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**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2004, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-other-boards/253397 "2004-07-05T20:47:05Z")
This is occasioned by a GQ thread in which a new member asked about not getting her Teeming Millions password, and Dr Matrix (rightly) referred her to OpalCat and closed the thread. Those of us who have been around for … --- ## [Why must escape key delete text?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-must-escape-key-delete-text/252774)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2004, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-must-escape-key-delete-text/252774 "2004-07-03T16:16:56Z")
Why must typing the escape key delete all the text one has typed into the window on SDMB? At least, this is what it seems to always do. This is unfortunate because in Lotus Notes, which is among other things a common d… --- ## [Testing smilies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-smilies/253168)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2004, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-smilies/253168 "2004-07-03T01:41:01Z")
:slight\_smile: They don’t work with Opera :frowning: :mad: But they work with the Evile IE :dubious: I spent lots of time thinking “they” would fix them. :smack: Oye. ;j --- ## [Test for balloon hint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-for-balloon-hint/253208)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2004, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-for-balloon-hint/253208 "2004-07-02T13:39:06Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?f=2 Test for ballon hint --- ## [Thread bumping etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-bumping-etiquette/253200)
**Author:** [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2004, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-bumping-etiquette/253200 "2004-07-02T12:39:25Z")
I’ve gathered that it is frowned upon to bump very old threads. However, I was wondering if anyone thinks it is okay in these two situations. I once posed an ID this band question and never got a reply. It was a fair… --- ## [Just having a play with mouseover text.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-having-a-play-with-mouseover-text/253195)
**Author:** [@Gest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gest)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2004, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-having-a-play-with-mouseover-text/253195 "2004-07-02T07:19:37Z")
Iamfascinatedtoknowhowthesummarylookswhenthesoftwarecannotfindaplacetoputalinebreakhencenopunctuationpossessivescontractionscapitalsorevenspacesandhowdoesitdecidewheretotruncatethepostiamthinkingcharactercountincludingsp… --- ## [419ers harvesting email addresses from this board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/419ers-harvesting-email-addresses-from-this-board/251973)
**Author:** [@GSV\_Consolation\_of\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GSV_Consolation_of_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2004, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/419ers-harvesting-email-addresses-from-this-board/251973 "2004-07-02T07:18:20Z")
Yesterday afternoon I enabled display of my email address. This morning I receive 419er scam email to the same address, it could be a coincidence but somehow I doubt it. Would it be possible to at least restrict email a… --- ## [Q.E.D. - Are you a MOD? If so Congrad's! !!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-e-d-are-you-a-mod-if-so-congrads/252382)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2004, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-e-d-are-you-a-mod-if-so-congrads/252382 "2004-07-01T21:04:06Z")
I recently saw SDSAB under your name. I am not sure…but if this means you are a new MOD, then welcome! :slight\_smile: I remember when you first joined… Seriously! I was teaching winter sprint classes…and I saw Q.E.D ha… --- ## [Idea for a new forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-a-new-forum/253001)
**Author:** [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2004, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-a-new-forum/253001 "2004-07-01T19:31:31Z")
I just had a thought…since we have the Pit, wouldn’t it be kinda neat to have a sort of “praise” forum as well, where people could come and talk about something nice that someone had done for them, or something great tha… --- ## [What proportion of Board members are in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-proportion-of-board-members-are-in-the-usa/253068)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2004, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-proportion-of-board-members-are-in-the-usa/253068 "2004-07-01T16:53:08Z")
I was just wondering if anyone has any stats on the numbers of posters from various parts of the world, specifically what proportion are in the USA? --- ## [Is it wrong to want a separate Msg Board for Computer Questions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-want-a-separate-msg-board-for-computer-questions/252719)
**Author:** [@smootman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smootman)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2004, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-want-a-separate-msg-board-for-computer-questions/252719 "2004-07-01T14:48:58Z")
Can we take a vote or something on the creation of an additional message board specifically for technical questions? Since they are actually specific questions they don’t really qualify as “General”… and I need to have … --- ## [Mod contact.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-contact/252860)
**Author:** [@Ponster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponster)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2004, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-contact/252860 "2004-07-01T14:32:16Z")
Just today I stupidly hit the ‘reply’ button rather than the ‘new thread’ button and ended up with 2 questions, one after another, in the same thread :stuck\_out\_tongue: My real problam is that I had hoped to quickly con… --- ## [What's the best time to post a question to get the most answers/views?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-time-to-post-a-question-to-get-the-most-answers-views/251142)
**Author:** [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2004, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-time-to-post-a-question-to-get-the-most-answers-views/251142 "2004-06-30T19:58:04Z")
Does it depend on the individual forum? Kind of related: do most users browse through each forum individually, or is browsing via the “new posts” function more common? --- ## [just a test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test/252386)
**Author:** [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2004, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test/252386 "2004-06-30T19:03:55Z")
font size2 When I forget to close a \* tag\* Will it stay there \*forever? \* \[first tag closed - second: used the \[ I and \], but not the /. --- ## [Submit Under Preview Pane - Invalid Thread Specified Bug](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/submit-under-preview-pane-invalid-thread-specified-bug/252628)
**Author:** [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2004, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/submit-under-preview-pane-invalid-thread-specified-bug/252628 "2004-06-29T23:04:05Z")
I am one more lost post away from pitting this bug. When I preview a thread and use the Submit Message button on the bottom of the preview, I get an error message “Invalid Thread Specified” and my post is LOST! :mad: I… --- ## [Is the thread archive or search still lost/not working?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-thread-archive-or-search-still-lost-not-working/252689)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2004, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-thread-archive-or-search-still-lost-not-working/252689 "2004-06-29T21:34:32Z")
When the interface of the board changed, there was some trouble with searching for some old posts. I’m finding that searches for a lot of old posts are still coming up fruitless. Are some posts permanently gone? Than… --- ## [What exactly happens during the Maintenance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-happens-during-the-maintenance/252144)
**Author:** [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-happens-during-the-maintenance/252144 "2004-06-29T20:03:19Z")
I’ve always wondered what the crazy hamsters do when the boards go down for maintenance. Do they get to take a water break? What happens? --- ## [Where are Cecil's archives???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-cecils-archives/252582)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2004, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-cecils-archives/252582 "2004-06-28T18:43:05Z")
Hello, mods, admins, etc., I was searching for what I figured was a topic that the Master had at one time addressed, and could not find His archives. They were linked on the SD home page prior to the big change, so may… --- ## [The Straight Dope on a PDA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-on-a-pda/251014)
**Author:** [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2004, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-on-a-pda/251014 "2004-06-27T17:34:12Z")
This thread isn’t About This Message Board and its sorty of iffyishly a Comment on Cecil’s Columns, the difference being the columns as a whole whereas its usually a gripe about a possible inconsistency. Maybe it belong… --- ## [just a test...ignore.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test-ignore/252390)
**Author:** [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2004, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test-ignore/252390 "2004-06-27T12:22:27Z")
Try thiswww,stupidvideos.com --- ## [Samclem, our newest GQ moderator.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samclem-our-newest-gq-moderator/251144)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2004, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samclem-our-newest-gq-moderator/251144 "2004-06-25T19:47:29Z")
I know you will all welcome Samclem as our newest moderator. He’ll be fielding your queries in General Questions. Please be gentle with him as he wades into the fray. your humble TubaDiva Administrator --- ## [REPORT BAD POST button](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/report-bad-post-button/252055)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2004, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/report-bad-post-button/252055 "2004-06-25T18:10:37Z")
Inspired by this post and something I’ve been wondering about for a while, am I the only one who doesn’t have the REPORT BAD POST button appearing in my own posts? The exclamation point button appears for me in everyone… --- ## [A day without a new article on the front page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-without-a-new-article-on-the-front-page/252045)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2004, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-without-a-new-article-on-the-front-page/252045 "2004-06-25T13:59:14Z")
. . . might be cause for concern. I’m not worried when the daily offering shows up late on any given morning (I tend to log onto the Homepage at about 11:00a.m. Chicago time), but is there any reason why nothing has sho… --- ## [I burning Opal's dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937)
**Author:** [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2004, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937 "2004-06-25T05:18:24Z")
So, I’ve run into the thread that spawned the whole death ray thing, but as relatively recent arrival, can anyone direct me towards the origins of the whole “Hi, Opal!” and “I burning your dog” jokes that show up so ofte… --- ## [An etiquette question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-etiquette-question/251886)
**Author:** [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2004, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-etiquette-question/251886 "2004-06-24T20:10:29Z")
I am a new poster and I am wondeering if it is possible to contact other posters through this message board. Should I just use their email address? Is it OK to send emails without asking the poster first? --- ## [Just curious about banned poster's posts disappearing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-curious-about-banned-posters-posts-disappearing/251930)
**Author:** [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2004, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-curious-about-banned-posters-posts-disappearing/251930 "2004-06-24T14:01:09Z")
I am NOT trying to be nosey about why anyone got banned. It’s possible my mind is playing tricks on me, but in the “Attention Ho” thread (which I’ve been checking regluarly - LOL BTW, all you attention ho’s) a new poste… --- ## [Can one request anothers banning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-request-anothers-banning/251895)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2004, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-request-anothers-banning/251895 "2004-06-24T12:10:26Z")
Can you say that you think someone should be banned? Can you start a “petition” thread in the Pit collecting votes for a person’s banning? Would the mods ban the guy assuming he had enough people saying he should be? Wou… --- ## [Testing image host.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-image-host/251518)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2004, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-image-host/251518 "2004-06-24T10:30:58Z")
Boat. What do you get when you click? --- ## [Link between unrelated vbulletin forums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-between-unrelated-vbulletin-forums/251928)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2004, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-between-unrelated-vbulletin-forums/251928 "2004-06-24T02:00:15Z")
It’s a long shot I know, but at the same time two vbulletin based forums (this and another) stopped working (timing out or dns) while the rest of the internet was fine. --- ## [Can't find vB tags to vary script size](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-vb-tags-to-vary-script-size/251280)
**Author:** [@ageless6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ageless6)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2004, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-vb-tags-to-vary-script-size/251280 "2004-06-23T18:07:32Z")
Yes,I’ve gone through FAQs,to no avail. I can do italics. I can bold. But I can’t find instructions on how to vary letter size. I’d like to learn a little more about coding before vB becomes obsolete. And I want to be a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=381) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=383)