# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=409 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 410 --- ## [A bit of advice for all Dopers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bit-of-advice-for-all-dopers/206418)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2003, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bit-of-advice-for-all-dopers/206418 "2003-10-15T02:02:44Z")
And I do mean all, this is not directed at anyone in particular. I really have no idea what forum to put this in; if any Mod feels it not appropriate for ATMB, feel free to move. Dopers, please, if you’re going to argue… --- ## [only on the weekend?!?!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-on-the-weekend/206942)
**Author:** [@Kneepants\_Erasmus\_the\_Humanist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kneepants_Erasmus_the_Humanist)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2003, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-on-the-weekend/206942 "2003-10-15T00:46:23Z")
I did try and make sure this problem has not been mentioned yet, and I didn’t see it…didn’t look at every thread…cuz there are lots. I am apparently only able to access the message boards on the weekend. All other time… --- ## [Image test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/image-test/207359)
**Author:** [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/image-test/207359 "2003-10-14T23:03:38Z")
How do I use the IMG tag to upload an image? It’s an animated GIF, about 600 bytes. --- ## [Idea for new Posting section](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-new-posting-section/206774)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2003, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-new-posting-section/206774 "2003-10-14T00:33:41Z")
Perhaps the powers that be will see this. It seems to me that there are a number of “Help me remeber…” or “Help me Identify…” posts. Perhaps an “Amnesia” or “Brainfart” section could be created to organize all of thes… --- ## [Four Megaposts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-megaposts/207261)
**Author:** [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-megaposts/207261 "2003-10-13T21:40:59Z")
Darn, I missed it. I was hoping to be the one. This message is a key so that I can find the current offset, and find the four millionth. --- ## [Why Does Slug Signorino Always Portray Cecil Adams as a Bird?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-slug-signorino-always-portray-cecil-adams-as-a-bird/206674)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2003, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-slug-signorino-always-portray-cecil-adams-as-a-bird/206674 "2003-10-13T19:21:38Z")
I have been reading Straightdope books for over ten years now (we don’t get Cecil Adams’ actual column where I live, though). And one thing has always puzzled me. In the Slug Signorino cartoons that often accompany Cecil… --- ## [SDMB registration agreement as of 12/6/2002](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-registration-agreement-as-of-12-6-2002/140970)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2003, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-registration-agreement-as-of-12-6-2002/140970 "2003-10-13T18:51:42Z")
The agreement below spells out the rules by which SDMB users are expected to abide. Changes since the last version are indicated in bold. Changes include: (a) clarification that SDMB postings must not violate U.S. law, a… --- ## [How come the smilie window doesn't show up half the time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-the-smilie-window-doesnt-show-up-half-the-time/207189)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2003, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-the-smilie-window-doesnt-show-up-half-the-time/207189 "2003-10-13T16:41:10Z")
I never change my preferences but half the time I don’t get the little smilie options normally displayed to the left of the message box. I also notice that when I’m forced into the nearly unbearably tedious task of enco… --- ## [Pitting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting/206465)
**Author:** [@Shrinking\_Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shrinking_Violet)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting/206465 "2003-10-13T02:13:37Z")
Now I’m a gentle soul ;), and avoid confrontation where I can. Because of this I never visit the Pit. So it occurs to me … how would I know if someone had objected strongly to something I’ve said, and “pitted” me? Is it… --- ## [Location question....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-question/205502)
**Author:** [@cbm77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbm77)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-question/205502 "2003-10-12T02:13:19Z")
Is it rude or inappropriate for me to list my location as “M’boro/Dixion Springs”? Because this board is multi-national I wonder if maby I’m insulting international members by not listing my location as, “Tennessee, USA… --- ## [I bet I'm not the first one to notice the mistake on the Homepage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bet-im-not-the-first-one-to-notice-the-mistake-on-the-homepage/206797)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2003, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bet-im-not-the-first-one-to-notice-the-mistake-on-the-homepage/206797 "2003-10-11T22:53:03Z")
But I’m probably the first person to point it out. Proving that I’m either a fast-fingered, eagle-eyed ignorance fighter or an anal-retentive, nit-picking PTA. All the way on top of the left hand corner. The first words… --- ## [test post only...no info here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post-only-no-info-here/206872)
**Author:** [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2003, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post-only-no-info-here/206872 "2003-10-11T18:57:23Z")
'""""""" 8 @ @ 8 || ’ 0 .U. m||m . \\ m / BUT in case y’all had to look, I was Just curious as to why a posted message doesn’t always appear in the thread as it does on the… --- ## [searching using my name finds threads without my name in.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-using-my-name-finds-threads-without-my-name-in/206749)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-using-my-name-finds-threads-without-my-name-in/206749 "2003-10-11T17:42:22Z")
If I do a search for Username:Lobsang show results as threads, the results turn up threads that I have neither posted in nor have been mentioned in. Why is that? --- ## [test post lorem ipsum test post de profundis clamo ad te Domine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post-lorem-ipsum-test-post-de-profundis-clamo-ad-te-domine/206799)
**Author:** [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2003, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post-lorem-ipsum-test-post-de-profundis-clamo-ad-te-domine/206799 "2003-10-11T03:51:00Z")
Testing the length of the title. And my stream of consciousness. Apparently, I could use a beverage. --- ## [Whence "I burning your dog"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-i-burning-your-dog/206464)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2003, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-i-burning-your-dog/206464 "2003-10-10T13:17:15Z")
I hate feeling like I’m the only one that’s not in on it. --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/205963)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2003, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/205963 "2003-10-10T01:09:09Z")
Is this thing on? --- ## [What happened to this thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-this-thread/205414)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2003, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-this-thread/205414 "2003-10-09T22:37:55Z")
Paco romano posted a bizarre thread in GQ called “Do all novels have chapters?” and a number of us were trying to figure out what he was getting at. But now it has vanished. Is it a hamster thing, or did some moderator … --- ## [Why is Cecil's Cartoonist So Lame?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-cecils-cartoonist-so-lame/206157)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2003, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-cecils-cartoonist-so-lame/206157 "2003-10-09T22:24:37Z")
I am not an artist, but then again neither is Cecil’s cartoonist. The difference is I don’t pretend to be! Sheesh! Couldn’t Cecil find someone with a hint of talent? Or, is Uncle Cecil really, really cheap? Ouch! …S… --- ## [testy-test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testy-test/206523)
**Author:** [@kenensky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenensky)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2003, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testy-test/206523 "2003-10-09T22:01:20Z")
It begins! (That wasn’t so hard, don’t know why I waited so long…) Hm, what's this do? Ah, it’s nice and blue. Wish I had someone to quote or something to link. And this one: monospace text? Cool. Let’s see: Opal,… --- ## [Tell me about this "Smashie" I hear about...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-this-smashie-i-hear-about/204354)
**Author:** [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2003, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-this-smashie-i-hear-about/204354 "2003-10-09T19:47:21Z")
Every now and then I see a reference to “Smashie”, i.e. “I want Smashie back”, especially in a smiley discussion thread or otherwise appropriate situation. Might anyone be able to give a brief history of this (I’m assum… --- ## [Hello SDMB members...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-sdmb-members/205253)
**Author:** [@cbm77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbm77)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2003, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-sdmb-members/205253 "2003-10-09T07:27:38Z")
This is a test post. This is only a test. If this were an actual post, it would not be a test… :rolleyes: --- ## [Practice Post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post/206340)
**Author:** [@law\_order\_junkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/law_order_junkie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post/206340 "2003-10-09T03:33:34Z")
newbie sent in this direction and am asking, any nice, useful tips to not annoy you kind folks? --- ## [Question: What is a "fake Pit thread"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-what-is-a-fake-pit-thread/206256)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2003, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-what-is-a-fake-pit-thread/206256 "2003-10-08T21:00:19Z")
In reference to this thread, is a fake Pit thread one for which the title is misleading? Or was the Opening Post in that thread disingenuously stating that its writer had previously pitted the mod, and it was in fact the… --- ## [Style question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/style-question/205038)
**Author:** [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2003, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/style-question/205038 "2003-10-08T12:28:01Z")
A lot of our members have user names that are all lower case, and I honour their style when refering to them in a post. But I’ve convinced myself that, just as with other words that are usually all lower case, I should c… --- ## [Note to SDMB Developers, Re: Multiple Threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-sdmb-developers-re-multiple-threads/204624)
**Author:** [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-sdmb-developers-re-multiple-threads/204624 "2003-10-07T19:12:53Z")
When a user clicks “New Thread”, send him / her back a sequence number. Then pass the sequence number back to the server via a “hidden” in the form and reject any new thread creation from the same user / sequence number… --- ## [Did Zenster lose another thread, or am I losing my mind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-zenster-lose-another-thread-or-am-i-losing-my-mind/204154)
**Author:** [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2003, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-zenster-lose-another-thread-or-am-i-losing-my-mind/204154 "2003-10-07T12:27:21Z")
A couple of days ago I could swear there was a thread somewhere on these boards about grandparents. It was started, I think, by Zenster. Several other people including tanookie and SnoopyFan contributed, as did I. Whe… --- ## [Multiple Response Prevention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-response-prevention/205640)
**Author:** [@ronbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ronbo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2003, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-response-prevention/205640 "2003-10-05T06:46:33Z")
After writing a response to the Message Board, my reflex is to hit the “Back” icon on the Button bar to take back me to the Message Board. I then frantically try to stop the re-submission. Is it possible for the SD Prog… --- ## [Has the time of the board 'back up' thing been changed ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-time-of-the-board-back-up-thing-been-changed/204892)
**Author:** [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2003, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-time-of-the-board-back-up-thing-been-changed/204892 "2003-10-05T05:28:56Z")
Back in the ol’ days it used to be 09.30am to about 09.40am, and more recently it’s taken an hour (09.30-10.30). But this week – and I haven’t been paying sufficient attention to be sure – I think it’s moved around somew… --- ## [\[i\]goony goo goo\[/i\] and \[b\]gabba gabba hey\[/b\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-goony-goo-goo-i-and-b-gabba-gabba-hey-b/204858)
**Author:** [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2003, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-goony-goo-goo-i-and-b-gabba-gabba-hey-b/204858 "2003-10-04T04:01:37Z")
Am I in the SDMB context guilty of cultural bias if I use these phrases specifically, even if I refrain from exposing the races of the persons to whom I am referring? --- ## [User options - time zone selection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-options-time-zone-selection/205363)
**Author:** [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2003, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-options-time-zone-selection/205363 "2003-10-03T18:47:31Z")
Why only one option for each GMT offset? I am in Israel, and our Daylight Savings Time start and end dates do not correspond to EET, which is the only choice I have for GMT+2. Thus, right now, all times I see on my scre… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=408) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=410)