# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=410 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 411 --- ## [SDMB norms on repeating your old, failed threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-norms-on-repeating-your-old-failed-threads/204372)
**Author:** [@knock\_knock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knock_knock)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2003, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-norms-on-repeating-your-old-failed-threads/204372 "2003-10-03T16:48:42Z")
Sometimes SDMB threads fail. The thread dies, without ever approaching a satisfactory resolution to the question raised in the OP. There can be a variety of reasons for this: The title was not descriptive or interest… --- ## [Buddy list, ignore list](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buddy-list-ignore-list/205071)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buddy-list-ignore-list/205071 "2003-10-03T16:34:04Z")
Okay, forgive me if this question has been answered. But when you put someone on your “buddy” list, what happens? Do they know they’re on your buddy list? Can they tell you they don’t want to be on your buddy list? Is th… --- ## [Links- how do you put them in your own words?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-how-do-you-put-them-in-your-own-words/205338)
**Author:** [@ammo52](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ammo52)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2003, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-how-do-you-put-them-in-your-own-words/205338 "2003-10-03T16:13:38Z")
What I mean is, I see links where a part of a poster’s sentence is obviously a URL link, but it isn’t in URL code. How do you code it so that you can say a sentence like "not according to the NFL, for instance, but the w… --- ## [Would a "archives" forum help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-archives-forum-help/204886)
**Author:** [@cletus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cletus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2003, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-archives-forum-help/204886 "2003-10-03T12:03:26Z")
I’ve seen this at a few other forums I visit. They have some type of “archives” forum inwhich the old threads are placed. I was wondering if it would help the speed of this board in anyway. Think of all those threads be… --- ## [Slow Straight Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-straight-dope/203305)
**Author:** [@toscar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toscar)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2003, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-straight-dope/203305 "2003-10-02T21:57:15Z")
I like to read STRAIGHT DOPE but I find access to be uncertain and slow. I have a fast PC and NTL Broadband. I’m not very compute savvy so it may be my fault. If it is my fault what can I do to improve speed of acces… --- ## [Is this Board like my fridge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-board-like-my-fridge/205010)
**Author:** [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2003, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-board-like-my-fridge/205010 "2003-10-02T04:41:28Z")
I have a camera in my fridge so I know the light goes out when I shut the door. To the left of my “Profile” button below every post is my online status. At what point does it turn off, a la the one in the fridgitator? --- ## [Do some threads load more slowly than others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-threads-load-more-slowly-than-others/204771)
**Author:** [@Stage\_Manager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stage_Manager)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-threads-load-more-slowly-than-others/204771 "2003-10-01T22:56:15Z")
I’ve noticed, lately, certain threads seem to take much longer than other threads to load. Am I imagining this, or could there be some logical explanation? --- ## ["Mirror-Posting" To G'Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mirror-posting-to-gdope/204726)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mirror-posting-to-gdope/204726 "2003-10-01T21:25:22Z")
Well, not in the strictest sense of the word, I suppose, but I have posted questions/comments on G’Dope that I have posted here. They were always re-worded, however. The Loaded Dog and Icewolf state they have no probs w… --- ## [What laws does the SDMB pay heed to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-laws-does-the-sdmb-pay-heed-to/204149)
**Author:** [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2003, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-laws-does-the-sdmb-pay-heed-to/204149 "2003-10-01T07:03:32Z")
Noticing all the threads that the mods lock due to concerns about ‘illegal activity’, I’m left wondering, which country’s law do the SDMB take in account? Is it only the US? For example, if I were to post questions abo… --- ## [practice posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-posts/204874)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2003, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-posts/204874 "2003-10-01T07:02:43Z")
if there is an answer, the SDMB is the place to ask. --- ## [practice post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post/204795)
**Author:** [@danielspaniel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danielspaniel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2003, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post/204795 "2003-10-01T01:08:45Z")
My pants are on backwards. :smiley: --- ## [What causes new SDMB threads to get lost in the ether?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-new-sdmb-threads-to-get-lost-in-the-ether/204623)
**Author:** [@Scott\_Dickerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Dickerson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2003, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-new-sdmb-threads-to-get-lost-in-the-ether/204623 "2003-09-30T14:40:57Z")
I KNOW I submitted a new thread yesterday. It’s just plain nowhere. I pressed the SUBMIT button, the whole schmeer. Threads do get moved, but I’ve searched far and wide. God forbid, but do the mods ever just (accident… --- ## [Will the 40,000th member win anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-40-000th-member-win-anything/204564)
**Author:** [@CaptBushido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptBushido)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2003, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-40-000th-member-win-anything/204564 "2003-09-30T12:50:02Z")
I only ask because that point is drawing near. I recommend a novelty item in the vein of “I logged on to the Straight Dope message boards and all I got was this…” They’ll be thrilled. :smiley: --- ## [Longest thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-thread/203905)
**Author:** [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2003, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-thread/203905 "2003-09-29T00:24:24Z")
What was/is the longest thread ever on SDMB? Could it be: GQ: Are scalar weapons for real? Were there any pre-crash humongous threads? --- ## [How can I search for ONLY the threads I started myself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-search-for-only-the-threads-i-started-myself/203974)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2003, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-search-for-only-the-threads-i-started-myself/203974 "2003-09-28T21:15:19Z")
I tried searching under my username and specifying “search title only” instead of “search entire thread” – but my search still called up every thread on which I had submitted any posts in the specified time period. If I… --- ## [Is it just me, or is the board whizzing along?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-the-board-whizzing-along/204212)
**Author:** [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-the-board-whizzing-along/204212 "2003-09-28T20:37:45Z")
Ever since last night, I’ve noticed that the boards have been acting much faster. Is this just a coincidence (in light of the recent outcry), or did something happen? --- ## [AcronymFinder.com says....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronymfinder-com-says/203482)
**Author:** [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronymfinder-com-says/203482 "2003-09-28T20:35:42Z")
We’re #1! Take that, Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists! In your face, Small, Disadvantaged, and Minority Business! :smiley: --- ## [The Straight Dope on..... Cecil Adams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-on-cecil-adams/203597)
**Author:** [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2003, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-on-cecil-adams/203597 "2003-09-28T11:34:55Z")
Is it true that Cecil Adams DOES NOT EXIST?:eek: :confused: :eek: :confused: In the “Is Snopes Ever Wrong?” thread on this page, evidence was provided that he does not exist. Was this in jest? What is the Straight Dope… --- ## [Replies List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies-list/204260)
**Author:** [@sulawesi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sulawesi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2003, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies-list/204260 "2003-09-28T07:33:05Z")
I’m asking this solely out of curiosity, and I know it’s a painfully mundane question. When viewing the list of posters who have replied to a thread, how are they arranged? Obviously, those with the most posts in the th… --- ## ["Quotes" in Thread Subject Line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes-in-thread-subject-line/204028)
**Author:** [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes-in-thread-subject-line/204028 "2003-09-27T19:02:33Z")
Just checking, this used to be a rather annoying “feature” at these boards. --- ## [Is Cecil dead and replaced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cecil-dead-and-replaced/54910)
**Author:** [@Mercutio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercutio)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2003, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cecil-dead-and-replaced/54910 "2003-09-26T21:47:30Z")
I dunno what it is. He hasnt posted here in over a year and as this thread thread states, his reports aren’t as funny as they used to be. :smiley: Kidding, kidding. ::cowers:: Actually I’m just wondering where the big… --- ## [Is there an option to ignore a thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-option-to-ignore-a-thread/203840)
**Author:** [@Stage\_Manager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stage_Manager)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2003, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-option-to-ignore-a-thread/203840 "2003-09-26T19:46:00Z")
It seems that I remember seeing somewhere (in the CP?) an option to ignore a thread. That would be a useful thing to have, as many threads (especially in MPSIMS) are just getting too silly to even bother with. Was I m… --- ## [Big SDMB problems at home. If the Gods could assist? Please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-sdmb-problems-at-home-if-the-gods-could-assist-please/200619)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2003, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-sdmb-problems-at-home-if-the-gods-could-assist-please/200619 "2003-09-26T11:46:03Z")
Ok here are my symptoms: I am running a home grown rocket powered machine, I love my computer. I recently got a cable modem so I wasn’t so depressed coming home to a dial-up. It’s great, those who have them know this. L… --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/203458)
**Author:** [@Tyrrell\_McAllister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyrrell_McAllister)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2003, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/203458 "2003-09-25T19:43:08Z")
test --- ## [Virus warning.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virus-warning/203649)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virus-warning/203649 "2003-09-24T23:15:32Z")
I got 8 copies of this virus in my spam e-mail account today. It has a way of activating automatically on preview even if you don’t open any attachments. I have seen a few posts here that might suggest other dopers are… --- ## [Searching inoperational?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-inoperational/203336)
**Author:** [@glilly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glilly)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2003, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-inoperational/203336 "2003-09-24T16:32:17Z")
As of yesterday afternoon and this morning, searches send me to a completely blank screen (or the more typical timeout message…you know the one–whichever comes first, I guess). I haven’t seen anyone mention it here, so … --- ## [I am an idiot: How do you quote another message?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-idiot-how-do-you-quote-another-message/203507)
**Author:** [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2003, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-idiot-how-do-you-quote-another-message/203507 "2003-09-24T14:04:54Z")
I swear that I clicked on the vB Code help icon, and I still can’t figure out how to quote from a previous message on this board. I can copy and paste the relevant text into my message, but how do you get the cool borde… --- ## [Dumb Questions, or What does that Abrv Mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-questions-or-what-does-that-abrv-mean/203462)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2003, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-questions-or-what-does-that-abrv-mean/203462 "2003-09-24T12:28:09Z")
IIRC does this mean If I Recall/Remember Correctly? --- ## [Thanks mods.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-mods/203437)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2003, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-mods/203437 "2003-09-24T01:22:59Z")
Just a post to thank the mods for deleting that filth of an OP in the pit. It’s nice to be able to ‘know’ something will be deleted, and then to see it deleted. --- ## [Incorrect Post Times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorrect-post-times/203035)
**Author:** [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2003, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorrect-post-times/203035 "2003-09-23T13:43:00Z")
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