# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=400 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 401 --- ## [We have an SDMB balloon now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-an-sdmb-balloon-now/225956)
**Author:** [@Aankh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aankh)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2004, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-an-sdmb-balloon-now/225956 "2004-01-25T20:49:36Z")
Or is it just me? Whenever I go to the main page of the boards, this silly heart-shaped balloon with a smiley-face starts floating up from the bottom of my screen to the top. It doesn’t happen with any of the other webs… --- ## [Search function not working properly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function-not-working-properly/225994)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2004, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function-not-working-properly/225994 "2004-01-25T15:28:44Z")
I don’t know if this is a Sin Against Hamsters or not so maybe I shouldn’t be posting it, but… I occasionally do a search on my username in the “since yesterday” category - NOT a vanity search - to see if there’s been an… --- ## [I've Got to Try Out ALL the Fonts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-to-try-out-all-the-fonts/225437)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2004, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-to-try-out-all-the-fonts/225437 "2004-01-24T01:16:20Z")
I am not sure what all the fonts are for. Whenever I try one, it seems to be very similiar to the default setting. Perhaps the font function is just turned off :smack: . In any event, I just have to satisfy my curiosity… --- ## [My God (Cecil) have you forsaken us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-cecil-have-you-forsaken-us/192694)
**Author:** [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2004, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-cecil-have-you-forsaken-us/192694 "2004-01-24T00:55:38Z")
Okay maybe a bit over the top, but Lord we need a miracle. The boards are simply overloaded with ignorance. So much that are beloved Mods. and admins are getting stressed to their wits end. I tell ya the truth, my fait… --- ## [I Logged Out Suddenly.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-logged-out-suddenly/225340)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2004, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-logged-out-suddenly/225340 "2004-01-23T14:05:30Z")
I guess the system still has a few bugs, because I logged out suddenly. Anyways, this is just a test post to make sure I am logged back in. I never tried Century Gothic before. I wonder what it looks like. --- ## [A spoiler test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spoiler-test/225686)
**Author:** [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2004, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spoiler-test/225686 "2004-01-23T00:44:13Z")
Just curious. --- ## [Testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/225654)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2004, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/225654 "2004-01-22T20:50:27Z")
How do you do quotes without that quote thingy we used to have? Maybe this will work. Huh. Preview shows it does. Now, how do you do that nifty URL thingy without the little coding-for-dummies buttons we used to ha… --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/225636)
**Author:** [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2004, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/225636 "2004-01-22T15:26:09Z")
Text added to prevent settling upon shipment. --- ## [macs not compatible with 'old look'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macs-not-compatible-with-old-look/225311)
**Author:** [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2004, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macs-not-compatible-with-old-look/225311 "2004-01-22T05:24:39Z")
my work PC shows the SDMB back to how it was (more or less) before the v3 upgrade. my macs still on the slim, blue ‘out of the box’ version. i’m not complaining, i’m just wondering if the vBulletin v3 differs, and if the… --- ## [No forum jump dropdown on thread compose page.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-forum-jump-dropdown-on-thread-compose-page/225560)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2004, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-forum-jump-dropdown-on-thread-compose-page/225560 "2004-01-22T02:09:34Z")
Is this something that can be altered? If so why isn’t the forum jump on the compose new thread/post page? I often decide not to post a thread I am in the middle of typing, and then get frustrated when I have to go vi… --- ## [Email Notification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-notification/225462)
**Author:** [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2004, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-notification/225462 "2004-01-21T15:54:35Z")
Has anyone else stopped getting email notifications? Yesterday I didn’t get any and thought it was because the boards were down but I checked in and found they were up and there were new posts in my subscribed threads b… --- ## [Is the faster speed from the search engine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-faster-speed-from-the-search-engine/225452)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2004, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-faster-speed-from-the-search-engine/225452 "2004-01-21T13:02:51Z")
So I like the new system (though my first reaction was old-guy-fear, sadly). I’m seeing better performance. But is that due to the new software or the search engine being offline? Can we expect that it’ll continue onc… --- ## [Will keeping the calander destroy forum fastness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-keeping-the-calander-destroy-forum-fastness/224507)
**Author:** [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2004, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-keeping-the-calander-destroy-forum-fastness/224507 "2004-01-21T01:13:45Z")
cuz i don’t see why we shouldn’t have it otherwise… --- ## [Tip for Mozilla users who don't like the narrow layout!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-for-mozilla-users-who-dont-like-the-narrow-layout/224571)
**Author:** [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2004, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-for-mozilla-users-who-dont-like-the-narrow-layout/224571 "2004-01-20T22:11:44Z")
Put this in your userContent.css file and reload Mozilla. (Works with Netscape too.) div.page\[style=“width: 760px; text-align: left;”\] { width: auto ! important; } There’s a slight chance this will affect layout on oth… --- ## [Thanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks/225359)
**Author:** [@lightingtool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lightingtool)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2004, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks/225359 "2004-01-20T21:34:28Z")
I just wanted to thank all the folks in charge of this little MB for their work with the upgrade. You’ve all been very patient, helpful, and polite during this transition, and now the boards are looking great. If any o… --- ## [Mein Eyes (or Is this blue permanent?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mein-eyes-or-is-this-blue-permanent/225213)
**Author:** [@peterW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peterW)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2004, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mein-eyes-or-is-this-blue-permanent/225213 "2004-01-20T19:57:36Z")
Mein eyes. Zees goggles, ze do nothing. Seriously though, is this blue color going to be the one settled upon? To me, it is a bit… garish. --- ## [What happened to "Stay logged"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-stay-logged/225298)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2004, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-stay-logged/225298 "2004-01-20T19:57:28Z")
I’m used to being known when I show up…this having to log in stuff is very disconcerting. Is it just me? Are cookies dead? --- ## [why is this the slowest web site of them all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-the-slowest-web-site-of-them-all/225276)
**Author:** [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2004, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-the-slowest-web-site-of-them-all/225276 "2004-01-20T13:46:10Z")
Anyone know? --- ## [Just a test post.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test-post/224497)
**Author:** [@Iyamity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iyamity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2004, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test-post/224497 "2004-01-19T19:42:42Z")
Just a test post from a confirmed lurker. --- ## [How do I change my user name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-my-user-name/224961)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2004, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-my-user-name/224961 "2004-01-19T09:21:30Z")
Well? I want to be “Cult of Perspicacity” but I don’t want to register a new e-mail address… is there any way I can just get this one changed? Please? --- ## [A humble idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-humble-idea/225126)
**Author:** [@rsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2004, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-humble-idea/225126 "2004-01-18T20:56:02Z")
I have thought about this quite a few times. I don’t think that I have posted this idea before – if I have just shoot me. :eek: I have no idea what the Chicago Reader’s corporate structure is like. But I was wonderin… --- ## [Reading and thread and returning to the forum Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-and-thread-and-returning-to-the-forum-q/225013)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2004, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-and-thread-and-returning-to-the-forum-q/225013 "2004-01-18T20:54:20Z")
In ye olden days, I would finish reading a thread and hit the back back button. I would be taken back to the point in the list where I left off. Now, with the new version, I am taken back to the top of the list. What gi… --- ## [Is obesity a banned topic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-obesity-a-banned-topic/224976)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2004, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-obesity-a-banned-topic/224976 "2004-01-17T20:18:31Z")
I’ve heard in a land, far, far away, that “fat” topics are being automatically locked. Is this true? We cannot discuss obesity on the Straight Dope anymore? This would be terrible, since obesity is such a pervasive co… --- ## [Has the time of the daily maintenance changed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-time-of-the-daily-maintenance-changed/225094)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2004, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-time-of-the-daily-maintenance-changed/225094 "2004-01-18T11:45:23Z")
I’m on Pacific time, so for me it’s always started at 1:30am and ended ~2:20am. But last night I think it was, I was able to continue surfing during that time; then the board shut down at I think 3am or 3:30. So what’s … --- ## [Testing sig font](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-sig-font/225083)
**Author:** [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2004, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-sig-font/225083 "2004-01-18T10:47:22Z")
Just testing a sig font. --- ## [How do I have my birthday inserted in the calendar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-have-my-birthday-inserted-in-the-calendar/224536)
**Author:** [@Grousser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grousser)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2004, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-have-my-birthday-inserted-in-the-calendar/224536 "2004-01-18T08:31:49Z")
That’s the question, because if I try to do it, says that I don’t have permission. --- ## [Will our location be put back up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-our-location-be-put-back-up/224940)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2004, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-our-location-be-put-back-up/224940 "2004-01-18T05:15:53Z")
Just wondering. It’s usually quite telling about a poster and I sort of miss it. --- ## [About how much storage does the SDMB use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-how-much-storage-does-the-sdmb-use/224960)
**Author:** [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2004, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-how-much-storage-does-the-sdmb-use/224960 "2004-01-18T05:01:11Z")
I’ll be springing up a vBulletin board (how original!) soon and will probably go with a hosting site of 150mb. Nothing fancy, it will be automotive related. Which got me to thinking, just how much storage does the SDMB u… --- ## [Signature test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-test/225059)
**Author:** [@Ultraviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ultraviolet)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2004, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-test/225059 "2004-01-18T04:51:34Z")
Just testing my signature, folks. Add a test for your own sig, if you so desire. --- ## [Postless Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postless-thread/224809)
**Author:** [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2004, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postless-thread/224809 "2004-01-18T03:04:47Z")
I’ve seen bodies without a heads And they’re not too shoddy. But but nothing fills with dread like a thread without a body. That’s right. Check out Applesaurce in Comments on Staff Reports. There’s no posts. In anot… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=399) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=401)