# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=420 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 421 --- ## [The SDMB's Greatest Pits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmbs-greatest-pits/184899)
**Author:** [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2003, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmbs-greatest-pits/184899 "2003-06-28T02:04:31Z")
Every now and then, I’ll read a post mentioning the meltdown and/or banning of some long-gone poster, and I won’t know what the poster is talking about. I’d look up the names when I see them, but inevitably I won’t have… --- ## [Suggestion for detecting a resurrected old thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-detecting-a-resurrected-old-thread/184432)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2003, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-detecting-a-resurrected-old-thread/184432 "2003-06-27T21:56:13Z")
Rcently there has been some discussion about resurrecting dead threads. I myself was guilty of this once a couple weeks ago. I thought my reasoning was valid, but I can see everyone’s point. Here’s my suggestion: is … --- ## [SDMB server speed...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-speed/183980)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2003, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-speed/183980 "2003-06-27T21:43:36Z")
I use a cable modem, I know it’s no T3, and I usually see very little lag in page loads except for this site. Is this just a credit to this sites popularity or what? I’d gladly chip in a few bucks if this were a “we don’… --- ## [Need a name change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-change/184488)
**Author:** [@sqwark.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqwark.com)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2003, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-change/184488 "2003-06-27T10:00:19Z")
I’m advised I need to change my name to sqwark. Could you do this for me thanks? I want to post some more. --- ## [A Test post for kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-test-post-for-kaylasdad99/184376)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2003, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-test-post-for-kaylasdad99/184376 "2003-06-26T12:27:55Z")
Sorry, I hope I’m not violating any board policies by using this post as a clipboard for my letter of intruduction. I am in the enviable position of having a document on a computer from which I can neither e-mail, print,… --- ## [Where's Lynn Bodoni?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-lynn-bodoni/183614)
**Author:** [@lilbtagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilbtagna)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2003, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-lynn-bodoni/183614 "2003-06-26T06:12:00Z")
I know we’re not supposed to post threads asking about trolls or banned users, but Lynn Bodoni is neither, and I’m a little curious. If this is inappropriate, please close this thread and accept my apologies. I noticed… --- ## [Search question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-question/183576)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2003, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-question/183576 "2003-06-25T17:25:53Z")
This may have been asked before and I just don’t remember the answer-- If you put a username in the search by username field\* and\* a word in the keyword search field would you get all instances of that username using tha… --- ## [Forcing tags to print](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forcing-tags-to-print/184225)
**Author:** [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2003, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forcing-tags-to-print/184225 "2003-06-25T05:54:04Z")
You can force what would normally be a tag to print by inserting a tag in the middle of it. For instance, \[co\*\*\*\*lor=blue\]Δ\[/color\] will print Δ. To do the above, I did: For instance, \[co\[b\]\[/b\]lor=blue\]&\[b\]\[/b\]… --- ## [SDMB Fundraiser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fundraiser/181648)
**Author:** [@wakimika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wakimika)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2003, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fundraiser/181648 "2003-06-25T05:33:30Z")
I am but a humble newbie and whether I stick here only time will tell. Yet I can’t help but wonder what can be done to improve the overall experience. I’m sure this has been discussed before, but using the search featur… --- ## [Do we have access . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-access/184143)
**Author:** [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2003, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-access/184143 "2003-06-25T04:20:47Z")
. . . to archives? Last night I saw a topic I wanted to come back to and read. Today when I looked for it, it’s no longer there, on either of the two pages. The earliest thread was posted yesterday evening, and obviously… --- ## [Let's Ease Up On The Newbies, Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-ease-up-on-the-newbies-huh/183570)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-ease-up-on-the-newbies-huh/183570 "2003-06-25T01:46:11Z")
Jeez! I’m seeing more and more crass replies to folks who only have a few posts in, that if I were the recipients of said replies, I wouldn’t hang around here very long. There’s a way to point out that a Google search … --- ## [Why isn't my sig line up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-my-sig-line-up/184006)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2003, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-my-sig-line-up/184006 "2003-06-24T18:02:24Z")
Y’know, I noticed (after how many months) that my sig file isn’t writing. I always skim past my own posts I never noticed. Anyway, I do have something in that User Cp file and my options say to display other peoples, so … --- ## [Dr Matrix why did you close my thread ??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-matrix-why-did-you-close-my-thread/184053)
**Author:** [@Tarantula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarantula)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2003, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-matrix-why-did-you-close-my-thread/184053 "2003-06-24T17:16:02Z")
cf. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=193066 Where are we Germany in 1939 ??? :frowning: :frowning: :frowning: --- ## [Is the title of this thread a spoiler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-title-of-this-thread-a-spoiler/184023)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2003, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-title-of-this-thread-a-spoiler/184023 "2003-06-24T15:09:25Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=192791 With the recent mandate on spoilers being kept a bit more secret, should I have named this thread differently? --- ## [How Do You Do a 'Whisper'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-do-a-whisper/181989)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2003, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-do-a-whisper/181989 "2003-06-24T13:13:42Z")
I have to admit, in the past couple of years or so that I have been posting on these boards, I have never had to use one. But I am still curious. How do you do a “whisper”? I don’t seem to have that option when I post. J… --- ## [Is it just me....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me/183437)
**Author:** [@djwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/djwalker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2003, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me/183437 "2003-06-24T13:09:47Z")
Or has this board undergone a HUGE increase in server speed? I haven’t changed anything from my end… but man it’s fast now. Good stuff! --- ## [Sig Testing...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-testing/181007)
**Author:** [@pretend\_my\_name\_is\_witty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pretend_my_name_is_witty)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2003, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-testing/181007 "2003-06-24T07:13:32Z")
Now will this work? --- ## [Will we ever run out of user names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-ever-run-out-of-user-names/182657)
**Author:** [@guava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guava)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2003, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-ever-run-out-of-user-names/182657 "2003-06-24T07:10:26Z")
Is it just me that can’t access list of members? Assuming it’s NOT just me, could the FAQ be updated to reflect this change? I’ve heard several people report that they had a problem selecting a user name. Several tries… --- ## [Reporting a post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-a-post/183875)
**Author:** [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2003, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-a-post/183875 "2003-06-23T23:45:32Z")
Earlier today I reported a post because it linked to a pornographic web site. It took some time for a mod to react - which is normal given the work loads and the time differences. I was just curious though whether the s… --- ## [Closing threads that go far astray and get bloody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-threads-that-go-far-astray-and-get-bloody/183405)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2003, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-threads-that-go-far-astray-and-get-bloody/183405 "2003-06-23T18:30:46Z")
I was wondering – say you start a thread on Point A, which gets discussed and covered to your satisfaction. But then the discussion heads off on a tangent about Points B & C, and maybe even turns into a pissing contest … --- ## [Aieee! OPs being eaten in GD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aieee-ops-being-eaten-in-gd/183016)
**Author:** [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2003, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aieee-ops-being-eaten-in-gd/183016 "2003-06-23T16:02:14Z")
Ha! --- ## [How much self-censorship needed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-self-censorship-needed/182845)
**Author:** [@karomon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/karomon)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2003, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-self-censorship-needed/182845 "2003-06-23T11:43:12Z")
I’m about to start a thread asking people to post their best foreign-language curses, but I want to make sure this is not illegal and I can’t get excommunicated from the SDMB for it. Could anyone help me out? --- ## [board strangeness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-strangeness/183680)
**Author:** [@raisinbread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raisinbread)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2003, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-strangeness/183680 "2003-06-23T11:32:54Z")
Okay, the first bit of strangeness I saw was when I changed my email to something I don’t care about being available to the general public. That I figured out really quick when I saw I had to reactivate my account from t… --- ## [Penguins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penguins/183271)
**Author:** [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2003, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penguins/183271 "2003-06-22T04:57:26Z")
=(\[sup\]\>\[/sup\])==(\[sup\]\>\[/sup\])==(\[sup\]\>\[/sup\])=\_\_=(\[sup\]\>\[/sup\])= Penguins. --- ## [Fun with Colors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2003, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101 "2003-06-22T04:51:44Z")
Sky Blue Silver Royal Blue Teal Blue Chocolate Dark-Blue Sienna Orange Sandy Brown Orange-Red Burlywood Crimson Indigo Red Purple Firebrick Coral Dark Red Tomato Green Deeppink Limegreen Sea-green --- ## [Can I have an old username?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-have-an-old-username/182662)
**Author:** [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2003, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-have-an-old-username/182662 "2003-06-21T14:19:31Z")
The guy who registered as Aslan only posted once, the day after he registered and that was almost a year ago. I’m wondering if I can get my name changed to Aslan, because the guy who has that name is inactive. --- ## [How is the staff notified of a reported post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-staff-notified-of-a-reported-post/183330)
**Author:** [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2003, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-staff-notified-of-a-reported-post/183330 "2003-06-21T12:40:48Z")
If I click ‘Report this post to a moderator’, enter a reason why, and click submit, how is it communicated to the staff? Does it generate an email to all mods, does it somehow PM all mods online, does it simply add a mes… --- ## [Copyrighted lyrics question (slightly silly)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyrighted-lyrics-question-slightly-silly/183328)
**Author:** [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2003, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyrighted-lyrics-question-slightly-silly/183328 "2003-06-21T09:57:53Z")
As we all know (at least, Eutychus hopes we all know), posting complete lyrics to a song is verboten here. But I have a slightly silly question about that policy. Say I post the first line of a song. The next poster a… --- ## [Why doesn't my post show up in the forum menu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-my-post-show-up-in-the-forum-menu/183059)
**Author:** [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2003, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-my-post-show-up-in-the-forum-menu/183059 "2003-06-21T03:24:41Z")
So, there I was, having fun in a thread in MPSIMS. This thread, in fact. Said thread was on the second page in the list, and I assumed (incorrectly) that my post (which was pretty much a joke formed around this assumpt… --- ## [finally a sig worth sigging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-a-sig-worth-sigging/180937)
**Author:** [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2003, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-a-sig-worth-sigging/180937 "2003-06-20T21:36:39Z")
Testing testing one two. Sure it may be out of context, and Skip might beat me up, but I’ve never had praise I could deem sigworthy till now :slight\_smile: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=419) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=421)