# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=406 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 407 --- ## [It's 3:50AM Chicago Time. Why am I able to post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3-50am-chicago-time-why-am-i-able-to-post/214981)
**Author:** [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2003, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3-50am-chicago-time-why-am-i-able-to-post/214981 "2003-11-24T21:43:54Z")
Just curiosity, really. Is there something wrong with the backup program? And how long has it been like this? --- ## [Guinness-style records from SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinness-style-records-from-sdmb/214618)
**Author:** [@MyOld85MG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyOld85MG)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2003, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinness-style-records-from-sdmb/214618 "2003-11-22T05:56:40Z")
I’m actually curious about such stats as: How many posts are in the longest thread in the database? What are the average and median lengths of threads (in terms of posts)? What is the longest duration of a thread (i.e… --- ## [How many active SDMB members?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-active-sdmb-members/213868)
**Author:** [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2003, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-active-sdmb-members/213868 "2003-11-21T22:04:25Z")
I’ve heard estimates that range from as few as a thousand to as many as 25-30K active members that visit the boards. Since we don’t have a counter that shows who or how many Dopers are currently participating. Is there a… --- ## [Checking about a possible "Cause Thread"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/checking-about-a-possible-cause-thread/214340)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2003, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/checking-about-a-possible-cause-thread/214340 "2003-11-21T13:54:59Z")
I don;t wanna bend the rules. Is it okay to post about an offer Campbell’s Soup has this holiday season? Click on this link http://www.chunky.com/click\_for\_cans.asp and Campbell’s will donate X amount of $ per click … --- ## [Great! No Dope T-Shirt For My Germany Trip!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-no-dope-t-shirt-for-my-germany-trip/214210)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2003, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-no-dope-t-shirt-for-my-germany-trip/214210 "2003-11-21T08:37:30Z")
I wanted to wear the shirt on the plane and in the airports I would be laid-over in, but I cannot get a confirmation of the order I placed. Great! I leave on Thanksgiving Day. I gave my credit card number, but have seen… --- ## [A Note of Praise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-note-of-praise/214404)
**Author:** [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2003, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-note-of-praise/214404 "2003-11-21T00:47:41Z")
This is sort of a trial post, because I didn’t check in here for some weeks, and when I did, couldn’t get in. An e-mail to a moderator got me a straight-forward reason for what the problem was–that’s not something that h… --- ## [Is there something wrong with the SDMB clock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-wrong-with-the-sdmb-clock/214266)
**Author:** [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2003, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-wrong-with-the-sdmb-clock/214266 "2003-11-20T16:29:47Z")
It’s like, only 30 seconds off. :smiley: --- ## [practice post: move on.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post-move-on/213872)
**Author:** [@Trillionaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trillionaire)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2003, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post-move-on/213872 "2003-11-20T00:56:02Z")
nothing to see here, just figuring out how it all works: Bold Italic Underlined The Straight Dope I wonder if this all worked? --- ## [Editing posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-posts/214126)
**Author:** [@GawnFishin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GawnFishin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2003, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-posts/214126 "2003-11-19T19:33:36Z")
Ok I tried a search and could find no results on edit or edit posts. So can you guess what my question is going to be? Why can a moderator (not that this has happened to me) censor (Edit) a post and the user who made the… --- ## [just testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing/214118)
**Author:** [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2003, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing/214118 "2003-11-19T15:43:22Z")
move along --- ## [Examples of SDMB user warnings, bannings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-sdmb-user-warnings-bannings/214109)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2003, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-sdmb-user-warnings-bannings/214109 "2003-11-19T15:28:29Z")
Although it doesn’t happen very often on the bulletin board I run, yesterday one of the mods banned a disruptive user. They were repeatedly warned about inappropriate posts by the mods, yet continued to post them anyhow… --- ## [Can I post about an acquaintance being a Playboy finalist on their site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-post-about-an-acquaintance-being-a-playboy-finalist-on-their-site/213211)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2003, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-post-about-an-acquaintance-being-a-playboy-finalist-on-their-site/213211 "2003-11-19T05:19:37Z")
I have a friend who’s currently a finalist for Playboy’s “Girls of Wal-Mart” pictorial, and, while it TRULY is Mindless and Senseless Stuff I Must Share, I thought that I’d check with the powers-that-be. I mean, it’s a … --- ## [Possibility of Chicago Reader outsourcing this board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibility-of-chicago-reader-outsourcing-this-board/210693)
**Author:** [@Bill\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_H)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2003, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibility-of-chicago-reader-outsourcing-this-board/210693 "2003-11-19T03:56:17Z")
I love Cecil. I love the Chicago Reader. I love Jerry and all the other hard-working behind-the-scenes people here. I love the Mods and Admins and everyone associated. I got nothing but love. But let’s be blunt: This boa… --- ## [Why so many double posts??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-double-posts/213990)
**Author:** [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2003, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-double-posts/213990 "2003-11-18T23:13:24Z")
I know I used to double or triple post because I had a childish habit of clicking “submit” a lot when things went slow - like it would get you to pay more attention to me over here and speed me in. But lately I’ve been d… --- ## [email notification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-notification/213613)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2003, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-notification/213613 "2003-11-18T22:49:01Z")
I have set the option NOT to get email notification when someone replies to my message, and I DONT check the box for each thread. Nevertheless, I keep getting email notifications. How do I stop this happening? --- ## [Moderator sanity test.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-sanity-test/213343)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2003, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-sanity-test/213343 "2003-11-18T07:22:37Z")
Don’t mind me. Just testing the sanity of moderators. --- ## [We need a user name character limit!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-user-name-character-limit/213361)
**Author:** [@Truth\_Seeker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truth_Seeker)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2003, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-user-name-character-limit/213361 "2003-11-18T01:03:03Z")
When someone chooses an absurdly long user name, it makes the pages showing threads almost unreadable. For a while, there was The Vorlon Ambassadors Aide. He, however, mercifully changed his name to TVAA. Now there’s … --- ## [Any HUGE celebs post here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-huge-celebs-post-here/213175)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2003, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-huge-celebs-post-here/213175 "2003-11-17T23:18:37Z")
I have seen, lately, a revival and some re-posts asking if there are any celebs posting here. Reading the many many many replies I hardly recognise any of the name submitted. So I didn’t read every single post. I was … --- ## [Dear Uncle Beer...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-uncle-beer/213751)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-uncle-beer/213751 "2003-11-17T21:50:12Z")
I apologize. I had not meant to irritate you in MPSIMS. I had not regarded the thread on the missing child as a “cause”, insofar as it wasn’t asking for money or votes. If I have offended against any rule of the Board… --- ## [Guests can post now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guests-can-post-now/213436)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2003, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guests-can-post-now/213436 "2003-11-15T17:13:22Z")
It happened in this thread and I don’t recall ever seeing it before. --- ## [Test; please disregard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-please-disregard/213380)
**Author:** [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2003, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-please-disregard/213380 "2003-11-15T04:14:30Z")
(Delurk) This is a test; this is only a test. Had this been a real post, there’d be some actual content. Then again, considering the nature of the Internet these days, that’s not guaranteed. Here’s some bold text. Her… --- ## [tests: move on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tests-move-on/212372)
**Author:** [@Irishlove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishlove)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2003, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tests-move-on/212372 "2003-11-15T02:06:35Z")
bold italic greeeeeeen straight dope main page --- ## [Length of threads and access time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/length-of-threads-and-access-time/213327)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2003, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/length-of-threads-and-access-time/213327 "2003-11-14T22:46:01Z")
In this Pit thread about the long thread closings, a point is being alluded to about thread length slowing down the SDMB. Is this really an issue in vB? Or do all the posts and threads add up together anyways? Not a pi… --- ## [double post test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-post-test/212141)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2003, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-post-test/212141 "2003-11-14T11:41:54Z")
hello --- ## [TubaDiva--are you blocking my e-mails?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-are-you-blocking-my-e-mails/212829)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2003, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-are-you-blocking-my-e-mails/212829 "2003-11-13T22:18:22Z")
i tried to send you a Weird Earl’s nominee, but my e-mail came back, stating that your account wouldn’t accept it. You mad at me or sumptin? :confused: --- ## [why won't my sig appear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-sig-appear/212721)
**Author:** [@WILLASS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WILLASS)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-sig-appear/212721 "2003-11-12T00:58:04Z")
am I being the ultimate thickass? I can’t get my sig. to appear…can someone help? --- ## [symbol font.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbol-font/212298)
**Author:** [@Freiheit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freiheit)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbol-font/212298 "2003-11-11T21:14:30Z")
I searched the FAQs and didn’t see anything about using the symbol font. I’ve seen how to use it here somewhere before, but now I can’t find it. So: how do I use math symbols, and stuff like the cocktail glass and bicy… --- ## [testing sons page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-sons-page/212624)
**Author:** [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2003, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-sons-page/212624 "2003-11-11T15:31:26Z")
hmm lemme test vb ing http://matmice.com/home/ilikerabbits --- ## [Another idea for generating CASH to use in the for the maintenance of the SDMB (yawn)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-idea-for-generating-cash-to-use-in-the-for-the-maintenance-of-the-sdmb-yawn/211926)
**Author:** [@Janx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Janx)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-idea-for-generating-cash-to-use-in-the-for-the-maintenance-of-the-sdmb-yawn/211926 "2003-11-11T14:15:36Z")
This thread here was opened in IMHO, it goes into the age old question of what can be done about the reliability of the boards, speed etc. \*\*Coldfire \*\* wrote… The thread goes on to reference this thread here where \*… --- ## [threadspotting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadspotting/212399)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2003, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadspotting/212399 "2003-11-10T16:12:34Z")
In this thread, it was suggested that this be submitted for Threadspotter. How does one do this? Of course, being the OP, I have a higher interest in this thread, but I do really like all the stories in it. But I can’… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=405) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=407)