# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=428 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 429 --- ## [SDMB etiquette questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-etiquette-questions/168691)
**Author:** [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2003, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-etiquette-questions/168691 "2003-04-15T17:09:09Z")
I have a couple of questions pertaining to proper etiquette on this board. Since it varies, from board to board, one never knows. First, if a Mod helps you out with something, is it appropriate to email them a thank you… --- ## [How do you link to specific posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-link-to-specific-posts/168858)
**Author:** [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2003, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-link-to-specific-posts/168858 "2003-04-15T12:46:13Z")
I tried before, but it only linked to you replying to the post in a quote. --- ## [Does anyone else find this board unavailiable......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-this-board-unavailiable/168590)
**Author:** [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2003, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-this-board-unavailiable/168590 "2003-04-14T09:31:48Z")
…for a period of about 15 minutes starting at about 4:45 EST or so? --- ## [is the board often down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-board-often-down/168445)
**Author:** [@sotally\_tober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sotally_tober)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2003, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-board-often-down/168445 "2003-04-13T17:18:46Z")
i’m asking this coz to me, it does seem so. So can someone tell me if it’s only me or if it is often down. Is there any server upgrade soon to speed up the board? Thanks in advance --- ## [How do I search for all my posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-search-for-all-my-posts/168345)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2003, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-search-for-all-my-posts/168345 "2003-04-13T02:52:00Z")
A while back I posted the question, “How long does a thread last on this board?” (Apparently it lasts forever – I simply assumed the five or six pages of threads that come up when you click on a particular forum’s link … --- ## [Where should a short-term sports questions go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-a-short-term-sports-questions-go/168085)
**Author:** [@bradwalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bradwalt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2003, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-a-short-term-sports-questions-go/168085 "2003-04-12T22:23:54Z")
Where should a short-term sports question be posted? Example: the Boston RedSox “bullpen by committee”, a hot topic today (April 2003), but basically an opinion forum that will be obsolete in a month or two. We have “… --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/165687)
**Author:** [@happytrails](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happytrails)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/165687 "2003-04-12T20:52:05Z")
http://www.iraqbodycount.net/images/ibc\_sh\_grey.gif --- ## [Why does the SDMB save so much old stuff?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-save-so-much-old-stuff/167609)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-save-so-much-old-stuff/167609 "2003-04-12T13:25:42Z")
I mean, we have threads that no one has posted to in years. Why keep them around? Why maintain profiles of people who haven’t posted in years, either? I’ve had enough problems with this Board running slow because of it’… --- ## [¢¾ ¢¾ ¢¾ ¢¾ ¢¾ Practice post ¢¾ ¢¾ ¢¾ ¢¾ ¢¾](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post/167217)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2003, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post/167217 "2003-04-12T12:34:20Z")
Just seeing if I can put symbols in the title.¢¾ ¢¾ ¢¾ ¢¾ --- ## [Who decided which mods would moderate a particular forum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-decided-which-mods-would-moderate-a-particular-forum/168094)
**Author:** [@Payton\_s\_Servant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Payton_s_Servant)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2003, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-decided-which-mods-would-moderate-a-particular-forum/168094 "2003-04-12T12:28:30Z")
Did Uncle Cecil pick names out of a top hat? It was Truth or Dare and someone Dared? It was the last hand of strip poker? OK, I’ll be good, I promise. Seriously, who decided that \*\*Coldfire, Cajun Man & UncleBeer \*\*w… --- ## [Question about order of smilies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-order-of-smilies/167823)
**Author:** [@whatami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatami)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2003, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-order-of-smilies/167823 "2003-04-12T03:48:10Z")
After submitting a post today, (no I didn’t preview), I noticed that the smilie I had intended to show, wasn’t there and another was. Like this It took my rolleyes and made it into a smiling smilie. I understand that … --- ## [Email addresses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-addresses/167696)
**Author:** [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2003, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-addresses/167696 "2003-04-12T03:28:37Z")
Is it possible to list an email address in one’s profile that isn’t the one used in registering? I’d like to make an address available, but I’d rather use my Hotmail account, for that. --- ## [Font test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/font-test/168073)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/font-test/168073 "2003-04-11T23:12:29Z")
A test, because I saw ‘script’ writing in this post, and it intrigues me so . . . So away we go: Test Line One: Century Test Line Two: Arial Test Line Three: Times New Roman Test Line Four: Courier Tripler I gotta… --- ## [testing the waters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-waters/168067)
**Author:** [@skreemr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skreemr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2003, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-waters/168067 "2003-04-11T17:52:52Z")
I’ve been lurking around for a few days, so I guess I’ll just jump in. How am I ever going to get any work done since I’ve discovered SMB? --- ## [update on server/speed upgrades to SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-server-speed-upgrades-to-sdmb/167840)
**Author:** [@threephi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threephi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2003, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-server-speed-upgrades-to-sdmb/167840 "2003-04-11T16:02:16Z")
\[wishful thinking\] I have only recently come to the boards here, but I already find the incredibly slow performance of the servers that host it highly frustrating. The relevant entries in the FAQ thread at the top of t… --- ## [The most unnecessary smiley suggestion in smiley history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-unnecessary-smiley-suggestion-in-smiley-history/167902)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2003, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-unnecessary-smiley-suggestion-in-smiley-history/167902 "2003-04-11T07:36:28Z")
:wally The speak bubble in the Wally Smiley shouldn’t draw the solid line of the speak bubble such that it draws through the lower “talk direction” part. Most speak bubbles you see in comics don’t draw the line through… --- ## [active vs. inactive posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/active-vs-inactive-posters/166612)
**Author:** [@raisinbread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raisinbread)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/active-vs-inactive-posters/166612 "2003-04-10T21:07:09Z")
What’s the ratio between active and inactive posters on the SDMB? How many people register here, post a couple times then vanish into obscurity for other things? Are these usernames reaped to save database space? What … --- ## ["Test."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/167742)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/167742 "2003-04-10T20:39:40Z")
Testing quotes in title. --- ## [would this thread go in IMHO or GQ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-thread-go-in-imho-or-gq/167226)
**Author:** [@AntaresJB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AntaresJB)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-thread-go-in-imho-or-gq/167226 "2003-04-10T16:47:59Z")
I want to start a thread, asking about issues I might have to deal with when I move to a new state for 4 months, this summer vacation. I’m moving to Rochester, NY, from PA, specifically, moving in with a friend, and then… --- ## [Average number of posts per day to this board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-number-of-posts-per-day-to-this-board/166095)
**Author:** [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-number-of-posts-per-day-to-this-board/166095 "2003-04-10T00:34:33Z")
The title says it all, really… I was wondering about the average number of posts per day to this board. Here’s the context: I was talking to Spoz this morning, and he mentioned that he got bored of forums sometimes… esp… --- ## [My mom is trying to register but can't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-trying-to-register-but-cant/167597)
**Author:** [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2003, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-trying-to-register-but-cant/167597 "2003-04-09T21:47:13Z")
She got a message saying there’s already a registered address. That would be ME. We’re on a broadband network (in our house, it’s all of three or four computers) and presumably share the same IP address since all the a… --- ## [I want a board like this, how do I do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-board-like-this-how-do-i-do-it/167034)
**Author:** [@DrLiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrLiver)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2003, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-board-like-this-how-do-i-do-it/167034 "2003-04-09T20:46:23Z")
What the title says. And, is it free? could I have one for a Geocities page that no one will visit anyway? or do I have to prove that there will be people discussing and so on… thanks --- ## [Username lengths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-lengths/166541)
**Author:** [@yabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yabob)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2003, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-lengths/166541 "2003-04-08T12:51:31Z")
I’d like to suggest that the administrators either reduce the length limit on usernames, or institute a guideline that your username should not extend the width of the “Last Post” column. In other words, it should fit u… --- ## [Common Threads Page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-threads-page/166864)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2003, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-threads-page/166864 "2003-04-08T05:17:13Z")
I don’t know if this would help or not, but suppose for the GQ forum (at the very least), we had a page of links to threads which seem to come up frequently. So instead of having someone flog the hamster to see if a thr… --- ## [How long has SDMB been around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-sdmb-been-around/167016)
**Author:** [@Fuel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2003, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-sdmb-been-around/167016 "2003-04-07T22:51:12Z")
And how long has it been a relatively big board? --- ## [turning off email notification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-off-email-notification/166740)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2003, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-off-email-notification/166740 "2003-04-07T17:07:41Z")
i’m sure this has been asked before but i can’t find it ^^; i don’t use email notification (when i post and at user options) but i receive emails telling me of new posts/replies everytime, is there anyway to turn it off… --- ## [time change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-change/166970)
**Author:** [@Thylacine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thylacine)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2003, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-change/166970 "2003-04-07T10:58:50Z")
We ceased Daylight Savings Time a week ago so I changed my option here from GMT +11 to GMT +10 which is Australian Eastern Standard Time. Today it appears as if GMT has been altered as the shown time for GMT+10 is actu… --- ## [Why is this forum so slow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-forum-so-slow/166871)
**Author:** [@olefin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/olefin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2003, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-forum-so-slow/166871 "2003-04-06T23:07:55Z")
Sometimes it’s normal but most of the time it takes forever to post… Just now, after 5 minutes I pressed “Submit Reply” again I get this message: “Sorry! The administrator has specified that users can only post one mes… --- ## [Why the heck is this board called The Straight Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-heck-is-this-board-called-the-straight-dope/166357)
**Author:** [@Canadagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadagirl)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2003, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-heck-is-this-board-called-the-straight-dope/166357 "2003-04-05T22:23:52Z")
I was just wondering, what is the origin of the name The Straight Dope? My brother saw me on the sight the other day and thought I was on a site about drugs. :eek: --- ## [Search date too specific](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-date-too-specific/166499)
**Author:** [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2003, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-date-too-specific/166499 "2003-04-05T11:50:40Z")
Unless I’m losing my mind, it seems that the indexing of the server leads to somewhat incorrect search results based on date. An example, to demonstrate what I mean: I did a search on User name: Thinksnow, last week an… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=427) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=429)