# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=41 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 42 --- ## [The new rules about hijacks are not being applied seriously](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-rules-about-hijacks-are-not-being-applied-seriously/920354)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-rules-about-hijacks-are-not-being-applied-seriously/920354 "2020-09-14T15:27:47Z")
At the beginning of this year, the Dope administrators announced some new, welcome rule changes: \*"\*\*Hijacks. \*This is, perhaps, the single largest and most important change to the rules in Great Debates and Politics an… --- ## [Discobot to Colibri: come at me, bro!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discobot-to-colibri-come-at-me-bro/916672)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discobot-to-colibri-come-at-me-bro/916672 "2020-09-14T14:27:37Z")
Colibri is all like “this thread will remain closed.” then Discobot is all “This thread will reopen in one hour!” in bold, yelly text. \[… --- ## [Question on discussing art/entertainment's effect on political views in Café Society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-discussing-art-entertainments-effect-on-political-views-in-cafe-society/919981)
**Author:** [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-discussing-art-entertainments-effect-on-political-views-in-cafe-society/919981 "2020-09-14T03:48:56Z")
Whatever you say, but I was interested to learn whether “Kremlin” is a forbidden word in the Café Society sub-forum. That doesn’t appear to be the case. C.K. Dexter-Haven posted this in the Forum Rules thread: (^tha… --- ## [Where's the original 9/11 thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-original-9-11-thread/920382)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2020, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-original-9-11-thread/920382 "2020-09-12T09:04:29Z")
Where is the thread where we all posted about the 9/11 attacks as they were happening? --- ## [Terwilliger Banned For Trolling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terwilliger-banned-for-trolling/920188)
**Author:** [@Dark\_Sponge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Sponge)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terwilliger-banned-for-trolling/920188 "2020-09-11T13:34:31Z")
New member Terwilliger joined just 4 days ago. I got curious when I saw he was banned and skimmed through his posts since joining. I saw some heated discussions but nothing outrageous and no warnings from mods in threa… --- ## [Missing Topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-topic/920331)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-topic/920331 "2020-09-11T13:14:02Z")
I think my first thread topic might have disappeared. I can’t seem to find it anywhere. It was titled “Introducing Max” and was last seen in MPSIMS. The date I submitted the original post was March 22, 2019 and the old U… --- ## [Please tell me all the message repeating in a thread is my fault…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-all-the-message-repeating-in-a-thread-is-my-fault/920134)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-all-the-message-repeating-in-a-thread-is-my-fault/920134 "2020-09-10T17:09:41Z")
That it’s in my settings or something… So I can fix it. It’s hard to believe the software will be designed to show messages multiple times in a thread. It’s very confusing and irritating please tell me how I can make it … --- ## [Is that thread just spam bait?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-thread-just-spam-bait/920036)
**Author:** [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-thread-just-spam-bait/920036 "2020-09-09T17:25:07Z")
What’s the deal with this thread? It’s a stickied thread that starts out with an outdated post on cleaning your comp of malware from '09, and is followed by 300 posts of banned spammers. --- ## [Clarification in QZ mandated vaccination thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-in-qz-mandated-vaccination-thread/920155)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-in-qz-mandated-vaccination-thread/920155 "2020-09-09T16:26:28Z")
Two related mod directions, both identifying parts of the discussion as something to be pulled back from. Thing is though that a thread discussing mandating vaccines potential reactions to it really has to include a dis… --- ## [How do we PM a forum moderator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-pm-a-forum-moderator/919793)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-pm-a-forum-moderator/919793 "2020-09-07T03:44:31Z")
I noticed just now that the following Game Room sticky… \*\*\* Forum rules and FAQ: Read this first! UPDATED October 3rd, 2014 \*\*\* …shows this text at the end of the little blurb preview at the top of my forum display: I… --- ## [How in the name of God do you log off this site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-in-the-name-of-god-do-you-log-off-this-site/916372)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-in-the-name-of-god-do-you-log-off-this-site/916372 "2020-09-04T07:23:49Z")
How??? --- ## [Can we get rid of the "IMPORTANT: Go to UserCP" pinned anouncement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-get-rid-of-the-important-go-to-usercp-pinned-anouncement/918372)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-get-rid-of-the-important-go-to-usercp-pinned-anouncement/918372 "2020-09-03T14:11:51Z")
I assume at this point that everybody who needs to see it has done so and nobody new will need it. It’s not a big deal but it takes up vertical space that I have to scroll through (the horror!). --- ## [Green #1 by my avatar, what is it for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-1-by-my-avatar-what-is-it-for/919336)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-1-by-my-avatar-what-is-it-for/919336 "2020-09-02T17:18:23Z")
This is the avatar in the upper right corner of all my screens on this site. I have checked messages, notifications, everything I can think of. What are they trying to tell me (and why do they make it so opaque)? --- ## [Timing of posts marked unread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timing-of-posts-marked-unread/919555)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timing-of-posts-marked-unread/919555 "2020-09-01T21:28:07Z")
When I read a thread or topic (whatever) to the end and then leave it, it sometimes marks the topic as partially unread. Looks like it’s assuming it takes a certain amount of time to read them and if you don’t spend that… --- ## [Can we please bring back the "read a random column" function](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-bring-back-the-read-a-random-column-function/919470)
**Author:** [@danhanegan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danhanegan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-bring-back-the-read-a-random-column-function/919470 "2020-09-01T06:58:57Z")
Can we please bring back the “read a random column” function? Filling odd minutes reading random columns was pretty much the only reason I visited this site. --- ## [I'm getting the Triangle, connection not secure warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-the-triangle-connection-not-secure-warning/919409)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2020, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-the-triangle-connection-not-secure-warning/919409 "2020-08-31T01:43:27Z")
Hmm, I thought Discourse would eliminate problems like this? Triangle with ! inside it by the URL. Connection not fully secure. There should be a padlock symbol for a secure connection. Is this a SSL Certificate error?… --- ## [Can't ignore a user whose public profile is hidden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-ignore-a-user-whose-public-profile-is-hidden/919275)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-ignore-a-user-whose-public-profile-is-hidden/919275 "2020-08-29T22:17:42Z")
Just tried to ignore a user. Couldn’t access the profile because the public profile is hidden, and the regular buttons were absent. This seems to be an odd loophole. --- ## [Something by my name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-by-my-name/918909)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-by-my-name/918909 "2020-08-26T22:50:06Z")
It seems, ‘When (I) come back, bring pie’ There’s a piece of pie by my name. It’s not my birthday til November. Does anyone know? --- ## [Having Psychodelic Mushrooms in an Avatar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-psychodelic-mushrooms-in-an-avatar/918408)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-psychodelic-mushrooms-in-an-avatar/918408 "2020-08-26T20:13:55Z")
The moderators never answered my question here. Is it okay to have psychodelic mushrooms in an avatar? (Scroll down to the bottom.) It’s a moot point for me, because I’m keeping my present avatar. I like it and it’s ver… --- ## [Strange glitch in board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-glitch-in-board/918370)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-glitch-in-board/918370 "2020-08-26T19:58:29Z")
Just saw an unusual happening in the board. In GQ, it showed the classic thread Where Do I Find Grocery Bag for Man in the list. It says it’d been updated only a couple hours ago. Yet when I read the thread… er topic, it… --- ## [Difficult to navigate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difficult-to-navigate/917396)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difficult-to-navigate/917396 "2020-08-26T12:45:27Z")
I don’t know anymore. It used to be so simple to check in here. Now it seems so arduous. I’m not giving up, but things have changed. Jeezus. It sounds like a Carole King song. “One of us is changing, or maybe we both … --- ## ["Who's on line" - how can you tell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-on-line-how-can-you-tell/918903)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-on-line-how-can-you-tell/918903 "2020-08-24T17:52:23Z")
I know how to tell if someone is on line or not (assuming they are signed in of course) in XenForo and vBulletin, but I can’t tell with Discourse. Is there a way to know? --- ## [How does one create an avatar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-create-an-avatar/918746)
**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-create-an-avatar/918746 "2020-08-24T03:53:55Z")
What are the parameters? Do they need to be hosted off site? Thanks in advance --- ## [My Last Word On a Closed Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-last-word-on-a-closed-thread/917891)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-last-word-on-a-closed-thread/917891 "2020-08-23T00:26:26Z")
This is the last thing I will say about this thread. But I did post this exact same subject on another message board. And I got a much more positive response. People realized that it was lighthearted, and they responded … --- ## [Thread with photograph of child in aftermath of Nagasaki](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-with-photograph-of-child-in-aftermath-of-nagasaki/918272)
**Author:** [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2020, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-with-photograph-of-child-in-aftermath-of-nagasaki/918272 "2020-08-20T05:49:25Z")
Thread: Moderation: This OP says “this may be the saddest thing I have ever seen”. It’s clearly not just about the artistic merits of the photography, which would be a valid restriction for a Cafe Society thread. T… --- ## [What are tags & Add-a-tag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-tags-add-a-tag/918454)
**Author:** [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-tags-add-a-tag/918454 "2020-08-20T00:31:08Z")
I noticed add-a-tag on a thread from today. There are two add-a-tag entries. Clicking around a bit, I see it’s part of the tags list but it isn’t clear what any of this is. --- ## [Can I create a poll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-create-a-poll/918153)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-create-a-poll/918153 "2020-08-19T08:47:02Z")
I had never gotten the poll feature on the old board to work. Let’s see if this does? poll --- ## [So how's things going here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-hows-things-going-here/917401)
**Author:** [@GnuMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GnuMe)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-hows-things-going-here/917401 "2020-08-18T14:31:08Z")
First, traffic in general? How has it changed since the switch? Was it headed down when there were the system problems? Was it headed down before that? I recall threads on how to make the board better that involved p… --- ## [Thread for banned posters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-banned-posters/917090)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-banned-posters/917090 "2020-08-18T00:06:52Z")
Did this board used to start a thread to say “so and so has been banned”? Am I imagining that? If y’all are still doing that, I can’t find the location. I’ve noticed a couple of posters with recent activity popping up w… --- ## [Website still has a link to "Contact TubaDiva"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-still-has-a-link-to-contact-tubadiva/918282)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-still-has-a-link-to-contact-tubadiva/918282 "2020-08-17T00:27:01Z")
Doesn’t that need to be changed? Or was there a decision to let it stand? As a kind of tribute to her years of dedication, I could see the reason for that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=40) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=42)