# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=422 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 423 --- ## [Help....how do I link previous threads for reference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-how-do-i-link-previous-threads-for-reference/181124)
**Author:** [@Aries28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aries28)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2003, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-how-do-i-link-previous-threads-for-reference/181124 "2003-06-11T17:52:40Z")
I’m new to this and virtually ignorant about how to post. I bow to your superiority on the SDMB… If I want to post a link from an old thread or reference it somehow how do I do that without clogging up things or pissin… --- ## [Thread Oddness...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-oddness/181118)
**Author:** [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2003, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-oddness/181118 "2003-06-11T17:43:32Z")
This thread That thread was originially in ATMB. I tell the person that a question such as that is factual in nature and should go in GQ(Yeah, it’s more an opinion thing, so it’s more a IMHO thread). Firstly, why is it … --- ## [testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/180858)
**Author:** [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2003, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/180858 "2003-06-10T14:07:37Z")
testing my sigs --- ## [Board Wierdness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-wierdness/180693)
**Author:** [@DougC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DougC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2003, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-wierdness/180693 "2003-06-10T06:35:58Z")
After a couple days after the last post, I just added another post to the GQ: Magnets and Iron thread. The board hung after sending (no surprise there) but now, the thread did not go back to the top of the thread li… --- ## [Embarrasment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embarrasment/180439)
**Author:** [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2003, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embarrasment/180439 "2003-06-10T05:47:04Z")
When you hold the pointer over the “embarrassment” smiley in the box to the left of the text area, the ToolTip that comes up reads “embarrasment.” Might want to fix that. Or not. I dunno. --- ## [Are there any celebrities who are members?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-celebrities-who-are-members/178958)
**Author:** [@Fuel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuel)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2003, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-celebrities-who-are-members/178958 "2003-06-10T05:04:54Z")
Anyone know of any famous people on this board (besides Cecil)? I’m sure there are, it’s just a matter of if they reveal their identity to us or not… --- ## [Cecil Archive Search Button](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-archive-search-button/176543)
**Author:** [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2003, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-archive-search-button/176543 "2003-06-10T03:24:09Z")
Would it be possible to include a button with the “User CP, register, etc” buttons at the top to search Cecil’s archived columns? I know that you can search them from the front page, but it would be handy to be able to … --- ## [How come post count only shows current numbers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-post-count-only-shows-current-numbers/180414)
**Author:** [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2003, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-post-count-only-shows-current-numbers/180414 "2003-06-09T18:35:54Z")
One day, I’m gonna look back at my early stuff and think “damn, I wish it showed what my post count was at the time of posting – as well as the current count… Sad, sad, sad.” …well, maybe not in those words. And defin… --- ## [What's the word on identity hunts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-word-on-identity-hunts/180485)
**Author:** [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2003, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-word-on-identity-hunts/180485 "2003-06-09T12:24:09Z")
Recently there was a bit of a hubbub about a thread in which a poster asked others to see if they could figure out who he was just by the information in his user profile. An admin (I forget which) strongly came down on … --- ## [Thread Movement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-movement/180608)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2003, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-movement/180608 "2003-06-09T12:18:21Z")
After seeing this thread in the BBQ Pit, I was wondering if a pit thread was ever moved out of there for not meeting the Minimum Hostility Quotient? The thread didn’t seem angry at all. In fact, it seemed entirely civ… --- ## [Troll Warning- Who do I send the emails to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-warning-who-do-i-send-the-emails-to/180540)
**Author:** [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2003, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-warning-who-do-i-send-the-emails-to/180540 "2003-06-09T03:37:01Z")
I’m getting emails from a person who was banned, and had his posts deleted. To whom do I send these emails to? --- ## [Is the bolding of "factual question" in the description under GQ new?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bolding-of-factual-question-in-the-description-under-gq-new/180444)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2003, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bolding-of-factual-question-in-the-description-under-gq-new/180444 "2003-06-08T19:08:37Z")
Never saw that before. Did Manny spearhead that change? --- ## [How do I find...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find/180435)
**Author:** [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2003, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find/180435 "2003-06-08T12:31:49Z")
…a poster who never posted and don’t know what their userid is? Is it possible? --- ## [Regarding forum subscriptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-forum-subscriptions/180398)
**Author:** [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2003, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-forum-subscriptions/180398 "2003-06-08T05:14:14Z")
If I were to subscribe to a forum, would I get a email for every reply and thread started? --- ## [Lyn Bodoni progress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyn-bodoni-progress/180359)
**Author:** [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2003, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyn-bodoni-progress/180359 "2003-06-08T03:01:02Z")
I know it’s hardly been a day, but…is there any way that someone could form a “sticky” thread informing us of her progress? Like everyone else I am worried (especially with such scant details) and while I don’t know her… --- ## [What does "TMI" in thread title mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tmi-in-thread-title-mean/179790)
**Author:** [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2003, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tmi-in-thread-title-mean/179790 "2003-06-08T01:14:35Z")
As I post mostly from work, I don’t want to open a thread with possibly objectional material in it. I see the abbreviation “TMI” alot and the threads seem to be mostly sex related, I just just wondered what the acronym … --- ## [Getting My Husband A Seperate User Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-my-husband-a-seperate-user-name/180280)
**Author:** [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2003, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-my-husband-a-seperate-user-name/180280 "2003-06-07T16:35:26Z")
I really apologize if I broke any rules by allowing my husband to post under my name, and for any confusion that resulted. That said, I’d like to know what the rule is about two usernames that have the same e-mail accou… --- ## [Question about post placement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-post-placement/180210)
**Author:** [@AoErat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AoErat)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2003, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-post-placement/180210 "2003-06-07T04:36:45Z")
Hi, I hope this is the right place to post this. I would like to post a topic containing several (5+) short, mundane questions, which are only somewhat related, and are probably not necessarily that “important” in the … --- ## [Moderator placings...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-placings/180016)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2003, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-placings/180016 "2003-06-06T18:21:19Z")
I was wondering - are mods assigned to a forum the type of person that would post in that forum often if they were not a mod? Are they assigned based on personality in any way? How do you become a mod? Can I become a … --- ## [AH!!! Where are the pix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-where-are-the-pix/180061)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2003, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-where-are-the-pix/180061 "2003-06-06T15:04:02Z")
So all morning I can get into threads just fine. But no pix from the server. I haven’t seen an image (gof or jpg) from either the SDMB or the main SD site. They just go into load and load and load and load… What’s up… --- ## [An addition to the FAQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-addition-to-the-faq/179398)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2003, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-addition-to-the-faq/179398 "2003-06-06T12:53:04Z")
New addition to the "guidelines for posting at the SDMB " FAQ File-sharing software File-sharing software (used to distribute files over a peer-to-peer file-sharing network) still has nebulous legal status in the Unite… --- ## [sig testrowijo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-testrowijo/179999)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2003, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-testrowijo/179999 "2003-06-06T03:53:19Z")
hello --- ## [Trolls and the troll alert announcement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-and-the-troll-alert-announcement/179862)
**Author:** [@Francis\_E\_Dec\_Esq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francis_E_Dec_Esq)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-and-the-troll-alert-announcement/179862 "2003-06-05T19:15:14Z")
There’s a particularly disgusting troll around just now called Mister Wong. I thought I might just point out it may not be a coincidence that he shows just after the troll alert was posted. The alert might act as a sor… --- ## [Testing integral symbol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-integral-symbol/179692)
**Author:** [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2003, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-integral-symbol/179692 "2003-06-05T16:10:45Z")
ò\[sub\]0\[/sub\]\[sup\]\[sup\]¥\[/sup\]\[/sup\]= ¦(x). Just testing. You should see the correct symbols for a definite integral with limits from 0 to infinity = f(x). Yes? --- ## [Lobsang, personal hero, sig test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobsang-personal-hero-sig-test/178232)
**Author:** [@StupidSmartAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StupidSmartAgain)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2003, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobsang-personal-hero-sig-test/178232 "2003-06-05T15:19:24Z")
:slight\_smile: --- ## [Missing Posts and Other Malfunctions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-posts-and-other-malfunctions/178951)
**Author:** [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2003, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-posts-and-other-malfunctions/178951 "2003-06-05T11:23:46Z")
Tuba Dive, (or any other mods) what is going on? These boards are gobbling posts and cocking up other parameters as well. Any reason for this? GQ’s Turn on a Dime shows zero replies and has two of them. What does “turn… --- ## [ ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbsp/179661)
**Author:** [@Knotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knotty)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2003, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbsp/179661 "2003-06-05T10:45:10Z")
--- ## [Just a Sig test!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-sig-test/178779)
**Author:** [@DeaconBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeaconBlues)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2003, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-sig-test/178779 "2003-06-05T02:52:50Z")
Just testing my signature. --- ## [Nt/no body - is this frowned upon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nt-no-body-is-this-frowned-upon/179081)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2003, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nt-no-body-is-this-frowned-upon/179081 "2003-06-04T02:57:10Z")
I’ve never seen this before on the boards, and now two posts do it on the same day. It’s the nt/no body deal, letting the subject do all the work. Personally, I find it godawful annoying, so I was just wondering if there… --- ## [How to avoid multiposts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-avoid-multiposts/178672)
**Author:** [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-avoid-multiposts/178672 "2003-06-03T23:41:54Z")
Yes, the hamsters get a little tired sometimes. You craft a great reply in a thread, and submit it, but it doesn’t go through. Your browser says something about timing out, or somesuch. So you resubmit it. Alternativ… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=421) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=423)