# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=38 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 39 --- ## [Read only notice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-only-notice/928167)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-only-notice/928167 "2020-12-16T05:49:34Z")
I’m getting a message in a blue box at the top of pages that says: “This site is in read only mode. Please continue to browse, but replying, likes, and other actions are disabled for now.” And yet, here I am posting. Wha… --- ## [Board very slow loading this evening 12-14-20](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-very-slow-loading-this-evening-12-14-20/928068)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2020, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-very-slow-loading-this-evening-12-14-20/928068 "2020-12-15T04:09:48Z")
Is it just me? (I hope.) By slow, I mean 15 mins for pages to load…some not loading at all. --- ## [Premature thread closure in Great Debates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premature-thread-closure-in-great-debates/927901)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premature-thread-closure-in-great-debates/927901 "2020-12-13T16:21:05Z")
I don’t believe it was necessary to close this thread on the topic of Moses Farrow’s support for Woody Allen. It was closed after only 26 posts, of which 12 were either from the poster who was making inappropriate relig… --- ## [Junior Modding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junior-modding/927802)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junior-modding/927802 "2020-12-12T14:34:54Z")
Now that we have a new board and new Mods, I would like clarification on a answer I got years ago. Is a polite request to get back to the OP considered Junior Modding now? That was Ok in the past but I would like a cla… --- ## [I Don't Understand Some Mod Interventions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-some-mod-interventions/927779)
**Author:** [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-some-mod-interventions/927779 "2020-12-11T23:59:11Z")
Here, a mod admonishes (not warns) a poster about going off topic, characterizing the post as “attempt\[ing\] to derail this thread.” UltraVires’s posted seemed to me to be courteous, very much on-topic, and very much in … --- ## [Posting questions \[Text Formatting\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-questions-text-formatting/927422)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-questions-text-formatting/927422 "2020-12-08T02:36:28Z")
How do I get coloured and tiny font? --- ## [QZ moderator simply wrong and rather than admit it shuts all up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qz-moderator-simply-wrong-and-rather-than-admit-it-shuts-all-up/927529)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qz-moderator-simply-wrong-and-rather-than-admit-it-shuts-all-up/927529 "2020-12-08T22:18:25Z")
Here the QZ moderator banned a poster from a thread for posting further in a thread due to “blatant misinformation” … when the specific information posted was within the range of expert opinion, albeit on the low side. @… --- ## ["fortyv" Banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortyv-banned/922158)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortyv-banned/922158 "2020-12-08T17:10:30Z")
Aw- I sent “forfyv” over here and he got banned within hours. He started a thread in “Politics and Elections” called " New form of government?. I was sad to see he didn’t survive long. He’s an older guy who seems kinda… --- ## [How do I post an avatar image?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-post-an-avatar-image/927401)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-post-an-avatar-image/927401 "2020-12-08T00:46:04Z")
I’m still getting used to the new board software. When I came back after some absence, I was issued a plain grey A next to my name. Mrs. Nott made a pictograph I’d like to use, and I began to look for my profile. I don’t… --- ## [Deleting my posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-my-posts/927512)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-my-posts/927512 "2020-12-07T21:50:01Z")
I just tried to delete one of my posts, and got a message that I’ve done that too many times, and I will have to wait six hours before doing it again. I haven’t deleted a post in days. And the post I wanted to delete g… --- ## [...clarification about a warning \[Rescinded, Mod mistake\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-about-a-warning-rescinded-mod-mistake/927263)
**Author:** [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-about-a-warning-rescinded-mod-mistake/927263 "2020-12-07T19:31:58Z")
I’ve conceded that Page may (or may not) identify as a trans man. I’ve stated that Page hasn’t identified as a trans man and its presumptuous to make that assumption. You can be non-binary and prefer “he” or “she” or “t… --- ## [Urbanredneck2 has been suspended for 30 days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck2-has-been-suspended-for-30-days/927209)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck2-has-been-suspended-for-30-days/927209 "2020-12-04T16:08:08Z")
urbanredneck2 has been suspended for 30 days, after receiving five warnings since March, three of them in the past month. The most recent warnings are here: Warning: for this post: Warning: Warning: In refer… --- ## [Is there an ignore feature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-ignore-feature/528096)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-ignore-feature/528096 "2020-12-04T04:40:22Z")
Is there a feature to ignore someone…? --- ## [In remembrance of Nate Wooley (Jonathan\_Chance), 1967-2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-remembrance-of-nate-wooley-jonathan-chance-1967-2020/926065)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-remembrance-of-nate-wooley-jonathan-chance-1967-2020/926065 "2020-12-02T04:03:38Z")
On November 12, 2020, we at the Straight Dope learned with sadness of the death of Nate Wooley, known on this board as Jonathan\_Chance, a member since 1999 and a moderator since 2013. He was 53 years old. Nate was a cha… --- ## [This warning is pretty lame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-warning-is-pretty-lame/925906)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-warning-is-pretty-lame/925906 "2020-12-01T18:55:25Z")
This warning for UR2 is pretty bad: I don’t UR2’s reply is really that different than many other replies that go on in a GD thread. I don’t even think it justifies a mod note. --- ## [Please advise me on hidden inappropriate post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-advise-me-on-hidden-inappropriate-post/926889)
**Author:** [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-advise-me-on-hidden-inappropriate-post/926889 "2020-12-01T14:04:32Z")
Mods please advise me of which post was hidden where it is hidden did I press the wrong button and send myself to Coventry and most importantly why it was inappropriate Cutting and pasting the notification in this post … --- ## [Misogyny and our sponsors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogyny-and-our-sponsors/926886)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogyny-and-our-sponsors/926886 "2020-12-01T03:52:43Z")
Earlier tonight I was called out for misogyny. It’s a fair cop, but then I saw that we have a new sponsor which is nothing but clickbait for photos of busty women, including one fellating a churro. Will this encourage … --- ## [Transgender topics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-topics/926758)
**Author:** [@Boudicca90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boudicca90)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-topics/926758 "2020-11-30T21:39:32Z")
The topic Did We Treat Transgenderism Better in the Past?, was recently locked by @What\_Exit because it went too off the rails according to him. I agree with his Topic Ban of YWTF as she has a history of bogging down the… --- ## [Can you explain why this deserves a warning as an insult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-why-this-deserves-a-warning-as-an-insult/851989)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-why-this-deserves-a-warning-as-an-insult/851989 "2020-11-30T20:57:36Z")
Why is this an insult? “People like you are why racism can continue to exist.” Why is it an insult to say that you are creating space for racists to continue to be racist? And why is this deserving of a warning and a … --- ## [I disagree with this warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-disagree-with-this-warning/926267)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-disagree-with-this-warning/926267 "2020-11-25T20:48:16Z")
I disagree. I clearly was attacking the post. I actually went to some length to show that I don’t have a problem with HMS Irruncible in general, just with his posts on the subject under discussion. Pleas rescind thi… --- ## [How to spoiler something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-spoiler-something/926192)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-spoiler-something/926192 "2020-11-23T21:58:36Z")
Just testing to see how spoilers work: --- ## [Teenage girls holding hands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenage-girls-holding-hands/926092)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2020, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenage-girls-holding-hands/926092 "2020-11-21T05:12:04Z")
Clearly, the threads with the most recorded ‘views’ are the oldest active threads. But amongst active recent threads … it’s clear that what we really like to ‘view’ is threads about “Teenage girls holding hands” --- ## [Is the SDMB as active as it is now during non-election years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-as-active-as-it-is-now-during-non-election-years/925974)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-as-active-as-it-is-now-during-non-election-years/925974 "2020-11-20T18:19:25Z")
I joined the Dope when the election and voting was just starting to gain popularity on here (and all social media platforms, really), so I’m wondering if the Dope is as active as it is now during non-election years, or a… --- ## [Can the mods require a poster to reply to a question?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-mods-require-a-poster-to-reply-to-a-question/925356)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-mods-require-a-poster-to-reply-to-a-question/925356 "2020-11-13T08:38:05Z")
Raised by this thread: --- ## [Why am I seeing ads with my paid membership?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-seeing-ads-with-my-paid-membership/925807)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-seeing-ads-with-my-paid-membership/925807 "2020-11-18T02:17:18Z")
I’m a Charter Member, and I’m pretty sure my paid subscription is good for at least another five or six months; yet I’m seeing ads as I scroll through threads. Why is that? --- ## [Any advice for retuning to SDMB after long hiatus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-for-retuning-to-sdmb-after-long-hiatus/925664)
**Author:** [@Crenshaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crenshaw)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-for-retuning-to-sdmb-after-long-hiatus/925664 "2020-11-18T00:58:24Z")
Looks like we all went through some things. What’s new around here since 2008 or so? --- ## [I am curious \[what is the purpose of this site\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-curious-what-is-the-purpose-of-this-site/925467)
**Author:** [@Notonthisforum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Notonthisforum)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-curious-what-is-the-purpose-of-this-site/925467 "2020-11-17T19:19:06Z")
What is the purpose of this site? Who runs it? In the company bio, it states just that, “company”. --- ## [How to Use "Your Topic is similar to..."?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-use-your-topic-is-similar-to/925726)
**Author:** [@Ptolomy57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ptolomy57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-use-your-topic-is-similar-to/925726 "2020-11-16T18:46:07Z")
So, I can’t help but notice how the SDMB will auto-search for posts similar to my question. However, when I scroll over these to see the full thread, the mouse becomes “a hand pointing” which often indicates i scrolled o… --- ## [Is there any way to show "location" anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-show-location-anymore/925378)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-show-location-anymore/925378 "2020-11-14T22:12:46Z")
Don’t know if this is ATMB or Site Feedback: is there a way to show location in the new platform? I miss those little glimpses of where posters were from. --- ## [Nuclear attack scenario vs. Dirty compuyer tricks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-attack-scenario-vs-dirty-compuyer-tricks/925549)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-attack-scenario-vs-dirty-compuyer-tricks/925549 "2020-11-14T12:50:20Z")
Last week I started a thread about ways your computer can be attacked and how it can be defended. It was hidden, with an admonishment from a mod, who said regardless of intent, do mot post methods of attacking computers… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=37) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=39)