# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=378 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 379 --- ## [What's the rule on linking to other forums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rule-on-linking-to-other-forums/262405)
**Author:** [@RumMunkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RumMunkey)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2004, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rule-on-linking-to-other-forums/262405 "2004-09-01T02:17:10Z")
Can I recommend other forums to another member in a thread via a link? I don’t know why, but I seem to remember some sort of problem with this. --- ## [Currently illegal activities in historical sources, how much the taint?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/currently-illegal-activities-in-historical-sources-how-much-the-taint/262221)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2004, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/currently-illegal-activities-in-historical-sources-how-much-the-taint/262221 "2004-09-01T00:26:11Z")
In SDMB Registration Agreement thread, there was discussion of appropriate and inappropriate links to websites. Tuckerfan said he wanted to post a link to a full-text copy of an 1880 book available for downloading. U… --- ## [url coding when I don't want it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/url-coding-when-i-dont-want-it/262476)
**Author:** [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2004, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/url-coding-when-i-dont-want-it/262476 "2004-08-31T21:52:08Z")
In this post, I didn’t want the url in the quote to link to the page so I deleted the \[ url \] & \[ /url \] before submitting, but it still popped up as a clickable link. Is there any way to prevent that? --- ## ["Code:"...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code/262317)
**Author:** [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2004, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code/262317 "2004-08-31T19:14:30Z")
What am I not seeing when I see the word “Code:” followed by a short, long, empty box? Like this post. I usually surf the Dope on a Mac (both at work and at home) and they both have the lastest version of IE. Am I mis… --- ## [Move along. Nothing to see here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-along-nothing-to-see-here/260861)
**Author:** [@According\_to\_Pliny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/According_to_Pliny)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2004, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-along-nothing-to-see-here/260861 "2004-08-31T18:06:34Z")
Nothing to see here. Told ya. --- ## [Subscribing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribing/262397)
**Author:** [@FruitPie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FruitPie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2004, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribing/262397 "2004-08-31T12:33:00Z")
This might be the wrong forum and I’m sure it’s been asked a billion times before but how do I subscribe if I have neither credit card nor PayPal? Also I didn’t realize my guest subscription had ended(don’t worry,I’m us… --- ## [A question re board policy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-re-board-policy/262165)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2004, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-re-board-policy/262165 "2004-08-30T12:43:22Z")
In Cafe Society, a request was put out for copies of tapes of several early seasons of The Amazing Race, which are not available on DVD at this point. The person making the request offered to pay cost of materials and s… --- ## [Why can't I access this page?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-access-this-page/262134)
**Author:** [@PussyCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PussyCow)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2004, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-access-this-page/262134 "2004-08-29T23:03:07Z")
Why can’t I access this page? It is titled Why are people mean to each other? I was getting emails for new posts, and when I click on the most recent one it takes me to a page that says I am not allowed access. What hap… --- ## [What kind of search do you get when you use that pull down box?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-search-do-you-get-when-you-use-that-pull-down-box/262092)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2004, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-search-do-you-get-when-you-use-that-pull-down-box/262092 "2004-08-29T21:10:18Z")
I always go to Advanced Search so I can refine my search. But if I just put keywords in the box does it search all the fora for all time? Does it search for username? The preset you’ve got already in Advanced? Some defau… --- ## [I wish to convert civillians to the teeming millions -Any Link Buttons for SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-convert-civillians-to-the-teeming-millions-any-link-buttons-for-sdmb/262066)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2004, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-convert-civillians-to-the-teeming-millions-any-link-buttons-for-sdmb/262066 "2004-08-29T06:52:37Z")
In short I have to make a webpage for my College class. Are there Graphics/HTML Tags approved for this purpose? --- ## [Mod question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-question/261697)
**Author:** [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2004, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-question/261697 "2004-08-29T05:12:01Z")
In reading Dex’s response to nonpolar, I started thinking about the mechanics of modding. I’d always just sort of figured ya’ll lurked like anyone else and caught stuff when you saw it or it was reported. But the way I r… --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/261447)
**Author:** [@DonMartin88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DonMartin88)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2004, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/261447 "2004-08-26T03:01:08Z")
test --- ## [How to become moderator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-become-moderator/261396)
**Author:** [@nonpolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonpolar)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2004, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-become-moderator/261396 "2004-08-26T01:20:46Z")
Do I ever stand a chance to become moderator on this board? :wink: --- ## [What is the ASCII code for the "trademake" symbol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ascii-code-for-the-trademake-symbol/261430)
**Author:** [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2004, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ascii-code-for-the-trademake-symbol/261430 "2004-08-25T23:19:41Z")
You know the little capitol ‘R’ in acircle? I can do alot of others… ¢ £ ¥ ¼ ß and so forth, but I can’t get the dang registered trademark symbol! :mad: --- ## [Wha' hoppen to my thread??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wha-hoppen-to-my-thread/261099)
**Author:** [@tygerbryght](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tygerbryght)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2004, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wha-hoppen-to-my-thread/261099 "2004-08-25T15:47:45Z")
I messed up the title of a GQ thread I started in the wee hours overnight, so I sent an email to a moderator asking that it be fixed. I found it again when I logged on an hour ago, and responded to a clarification quest… --- ## [Is The Search Broken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-search-broken/260528)
**Author:** [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2004, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-search-broken/260528 "2004-08-24T21:18:13Z")
I’ve noticed this recently, but only now getting around to asking. I normally keep track of the threads I’m involved in by doing a straight-forward search; Advanced Search Search By User Name : Futile Gesture, Find Po… --- ## [This is a test of the upper "submit new thread" button](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-of-the-upper-submit-new-thread-button/260592)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2004, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-of-the-upper-submit-new-thread-button/260592 "2004-08-20T22:19:00Z")
When one authors a new thread, there are two options: submit and preveiw. After hitting preview, a second “submit message” button appears, this one below the previewed text. This is a test of whether that upper submit … --- ## [How about a "Forum Jump" doo-dad at the Top of the Page too???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-forum-jump-doo-dad-at-the-top-of-the-page-too/260222)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2004, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-forum-jump-doo-dad-at-the-top-of-the-page-too/260222 "2004-08-18T21:40:08Z")
O.K. so scroll down to the bottom of a Forum page or an individual Thread and we have the groovy little “Forum Jump” doo-dad which I am quite fond of and use frequently. What I would love even more would be if we had on… --- ## [Posting a wav](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-a-wav/260349)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2004, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-a-wav/260349 "2004-08-18T16:36:21Z")
There’s a couple of discussions where I would like to post a few wavs --- ## [A test. . . Password trouble and the like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-test-password-trouble-and-the-like/260353)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2004, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-test-password-trouble-and-the-like/260353 "2004-08-18T06:23:45Z")
Just a test post. After arriving back in “the States”, I’ve tried to log in with my usual password. I know TubaDiva changed it for me to hook me up with a charter membership, but I thought I changed it back. Tonight, … --- ## [Curious - SDBM forums no longer with us??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-sdbm-forums-no-longer-with-us/259563)
**Author:** [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2004, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-sdbm-forums-no-longer-with-us/259563 "2004-08-18T04:45:57Z")
I’ve noticed the odd pattern of forum IDs that show up in the links to view the seperate forums off the SDMB main page, but today I finally got around to listing all of them. The forum IDs, in ascending order, seem to s… --- ## [How do I include one or more quotes from other posts in mine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-include-one-or-more-quotes-from-other-posts-in-mine/260243)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2004, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-include-one-or-more-quotes-from-other-posts-in-mine/260243 "2004-08-17T17:54:39Z")
That’s it. I don’t seem to be able to figure out how to include quotes from other posts in the one I’m typing. I have discovered that if I hit reply after one of the posts, the entire post is copied into my text window… --- ## [Double posts are back, for some reason.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posts-are-back-for-some-reason/260090)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2004, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posts-are-back-for-some-reason/260090 "2004-08-17T11:12:57Z")
A while back, a software change made it impossible to go back to the reply screen, once you had posted. That completely eliminated double-posts. :smiley: Lately, though, a few double-posts have slipped in. One of the do… --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/260186)
**Author:** [@Necro\_Romancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necro_Romancer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2004, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/260186 "2004-08-17T03:11:07Z")
Test --- ## [Is it possible to choose where GUI control focus goes when using the forum jump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-choose-where-gui-control-focus-goes-when-using-the-forum-jump/260171)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2004, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-choose-where-gui-control-focus-goes-when-using-the-forum-jump/260171 "2004-08-17T01:46:05Z")
When you use the forum jump control to go to a new forum the focus (the ‘active’ control, usually in dialog boxes the thing with the faint dotted line round it) remains on that control. I am a heavy user of the mouse w… --- ## [Search Help Needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-help-needed/259998)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2004, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-help-needed/259998 "2004-08-16T11:38:08Z")
In the last year or two, there was a thread which discussed which charities corporations give to. In it was a link discussing how Chil-Fil-A gives money to a group that discourages the use of condoms. Try as I might, I… --- ## [What does "Hi, Opal" mean ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-hi-opal-mean/258147)
**Author:** [@Achilles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achilles)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2004, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-hi-opal-mean/258147 "2004-08-15T22:35:44Z")
I keep seeing this in threads. It makes no sense. It must be some sort of in-joke. Anyone ? --- ## [What's happening with posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-happening-with-posts/259489)
**Author:** [@ageless6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ageless6)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2004, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-happening-with-posts/259489 "2004-08-15T11:03:04Z")
I’ve been waiting for someone else to ask this,but it’s beginning to look as if it’s only me. For two or three days the lines and colors in the posts are gone.All posts;all fora. There is nothing under the posts except … --- ## [We have a new 'Libertarian'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-libertarian/258769)
**Author:** [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2004, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-libertarian/258769 "2004-08-14T03:58:34Z")
I thought when user names get changed, the old one is retired and becomes unavailable. But now there’s a new Libertarian guest! (No offense meant to the new guest - welcome to you!) Is there a slight spelling change I… --- ## [Bump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump/259666)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2004, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump/259666 "2004-08-13T23:56:06Z")
I asked a question in Cafe Society. No answers, and it’s fallen off the radar. In general- how long, how often & etc are the guidelines for bumping? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=377) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=379)