# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=448 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 449 --- ## [Why DO We Have A HOJM Smiley?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-a-hojm-smiley/133494)
**Author:** [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2002, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-a-hojm-smiley/133494 "2002-10-24T12:13:26Z")
As prompted by this thread: ;j http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=140787 ;j Why do we have an orthodox jew smiley? ;j Is it just to make me ask questions? ;j --- ## [can't edit your own post?!?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-edit-your-own-post/133277)
**Author:** [@Blown\_Injected](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blown_Injected)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2002, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-edit-your-own-post/133277 "2002-10-23T12:57:40Z")
WHY! and why does it not know who i am. a friend uses my computer but has a different account and i get logged in as somebody else, even on my own account! --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/132507)
**Author:** [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2002, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/132507 "2002-10-23T12:07:03Z")
just a test --- ## [origen of the phrase "the straight dope"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origen-of-the-phrase-the-straight-dope/133165)
**Author:** [@Beardedcrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beardedcrow)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2002, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origen-of-the-phrase-the-straight-dope/133165 "2002-10-23T00:04:02Z")
So, who coined this phrase? Pharmacists? Spies? Model airplane assemblers? I tried the on-site search engine, but I think it listed every page. --- ## [To the mod/mods/admin who turned off sigs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-mod-mods-admin-who-turned-off-sigs/133385)
**Author:** [@PhiloVance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhiloVance)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2002, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-mod-mods-admin-who-turned-off-sigs/133385 "2002-10-22T22:38:00Z")
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! :wink: --- ## [testing poll function](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-poll-function/133375)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2002, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-poll-function/133375 "2002-10-22T14:21:28Z")
how do I post a poll? --- ## ["Unregistered"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unregistered/128242)
**Author:** [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2002, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unregistered/128242 "2002-10-22T07:46:46Z")
I was just looking at a thread where it said “unregistered” had posted last. When I went in the thread, the only person to have posted was I am Sparticus. I then went to the forum and the next thread down said it had al… --- ## [Word for: Victim of One's Own Thread Title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-victim-of-ones-own-thread-title/132468)
**Author:** [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2002, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-victim-of-ones-own-thread-title/132468 "2002-10-21T17:38:53Z")
I’ve seen a certain phenomenon more than once, but only on this board, so I’m asking in About This Message Board. Sometimes an OP will post a thread with a title that is descriptive enough for other posters to post their… --- ## [Boardreader searches -- way to search by forum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boardreader-searches-way-to-search-by-forum/133084)
**Author:** [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2002, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boardreader-searches-way-to-search-by-forum/133084 "2002-10-20T16:23:06Z")
Not too much to add to the title in the way of an OP. I was using Boardreader to try to find something that I knew was in ATMB, but I couldn’t come up with a way to narrow my search to just this forum. Using “straightd… --- ## [How many hits per day does the SDMB get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hits-per-day-does-the-sdmb-get/132624)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2002, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hits-per-day-does-the-sdmb-get/132624 "2002-10-20T14:20:55Z")
Apologies if this has been asked/answered before (I did try a search), but, what is the average hits/day among the nine forums here? How does that number compare with some other landmark sites? If this is proprietary in… --- ## [How do I get to the archives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-to-the-archives/133075)
**Author:** [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2002, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-to-the-archives/133075 "2002-10-20T06:59:39Z")
I’ve tried doing a search for the word “archives” but the response seems to be too much for my computer to handle. I would search the archives to see if this question has been asked before, but… --- ## [How can we help the SDMB? (aka "think of the hamsters!")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-help-the-sdmb-aka-think-of-the-hamsters/129691)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2002, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-help-the-sdmb-aka-think-of-the-hamsters/129691 "2002-10-20T04:28:24Z")
OK, we’ve had another outage, twice in two weeks. First of all: thank you sincerely to the sung and unsung folks who grease the wheels of the board and selflessly keep things running as smoothly as possible. Really. Tha… --- ## [How to make this board faster with no $$](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-this-board-faster-with-no/132755)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2002, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-this-board-faster-with-no/132755 "2002-10-20T00:19:48Z")
Combine IMHO and MPSIMS. Get rid of cafe society,it’s the ‘People Magazine’ of this forum. Also IMHO and MPSIMS should only go back 1 week. That will leave plenty of bandwidth for GQ,GD and BBQ pit, the really important … --- ## [where is the bottleneck for SDMB? Bandwidth? CPU power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-bottleneck-for-sdmb-bandwidth-cpu-power/132709)
**Author:** [@ready29003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ready29003)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2002, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-bottleneck-for-sdmb-bandwidth-cpu-power/132709 "2002-10-19T00:18:45Z")
Just wondering why these boards slow to a snails pace at times. Would more bandwidth or more honkin servers solve the problem? Just curious. I love these boards. --- ## [FAQ - guidelines for posting at the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-guidelines-for-posting-at-the-sdmb/132698)
**Author:** [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2002, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-guidelines-for-posting-at-the-sdmb/132698 "2002-10-18T22:16:38Z")
Arnold, I was just about to go do this when I glanced through this thread ('bout time I checked out the guidelines, eh?). While your entry above regarding bumping a thread doesn’t address this, it had been my impression… --- ## [Returning to forum after posting - possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/returning-to-forum-after-posting-possible/132777)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2002, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/returning-to-forum-after-posting-possible/132777 "2002-10-18T21:59:10Z")
With the current version of the board’s software, is it possible to set it to return posters to the forum in which they were posting rather than the thread itself? Perhaps a choice of where to return? Just a-wonderin’… --- ## [Is FHM responsible for \*\*\*\*ing up the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fhm-responsible-for-ing-up-the-sdmb/132620)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2002, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fhm-responsible-for-ing-up-the-sdmb/132620 "2002-10-18T21:03:58Z")
Tonight has been far worse than usual as far as SDMB speed is concerned. I went over to FHMs website and found that the SD page was in their top 100 websites listing. FHM is a pretty popular magazine, can that kind of … --- ## [Has the SD Considered...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-sd-considered/132814)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2002, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-sd-considered/132814 "2002-10-18T15:40:46Z")
Has the powers that be at SD ever considered adding three new boards: One board should be for computer questions; the second board for sports questions; the third board should be for all the crude, perverse and/or gener… --- ## [The sig test thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sig-test-thread/123134)
**Author:** [@majinborg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/majinborg)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2002, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sig-test-thread/123134 "2002-10-18T12:50:32Z")
Every time I check ATMB, there are half a dozen sig tests on the list. So I figure that we can just put all the sig tests in this thread. Fewer threads here will go a bit easier on the hamsters, and leave more room for q… --- ## [Well, should we all start using Boardreader for searches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-should-we-all-start-using-boardreader-for-searches/132410)
**Author:** [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2002, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-should-we-all-start-using-boardreader-for-searches/132410 "2002-10-17T15:09:58Z")
I don’t remember seeing a definitive answer to this the last time it came up– http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=109034 –and I see that now Minty’s got a link to Boardreader in his sig. So,… --- ## [Can we use "quotes" in "thread titles"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-use-quotes-in-thread-titles/132579)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2002, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-use-quotes-in-thread-titles/132579 "2002-10-17T02:41:46Z")
Just checking. --- ## [Can I get a name change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-a-name-change/132328)
**Author:** [@I\_am\_who\_I\_am](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_am_who_I_am)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2002, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-a-name-change/132328 "2002-10-16T15:07:50Z")
I just found out that there is a Who\_me? http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2514374#post2514374 What can I do to change my name? If I have to re-register it’s no biggie, I’m only involved in … --- ## [Question about the number of people logged in at any one time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-number-of-people-logged-in-at-any-one-time/131895)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2002, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-number-of-people-logged-in-at-any-one-time/131895 "2002-10-16T14:28:48Z")
How many people are surfing through, say, General Questions at an average time on an average day? I know there are peak hours and such, I’m just looking for an idea. Always wondered large a population it takes to have … --- ## [copyrights for SDMB Posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyrights-for-sdmb-posts/132389)
**Author:** [@ready29003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ready29003)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2002, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyrights-for-sdmb-posts/132389 "2002-10-16T13:44:52Z")
Who owns the copyrights for stuff a person posts on these message boards? If I write a story or an essay or anything…and post it here for feedback, am i surrendering the copyright or anything? What about the right of f… --- ## [The "Report this post to a moderator" function](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-report-this-post-to-a-moderator-function/132257)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2002, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-report-this-post-to-a-moderator-function/132257 "2002-10-16T12:43:06Z")
If I use the “report this post to a moderator” button, does the e-mail/message that’s sent out link to the specific offending post? In other words, if I use that feature, should I put a link to the post in the message? … --- ## [Restrictive / Control / Power](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restrictive-control-power/131949)
**Author:** [@jacksen9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacksen9)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2002, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restrictive-control-power/131949 "2002-10-16T11:35:48Z")
How much control should the OP have? I do not want to “be a jerk”. Does this mean that the person posting a new thread should be able to restrict the response of posters? Would it be rude to post an answer that does not … --- ## [Time lag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-lag/132314)
**Author:** [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2002, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-lag/132314 "2002-10-16T00:07:48Z")
Did the board go off during the night? Because I see there have not been a lot of posts since I last lgged in, and I was wondering if maybe it did. --- ## [Why Do People Here Use 'Said' As An Adjective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-here-use-said-as-an-adjective/131691)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2002, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-here-use-said-as-an-adjective/131691 "2002-10-15T19:33:30Z")
Before coming here, I don’t recall ever hearing the word ‘said’ being used as anything other than a verb. But here, for some reason, the word ‘said’ is frequently used as an adjective, indicating that you are referring b… --- ## [I wanna get a hold of someone who doesn't have email enabled.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanna-get-a-hold-of-someone-who-doesnt-have-email-enabled/132203)
**Author:** [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2002, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanna-get-a-hold-of-someone-who-doesnt-have-email-enabled/132203 "2002-10-14T23:19:25Z")
I think I have read an email to mods will help me, but I also think I have read an email to mods will not help me. And I’m unable to find guidelines via a search (mostly, I’m sure, because I’m an idiot). If I (for exam… --- ## [Will the SDMB eventually ask members to pay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-sdmb-eventually-ask-members-to-pay/130957)
**Author:** [@Snugglebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snugglebear)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2002, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-sdmb-eventually-ask-members-to-pay/130957 "2002-10-14T11:32:14Z")
I’ve heard a rumor from another member that the straight dope has toyed around with the idea to charge members a membership fee. I personally would pay a membership fee. Also I appologise if I am posting something that … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=447) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=449)