# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=419 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 420 --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/187178)
**Author:** [@Beryl\_Mooncalf\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beryl_Mooncalf_1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2003, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/187178 "2003-07-09T06:18:27Z")
test --- ## [Pay nomind (a simple test)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-nomind-a-simple-test/187080)
**Author:** [@lonelocust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lonelocust)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-nomind-a-simple-test/187080 "2003-07-08T20:43:39Z")
url check, as I’ve never done one www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail.html check check --- ## [Keypad shortcut for submit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keypad-shortcut-for-submit/186821)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2003, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keypad-shortcut-for-submit/186821 "2003-07-08T19:35:16Z")
I was typing a reply, and my fingers got tangled up, resulting in my hitting a couple of keys at once. Immediately thereafter my unfinished post got submitted. I always submit by dragging my cursor and clicking on subm… --- ## [Ignore List Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-list-question/186851)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2003, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-list-question/186851 "2003-07-08T00:36:14Z")
Does it expand to fit one’s needs, or does it have a finite number of entries? Same goes for “Buddies”. Thanks Der Quas’ --- ## [TM or R After One's Nick: Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tm-or-r-after-ones-nick-why/186394)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tm-or-r-after-ones-nick-why/186394 "2003-07-08T00:21:24Z")
Can one really go through a process whereby one has one’s name trademarked or copyrighted, or is it just for appearance’s sake that I’m seeing this used here? I go to a chat room now and then where I playfully add the R… --- ## [Showing search results without the search terms showing in red?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showing-search-results-without-the-search-terms-showing-in-red/186842)
**Author:** [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showing-search-results-without-the-search-terms-showing-in-red/186842 "2003-07-07T20:28:13Z")
It seems many Dopers show links to old threads without any of the search words showing up in red. I can’t figure how they do this, unless they have bookmarked them in the past, or searched the names of people they remem… --- ## [Test. (Don't mind me, I'm up to mischief)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-mind-me-im-up-to-mischief/186439)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2003, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-mind-me-im-up-to-mischief/186439 "2003-07-07T02:12:34Z")
QUASI ahem (Only took me 12 minutes) :smiley: Q --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/186531)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Blunty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Blunty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2003, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/186531 "2003-07-06T07:44:42Z")
--- ## [Dopers who get banned for no (apparent) reason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-who-get-banned-for-no-apparent-reason/186423)
**Author:** [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2003, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-who-get-banned-for-no-apparent-reason/186423 "2003-07-05T21:15:00Z")
Sometimes, while browsing the SDMB archives, I’m drawn by morbid curiosity to the posters with “BANNED” under their username, and click on the “Search” button to read how they met their untimely end. Indeed, some of the… --- ## [new tag has been added - spoiler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tag-has-been-added-spoiler/107491)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2003, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tag-has-been-added-spoiler/107491 "2003-07-05T16:21:06Z")
We have added a spoiler tag. From FAQ - guidelines for posting: From FAQ - technical issues: Q: Could you make the tag look fancier in some way (different fonts, colours, different size fonts, adding text that says … --- ## ['Location' string length.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-string-length/185462)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-string-length/185462 "2003-07-05T15:48:46Z")
Here’s the scoop./What’s going on? I was getting all set to change my location from: “UTM 5344985N Z14 328603E” to “In transit to a new location.” Weird thing is, that when I went to type it, I could only get “. . .… --- ## [What is the usage of wooshed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-usage-of-wooshed/186153)
**Author:** [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2003, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-usage-of-wooshed/186153 "2003-07-05T03:29:38Z")
OK, I’m having one of those ‘Durr’ moments and I need someone to answer my question in small simple words I can easily understand. :smack: What’s with all the “wooshing” on the SDMB? To woosh? Being wooshed? Is it refe… --- ## [Is there a way to search within a thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-within-a-thread/186297)
**Author:** [@Stage\_Manager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stage_Manager)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2003, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-within-a-thread/186297 "2003-07-05T01:12:45Z")
Other than bringing up each page of a thread and using the browser’s Find function, is there any way to search within a particular thread? --- ## [Signature Line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-line/186272)
**Author:** [@1ofthegulls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1ofthegulls)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-line/186272 "2003-07-05T01:05:53Z")
My signature line doesn’t show. Do I have something turned off that I need on? Oh geez, after 6 months I just found it down there! --- ## [I'm Sorry to Even Have to Ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-to-even-have-to-ask/185176)
**Author:** [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2003, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-to-even-have-to-ask/185176 "2003-07-04T16:26:57Z")
Since I have been involved with this message board, I have been seeing people respond to other peoples’ posts by first quoting what the person said. The first person’s statement will appear in bold type on the responder’… --- ## [Web Site Not Responding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-site-not-responding/186171)
**Author:** [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2003, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-site-not-responding/186171 "2003-07-04T06:48:09Z")
I get this error message quite often, when trying to go to a thread, or when trying to access the SDMB itself. Does this happen to others too? Is it because of heavy ‘traffic’ at the time, or something else–something wit… --- ## [The SDMB hamsters.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-hamsters/186161)
**Author:** [@ReuvenB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReuvenB)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2003, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-hamsters/186161 "2003-07-04T01:33:11Z")
What are the names of the SDMB hamsters? Do they have names? Should this be in GQ? --- ## [check 1 2 check check](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-1-2-check-check/185890)
**Author:** [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2003, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-1-2-check-check/185890 "2003-07-03T03:04:26Z")
You said this was the place for practice posts… --- ## [How to email a Moderator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-email-a-moderator/185474)
**Author:** [@Mariemarie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mariemarie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2003, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-email-a-moderator/185474 "2003-07-01T14:45:33Z")
When you email a Moderator, do you have to send from the email address listed in your SDMB profile? Or can you send from whatever address happens to be most convenient at the time, as long as you identify yourself? I u… --- ## [Trivial Curiosity: What caused the Era of No-Name Posts (\< late Aug 99)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-curiosity-what-caused-the-era-of-no-name-posts-late-aug-99/185422)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2003, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-curiosity-what-caused-the-era-of-no-name-posts-late-aug-99/185422 "2003-07-01T14:17:30Z")
Old threads with posts dating back to July of '99 or earlier come up with all the posters listed as “Guest”. What causes /caused that? I’m pretty sure of one thing: it wasn’t the switch from ubb to vBulletin. Here is… --- ## [Really really nitpicky.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-really-nitpicky/185566)
**Author:** [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2003, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-really-nitpicky/185566 "2003-07-01T14:11:27Z")
I can’t believe I’m asking this. \[deep breath\] Aren’t the “Preview” and “Submit” buttons in the wrong order? I kept thinking I would get over this but I haven’t yet. I assume it’s a vBulletin issue, not a SDMB one? :… --- ## [My IP address has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ip-address-has-been-banned/184228)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2003, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ip-address-has-been-banned/184228 "2003-06-30T16:49:00Z")
From my home PC, I have received the message that my IP address has been banned. Just wondering what’s up since I can post from my laptop at work and there isn’t a banned under my user name. I did email the webmaster, b… --- ## [Hit And Run Threads: What's The Etiquette?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-and-run-threads-whats-the-etiquette/185142)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-and-run-threads-whats-the-etiquette/185142 "2003-06-30T15:10:41Z")
Okay, some of us spent a lot of time trying to help a relative newbie with a problem he posted in The Pit about 5 days ago. From the sounds of things, he was in a real dilemma and needed some input and we gave it. A lot … --- ## [Closed threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-threads/185262)
**Author:** [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2003, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-threads/185262 "2003-06-30T06:06:40Z")
When a thread is closed, does that mean the topic is considered utterly verboten, or can the topic be brought up by someone else after a “cooling off” period? I’m referring to a case where an administrator pitted an acq… --- ## [Bitchin' About Closed Threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitchin-about-closed-threads/185136)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitchin-about-closed-threads/185136 "2003-06-29T21:25:47Z")
You can call it “censorship” if you wanna, and to some extent, it may very well be, but if you’re new here, then you need to acquaint yourself with the rules and where your threads are best placed. We are all held to ve… --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/184160)
**Author:** [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/184160 "2003-06-29T18:37:27Z")
--- ## [Jewish smiley can be erroneously created](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-smiley-can-be-erroneously-created/182036)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2003, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-smiley-can-be-erroneously-created/182036 "2003-06-29T01:13:57Z")
Look what happens when I type the following character combinations:\[ul\]\[li\]A \< followed by a j : \ followed by a j : \>j\[/ul\]In neither of those cases did I type a semicolon before the j. Perhaps the \< and \> ar… --- ## [OK, how did this happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-how-did-this-happen/184867)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2003, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-how-did-this-happen/184867 "2003-06-28T23:36:46Z")
In the ‘need a name change’ thread here in ATMB, I did my usual stunt of making inane unsolicited suggestions (even though the OP has already decided). My post is the last one appearing in the thread, but the thread ind… --- ## [Tmi????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi/184900)
**Author:** [@mrsface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrsface)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2003, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi/184900 "2003-06-28T05:47:40Z")
I keep seeing references to"TMI" in threads. I gather from the context that it means something disgusting, but the only guess I can make is “terribly manky information”. Please enlighten… --- ## [More replies than views?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-replies-than-views/184932)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2003, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-replies-than-views/184932 "2003-06-28T05:45:35Z")
I just went the the ‘back’ of the pit (posts from 1999) and saw that a lot of the threads have more replies than views. Were people replying with their eyes closed? what’s the story? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=418) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=420)