# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=438 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 439 --- ## [User Profiles and Home Pages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-profiles-and-home-pages/149942)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2003, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-profiles-and-home-pages/149942 "2003-01-22T05:09:38Z")
Okay, I did a search on the boards and it happened to kick up a thread which included a post by WallyM7. I wasn’t here when WallyM7 was around, but I know that many posters had trememdous respect for him, and I noticed … --- ## [Search New Threads Minus BBQ Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-new-threads-minus-bbq-pit/149953)
**Author:** [@Another\_Primate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Another_Primate)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2003, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-new-threads-minus-bbq-pit/149953 "2003-01-22T03:37:16Z")
I wish there were a search mode that showed new threads except BBQ. I’m tired of being repulsed by thread titles like this: Kind of ruins my day. Okay, not my entire day, but definitely skews my moment. Yecch. --- ## [Inside Joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inside-joke/148848)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2003, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inside-joke/148848 "2003-01-21T22:17:31Z")
I’m a relatively new poster, but I’ve noticed alot of "Hi Opal"s coming out of left field. Is this an inside joke? Is it some sort of conspiratory message? Is it code to release the rabid inbred baboons into Iraq, pu… --- ## [testing new sig](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-new-sig/148742)
**Author:** [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2003, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-new-sig/148742 "2003-01-21T21:28:34Z")
yes --- ## [What happened to the "no linking to porn" rule?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-no-linking-to-porn-rule/148919)
**Author:** [@Rockford](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rockford)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2003, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-no-linking-to-porn-rule/148919 "2003-01-21T04:10:42Z")
I’m not saying this as a criticism of the moderators, just a question about board policy. IIRC quite a few people have gotten into trouble for posting links to porn in the past. So how come this Playboy link was allowed … --- ## [Vanity searches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-searches/149534)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2003, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-searches/149534 "2003-01-20T22:03:34Z")
What are they? How are they done? Why are they done? Who does them? --- ## [Can I please have a longer username?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-please-have-a-longer-username/97738)
**Author:** [@Magickly\_Delicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magickly_Delicious)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2003, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-please-have-a-longer-username/97738 "2003-01-20T21:22:12Z")
I’m just confused because some people have very long usernames, and I tried to register with a new name that is longer, but for some reason, it doesn’t seem to take anything above 15 spaces. Are long usernames possible?… --- ## [Am I embarrassed or bored?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-embarrassed-or-bored/149278)
**Author:** [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2003, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-embarrassed-or-bored/149278 "2003-01-20T05:48:33Z")
I’m talking about this little guy: :o When I first saw it, I thought it was a yawning smiley. Then I noticed people using it in a context that would indicate chagrin or embarrassment. So I decided to use it in that w… --- ## [Penises & underage posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penises-underage-posters/147221)
**Author:** [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2003, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penises-underage-posters/147221 "2003-01-19T05:12:41Z")
There is a topic started by D\_Master where he states that he is 12 years old. The topic is: How big should a penis be? But my question is, should we even be talking to him about sexual subjects like this? URL: http:… --- ## [In there](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-there/149477)
**Author:** [@InLikeFlynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InLikeFlynn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2003, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-there/149477 "2003-01-19T04:58:06Z")
InLikeFlynn Simply Testing --- ## [another addition to our little group](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-addition-to-our-little-group/148558)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2003, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-addition-to-our-little-group/148558 "2003-01-18T13:24:57Z")
No, not a new moderator! But :dubious: has arrived. Thank you jdavis. --- ## [can I ask a question about drugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-ask-a-question-about-drugs/149428)
**Author:** [@LostGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LostGirl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2003, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-ask-a-question-about-drugs/149428 "2003-01-18T12:10:48Z")
not a really thoughtful question, either, I just want to know about improving the palatability of “special” mushrooms, but I’m concerned that it’s not appropriate. If it is appropriate, I will start the thread in the su… --- ## [SDMB size](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-size/148837)
**Author:** [@aeropl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aeropl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2003, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-size/148837 "2003-01-18T06:12:43Z")
Is the entire Straight Dope archive, including the message board posts, stored on one hard drive? My question is just how many gigabytes does it all take up. --- ## [Soup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soup/149393)
**Author:** [@buzzz\_kill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buzzz_kill)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2003, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soup/149393 "2003-01-18T03:44:22Z")
soup for me ? --- ## [Closing threads...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-threads/149150)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2003, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-threads/149150 "2003-01-17T20:44:26Z")
I have read the FAQs and every possible thing there is to see if I could find the answer to my questions before posting this. No luck. How does and OP go about having a thread closed? When is it kosher (politeness-wise… --- ## [sig permission](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-permission/149097)
**Author:** [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2003, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-permission/149097 "2003-01-17T16:09:33Z")
Do you really need permission from a poster if you want to use something they said as a sig? --- ## [Does posting an announcement increase the post count?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-posting-an-announcement-increase-the-post-count/148876)
**Author:** [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2003, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-posting-an-announcement-increase-the-post-count/148876 "2003-01-16T18:14:39Z")
That’s it, really. --- ## [Places like the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-like-the-sdmb/146646)
**Author:** [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2003, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-like-the-sdmb/146646 "2003-01-16T00:15:00Z")
I’m teaching a college course on rhetoric and argumentation this spring that will have an on-line discussion forum. I want to set up some links to places on the net where rules of arguentation and evidence are generally … --- ## [ATMB forum description](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atmb-forum-description/148573)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2003, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atmb-forum-description/148573 "2003-01-15T22:11:02Z")
Is that “technical” supposed to be transitively applied to “concerns”? Or is this the forum for both “technical questions” as well as “concerns about the SDMB”, instead of “technical questions” and “technical concerns”… --- ## [Is it just me, or.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or/148604)
**Author:** [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2003, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or/148604 "2003-01-15T18:19:11Z")
…is the background changed to alternating light and dark grey? If it is old, it just jumped out at me today… --- ## [Uh, new smilies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-new-smilies/148387)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2003, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-new-smilies/148387 "2003-01-15T18:09:28Z")
What happened to the smilie poll in IMHO and the thread on the topic here in ATMB? I notice no smilie newer than smackie around here, and he predates the latest round of votes. Did someone change his mind? --- ## [Clarification (and proposal) for GQ forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-and-proposal-for-gq-forum/148541)
**Author:** [@rsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsa)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2003, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-and-proposal-for-gq-forum/148541 "2003-01-15T16:58:14Z")
The description of the GQ forum says that the forum is for factual questions with factual answers. The mods for GQ seem fairly lenient as long as the thread is not too far afield from GQ territory. But I think it would… --- ## [Why can't I search for the word "alone"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-search-for-the-word-alone/146523)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2003, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-search-for-the-word-alone/146523 "2003-01-15T16:42:50Z")
I tried to search for the words movies and alone, and the search function simply retreived all threads containing the word movies. Then I tried a search for just the word alone, and got no results. I was searching enti… --- ## [The Buddy icon in posts...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-buddy-icon-in-posts/148672)
**Author:** [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2003, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-buddy-icon-in-posts/148672 "2003-01-15T05:19:20Z")
First of all this is my first ATMB post. Nice little place yall got here. Second of all, I just noticed that at the bottom of each post, among the other buttons, there is a button that says “buddy,” which, I presume wil… --- ## [View New Post Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-new-post-question/148618)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2003, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-new-post-question/148618 "2003-01-15T05:08:02Z")
Whenever I come to the SDMB to read and/or post, I always use the View New Post feature to peruse the board… I find that it’s much easier to use that than it is to try and read each individual forum. Anyway, here recent… --- ## [Admins...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admins/148685)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2003, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admins/148685 "2003-01-15T05:03:16Z")
I was banned… I have emailed a a admin, about six hours ago… I havenot gotten a reply, so if a admin is online I would like to know and email them to clear it up as fast as possible… --- ## [So it's been a week since Slashdot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-its-been-a-week-since-slashdot/148626)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2003, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-its-been-a-week-since-slashdot/148626 "2003-01-15T00:19:49Z")
Have levels dropped back to normal? Is there some idea of how many slashdotters signed up to just make one post then haven’t been seen again. Did we retain any? -B --- ## [Most views](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-views/148206)
**Author:** [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-views/148206 "2003-01-14T23:28:11Z")
Is there a chart anywhere with the threads with the most views (or even most posts)? As much as anything, I was interested in where the mega-LOTR thread stood ATMIT. --- ## [When is it OK to bump an old thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-ok-to-bump-an-old-thread/148418)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-ok-to-bump-an-old-thread/148418 "2003-01-14T21:09:49Z")
Assuming it hasn’t been closed of course, and assuming that you’ve read through it and have something new to add to it? I’m talking about years-old threads. --- ## [Moderator meetings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-meetings/147746)
**Author:** [@Pammipoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pammipoo)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2003, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-meetings/147746 "2003-01-14T06:15:21Z")
While this is about the administration, it’s in no way mean spirited, so I felt it best to put it here rather than in the Pit. Please forgive me if it’s the wrong forum! So the moderators all work as a team to keep the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=437) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=439)