# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=437 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 438 --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/151741)
**Author:** [@heboisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heboisha)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2003, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/151741 "2003-01-30T23:01:35Z")
asdfasdf --- ## [Hi everyone. I'm new here - a refugee from another board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everyone-im-new-here-a-refugee-from-another-board/151621)
**Author:** [@stellar7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stellar7)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2003, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everyone-im-new-here-a-refugee-from-another-board/151621 "2003-01-30T16:14:44Z")
I’ve been an active member of another BB (Sunspot - Baltimore) since 1999. Unfortunately, the Administrators of that board are apparently not as enlightened as the ones running this board, and the total negativity of it… --- ## [What does YMMV mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-mean/151562)
**Author:** [@torben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torben)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2003, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-mean/151562 "2003-01-30T15:51:11Z")
I hate to admit this, but I’m not up on all the cyber lingo. What does YMMV mean? I’ve seen this used in posts and have not figured out what it stands for. --- ## [Hoo Rah!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoo-rah/151483)
**Author:** [@jacksen9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacksen9)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2003, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoo-rah/151483 "2003-01-30T14:40:11Z")
I have missed the dope. What happened? --- ## [Official policy on posting links to other people's material?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-policy-on-posting-links-to-other-peoples-material/151499)
**Author:** [@robertliguori](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robertliguori)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2003, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-policy-on-posting-links-to-other-peoples-material/151499 "2003-01-30T04:04:22Z")
Is there a message-board policy for posting links to a webpage that contains material one would like to share and discuss? E.g. I would really like to know what the GD crowd would make of www.mrlizard.com. Can I just … --- ## [Testing \[code\]\[/code\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-code-code/151432)
**Author:** [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-code-code/151432 "2003-01-28T14:41:02Z")
Xi;SS;.X: i..r ,:, . ., . .,iSr: i .; X;rii..i, :;.i, .., 72SX. W0ZX28M087:0aS07:XXXi2Xi r..., : ,i77Xi.2MMMM MMMMMMMM@a2BWBMMB8BBBB88aSi 7:;.:i,:77SBM@Wa7i@MMMMMMMMSM2aMZiiSMMM2X;:BMWaX2aS… --- ## [All Messages Read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-messages-read/150748)
**Author:** [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2003, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-messages-read/150748 "2003-01-28T07:39:27Z")
I did a quick search and didn’t see this topic, so here goes… How come sometimes when I go to the boards, all of the messages are already “read”? It doesn’t really follow a pattern … it just does it sometimes and not ot… --- ## [Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-testing-1-2-3/150838)
**Author:** [@tmwster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tmwster)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2003, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-testing-1-2-3/150838 "2003-01-28T06:02:29Z")
Making sure this works the way I think it does. --- ## [When did you get the dubious smiley?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-get-the-dubious-smiley/150768)
**Author:** [@Victory\_Candescence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victory_Candescence)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2003, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-get-the-dubious-smiley/150768 "2003-01-28T03:31:33Z")
I disappear for a few months, and when I come back there’s a dubious smiley: :dubious:. When was it added? Does anyone have a link to the thread? I did a search for “dubious”, but got nothing. Thanks in advance. --- ## [When will that LOTR thread dip to the second page?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-that-lotr-thread-dip-to-the-second-page/148701)
**Author:** [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2003, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-that-lotr-thread-dip-to-the-second-page/148701 "2003-01-28T02:54:29Z")
I’m betting not until mid-February, what do you think? --- ## [Has a mod ever been dethroned due to bad behavior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-mod-ever-been-dethroned-due-to-bad-behavior/151375)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2003, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-mod-ever-been-dethroned-due-to-bad-behavior/151375 "2003-01-28T01:02:11Z")
I guess the subject says it all. --- ## [Thread Gap in BBQ pit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-gap-in-bbq-pit/151000)
**Author:** [@MachineHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachineHead)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-gap-in-bbq-pit/151000 "2003-01-28T00:14:26Z")
Why is there a gap in threads in the BBQ pit? I was on page #whatever and it goes striaght from dec '01 to around feb '02. --- ## [testing my posting abilities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-my-posting-abilities/148000)
**Author:** [@phlebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phlebert)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2003, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-my-posting-abilities/148000 "2003-01-27T10:54:03Z")
just a little test to make sure I can postand do different stuff like that. :smack: ouch:smack: :smack: ouch ouch:mad: … alright that is enough of that… --- ## [Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh/151007)
**Author:** [@MachineHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachineHead)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2003, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh/151007 "2003-01-27T07:51:06Z")
I had a thread about gaps in the message board… Where did it go? --- ## [whoosh.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoosh/151081)
**Author:** [@MachineHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachineHead)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2003, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoosh/151081 "2003-01-26T20:01:55Z")
What does it mean? --- ## [Thanks, Jerry!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-jerry/150625)
**Author:** [@Truth\_Seeker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truth_Seeker)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2003, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-jerry/150625 "2003-01-26T07:04:14Z")
You, doin’ that thing you do. Waking and shaking up a million hampsters, prod them with a Gnu! And you don’t mean to be cruel. You never even knew about the heartache I’ve been going through. Well I try and try t… --- ## [Book #6 Progress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-6-progress/150815)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2003, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-6-progress/150815 "2003-01-25T18:30:25Z")
Not exactly “About This Message Board” but definitely about the Straight Dope, so I’m putting the question in ATMB. Can anyone state what the progress is on bringing out the sixth volume of the Perfect Master’s oracles … --- ## [Number of posts per thread by username](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-posts-per-thread-by-username/150828)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2003, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-posts-per-thread-by-username/150828 "2003-01-25T06:58:12Z")
Not long ago somebody posted a way to easily find a breakdown of number of posts per thread by individual members. (As opposed to going through a thread and manually counting.) I remember doing that and seeing a breakdo… --- ## [Newbie username question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-username-question/150199)
**Author:** [@Loneraven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loneraven)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2003, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-username-question/150199 "2003-01-24T19:43:46Z")
Well… When I was registering here, I accidentally didn’t capitalise the “L” on loneraven. I then decided it wasn’t worth obsessing over. Unfortunately, the Grammar Whore™ in me thought otherwise. In other words, this … --- ## ["Quotes Test"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes-test/150310)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2003, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes-test/150310 "2003-01-24T18:34:55Z")
Just checking… --- ## [e mail addresses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mail-addresses/150440)
**Author:** [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2003, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mail-addresses/150440 "2003-01-24T18:05:52Z")
My e address Orangecakes@yahoo.com is always filled with junk mail, so I don’t even want to check it anymore. SO how will I know if a mod needs to e mail me or something? I am going to get another e address (not yahoo!… --- ## [SDMB abbreviations??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-abbreviations/150130)
**Author:** [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-abbreviations/150130 "2003-01-24T15:30:09Z")
Ok, some i know, like “IMHO”, “OP”, and “IANAL” (that one took a while to figure out). But what about “WAG”? And others. Let’s make a glossary for the neophytes (like me). --- ## ["Hate speech" and the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-speech-and-the-sdmb/148864)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2003, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-speech-and-the-sdmb/148864 "2003-01-23T21:27:59Z")
Per number 4 of Lynn Bodoni’s sticky in the pit Other than insults regarding race, nationality or sexual preference what exactly (or generally) is construed to be non-allowable “hate speech” on the SDMB? --- ## [Can't edit profile, sometimes can't login](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-edit-profile-sometimes-cant-login/147165)
**Author:** [@spinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spinky)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-edit-profile-sometimes-cant-login/147165 "2003-01-23T18:48:42Z")
I have been having trouble logging into the SDMB for the past two days. Yesterday I couldn’t log in at all, and today I can log in, but I can’t go to my user profile to change my password. Here are the symptoms: Yeste… --- ## [Problem viewing Cecil's columns with Opera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-viewing-cecils-columns-with-opera/149819)
**Author:** [@Opus1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Opus1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-viewing-cecils-columns-with-opera/149819 "2003-01-23T16:11:43Z")
When I try to read one of Cecil’s columns, his answer, as well as the question itself, is bolded. This wouldn’t be a problem except that the answer portion doesn’t have the increased space between letters that bold requi… --- ## [My first post- a sig test. Smart or pathetic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post-a-sig-test-smart-or-pathetic/150376)
**Author:** [@Boondock\_Saint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boondock_Saint)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2003, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post-a-sig-test-smart-or-pathetic/150376 "2003-01-23T07:51:09Z")
Newbie test sig line here. Nothing to see, just move along. --- ## [Testing vB tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-vb-tags/149102)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2003, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-vb-tags/149102 "2003-01-23T00:51:25Z")
Bold Italic Underline\*\* \[sup\]Superscript\[/sup\] \[sub\]Subscript\[/sub\] Small size Large size Huge size Even bigger size not on offer in the list Arial font Courier font Century font Arial Black (not in list) \[s… --- ## [Searching for a string of words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-a-string-of-words/150253)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2003, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-a-string-of-words/150253 "2003-01-22T18:16:48Z")
How do I serach for a specific string of words. In this case I want to find threads with the words Operational Support Systems exactly in that order. I always seem to get a list of threads that contain only one of th… --- ## [Tesing "quotation marks" in thread titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesing-quotation-marks-in-thread-titles/150182)
**Author:** [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2003, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesing-quotation-marks-in-thread-titles/150182 "2003-01-22T09:15:49Z")
Sorry, just a test thread. I remember this used to be a problem, and wanted to see if it still was. --- ## [Demoting mods...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demoting-mods/149605)
**Author:** [@SilentSpeak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SilentSpeak)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2003, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demoting-mods/149605 "2003-01-22T05:12:09Z")
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