# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=431 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 432 --- ## [handys 10K post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handys-10k-post/161784)
**Author:** [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2003, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handys-10k-post/161784 "2003-03-18T15:54:51Z")
Where is it? --- ## [Straight Dope Clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-clock/161364)
**Author:** [@flano1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flano1)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2003, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-clock/161364 "2003-03-18T13:36:43Z")
This has been making me nucking futs for years: Why is the SDMB clock 5 minutes out? That’s all, folks. --- ## [Introducing myself/practice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-myself-practice/162143)
**Author:** [@Esmeralda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esmeralda)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2003, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-myself-practice/162143 "2003-03-18T12:34:06Z")
I’m venturing away from my two comfortable message boards (JamieWhite.com and SecondWivesCafe.com) to meet some new people and hopefully read some stuff I haven’t read before. Hi. I’m Esmeralda. Four years ago, I marri… --- ## [SDMB WAP site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-wap-site/162246)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2003, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-wap-site/162246 "2003-03-18T11:41:35Z")
I’ve got a WAP-enabled GPRS phone, and yesterday I thought I’d see whether these boards have a WAP presence. I was surprised to find that they do. Albeit not in a functional fashion - three links that are all referenced… --- ## [If you opted to post a poll...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-opted-to-post-a-poll/162082)
**Author:** [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2003, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-opted-to-post-a-poll/162082 "2003-03-17T21:46:54Z")
Whenever I submit a reply or a new thread, there’s a nifty little paragragh that is displayed thanking me for my submission and advising me I’ll now be returned to the new or newly replied to thread. The last line of th… --- ## [UBB \> VBB thread numbers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ubb-vbb-thread-numbers/161900)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ubb-vbb-thread-numbers/161900 "2003-03-17T21:16:23Z")
Say that you have hard copy of a thread from the days when SDMB was on the UBB, and would like to link to it. Obviously, the thread number is in the footer of the printout – but under the old UBB numbering system. Is t… --- ## [Profile info](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profile-info/162074)
**Author:** [@Tia3child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tia3child)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2003, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profile-info/162074 "2003-03-17T20:18:43Z")
How can I change/update the info in my profile? --- ## [Three Requests and Two Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-requests-and-two-questions/160538)
**Author:** [@Isaac\_Cashman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isaac_Cashman)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2003, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-requests-and-two-questions/160538 "2003-03-17T07:14:23Z")
Requests: I. Please add a log in button to the top of the message board. II. Please add a spell checker to the preview screen. III. Plese ensure that it is possible to edit or remove (if one double posts) a posted mes… --- ## [Newbie Wants To Read All of Cnference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-wants-to-read-all-of-cnference/160935)
**Author:** [@Isaac\_Cashman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isaac_Cashman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2003, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-wants-to-read-all-of-cnference/160935 "2003-03-17T07:04:27Z")
Please suggest the best way for a newbie to read all the the threads/topics (well decide if he/she wants to read them \[I ain’t interested in “six Feet Under” or “The Sopranos”\] in a conference. The problem is that if yo… --- ## [How do I put more than one space between words in a post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-put-more-than-one-space-between-words-in-a-post/160680)
**Author:** [@Jojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jojo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2003, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-put-more-than-one-space-between-words-in-a-post/160680 "2003-03-17T06:56:25Z")
eg if I type: a a I put 20 spaces between those two a’s but in the post they appear next to each other. Is there a way of making the twenty spaces stay intact in the post? Being a good Doper I chec… --- ## [Everybody duck - New guy practicing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-duck-new-guy-practicing/161532)
**Author:** [@Phax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phax)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2003, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-duck-new-guy-practicing/161532 "2003-03-16T18:14:07Z")
Hi. My regular message board went on hiatus for about two weeks. Things got too nasty and they put us all in timeout! I wasn’t one of the main instigators, but it made for some good reading. Thought this was a good c… --- ## [Alot of Space in Posts and Sudden Log Outs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alot-of-space-in-posts-and-sudden-log-outs/161225)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2003, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alot-of-space-in-posts-and-sudden-log-outs/161225 "2003-03-16T12:02:54Z")
Why do I find so much space in my posts, even when I have written just a little. Just look below these words, and you will see what I mean, alot of space for a little post—\>. There’s really nothing wrong with that, actua… --- ## [How come when I try to quote a post containing a quote I can't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-when-i-try-to-quote-a-post-containing-a-quote-i-cant/161330)
**Author:** [@vb-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vb-man)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2003, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-when-i-try-to-quote-a-post-containing-a-quote-i-cant/161330 "2003-03-16T11:08:37Z")
I tried to quote a post that had a quote in it. (It doesn’t make sense without it) But the quote disappeared. Is there some way to do that? --- ## [Anyone experince 1 3 hour board failure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-experince-1-3-hour-board-failure/161293)
**Author:** [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2003, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-experince-1-3-hour-board-failure/161293 "2003-03-16T09:06:08Z")
For about the last 3 hours I was without SDMB. Anybody else experince this? --- ## [Why 3 versions of same thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-3-versions-of-same-thread/161384)
**Author:** [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2003, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-3-versions-of-same-thread/161384 "2003-03-16T05:07:22Z")
In GQ there are three identical threads titled “Cleaning up crime scenes”. I have never seen duplicate threads survive this long and certainly not three threads. :confused: --- ## [How to quote one thread in another?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-quote-one-thread-in-another/161638)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2003, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-quote-one-thread-in-another/161638 "2003-03-15T19:36:38Z")
Okay, so I’ve been here for over three years, and I have not yet learned how to quote one thread into another. I can quote within a thread but I can’t figure out how to import a quote. Can anyone help me with this? --- ## [Italicised "originally posted by ....." in quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italicised-originally-posted-by-in-quotes/157743)
**Author:** [@auliya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auliya)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2003, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italicised-originally-posted-by-in-quotes/157743 "2003-03-15T05:40:33Z")
How do you insert the italicised heading “originally posted by…” into a quote in a post? I have looked in vb codes and searched, with no luck. --- ## [Why does it say "No thread specified" every time I log in and submit my reply?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-say-no-thread-specified-every-time-i-log-in-and-submit-my-reply/160954)
**Author:** [@RatInDaKitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RatInDaKitchen)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2003, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-say-no-thread-specified-every-time-i-log-in-and-submit-my-reply/160954 "2003-03-15T02:15:50Z")
Why is it every time I reply to a thread and enter in my user name and password, it says “No thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the webmaster” and then the rfeply I just typed is gone?? This i… --- ## [Why is otto an ASSHAT?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-otto-an-asshat/161117)
**Author:** [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2003, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-otto-an-asshat/161117 "2003-03-14T10:21:37Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=4245 Just wondering, because that’s what it says under his member status. --- ## [Help finding thread...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-thread/161238)
**Author:** [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2003, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-thread/161238 "2003-03-14T02:41:05Z")
Where’s the one where cecil greeted some members? --- ## [Testing my sig...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-my-sig/160967)
**Author:** [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2003, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-my-sig/160967 "2003-03-13T18:12:50Z")
Go on, nothing to see here… --- ## [New feature.. Would help..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feature-would-help/160507)
**Author:** [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feature-would-help/160507 "2003-03-13T15:30:56Z")
On another board I go to, which uses Vbullitin, whenever you hover over the link for a thread it gives you the first paragraph, basically telling you what’s inside. Can we activate this feature on this board? --- ## [Cafe Society cafe society cafe Cafe (Just a test)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafe-society-cafe-society-cafe-cafe-just-a-test/161096)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2003, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafe-society-cafe-society-cafe-cafe-just-a-test/161096 "2003-03-13T14:22:15Z")
Cafe Society cafe society cafe Cafe --- ## [Test, with some questions. . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-with-some-questions/160980)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2003, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-with-some-questions/160980 "2003-03-13T08:53:59Z")
Test Test Um, okay, so far I’ve mastered these tags, but what are the color tags? What are the font and color ta . . . Oh wait a minute, I just found them. Tripler I need to open my eyes a little more often. :sma… --- ## [What are hamsters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-hamsters/160466)
**Author:** [@dlknox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dlknox)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2003, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-hamsters/160466 "2003-03-13T02:27:21Z")
Many people use this word in a context that I don’t know what it means. And, how did this usage get started. --- ## [Supressing accidental multiple posts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supressing-accidental-multiple-posts/160745)
**Author:** [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2003, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supressing-accidental-multiple-posts/160745 "2003-03-13T00:16:03Z")
If the board programmers are interested, I have a PHP code fragment I developed for a different message board (tForum, for the curious) which will effectively prevent accidental mulitposting. Post here or email me if in… --- ## [How do I view "archived" posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-view-archived-posts/160932)
**Author:** [@birdgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/birdgirl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2003, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-view-archived-posts/160932 "2003-03-12T21:24:24Z")
I see that at the bottom you can chose a time frame for posts you want to see, but is this the same thing as looking at archived posts? Thanks!! --- ## [This is just for practice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-for-practice/160358)
**Author:** [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2003, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-for-practice/160358 "2003-03-12T20:57:15Z")
This is just for practice. --- ## [What the heck is YMMV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-ymmv/160870)
**Author:** [@CCYMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCYMan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2003, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-ymmv/160870 "2003-03-12T20:51:30Z")
OK, so I know a lot of the message board acronyms or have managed to figure them out: IIRC, IMHO, ROFLMAO, and so on. But YMMV? Even in context I can’t seem to break this code! Enlighten me, dopers, what is YMMV? Yo… --- ## [What does it mean to be 'whoosed' in a thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-be-whoosed-in-a-thread/160714)
**Author:** [@yme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yme)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2003, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-be-whoosed-in-a-thread/160714 "2003-03-12T18:35:59Z")
I’ve seen this in a couple of threads where someone get’s ‘whoosed’? Is it like a crack? A cut down to a poster? Or something different? Thanks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=430) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=432)