# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=432 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 433 --- ## [private messaging disabled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-messaging-disabled/160889)
**Author:** [@elfje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfje)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2003, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-messaging-disabled/160889 "2003-03-12T18:34:05Z")
was just updating my profile and such, and clicked on “private messages” up came a page whcih stated “your administrator has disabled your private messaging” I went back and checked to see if I had unticked that option,… --- ## [How long does a thread last on this board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-a-thread-last-on-this-board/160443)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2003, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-a-thread-last-on-this-board/160443 "2003-03-12T06:53:06Z")
Several threads I opened on the SDMB in just the past week, and many more I was getting interested in, appear to be no longer available. How long does a thread last on this message board before you close it? And is the… --- ## [What the heck was that ? -Board weirdness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-was-that-board-weirdness/160488)
**Author:** [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2003, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-was-that-board-weirdness/160488 "2003-03-12T02:47:13Z")
I just came in to GQ, and found the first page full of messages with replys from ~4:30 AM last night (it’s ~11 pm now). Tried a search for newer stuff and was told I wasn’t logged in. Quit ie, and came back. Still not lo… --- ## [Quoting an entire article](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-an-entire-article/160648)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2003, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-an-entire-article/160648 "2003-03-12T02:40:01Z")
I realize that it’s not a good idea to quote an entire article onto the SDMB. Nor would it be acceptible to quote 1/3 the article in one post, 1/3 in another, and the other 1/3 in a final post. But what happens if seve… --- ## [Why is the SDMB saying it wants my credit card info?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-sdmb-saying-it-wants-my-credit-card-info/160036)
**Author:** [@Caesar\_s\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caesar_s_Ghost)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2003, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-sdmb-saying-it-wants-my-credit-card-info/160036 "2003-03-12T00:11:46Z")
I have Norton Personal Firewall, and I just posted to the ‘’ thread. When I did, an alert from NPF came up saying “an attempt to send the info you specified as ‘credit card’ over the Internet has been made to straightdop… --- ## [Could Google legally make SDMB content available in Google searches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-google-legally-make-sdmb-content-available-in-google-searches/160270)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2003, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-google-legally-make-sdmb-content-available-in-google-searches/160270 "2003-03-11T22:22:37Z")
Well? Could it, or is the SDMB considered a no trespass zone because it is a privately owned message board? --- ## [What The Unprintable Obscenity Is Wrong With This Euphemism Of A Message Board??!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-unprintable-obscenity-is-wrong-with-this-euphemism-of-a-message-board/160322)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-unprintable-obscenity-is-wrong-with-this-euphemism-of-a-message-board/160322 "2003-03-11T20:54:04Z")
I only discovered the SDMB a couple of weeks ago, and immediately got hooked – I’m sure most of you can understand. But, half the time, or at least one-third of the time, when I click on a thread link, either it takes f… --- ## [Is a link in my profile homepage advertising?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-link-in-my-profile-homepage-advertising/160627)
**Author:** [@Harli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harli)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-link-in-my-profile-homepage-advertising/160627 "2003-03-11T19:56:32Z")
I just spent the better part of the morning searching the board for information, but nothing I’ve found seems to specifically answer my query. I work in e-commerce. I work for a couple different websites (owned by the s… --- ## [Seminal threads on the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seminal-threads-on-the-sdmb/159874)
**Author:** [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2003, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seminal-threads-on-the-sdmb/159874 "2003-03-11T07:29:46Z")
Is there a thread anywhere that lists threads where things that we take for granted were first used? I remember seeing a couple of “watershed” threads, but I think it’d be cool to have a thread (even a sticky!) listing … --- ## [Very vaguely whiny question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-vaguely-whiny-question/159945)
**Author:** [@Profane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profane)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2003, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-vaguely-whiny-question/159945 "2003-03-11T05:16:33Z")
I use the “sig removal” feature, and love it. That being said, there is a certain poster that apparently pastes his sig at the end of every post. It’s not that it isn’t clever, or not funny, but I’ve read it 500 times a… --- ## [Today's Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-question/160276)
**Author:** [@LowerLip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LowerLip)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2003, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-question/160276 "2003-03-10T13:16:16Z")
If Today’s Question is ment for today, why isn’t it updated daily? --- ## [icon check](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icon-check/160254)
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2003, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icon-check/160254 "2003-03-10T06:20:20Z")
Why didn’t my headsmack icon work? :SMACK: W/CAPS LOCK :smack: w/o caps lock --- ## [Wtf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf/160173)
**Author:** [@MachineHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachineHead)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2003, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf/160173 "2003-03-10T05:00:17Z")
In my user CP, I have over 25 peoplewho I am apparently buddies with, even though I do not ever remember giving permission more than 3. I know it’s easy to do so, bit I KNOW I did not request them as my buddies. I’m als… --- ## [Which forum for question about usernames?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-forum-for-question-about-usernames/160196)
**Author:** [@brianmelendez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianmelendez)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2003, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-forum-for-question-about-usernames/160196 "2003-03-10T03:20:02Z")
I am curious about the usernames that some members post under–some of them seem very interesting, and there are quite a few that I don’t get. Which forum does such a question belong in? I think that I have got it narrowe… --- ## [Test Javascript:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-javascript/159915)
**Author:** [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2003, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-javascript/159915 "2003-03-09T12:50:19Z")
There is probably very little that will be different between your Netscape style sheet and your IE style sheet. Your Navigator style sheet will likely look different, though. I still think this is a bad idea, but here’s … --- ## [Symbol for closed forum on frontpage..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbol-for-closed-forum-on-frontpage/159632)
**Author:** [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbol-for-closed-forum-on-frontpage/159632 "2003-03-09T01:18:29Z")
Has a forum ever been closed? --- ## [TMI, MADS - What do they mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-mads-what-do-they-mean/159778)
**Author:** [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-mads-what-do-they-mean/159778 "2003-03-08T23:12:26Z")
The subject says it all. I haven’t been able to figure out what these acronyms mean. TMI - This Might Insult? Intimidate? Something like that? MADS - Mothers Against Doing Stuff? Thanks in advance for the help! --- ## [What forum should this go in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-forum-should-this-go-in/159981)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-forum-should-this-go-in/159981 "2003-03-08T22:32:39Z")
Okay, I’ve been on this board for a while, but I still can’t decide where a certain type of thread I want to start would go. I think it would be IMHO, as it is a poll, but it also could be considered Cafe Society. I em… --- ## [Most posts at one time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-posts-at-one-time/159339)
**Author:** [@Will\_Repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Will_Repair)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2003, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-posts-at-one-time/159339 "2003-03-07T16:58:42Z")
Answering a question here I noticed many posts at nearly the same time. (The hamsters must of really been panting!) But two of them had the same time. What would the record be for number of posts with the same date/ti… --- ## [Changing my Username](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-my-username/159130)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2003, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-my-username/159130 "2003-03-07T14:05:10Z")
How Do I Do it?? --- ## [question about the search function](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-search-function/159381)
**Author:** [@Jojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jojo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2003, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-search-function/159381 "2003-03-07T13:17:15Z")
The search page lets you search for posts from yesterday and then gives you two options: yesterday and newer or yesterday and older The default is yesterday and newer. I think the default should be yesterday and… --- ## [Images on main page not loading.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/images-on-main-page-not-loading/159596)
**Author:** [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2003, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/images-on-main-page-not-loading/159596 "2003-03-07T04:11:34Z")
Though technically not the boards, I don’t know where else (indeed, if anywhere) this should go. The images at the top of main page (www.straightdope.com) aren’t loading for me. They haven’t been all day. A quick surv… --- ## [question about emailing a page?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-emailing-a-page/159542)
**Author:** [@Shana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shana)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2003, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-emailing-a-page/159542 "2003-03-07T00:17:49Z")
Hello…I tried to email a sdmb page to someone and it wouldn’t let me…any suggestions? --- ## [errrrmmmmm what does OP mean :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/errrrmmmmm-what-does-op-mean/158853)
**Author:** [@Pavlos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavlos)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2003, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/errrrmmmmm-what-does-op-mean/158853 "2003-03-05T22:31:47Z")
I keep seeing people refering to the OP, what does it mean ? :confused: --- ## [Auto Auto Eliminate Eliminate Double Double Posts Posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-auto-eliminate-eliminate-double-double-posts-posts/158886)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2003, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-auto-eliminate-eliminate-double-double-posts-posts/158886 "2003-03-05T15:55:04Z")
Is the next version of vBulletin going to be able to automatically eliminate two consecutive, identical posts? This seems so obvious and simple. --- ## [abbrev.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbrev/159227)
**Author:** [@Beech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beech)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2003, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbrev/159227 "2003-03-05T13:53:34Z")
Following on from some recent posts from us newbees how about a list from someone on the abbreviations used on the board… OP & TMI have recently been answered, but what is IIRC? …Im sure there must be others! thanx in… --- ## ["More than 15 replies or 150 views"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-15-replies-or-150-views/159103)
**Author:** [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2003, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-15-replies-or-150-views/159103 "2003-03-05T05:16:11Z")
I’m curious why I never see this icon used on the boards (the reddish-colored icon that denotes new posts), even though it appears in the legend at the bottom of the screen. Is the board set up so that it doesn’t recogni… --- ## [how come I can only seach once every 30 sec?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-i-can-only-seach-once-every-30-sec/158672)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2003, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-i-can-only-seach-once-every-30-sec/158672 "2003-03-05T04:24:49Z")
I was performing a search today that returned no results. I was puzzled until I realized there was a typo. Okie doke, so I fixed the typo, then searched again. Eh? What’s this? I can only do a search once every 30 second… --- ## [Maddening slowness moving round SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maddening-slowness-moving-round-sdmb/158907)
**Author:** [@mrsface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrsface)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2003, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maddening-slowness-moving-round-sdmb/158907 "2003-03-04T22:40:57Z")
Just lately - the past week or so - I’ve been having real difficulty opening threads and switching forums. One thread took 5 minutes to open. Others never open at all, the clock icon just goes round and round and round… … --- ## [Why do some people have cool descriptions under their name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-have-cool-descriptions-under-their-name/97453)
**Author:** [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2003, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-have-cool-descriptions-under-their-name/97453 "2003-03-04T19:54:42Z")
All I have is “member.” How would I go about changing it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=431) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=433)