# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=445 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 446 --- ## [Staff reports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staff-reports/139407)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2002, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staff-reports/139407 "2002-11-29T23:47:55Z")
Must one be a member of the staff to write a staff report? If a random doper said “whatcha got in the mailbag?” would he be allowed to look? If a doper had particular knowledge in a certain area could he or she ask to b… --- ## [emails](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emails/139509)
**Author:** [@mrcrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrcrow)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2002, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emails/139509 "2002-11-29T19:31:19Z")
i have clicked no to email advice to answers to posts they are still coming through does it take some time for the instructions to take effect please:) --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/139458)
**Author:** [@buzzz\_kill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buzzz_kill)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2002, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/139458 "2002-11-29T05:34:03Z")
View Page Here --- ## [What's the deal with the search function? Does it work or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-the-search-function-does-it-work-or-not/139038)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2002, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-the-search-function-does-it-work-or-not/139038 "2002-11-29T01:41:50Z")
I just did a search for Bond in Cafe, over all time, and the top thread in there about Batman vs. Bond doesn’t come up in the search. So I did a search for Batman. Same thing. The thread doesn’t show up in the search res… --- ## [The 'perpage' option](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perpage-option/132052)
**Author:** [@Junior\_Spaceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junior_Spaceman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2002, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perpage-option/132052 "2002-11-28T14:20:17Z")
I hope I’m not out of line for bringing this up, but I was wondering about the effects on board performance of using the ‘perpage’ option in the url. This option allows you to load up the whole thread at once, rather th… --- ## [Posting a Q from another site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-a-q-from-another-site/139131)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2002, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-a-q-from-another-site/139131 "2002-11-27T22:17:49Z")
I came across This Question over on the Talking Points section of the BBC News site. Virtually all of the responses read as if they belonged in IMHO. The topic, though, is ripe for GD. Knowing the caliber of folks we ha… --- ## [SDMB and Anonymous Browsing ad ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-anonymous-browsing-ad/138925)
**Author:** [@andy\_fl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andy_fl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2002, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-anonymous-browsing-ad/138925 "2002-11-27T14:47:03Z")
Well from previous SDMB posts, I’ve seen that hiding your IP address was something SDMB never allowed any discussion on. Needless to say when I saw theURL=http://www.anonymizer.com/products.shtml\]Anonymizer Ad on the st… --- ## [Slow the board down!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-the-board-down/137838)
**Author:** [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2002, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-the-board-down/137838 "2002-11-27T03:12:25Z")
I’m getting spoiled!!! You’re loading faster than ArsTechnica for heaven’s sake! I can’t go back, i WON’T go back, i’ve never felt this free! free, like a bird in the sky… --- ## [Is it just me, or did the the gray trim on the board turn white?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-did-the-the-gray-trim-on-the-board-turn-white/138982)
**Author:** [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2002, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-did-the-the-gray-trim-on-the-board-turn-white/138982 "2002-11-26T22:46:44Z")
I just noticed this a minute ago, wondering if its me or a graphic change. --- ## [Threads with questionable content being deleted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-with-questionable-content-being-deleted/138901)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2002, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-with-questionable-content-being-deleted/138901 "2002-11-26T22:38:55Z")
There was a thread in IMHO a couple of days ago that I reported to admins because it seemed to have trolling and inappropriate content in it. Now this thread seems to have disappeared. My question (just for my own inform… --- ## [Sig test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/138446)
**Author:** [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2002, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/138446 "2002-11-26T21:22:42Z")
Just checking my new sig…and trying to see if… A) The link works B) It looks stupid. Sorry, carry on. --- ## [er... what ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/er-what-ads/138961)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2002, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/er-what-ads/138961 "2002-11-26T21:03:49Z")
Just read the rant about gl0worm in the Pit, and I think I’m going insane. SDMB has ads? where? I don’t ever recall seeing them, and I can’t find them now. I don’t have any adblocking software installed, and I see ad… --- ## [A quick, easy, and pinless way to free up some bandwidth for the SDMB.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-easy-and-pinless-way-to-free-up-some-bandwidth-for-the-sdmb/134306)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2002, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-easy-and-pinless-way-to-free-up-some-bandwidth-for-the-sdmb/134306 "2002-11-26T20:47:10Z")
At the top of each page provide links for each of the forums. When I am on SDMB I will often click back and forth between the main page and the other forums. This is a needless step that only adds to the bandwidth over… --- ## [I'd buy that for a dollar: Straight Dope Board on a disc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-buy-that-for-a-dollar-straight-dope-board-on-a-disc/138508)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2002, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-buy-that-for-a-dollar-straight-dope-board-on-a-disc/138508 "2002-11-26T18:51:42Z")
I used to be a member of a Beatles bootleg website. For a small fee ($5), the webmaster would send you the entire contents of the site (at that time) with links intact. In other words, pop in the CD and it’s just like be… --- ## [Is it sock breeeding season or is the SDMB LOTW somewhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-sock-breeeding-season-or-is-the-sdmb-lotw-somewhere/138842)
**Author:** [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2002, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-sock-breeeding-season-or-is-the-sdmb-lotw-somewhere/138842 "2002-11-26T17:31:20Z")
We seem to have an awful lot of just-joined members turning up in GD, GQ, and The Pit right now. While a few of them do display characteristics which give your average gentle poster a feeling of deja vu, the majority po… --- ## [Silly Signature Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-signature-test/134654)
**Author:** [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2002, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-signature-test/134654 "2002-11-25T18:35:32Z")
I almost never use my signature, but I’ve just added a line and want to see how it looks. --- ## [What happened to the Members List?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-members-list/137939)
**Author:** [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2002, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-members-list/137939 "2002-11-25T11:16:58Z")
Does anyone know why the Admin disabled it? I found it horribly useful. Dirk --- ## [Has a GQ post ever made it to The Straight Dope Column?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-gq-post-ever-made-it-to-the-straight-dope-column/133630)
**Author:** [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2002, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-gq-post-ever-made-it-to-the-straight-dope-column/133630 "2002-11-24T18:58:13Z")
The question above. Has a MB post been so original or thought provoking for it to actually get published? --- ## [what do guys like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-guys-like/138429)
**Author:** [@curiouschick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curiouschick)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2002, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-guys-like/138429 "2002-11-24T01:56:49Z")
So do they like it shaved??? --- ## [Search by username and keyword](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-by-username-and-keyword/138333)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2002, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-by-username-and-keyword/138333 "2002-11-24T00:19:06Z")
I did a search involving a username and a keyword. All the results I got had the keyword in the user’s posts. Good enough. But suppose you’re looking for a thread where you know this person contributed, but you’re not s… --- ## [pictures under our usernames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-under-our-usernames/137943)
**Author:** [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2002, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-under-our-usernames/137943 "2002-11-23T16:12:14Z")
Othermessage boards have pictures (cute ones) under the names. Can we do that here? --- ## [More board etiquette: missing smilie on quote.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-board-etiquette-missing-smilie-on-quote/138104)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2002, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-board-etiquette-missing-smilie-on-quote/138104 "2002-11-22T06:24:24Z")
It occurred on the Rush vs Daschle thread http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=145310 It started with a sorry attempt at humor: Then, later, a moderator intervened: Then I replied: And ther… --- ## [Does clicking on a second page of a thread register another thread view?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-clicking-on-a-second-page-of-a-thread-register-another-thread-view/137590)
**Author:** [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2002, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-clicking-on-a-second-page-of-a-thread-register-another-thread-view/137590 "2002-11-22T02:57:37Z")
Say I’m reading page one of a thread that runs to three pages. That’s one thread view. If I click through to page two, is that another thread view? Just mildly curious. --- ## [Hamsters on meth!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamsters-on-meth/137277)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2002, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamsters-on-meth/137277 "2002-11-22T02:17:04Z")
Wow. Tonight, I’ve really been impressed by the responsiveness of the SDMB. Whatever happened … thank you! --- ## [I have two usernames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-usernames/137965)
**Author:** [@Khan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2002, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-usernames/137965 "2002-11-21T18:15:01Z")
I should have come forward with this months ago, but when the board went down last year and we had to go to that temporary board, I thought we had to reregister when this one came back up. Since then I’ve had two userna… --- ## [Have I offended thee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-offended-thee/137830)
**Author:** [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2002, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-offended-thee/137830 "2002-11-21T15:53:46Z")
I was just told that I didn’t have permission to post in MPSIMS. --- ## [Unimportant question about server time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unimportant-question-about-server-time/137235)
**Author:** [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2002, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unimportant-question-about-server-time/137235 "2002-11-21T12:55:53Z")
Has the server time been reset recently? For the longest time it was a few minutes ahead of my computer and office clock times. Today it’s about eight minutes slow in comparison. Just curious, no biggie. Is it just m… --- ## [Spoilers in thread titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoilers-in-thread-titles/137609)
**Author:** [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2002, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoilers-in-thread-titles/137609 "2002-11-21T10:25:44Z")
In this thread manhattan said How come? I know that sometimes different rules can apply to different forums, and that a spoiler in a title in Cafe Society would be bad, but how come this isn’t true in other forums? Is… --- ## [What about a star system to recognize frequent posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-a-star-system-to-recognize-frequent-posters/136088)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2002, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-a-star-system-to-recognize-frequent-posters/136088 "2002-11-21T04:06:19Z")
Many boards employ a “star” system to recognize people for contributing with their posts. An example would be giving someone with 100 posts one star, those with 250 two stars, 500 three stars, 1000 four stars, and 5,000… --- ## [What does TMI mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tmi-mean/137739)
**Author:** [@Janx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Janx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2002, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tmi-mean/137739 "2002-11-20T17:36:52Z")
I can figure by the usage that it means “Caution, could gross you right out of existence” but what words do the letters signify. Also can someone point me to a thread with all the common abbreviations we use around here… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=444) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=446)