# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=380 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 381 --- ## [Privacy rules don't count for moderators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/privacy-rules-dont-count-for-moderators/256817)
**Author:** [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2004, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/privacy-rules-dont-count-for-moderators/256817 "2004-07-29T15:24:25Z")
I tried to get clarification about this incident by mail, yet there came no reply at all So I am sorry, but since there came no answer to my mails I ask for clarification by use of this forum. And I think this issue is… --- ## [Has n e 1 won the fight yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-n-e-1-won-the-fight-yet/257351)
**Author:** [@tcthareal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tcthareal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2004, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-n-e-1-won-the-fight-yet/257351 "2004-07-29T01:27:18Z")
;j I’ve been fightin against ignorance for as long as i can remember and can’t recall winning once (maybe i did and forgot?). Mark Twain said you can’t win an argument with an ignorant man and look how long he’s been gon… --- ## [Help me understand a IMHO-GD distinction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-a-imho-gd-distinction/255175)
**Author:** [@jimmmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmmy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2004, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-a-imho-gd-distinction/255175 "2004-07-28T23:21:44Z")
Can you explain this decision & comment. Loach is confident enough that this thread, originally in IMHO, should be in GD to make a joke about it and Czarism immediately agrees and moves it. Now I am nearing 90% of my w… --- ## [Would this work for a SDMB census?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-work-for-a-sdmb-census/257151)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2004, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-work-for-a-sdmb-census/257151 "2004-07-28T23:00:58Z")
I was wondering how many active posters we have. It’s easy to find how many registered, but it may be more difficult to find active. So here’s my idea. There would be a sticky in every forum which basically says: Post h… --- ## [The original "The Da Vinci Code" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-original-the-da-vinci-code-thread/257295)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2004, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-original-the-da-vinci-code-thread/257295 "2004-07-28T17:46:14Z")
I can’t find it. IIRC, the thing was many pages long, but I put off reading it until I had finished the book. But now I can’t find it! I can find all (most?) of other threads the book spawned, but not the Big One. --- ## [Calendar Access](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-access/257123)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2004, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-access/257123 "2004-07-27T21:20:40Z")
When I click the Calendar link on the top menu bar, I get told that I don’t have permission to access that page. Why do I have a link to something that I’m not allowed to access (it’s not a big deal, I’m just curious)? I… --- ## [Find threads started by](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-threads-started-by/256513)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2004, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-threads-started-by/256513 "2004-07-27T01:42:28Z")
I went looking for a thread of mine by using the “find all threads” search under my profile page. I got a list of the most recent 500. I take it that’s the upper limit for his function? Can it be expanded so that it tr… --- ## [Any way of keeping merely Googled and/or guessed answers out of GQ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-of-keeping-merely-googled-and-or-guessed-answers-out-of-gq/256039)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2004, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-of-keeping-merely-googled-and-or-guessed-answers-out-of-gq/256039 "2004-07-26T22:45:55Z")
No,this isn’t a rant about anyone or any thread, I’m asking about this board in general, esp GQ. Hence the ATMB for this Q. I’ve noticed over my time here that many GQ questions are often answered, or at least, first an… --- ## [Test: is this \italic\?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-is-this-i-italic-i/256440)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2004, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-is-this-i-italic-i/256440 "2004-07-26T13:02:03Z")
We know that vB tags don’t work in thread titles. What about HTML? --- ## [A few suggestions for the boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-suggestions-for-the-boards/255291)
**Author:** [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2004, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-suggestions-for-the-boards/255291 "2004-07-24T06:14:35Z")
Howdy! Just a few friendly suggestions from another vBulletin owner. :wink: \[ol\]\[li\]Upgrade to the latest version\[/li\]Why are we still on the buggy and outdated release candidate? There has been at least four or five upg… --- ## [First, magic tricks. Now, lawyer jokes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-magic-tricks-now-lawyer-jokes/256109)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2004, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-magic-tricks-now-lawyer-jokes/256109 "2004-07-24T01:09:44Z")
The Extermination Agenda: Lawyers or stupid people? thread was closed, because apparently mods got complaints from a couple of lawyers about … well, lawyer bashing. Does that mean that Best Buy bashing threads in the Pi… --- ## [How do I e-mail another member?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-e-mail-another-member/256589)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2004, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-e-mail-another-member/256589 "2004-07-23T23:45:14Z")
There used to be a button or something for e-mailing another member, but I can’t find it. And I’ve received e-mails from other members recently, so I’m pretty sure the function is still available. But how does it work? … --- ## [Forum Jump wierdness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-jump-wierdness/256355)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2004, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-jump-wierdness/256355 "2004-07-23T21:16:56Z")
Just reporting a possible bug. Sometimes, randomly it seems, when I use the Forum Jump pull down menu, I get sent to the Straight Dope front page. Not the message board page, the actual site’s front page. I don’t even … --- ## [What happened to...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to/256442)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2004, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to/256442 "2004-07-23T04:13:22Z")
Ice Wolf and Kambuckta? Those are two dopers who I particularly remember as helping my to be a more civilized and thick-skinned doper. I haven’t seen a single post from them in ages. Are they two of the people who dec… --- ## [Attempting to use vB codes in a thread title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempting-to-use-vb-codes-in-a-thread-title/256089)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2004, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempting-to-use-vb-codes-in-a-thread-title/256089 "2004-07-21T19:14:02Z")
I’ve several posts in which the poster attempts to use vB coding in the title of their thread (italics, bolding, etc). This apparently can’t be done. I checked the FAQ about coding and this isn’t covered. IS it possible… --- ## [Help - acronyms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-acronyms/256191)
**Author:** [@PussyCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PussyCow)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2004, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-acronyms/256191 "2004-07-21T17:15:46Z")
As everyone can see, I’m still under guest status, still trying to figure out if this is something I would do all the time. Not sure if I’m placing this thread in the right place. So I am very new at this sort of thing … --- ## [Just testing my account...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-my-account/256024)
**Author:** [@Dio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2004, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-my-account/256024 "2004-07-20T18:16:47Z")
disregard this post --- ## [Question/Suggestion for the Mods...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-suggestion-for-the-mods/255581)
**Author:** [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2004, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-suggestion-for-the-mods/255581 "2004-07-20T05:32:41Z")
Would it be possible/feasible/practical to create a new forum devoted solely to the upcoming Presidential Election and all the bullshit surrounding it, including the Bush bashing? I ask this because several fora have be… --- ## [Anomaly in BBQ Pit forum description?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anomaly-in-bbq-pit-forum-description/254283)
**Author:** [@Shrinking\_Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shrinking_Violet)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2004, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anomaly-in-bbq-pit-forum-description/254283 "2004-07-20T02:29:25Z")
I’ve been hear a year now … but I’ve only just read the forum description for the Pit: “If you gotta flame, do it here. This is the place for all complaints and other discussion regarding administration of the SDMB” Bu… --- ## [Is it OK to repost my own OP from a different board here? How about vice-versa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-repost-my-own-op-from-a-different-board-here-how-about-vice-versa/255850)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-repost-my-own-op-from-a-different-board-here-how-about-vice-versa/255850 "2004-07-20T02:23:01Z")
Suppose I start a thread on another board, and it occurs to me that it would be a good SDMB thread. Is there any reason why I shouldn’t simply copy it word-for-word (it being my own work, and nobody else’s) into a new t… --- ## [Which of these threads can I start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-threads-can-i-start/255072)
**Author:** [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2004, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-threads-can-i-start/255072 "2004-07-19T16:33:50Z")
\*\*Moderators and Administrators, please clarify which of the following threads I am allowed to start in GQ. \*\* How does a magician do the “Disappearing Statue of Liberty” trick? (already several threads on this in the a… --- ## [Pop-up bubble (thread preview) works in Opera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-up-bubble-thread-preview-works-in-opera/255821)
**Author:** [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2004, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-up-bubble-thread-preview-works-in-opera/255821 "2004-07-19T16:18:08Z")
If you’re using the Opera browser, you might want to know this. The pop-up bubble that lets you read the OP without clicking on the thread works in Opera. However, unlike IE, it does not pop-up if you hover on the threa… --- ## [How many subscribers have paid $14.95 to date?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscribers-have-paid-14-95-to-date/254295)
**Author:** [@Vision\_of\_Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vision_of_Love)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2004, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscribers-have-paid-14-95-to-date/254295 "2004-07-19T15:22:25Z")
Sorry if this has been asked before, but I did a quick search and couldn’t find an answer to my question. Anyways, just curious. --- ## [Sig test... Feel free to ignore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test-feel-free-to-ignore/255761)
**Author:** [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2004, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test-feel-free-to-ignore/255761 "2004-07-19T03:01:50Z")
That is all. --- ## [Can't search.... & more](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-search-more/255713)
**Author:** [@phunkymonkeythreads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phunkymonkeythreads)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-search-more/255713 "2004-07-18T20:03:23Z")
I just registered as a guest but I still can not use the Search Forums feature. I read about it in the FAQ section & it said a link should show up at the top of the page ~ which it does not. The only way I can get to the… --- ## [I must be blind or losing my mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-be-blind-or-losing-my-mind/255579)
**Author:** [@baileygrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/baileygrrrl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2004, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-be-blind-or-losing-my-mind/255579 "2004-07-17T14:52:56Z")
I cannot for the life of me see where to do a search of the forums. I’ve stared at the page for like 10 minutes and either I am blind or I am losing my mind. Can anyone help? --- ## [Spoliers and e-mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoliers-and-e-mail/255428)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2004, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoliers-and-e-mail/255428 "2004-07-16T19:37:15Z")
Something needs to be done about the way spoilers in posts are treated when they are e-mailed as a notice of a new post. As it is now, the spoiler shows up completely clear in the e-mail, without even a hint that it is a… --- ## [What's the difference between a Member and a Chartered Member?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-member-and-a-chartered-member/255208)
**Author:** [@bodswood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bodswood)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2004, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-member-and-a-chartered-member/255208 "2004-07-16T18:25:49Z")
As my free introductory one-month membership nears expiry, I’ve just noticed that some people are ‘Members’ rather than ‘Chartered Members’ - which I thought was the opposite of ‘Guest’. Any difference between the two? --- ## [Bar bars between posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bar-bars-between-posts/251343)
**Author:** [@Lockz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lockz)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2004, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bar-bars-between-posts/251343 "2004-07-16T12:59:27Z")
I’ve been noticing in the last couple days the varying thickness of the blue bars between posts, and I’m wondering why they’re there, and if they actually mean anything! --- ## [strawman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strawman/254779)
**Author:** [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2004, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strawman/254779 "2004-07-16T02:28:46Z")
I know this was explained to me once, but I can’t find it anywhere, nor can I remember what it means. What’s a strawman? I have a vague idea that it’s either refuting someone’s ideas just for the sake of doing it or an… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=379) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=381)