# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=415 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 416 --- ## [Question about Subscriptions to Threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-subscriptions-to-threads/195163)
**Author:** [@SpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpaceForRent)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2003, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-subscriptions-to-threads/195163 "2003-08-15T12:44:46Z")
I have two questions about subscribing to threads: Is it possible to subscribe to a thread without receiving an email every time someone posts to it? I just want to be able to view them in my CP. Can the boards be … --- ## [Does the homework rule extend to teachers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-homework-rule-extend-to-teachers/195176)
**Author:** [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2003, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-homework-rule-extend-to-teachers/195176 "2003-08-15T12:37:40Z")
In this thread, \*\* Lukey’s Boat\*\* asks us to help him/her identify whether or not a paper is plagerized. I know there is a policy against asking for help with homework assignments, so I was curious about whether this co… --- ## [Sig test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/195372)
**Author:** [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2003, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/195372 "2003-08-15T12:16:11Z")
Test. --- ## [Winter of our Missed Content/White Elephant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-of-our-missed-content-white-elephant/194891)
**Author:** [@tavalla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tavalla)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2003, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-of-our-missed-content-white-elephant/194891 "2003-08-15T11:54:41Z")
I debated whether this belonged here or in MPSIMS; it’s a two-part question, with one part applicable to each forum. Mods, move it if I’ve put it in the wrong place. The first part of the question is the Winter of Miss… --- ## [A Question On Font](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-on-font/195056)
**Author:** [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-on-font/195056 "2003-08-14T16:25:25Z")
I accidentially hit the keyboard in a peculiar way, and now the font on the SDMB looks both larger and peculiar. How do I get out of this? --- ## [This is SO unimportant.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-so-unimportant/195019)
**Author:** [@Stage\_Manager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stage_Manager)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-so-unimportant/195019 "2003-08-14T15:18:59Z")
I notice that when posting or replying, we get a page saying “Thank you…” It refers to The Administrator. Since we have more than one Admin, can we change that to plural Administrators, or is it thoroughly locked up wi… --- ## [Inappropriate Member's Websites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-members-websites/195125)
**Author:** [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2003, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-members-websites/195125 "2003-08-14T14:02:59Z")
Does the rule about linking to inappropriate material (e.g. porn) in a thread apply to a member’s WWW link - i.e. part of thier profile? I’m guessing that it would, but I thought I’d check… Grim --- ## [Board E-mail and Spam Bots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-e-mail-and-spam-bots/194112)
**Author:** [@SkyBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkyBum)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2003, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-e-mail-and-spam-bots/194112 "2003-08-14T13:48:20Z")
If I provide an e-mail address in my profile would it be accessable to any type of spam bots? --- ## [Would this thread be appropriate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-thread-be-appropriate/195110)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2003, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-thread-be-appropriate/195110 "2003-08-14T13:46:12Z")
I’ve been keeping a weblog. I am also bipolar, and I know I’ve seen a lot of threads asking what it is like to be mentally ill- my weblog would be pretty good insight into this particular disorder. I also put a lot of ca… --- ## [testage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testage/195111)
**Author:** [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2003, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testage/195111 "2003-08-14T10:53:36Z")
fonty fonty fonty fonty hello hello --- ## [Help me find a thread with fake "Last edited by ..." comments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-thread-with-fake-last-edited-by-comments/194008)
**Author:** [@biqu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biqu)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2003, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-thread-with-fake-last-edited-by-comments/194008 "2003-08-14T05:56:34Z")
from this thread. None of the other search results using the queries {fake edited posts} or {fake “last edited”} fit the description by elf6c. Where can I find that thread? Was it eaten by the hamsters during one of … --- ## [Posts Are Still Being Hamstered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-are-still-being-hamstered/191118)
**Author:** [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2003, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-are-still-being-hamstered/191118 "2003-08-14T05:34:10Z")
Straight Dope Message Board \> In My Humble Opinion \> Hot Pepper Identification Turbo Dog Member Registered: Feb 2001 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1371 Hot Pepper Identification I have some pepper plants that are… --- ## [Special characters ( ™ ¢ ® ) in thread titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-characters-cent-174-in-thread-titles/194091)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2003, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-characters-cent-174-in-thread-titles/194091 "2003-08-14T03:41:50Z")
Just seeing if they came through… I used ™ ¢ and ® in the title --- ## [how do I find old format threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-old-format-threads/194695)
**Author:** [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-old-format-threads/194695 "2003-08-14T01:05:52Z")
I was reading this thread and tried clicking on the threads linked therein and they don’t work. The format is completely different, the link points to an html page. Is there a way to convert or are the linked threads g… --- ## [Copyrighted Material](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyrighted-material/194862)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2003, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyrighted-material/194862 "2003-08-13T15:28:48Z")
Still pretty new here. I’ve been noticing lately that there is a sensitivity to copyrighted material being reproduced on these boards. In this thread I reproduced some passages from a book. I am now wondering if it was t… --- ## [Testy Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testy-test/194367)
**Author:** [@c42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/c42)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2003, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testy-test/194367 "2003-08-13T13:18:54Z")
Just testing to make sure I get this right… --- ## [Just testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing/194363)
**Author:** [@SoylentGreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoylentGreen)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2003, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing/194363 "2003-08-13T07:19:18Z")
Taking the board for a test drive…:cool: Just ignore it. SG --- ## [MS rpc exploit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-rpc-exploit/194484)
**Author:** [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2003, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-rpc-exploit/194484 "2003-08-12T16:10:59Z")
To save the hamsters, how about a sticky in General Questions about the latest security exploit? We’ve already had several threads about it and I suspect more will be opened. --- ## [Retroactive signatures are a bug, not a feature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retroactive-signatures-are-a-bug-not-a-feature/194193)
**Author:** [@biqu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biqu)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retroactive-signatures-are-a-bug-not-a-feature/194193 "2003-08-11T19:12:21Z")
from this thread. from this thread. I echo both these sentiments, but yet another reason against global signature change can be discerned from the following quote by Arnold Winkelried. from the guidelines for posti… --- ## [Superscript and Subscript](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superscript-and-subscript/194185)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2003, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superscript-and-subscript/194185 "2003-08-10T23:01:17Z")
What codes do you use to get superscript and subscript font? --- ## [Is it possible to revive an old thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-revive-an-old-thread/178152)
**Author:** [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2003, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-revive-an-old-thread/178152 "2003-08-10T22:52:47Z")
And if so, how is it done? --- ## [Do multiple posts add in to user post count?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-multiple-posts-add-in-to-user-post-count/193214)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2003, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-multiple-posts-add-in-to-user-post-count/193214 "2003-08-09T22:58:34Z")
You know how it goes. Sometimes, you resubmit (like a doof!) and sometimes the ghost in the machine takes over, but every now and then we double (or more) posts. I once got five when my page hung up and I couldn’t back o… --- ## [My scroll speed for this board has been affected](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-scroll-speed-for-this-board-has-been-affected/194058)
**Author:** [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-scroll-speed-for-this-board-has-been-affected/194058 "2003-08-09T18:24:50Z")
When I click on a link, it goes to it in a timely manner, but scrolling down is slow and jumpy today. I have at times been unable to access this board in the past, or not been able to access a thread due to too much traf… --- ## [Help me find a thread - travelling far on public transit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-thread-travelling-far-on-public-transit/193789)
**Author:** [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2003, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-thread-travelling-far-on-public-transit/193789 "2003-08-08T23:32:03Z")
Several months ago there was a thread that asked how far you could go on public or commercial rail or transit or something. I don’t remember exactly what the criteria were, which is making it very difficult to search for… --- ## [How Does One...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one/193722)
**Author:** [@Monalisa9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monalisa9)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one/193722 "2003-08-08T18:29:13Z")
Change her user name? I have searched the site, but I cannot seem to figure out how to do it. --- ## [Only seven threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-seven-threads/193744)
**Author:** [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2003, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-seven-threads/193744 "2003-08-08T04:13:29Z")
are here now, but earlier there were more. What’s happened to the others, and if whatever happened to them is a regular thing (archiving, perhaps?), how often does \*that \* happen? Miz --- ## [Very Old threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-old-threads/193465)
**Author:** [@Stage\_Manager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stage_Manager)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-old-threads/193465 "2003-08-07T17:20:52Z")
I was following an SDMB link and none of the usernames were displayed; for their registered dates, they all displayed “Not Yet”; the location was blank for each, and the number of posts N/A. Why? --- ## [another search oddity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-search-oddity/193483)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2003, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-search-oddity/193483 "2003-08-07T06:22:11Z")
This is not a complaint. (In fact, the board has been responding wonderfully fast today!) I got an unexpected search result and I don’t recall anything like it being mentioned before. I know the source of Exapno Mapcas… --- ## [Are we running particularly slow lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-running-particularly-slow-lately/192161)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-running-particularly-slow-lately/192161 "2003-08-06T21:16:51Z")
I saw Zenster’s post about hamstered threads but nothing about speed in general. For the past three days this site has been mind-numbingly slow. Is it just me? --- ## [just testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing/192727)
**Author:** [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2003, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing/192727 "2003-08-06T06:20:26Z")
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