# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=404 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 405 --- ## [Another Search Suggestion to Save the Hamsters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-search-suggestion-to-save-the-hamsters/219606)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2003, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-search-suggestion-to-save-the-hamsters/219606 "2003-12-17T20:36:06Z")
I notice that a lot of time I search for \ from the last week because “since yesterday” only goes back to the previous midnight, which in the hours between midnight and bedtime is entirely inadequate. Assumin… --- ## [cross-linking OP's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cross-linking-ops/219330)
**Author:** [@paperbackwriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paperbackwriter)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2003, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cross-linking-ops/219330 "2003-12-17T00:56:18Z")
I know it is common practice for a thread to start with an OP that is linked to another thread. Is it OK to start two cross-referenced threads? IOW, I have two closely-related questions about a recent news story. One … --- ## ["You are not authorized to view this page"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-not-authorized-to-view-this-page/219407)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2003, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-not-authorized-to-view-this-page/219407 "2003-12-16T22:50:06Z")
I have recently had a problem with the boards. When logged in, I was given the error message, “not authorized to view this page” on every page (forum indices, threads, etc). If I logged out, no problem (except for the … --- ## [Testing nesting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-nesting/219227)
**Author:** [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-nesting/219227 "2003-12-16T01:26:52Z")
Socrates\[ul\]\[list=a\]\[\]To do\[\]is\[\]To be\[/list=a\]\[/ul\]2. Sartre\[ul\]\[list=a\]\[\]To be\[\]is\[\]To do\[/list=a\]\[/ul\]3. Sinatra\[ul\]\[list=a\]\[\]Do\[\]Be\[\]Do \[\]BeDo\[/list=a\]\[/ul\] --- ## [What was the subject of the very first Straight Dope column](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-subject-of-the-very-first-straight-dope-column/219205)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2003, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-subject-of-the-very-first-straight-dope-column/219205 "2003-12-15T23:11:43Z")
I see that today’s column dates from June 1974. What was the very first column about? --- ## [Why did this thread not get any replies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-this-thread-not-get-any-replies/218975)
**Author:** [@hauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hauss)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-this-thread-not-get-any-replies/218975 "2003-12-15T20:20:28Z")
What is your SD opinion on why this thread of mine got no replies? http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=222510 This is certainly a relevant question, to this board, and to all of us here who s… --- ## [Banned From Board....What Gives? Discrimination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-board-what-gives-discrimination/218539)
**Author:** [@Mott\_the\_Hoople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mott_the_Hoople)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2003, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-board-what-gives-discrimination/218539 "2003-12-15T12:52:02Z")
I recommended this Message Board to a Friend. He Registered, interracted, and Posted a Topic! Unfortunately,being a new member, He Posted his topic in the wrong Category. Apparently, by making an error…First, his thr… --- ## [People pages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-pages/217932)
**Author:** [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2003, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-pages/217932 "2003-12-15T07:00:13Z")
Someone mentioned people pages where there are pictures of members and such. I was wondering how to access this. --- ## [SDMB Motto: "Fight Ignorance" - sez who?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-motto-fight-ignorance-sez-who/219058)
**Author:** [@nisosbar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nisosbar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2003, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-motto-fight-ignorance-sez-who/219058 "2003-12-15T04:18:16Z")
Does someone have a link to the official SDMB motto (if there is such a thing)? --- ## [Testing fontypoos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-fontypoos/218434)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2003, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-fontypoos/218434 "2003-12-15T01:37:57Z")
Helllo And, after over 5000 posts and nearly two years of membership Lobsang finally discovers that he can specify almost any font in his posts! (Of course, he realizes that those viewing the post need to have the pa… --- ## [Too many e-mails](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-e-mails/218110)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2003, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-e-mails/218110 "2003-12-14T06:54:23Z")
On other forums I visit that use the same software as the SDMB, they only send you one e-mail when someone responds to a thread in which you have posted, and you don’t get another e-mail until the next time you go to tha… --- ## [What are the rules of the road here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-rules-of-the-road-here/218794)
**Author:** [@Mhernan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mhernan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2003, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-rules-of-the-road-here/218794 "2003-12-13T15:03:50Z")
As a virgin sdmb doper I need soma guidance. What is the size character limit of a message, if any? If a lose a message, it disappears before I finish can I recover it in any way? 3Can I import messages from my MS Wor… --- ## [How to get post ID's from closed threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-post-ids-from-closed-threads/218602)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2003, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-post-ids-from-closed-threads/218602 "2003-12-13T02:28:05Z")
Normally, if I want to link directly to a particular post in a thread, I’d click on “quote” to pick up the post ID data. But this isn’t possible with a closed thread. Is there an alternate method of determining the pos… --- ## [post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post/218545)
**Author:** [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2003, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post/218545 "2003-12-12T06:39:49Z")
what --- ## ['Closers', those who post the last comments in a thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closers-those-who-post-the-last-comments-in-a-thread/217998)
**Author:** [@PhiloVance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhiloVance)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2003, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closers-those-who-post-the-last-comments-in-a-thread/217998 "2003-12-12T02:51:54Z")
Some time ago someone, I think obfusciatrist started tracking ‘closers’, those people who posted last in a thread. Does anyone recall this thread? --- ## [Are clubs/social groups allowed on the forum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-clubs-social-groups-allowed-on-the-forum/217879)
**Author:** [@Poetgrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poetgrrl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2003, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-clubs-social-groups-allowed-on-the-forum/217879 "2003-12-12T00:36:00Z")
I didn’t catch this in the FAQ, but wanted to double check. Is it permissible for us to form clubs/social groups on SDMB? --- ## [Some Questions about Banning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-banning/218447)
**Author:** [@Chimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimpy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-banning/218447 "2003-12-11T23:33:09Z")
OK this is not another “How do i avoid getting banned” threads i’d jsut like to know \[ul\] \[li\]if i am banned will i get an email telling me this?\[/li\]\[li\]how do i get “un-banned”?\[/li\]\[/ul\] well thats about it thanks… --- ## [A problem with searching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-problem-with-searching/217847)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2003, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-problem-with-searching/217847 "2003-12-11T18:50:10Z")
There appears to be a bug in the search engine. I’ve been trying for the better part of the day to find an old thread, but no go. The first time, I set my search to “A year ago or older”, since I thought that the threa… --- ## [Moderator Question re: General Questions Forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-question-re-general-questions-forum/216807)
**Author:** [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2003, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-question-re-general-questions-forum/216807 "2003-12-11T18:09:36Z")
Hello all! Is there any prohibition against creating a signature for use in GQ that says the following? \[ul\]“The General Questions Forum is the place for factual answers, not opinions. The Moderators request members’ … --- ## [Is it just me? I posted and 44 more windows of same thread opened](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-i-posted-and-44-more-windows-of-same-thread-opened/217511)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2003, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-i-posted-and-44-more-windows-of-same-thread-opened/217511 "2003-12-11T08:15:11Z")
I guess the SD didn’t like my reply in the thread about Amazon shipping within 24 hours, because after I pushed submit, 44 more windows of that thread opened. Might just be this computer, since it acts odd now and again,… --- ## [Can 'extra good' posters be given special privlages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-extra-good-posters-be-given-special-privlages/217869)
**Author:** [@Poetgrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poetgrrl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-extra-good-posters-be-given-special-privlages/217869 "2003-12-11T00:43:30Z")
I noticed that I can’t post 2 messages within a certain time frame, edit my posts, or do a couple of other things I can do in other message boards. Can’t you loosen the rules for people that are ‘extra good’? I know on G… --- ## [Hardware drive - Paypal on option?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardware-drive-paypal-on-option/218181)
**Author:** [@Naive\_Theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Naive_Theory)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardware-drive-paypal-on-option/218181 "2003-12-10T23:41:15Z")
Hi there. I’m a new user, and this has probably been brought up before, but I didn’t see it explicitely mentioned in the sticky on this forum. Has the possibilty of a simple charity box paypal account been discussed? … --- ## [Date of FIRST post in thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/date-of-first-post-in-thread/218119)
**Author:** [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/date-of-first-post-in-thread/218119 "2003-12-10T16:47:23Z")
Just wondering. Is it possible to tweak the vB SW configuration in such a way that the date of the first post (the OP) of a thread would appear in the forum view? Say - under the name of the OP? Not sortable or anything… --- ## [What was it this time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-it-this-time/217738)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2003, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-it-this-time/217738 "2003-12-10T04:41:12Z")
So what was the problem this time? SDMB seemed to have been down with a database error (not comm, since I could ping it OK) all morning. Hamsters not fed over the weekend? --- ## [Why do people sign their names after one line posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-sign-their-names-after-one-line-posts/217506)
**Author:** [@Azure\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azure_Eternity)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2003, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-sign-their-names-after-one-line-posts/217506 "2003-12-09T09:09:29Z")
If someone writes a page long dissertation, I think it’s a fine idea to put one’s signature at the end. But why, why, do some people insist on signing every post? Sometime’s it’s only a line, or even a couple of words,… --- ## [How did Tapioca Dextrin get his (her?) sig like that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-tapioca-dextrin-get-his-her-sig-like-that/216815)
**Author:** [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2003, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-tapioca-dextrin-get-his-her-sig-like-that/216815 "2003-12-07T11:05:03Z")
Example here: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=152425 Howzat? --- ## [Why can't I post and logon in the same action?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-post-and-logon-in-the-same-action/217528)
**Author:** [@Poetgrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poetgrrl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2003, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-post-and-logon-in-the-same-action/217528 "2003-12-07T08:37:18Z")
Many other message boards that I’ve been to allow you to put in your name/password and post a message, but it seems like here, when I do that, it goes to a ‘log in’ window. Then when I log in, it forgets what forum I was… --- ## [There seem to be a lot of newbies lately... or is it just me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-seem-to-be-a-lot-of-newbies-lately-or-is-it-just-me/216461)
**Author:** [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2003, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-seem-to-be-a-lot-of-newbies-lately-or-is-it-just-me/216461 "2003-12-06T19:09:45Z")
Is it just me or are there a lot of new members on the SDMB these past few days? If so, why? Just a gradual increase in popularity, or did some really popular website link to us? By the way, most of the newbies I’ve see… --- ## [Where's the Mods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-mods/217148)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2003, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-mods/217148 "2003-12-06T14:46:42Z")
There’s been a bit of trolling in the Pit lately and it’s taken quite a while for the trolls to be dealt with. Why is that? Are a bunch of Mods on vacation? Sorry, no links. Can’t go around crying “troll” you know. --- ## [Suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspended/216381)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2003, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspended/216381 "2003-12-05T19:04:42Z")
I looked. Couldn’t find anyone mentioning it yet. Is Suspended as a member status something new? Or just the first time I’ve seen it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=403) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=405)