ## [Why was my "what is considered to be the most reliable car" thread moved from General](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-what-is-considered-to-be-the-most-reliable-car-thread-moved-from-general/278051)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Deschain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Deschain)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2004, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-what-is-considered-to-be-the-most-reliable-car-thread-moved-from-general/278051 "2004-12-05T03:01:54Z")
Questions to IMHO. I was looking for the most objective answer possible. Something like “according to breakdown data from XYG engineers the 1998 XXXX is the most reliable auto ever produced” Furthermore, the reason th… --- ## [Link question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-question/277403)
**Author:** [@Izzybella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Izzybella)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2004, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-question/277403 "2004-12-05T02:43:47Z")
I’ve looked here for an answer to this question and can’t find it. If it has already been answered elsewhere, please let me know and I’ll go read it. My question is–How do I name a link and make it look prettier, so th… --- ## [Guest question: Why is this "bored" so slow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guest-question-why-is-this-bored-so-slow/278011)
**Author:** [@bingham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bingham)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2004, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guest-question-why-is-this-bored-so-slow/278011 "2004-12-04T19:32:40Z")
Disclaimer: This is an honest question and not meant to provoke a negative reaction. I’m a recent arrival here, a FNG if you like and have found that at times this message “bored” labours while navigating through the ma… --- ## [Mouseover in Firefox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouseover-in-firefox/277896)
**Author:** [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2004, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouseover-in-firefox/277896 "2004-12-04T17:06:48Z")
DooWahDiddy asked this question before, here, but it was never really answered. Why does the mouse-over preview tooltip show 30+ characters in IE, but only about 10 in Mozilla Firefox? Is this forum- or browser-depende… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=368) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=370)