# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=434 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 435 --- ## [No page there but it displays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-page-there-but-it-displays/156920)
**Author:** [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2003, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-page-there-but-it-displays/156920 "2003-02-25T19:22:17Z")
What the?? How can that happen? There is no post their. --- ## [Search isn't working](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-isnt-working/156928)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2003, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-isnt-working/156928 "2003-02-25T05:33:14Z")
I’ve been trying to search out a topic on here for the past hour but keep getting timeout errors, what gives? It isn’t like I can’t read the board or anything as me being able to post indicates… I just can’t search. It’… --- ## [Bumping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumping/157315)
**Author:** [@BuckleberryFerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuckleberryFerry)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2003, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumping/157315 "2003-02-25T03:18:20Z")
Am I allowed to “bump” threads here? Or am I thinking of another board? Just want to make sure before I go too far. --- ## [So, what do I do now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-i-do-now/157308)
**Author:** [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-i-do-now/157308 "2003-02-25T02:39:14Z")
The short sordid story is here. The long sordid story is safely contained within my skull. I’m reluctant to bump the original thread, because it’s long gone, and I can’t ask my “source,” because his e-mail is private, a… --- ## [Ask the.. threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-threads/157140)
**Author:** [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-threads/157140 "2003-02-25T00:34:50Z")
The ‘ask the comic guy’ thread has 569 posts in it. Any contenders? Also, any way to get around the 4 letter words and up thing for viewing those threads? --- ## [i need help finding this thread(s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-this-thread-s/157172)
**Author:** [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2003, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-this-thread-s/157172 "2003-02-24T22:46:15Z")
I’m certain it’s been discussed before, I’m just not having luck with the search this morning. Any threads out there with this battery powered work out? I’m talking about the thing Bruce Lee uses in the movie Dragon. … --- ## [Font sizes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/font-sizes/157117)
**Author:** [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2003, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/font-sizes/157117 "2003-02-24T17:14:22Z")
This should be really big. This should be of normal size. It didn’t work when I posted in a thread earlier, so I thought I’d do a little test. --- ## [Font sizes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/font-sizes/157118)
**Author:** [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2003, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/font-sizes/157118 "2003-02-24T07:00:13Z")
This should be really big. This should be of normal size. It didn’t work when I posted in a thread earlier, so I thought I’d do a little test. --- ## [testing my sig](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-my-sig/156478)
**Author:** [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2003, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-my-sig/156478 "2003-02-23T22:12:50Z")
this is a test --- ## [Broken Link](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-link/156561)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2003, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-link/156561 "2003-02-23T18:25:48Z")
The link from Cecil’s column that says ‘comment on this column’ takes you to a page on the board that says you didn’t specify a forum. --- ## [Double posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posts/156184)
**Author:** [@UnwrittenNocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UnwrittenNocturne)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2003, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posts/156184 "2003-02-23T03:58:02Z")
Starting to see a few of these. Are people hitting the ‘submit’ button twice (if so have patience) or are they genuine DB errors? --- ## [what's with yummy-juice\_25??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-yummy-juice_25/156798)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2003, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-yummy-juice_25/156798 "2003-02-23T02:12:19Z")
Opening ATMB about 11:30 AM cst today I note that the last poster on nearly all the threads listed was one “yummy-juice\_25”. However his posts don’t appear on the thread, and when that username is clicked on, it merely … --- ## [Has anyone ever run the table at an SDMB forum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-run-the-table-at-an-sdmb-forum/155931)
**Author:** [@Lorenzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorenzo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2003, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-run-the-table-at-an-sdmb-forum/155931 "2003-02-22T23:00:22Z")
Has anyone ever simultaneoulsy had the “last reply” (a meaningful one) in every single thread within a single SDMB forum? Was he banned? --- ## [spam...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam/156776)
**Author:** [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2003, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam/156776 "2003-02-22T15:25:41Z")
good job mods…this happen often/ever? Just getting the link off the front page --- ## [User Status](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-status/156488)
**Author:** [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2003, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-status/156488 "2003-02-22T11:34:15Z")
Prompted by a thread in MPSIMS (I think). I’m wondering why “user status” is disabled. At most other vB boards I’m a member of, they aren’t. It can’t be bandwidth or censorship coz sigs aren’t disabled. --- ## [Posting in character- does the board have a policy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-in-character-does-the-board-have-a-policy/156498)
**Author:** [@Melandry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melandry)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2003, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-in-character-does-the-board-have-a-policy/156498 "2003-02-22T06:48:41Z")
This thread made me wonder what the board policy is on people posting “in character” that is, as either fictitious people (like the Hamburglar) or as someone else you are obviously not (ie, someone registering as “Christ… --- ## [Is there anyway to....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyway-to/156706)
**Author:** [@callie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/callie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2003, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyway-to/156706 "2003-02-22T03:25:30Z")
Is there anyway to see a profile of someone you know has registered here but has not posted anything yet? --- ## [Where are the other Forums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-other-forums/156547)
**Author:** [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2003, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-other-forums/156547 "2003-02-21T21:58:44Z")
OK… We have forums 1 through 7 (this being forum 2). Then there are forums 12 and 13 (IMHO and Cafe Society). so where are 8, 9, 10 and 11??? Why can I not see them or post to them? Does Cecil not like me? What were… --- ## [What happened this morning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-this-morning/156543)
**Author:** [@Mars\_Horizon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mars_Horizon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-this-morning/156543 "2003-02-21T16:05:11Z")
I tried to open the SDMB beginning at about 8:00 AM EST, and got an error. Now it’s back up. Also, the SD main page had last week’s columns during the board outage. Did Jerry \[sub\]bless his holy name\[/sub\] get blown ar… --- ## [Just any old stupid test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-any-old-stupid-test/155910)
**Author:** [@arachnidlove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arachnidlove)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2003, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-any-old-stupid-test/155910 "2003-02-21T00:36:38Z")
snarf --- ## [My Apologies for Multiple Posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apologies-for-multiple-posts/156247)
**Author:** [@Will\_Repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Will_Repair)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2003, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apologies-for-multiple-posts/156247 "2003-02-20T16:56:22Z")
Sorry 'bout that. I submit and then go to another tab in Bork Opera. I get an error message that SDMB server did not respond. I hit submit again. Seems the SDMB server got the submission and posted it but was unable … --- ## [Profanity in non-Pit threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profanity-in-non-pit-threads/156150)
**Author:** [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2003, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profanity-in-non-pit-threads/156150 "2003-02-20T14:22:28Z")
Is this a violation of the rules? Let’s say someone drops a F-bomb (a definitely non-Jerkish poster of decent posting amount)? Does it matter which forum it is? Great Debates vs. Cafe Society vs. MPSIMS? If so, is t… --- ## [When did "BANNED" become "Banned"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-banned-become-banned/154485)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2003, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-banned-become-banned/154485 "2003-02-20T00:41:38Z")
I noticed it just now with mr. greg, did a Search and saw that they have all been switched to sentence case. I can understand that the sentence case is more discreet and less likely to cause “Why was so-and-so banned” t… --- ## [New Forum Idea: The Most](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-forum-idea-the-most/156120)
**Author:** [@Engywook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engywook)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2003, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-forum-idea-the-most/156120 "2003-02-19T21:22:31Z")
Great board. SDMB has helped me a lot and stimulated my mind. I wonder if it might be time to open a new forum for all those threads that have a superlative in their title. I notice a lot of these lately, especially i… --- ## [How do you link to a thread and show the exact post your referencing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-link-to-a-thread-and-show-the-exact-post-your-referencing/156146)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2003, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-link-to-a-thread-and-show-the-exact-post-your-referencing/156146 "2003-02-19T17:25:32Z")
Lately I’ve seen a lot of people reference a post and miraculously get the link centered to the exact post in the thread. How is this done? --- ## [User Name Validity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-validity/155759)
**Author:** [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-validity/155759 "2003-02-18T23:48:32Z")
When I first signed up for the SDMB, I was going to have my user name be Scratched Cherry. When I went to register a prompt came up saying it was already in use. The other day I didn’t have anything better to do, so I di… --- ## [\ declarations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slight-hijack-declarations/154953)
**Author:** [@Lorenzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorenzo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2003, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slight-hijack-declarations/154953 "2003-02-18T23:46:08Z")
Does it really add anything to declare that your reply is going to be a slight hijack? Given that it allows the reader an advance warning not to read the post if that reader is \ sensitive, but who is it r… --- ## [o TEST SHOUTING IN TITLE o](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-test-shouting-in-title-o/155719)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2003, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-test-shouting-in-title-o/155719 "2003-02-18T19:31:06Z")
test --- ## [What th'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-th/155422)
**Author:** [@MachineHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachineHead)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2003, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-th/155422 "2003-02-18T17:46:12Z")
I revently checked out my user CP and saw a whole bunch of people I know I did not add to my buddy list. What amy have caused this? --- ## [Help with thread viewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-thread-viewing/155835)
**Author:** [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2003, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-thread-viewing/155835 "2003-02-18T13:06:40Z")
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