# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=4 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 5 --- ## [How do I make a poll? Feel free to link to the directions and even delete or lock this topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-poll-feel-free-to-link-to-the-directions-and-even-delete-or-lock-this-topic/1021609)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-poll-feel-free-to-link-to-the-directions-and-even-delete-or-lock-this-topic/1021609 "2025-08-06T22:56:03Z")
I apologize; I just can’t remember how to make a poll. Where are the directions? Or perhaps, what are the directions? Thanks. --- ## [Quoting a post has changed. How do I quote posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-a-post-has-changed-how-do-i-quote-posts/1021642)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2025, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-a-post-has-changed-how-do-i-quote-posts/1021642 "2025-08-03T05:37:10Z")
Until a few days ago, I could reply to someone’s post and then hit the Quotation marks on the toolbar. They’re above what I am typing right now. NOW, a blank bar of black with a blue vertical sidebar is inserted. No mor… --- ## [Does anyone else occasionally see a poster they have never seen before post something and you check and find they have been here for 20 years (or a long time)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-occasionally-see-a-poster-they-have-never-seen-before-post-something-and-you-check-and-find-they-have-been-here-for-20-years-or-a-long-time/1020038)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-occasionally-see-a-poster-they-have-never-seen-before-post-something-and-you-check-and-find-they-have-been-here-for-20-years-or-a-long-time/1020038 "2025-07-31T19:53:47Z")
I am frequently amazed when I see someone I would swear I have never seen post before and I click on their Avatar to see when they joined and learn they have been here for decades. And not someone who gets the little Di… --- ## [Question about posts and apparent mental illness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-posts-and-apparent-mental-illness/1021243)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-posts-and-apparent-mental-illness/1021243 "2025-07-30T21:50:36Z")
Recently I saw a post that started a new thread and that seemed to show signs of mental illness (hallucinations, delusions, and paranoia). Because I don’t want to publicly imply someone is mentally ill, I won’t provide a… --- ## [Continuing the discussion from Do you believe in demons and is pornography sinful?:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/continuing-the-discussion-from-do-you-believe-in-demons-and-is-pornography-sinful/1021247)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/continuing-the-discussion-from-do-you-believe-in-demons-and-is-pornography-sinful/1021247 "2025-07-27T18:38:30Z")
Continuing the discussion from Do you believe in demons and is pornography sinful?: I think I’m doing this right in regards to forum. I flagged this comment: because I felt this went against the rules and was an atte… --- ## [Is the "AI" tag automatic? Can we limit it to discussions actually \*about\* AI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-ai-tag-automatic-can-we-limit-it-to-discussions-actually-about-ai/1016533)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2025, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-ai-tag-automatic-can-we-limit-it-to-discussions-actually-about-ai/1016533 "2025-07-21T18:29:39Z")
I’ve noticed that the AI tag here is getting applied to some topics that are not really about AI, but just happen to offhandedly mention it (in the same manner that someone might say “I googled for…” without the topic it… --- ## [I object to the way this thread was closed, i.e. the contents of the final post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-object-to-the-way-this-thread-was-closed-i-e-the-contents-of-the-final-post/1020994)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2025, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-object-to-the-way-this-thread-was-closed-i-e-the-contents-of-the-final-post/1020994 "2025-07-20T08:23:29Z")
The thread closed is about the degenerate gambler (self-described) and their experiences with a hotel thermostat. (Note lack of moderator yellow, which did not copy from the original post.) @What\_Exit, this poster’s st… --- ## [MW\_Degen\_Gamblr Banned for trolling, misogyny and as a sock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mw-degen-gamblr-banned-for-trolling-misogyny-and-as-a-sock/1021029)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mw-degen-gamblr-banned-for-trolling-misogyny-and-as-a-sock/1021029 "2025-07-18T12:13:32Z")
Casual misogyny, the series of subtly trolling OPs, 2 different behind the scenes red flags, general moderator consensus that they were also more trouble than they were worth. Generated a lot of chatter in the Modloop, u… --- ## [How to embed pictures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-embed-pictures/1020974)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-embed-pictures/1020974 "2025-07-17T14:17:11Z")
I could have sworn there was a sticky about this at one time or another. I know you have to host your image on a third party site, such as Imgur, but then is it just a matter of copying and pasting the link to the image? … --- ## [What forum to share Doper-created art?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-forum-to-share-doper-created-art/1020954)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-forum-to-share-doper-created-art/1020954 "2025-07-17T02:19:54Z")
I’ve used AI to generate a series of interesting sports-related images that I’d like to share with the Dope. Would it be in Cafe Society because it’s art (kind of, inasmuch as AI-generated art counts as art)? Would it be… --- ## [E-mail notifications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mail-notifications/1020811)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2025, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mail-notifications/1020811 "2025-07-14T21:17:31Z")
In the last several days or in the last week, I have stopped receiving email notifications for watched threads and when people quote me. I couldn’t have (intentionally) turned them off, since I had to do some searching … --- ## [Natureboy is Permanently Banned for Antisemitism and Arguing Moderation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natureboy-is-permanently-banned-for-antisemitism-and-arguing-moderation/1020035)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natureboy-is-permanently-banned-for-antisemitism-and-arguing-moderation/1020035 "2025-06-23T16:50:08Z")
After discussion in the mod loop: For repeatedly making inflammatory and antisemitic posts, together with defiance of moderator instructions, we have concluded natureboy is a “more trouble than they’re worth,” poster. … --- ## [Split\_p\_j is banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-p-j-is-banned/1019992)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-p-j-is-banned/1019992 "2025-06-23T00:24:13Z")
It should not surprise anyone, including the subject of this post, that Split\_p\_j has been banned. This poster was instructed to stop posting about conspiracy theories, and after two temporary suspensions for violating… --- ## [Managing Politics in FQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/managing-politics-in-fq/1019496)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2025, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/managing-politics-in-fq/1019496 "2025-06-14T05:40:01Z")
FQ Moderator @Chronos has just posted this sticky reminder: Let me say up front I do NOT dispute the intent behind this reminder. Let me also say up front that I have been guilty of doing the bad thing he mentions much … --- ## [Is there a "Like" button at SDMB? The Discobot tutorial thinks there is, but I don't see it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-like-button-at-sdmb-the-discobot-tutorial-thinks-there-is-but-i-dont-see-it/996287)
**Author:** [@dewbiedoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dewbiedoo)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-like-button-at-sdmb-the-discobot-tutorial-thinks-there-is-but-i-dont-see-it/996287 "2024-01-23T20:16:15Z")
I’m happy enough to find a place without the like feature (meaning I can take or leave), but I’m stuck on the tutorial because I don’t see any like buttons, but the Discobot keeps insisting that I do a test “Like” of its… --- ## [In this board I have noticed it says to like but I don't see a like button?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-board-i-have-noticed-it-says-to-like-but-i-dont-see-a-like-button/1016919)
**Author:** [@melaniethewitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melaniethewitch)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-board-i-have-noticed-it-says-to-like-but-i-dont-see-a-like-button/1016919 "2025-06-03T22:52:19Z")
is there any way to obtain the like button////// --- ## [Discussions about sex, where to draw the line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussions-about-sex-where-to-draw-the-line/1018175)
**Author:** [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MW_Degen_Gamblr)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussions-about-sex-where-to-draw-the-line/1018175 "2025-06-07T14:22:42Z")
Hello, Engineer Comp Geek directed me to this forum. I was told to avoid “penthouse talk”. I thought I was doing so with my posts. I’ve been in spaces such as fraternities, blue collar jobs, and of course poker tables. … --- ## [Nazi Nuke Thread Nuked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazi-nuke-thread-nuked/1018410)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazi-nuke-thread-nuked/1018410 "2025-06-05T02:08:31Z")
A few days ago somebody started an FQ thread titled close to “Did Nazi Germany Have Nukes?” IIRC the OP was a regular poster whose name many of us would recognize. I do not recall who it was, only that the name seemed f… --- ## [Did we just get a drive-by hosiery fetishist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-we-just-get-a-drive-by-hosiery-fetishist/1018664)
**Author:** [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-we-just-get-a-drive-by-hosiery-fetishist/1018664 "2025-05-22T14:20:47Z")
There are four ancient threads resurrected in IMHO… I mean I like lingerie on a lady as much as the next guy (and on men, in the Rocky Horror Picture Show!) but Zombies in Stockings is not something I had considered… eve… --- ## [How do I go to the last post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-go-to-the-last-post/1009491)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-go-to-the-last-post/1009491 "2025-05-18T22:59:54Z")
without having to scroll through all the posts in the thread? --- ## [Should accusations of gaslighting be treated as accusations of lying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-accusations-of-gaslighting-be-treated-as-accusations-of-lying/1018149)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-accusations-of-gaslighting-be-treated-as-accusations-of-lying/1018149 "2025-05-14T21:19:03Z")
Here’s a recent example, but I want to talk about the word in general, not simply this example: Gaslighting isn’t just lying: it’s deliberate, intentional, and cruel deception for the purpose of making the victim doubt… --- ## [Does the SDMB now delete whole threads? (No but we do cornfield sock and troll threads)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-sdmb-now-delete-whole-threads-no-but-we-do-cornfield-sock-and-troll-threads/1018242)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2025, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-sdmb-now-delete-whole-threads-no-but-we-do-cornfield-sock-and-troll-threads/1018242 "2025-05-11T02:59:45Z")
I thought a golden rule at the SDMB was threads do not get deleted except for special circumstances (like someone making an account to advertise something). Today, there was an ATMB thread by @songsoflovetrouble regardi… --- ## [Insults against groups of people that include posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insults-against-groups-of-people-that-include-posters/1018150)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2025, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insults-against-groups-of-people-that-include-posters/1018150 "2025-05-10T02:39:53Z")
Continuing the discussion from Intersectionality and the Oppression Pyramid: I thought this was a good opportunity for a discussion, because it’s actually a little very ironic that Der Trihs would be the one to raise th… --- ## [Requesting this mod note be reviewed and removed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requesting-this-mod-note-be-reviewed-and-removed/1018019)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requesting-this-mod-note-be-reviewed-and-removed/1018019 "2025-05-09T17:04:25Z")
My post that got modded: "Which brings up the question: can AI fabricate false stories like this? I don’t think this account (the lifeboat) is true but it does seem very specific. ETA: and why post shit like this if … --- ## [Question for Mods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-mods/1017820)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-mods/1017820 "2025-05-03T16:40:42Z")
I have a gofundme I’d like to either post, or just publicize, with a link to it on another site. I have a crisis going on that is digging me deeper and deeper, and I need help to get through it and back to normal, and wh… --- ## [Who do I contact to change my screen name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-i-contact-to-change-my-screen-name/1017202)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-i-contact-to-change-my-screen-name/1017202 "2025-04-19T16:49:14Z")
I had planned to change my name some time ago but that fell to the wayside when TubaDiva passed away. Then life happened. Then COVID happened. Somewhere in there the Dope migrated to Discourse and I waited for everything… --- ## [Why can't I get on the SDMB on my new iPhone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-get-on-the-sdmb-on-my-new-iphone/1017146)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-get-on-the-sdmb-on-my-new-iphone/1017146 "2025-04-17T20:27:35Z")
I normally go to straightdope.com, and then get a link to the SDMB on the top left. Prior to this new iPhone16, I had the iPhone10, and I would not get the link when the phone was in portrait mode. But turning it to lan… --- ## [Mod Note from \[Why have conservatives left this message board?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-note-from-why-have-conservatives-left-this-message-board/1017075)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-note-from-why-have-conservatives-left-this-message-board/1017075 "2025-04-16T19:52:09Z")
Continuing the discussion from Why have conservatives left this message board?: This is so funny to me and I have to ask if Sith Mod was noting me to demonstrate my point in an ironic fashion. OK, my statement stands, … --- ## [Posting a thread about antique firearms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-a-thread-about-antique-firearms/969629)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-a-thread-about-antique-firearms/969629 "2025-04-14T17:56:52Z")
Later this year, I’ll be visiting a relative and I might inherit some antique (by USA standards) firearms eventually from them, probably sooner rather than later. I live in Chicago, so any thread that even hints about gu… --- ## [The cu\*t word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cu-t-word/1016729)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cu-t-word/1016729 "2025-04-10T11:18:10Z")
I’m an Aussie, where the cu-t word is par for the course. The same is true, I’m assured, for our British posters. Here it is not gender affiliated. Whilst a woman might be called a c-nt on occasion, it’s more often rese… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=5)