# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=451 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 452 --- ## [test post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/127384)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2002, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/127384 "2002-09-07T03:31:55Z")
test --- ## [How Popular is the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-the-sdmb/127227)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2002, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-the-sdmb/127227 "2002-09-06T20:10:43Z")
This is the most popular MB among everyone who visits it. :smiley: --- ## [Calling all mods/admins/members re: Sept 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-mods-admins-members-re-sept-11/127112)
**Author:** [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2002, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-mods-admins-members-re-sept-11/127112 "2002-09-06T14:11:40Z")
There’s not much that we can do as a community when the anniversary of September 11 rolls around except be here to listen to each other and support each other. But it just occured to me that there IS one gesture we can … --- ## [Practise post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practise-post/126428)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Jinx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2002, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practise-post/126428 "2002-09-04T20:06:31Z")
practise post by me. \[sub\]did\[/sub \[sup\]it\[/sup\] Moderators: This post was just to see if I had mastered the essentials of vB coding. You may delete this thread at your leisure. --- ## [Another neato SD feature I didn't know about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-neato-sd-feature-i-didnt-know-about/126969)
**Author:** [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2002, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-neato-sd-feature-i-didnt-know-about/126969 "2002-09-05T18:17:31Z")
Okay, maybe everyone knows about this. Oh, and maybe it’s not an actual feature, but rather just a “thing.” If you’re looking at a list of threads (either ALL new posts, or just a page in a forum), and click on the “rep… --- ## [Report this post to a moderator!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/report-this-post-to-a-moderator/126592)
**Author:** [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2002, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/report-this-post-to-a-moderator/126592 "2002-09-04T18:30:12Z")
Go ahead, I dare ya! Just kidding. Looking for clarification: This morning in a fit of lazy, I used the “report this post” to ask that the Las Vegas thread be closed, since another had been opened and I didn’t want peo… --- ## [Has the bottleneck in board performance been identified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-bottleneck-in-board-performance-been-identified/126337)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2002, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-bottleneck-in-board-performance-been-identified/126337 "2002-09-04T14:38:39Z")
I realize there’s no money to do anything about it anyway, but out of curiosity, has the performance bottleneck been identified? Is it memory, CPU speed, or network bandwidth, or what? --- ## [Slight problem with the database...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slight-problem-with-the-database/126926)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2002, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slight-problem-with-the-database/126926 "2002-09-04T12:54:27Z")
Just now, I hit “next thread” in MPSIMS. For some reason, I got that gray screen that informed me “There seems to be a slight problem with the database, something something, An email has been dispatched to our technical … --- ## [Practice Post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post/126470)
**Author:** [@JayElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayElle)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2002, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post/126470 "2002-09-04T06:01:09Z")
Practice makes perfect.Practice makes perfect practice practice :o :stuck\_out\_tongue: :mad: ;j :confused: :smack: :eek: :cool: :wally :smiley: :slight\_smile: practice a post \[ul\] \[li\]one\[/li\]\[li\]two\[/li\]\[li\]buckle … --- ## [Getting/Keeping In Touch With Other Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-keeping-in-touch-with-other-dopers/126488)
**Author:** [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2002, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-keeping-in-touch-with-other-dopers/126488 "2002-09-03T07:01:33Z")
I have successfully e-mailed a few Dopers that I’ve wanted to talk to and a few of them have e-mailed me. What can I do to contact someone who posts regularly but their e-mail address is no longer valid? I wanted to give… --- ## [Is references to downloading music really enough cause to lock a thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-references-to-downloading-music-really-enough-cause-to-lock-a-thread/126614)
**Author:** [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2002, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-references-to-downloading-music-really-enough-cause-to-lock-a-thread/126614 "2002-09-02T12:22:20Z")
Having seen a few locked recently I was wondering… Had someone been looking for an unreleased band (one which doesn’t sell cd’s through the RIAA) and asked for a suggestion of a song to download, would you close that th… --- ## [practice post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post/126500)
**Author:** [@linn\_muir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/linn_muir)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2002, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post/126500 "2002-09-01T21:01:42Z")
okay. I first came to this site because it’s link was listed on CSICOP’s website. I would be really surprised if this website had something to do with an article I read a while awhile. It was talking about a website, I … --- ## [Would this help speed things up at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-help-speed-things-up-at-all/126448)
**Author:** [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2002, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-help-speed-things-up-at-all/126448 "2002-09-01T02:20:44Z")
Okay, maybe it won’t, but it might help somehow. There are many threads that go on for pages and pages. Is there a way to set a limit for the number of posts in one thread? Most of the time, if a thread has gone on to, … --- ## [Close vs. Delete](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-vs-delete/125583)
**Author:** [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2002, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-vs-delete/125583 "2002-08-31T11:33:19Z")
From a moderator/administrator perspective, what’s the difference between closing a thread and deleting one? I notice that duplicate threads are usually closed, instead of deleted. Is it more difficult to delete a thread… --- ## [practice psst](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-psst/126404)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2002, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-psst/126404 "2002-08-31T06:35:50Z")
testing --- ## [prctcs pst](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prctcs-pst/126407)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2002, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prctcs-pst/126407 "2002-08-31T05:20:37Z")
tstitng tsting wn tu 3 --- ## [How many SDMB users?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-users/126314)
**Author:** [@a\_gherkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a_gherkin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2002, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-users/126314 "2002-08-31T00:02:33Z")
does anyone know the total amount of SDMB members there are?? my guess is 20,000 --- ## [Normal Mode vs. Enhanced Mode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-mode-vs-enhanced-mode/126238)
**Author:** [@Savaka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savaka)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2002, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-mode-vs-enhanced-mode/126238 "2002-08-30T15:19:12Z")
On the left side of the reply page, there is a box with “Normal Mode” and “Enhanced Mode,” the difference being that Enhanced Mode allows “complex nesting of tags.” I haven’t been able to find any information about this … --- ## ["Is it impossible to search for "Help"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-impossible-to-search-for-help/126271)
**Author:** [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2002, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-impossible-to-search-for-help/126271 "2002-08-30T11:55:05Z")
I tried and it just wouldn’t go. Why? --- ## [Which forum for rants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-forum-for-rants/125973)
**Author:** [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2002, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-forum-for-rants/125973 "2002-08-30T04:05:12Z")
Somtimes I just need to blow off some steam. Instead of taking it out on innocent bystanders. Where can I vent this crap? (MPSIMS, IMHO, the PIT, or not at all.) --- ## [Did we lose members in the Winter of Missed Content?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-we-lose-members-in-the-winter-of-missed-content/126152)
**Author:** [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2002, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-we-lose-members-in-the-winter-of-missed-content/126152 "2002-08-29T22:12:29Z")
Not that I notice anyone missing, you understand, but I notice that we’re almost at 25,000 members (24,927 as of now). Were we at 25,000 before, and the server problems eliminated some people? And is this an accurate num… --- ## [The fastest moderator.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fastest-moderator/125873)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2002, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fastest-moderator/125873 "2002-08-29T01:18:54Z")
Who is the quickest mod to catch infractions on the SDMB? I tried searches and such, but with no luck. I almost posted this in ATMB, but realized that my question isn’t about the workings of the SDMB, but rather about pe… --- ## [Bandwidth-saving suggestion for the boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bandwidth-saving-suggestion-for-the-boards/123508)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2002, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bandwidth-saving-suggestion-for-the-boards/123508 "2002-08-28T20:28:37Z")
Reduce the size of the Straight Dope banner on the top of the page. It’s currently 466 x 119 pixels and 256 colours - and is just under 7K. It’s also rather large in comparison to the current trends of the web. Reduce … --- ## [The Board Server and Threadspotting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-server-and-threadspotting/125668)
**Author:** [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2002, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-server-and-threadspotting/125668 "2002-08-28T19:49:00Z")
Could “Threadspotting” views be a major factor in SDMB server demand? I usually go to the SD Front Page to check new columns, etc. before logging on and I always click the “Threadspotting” link when it’s new. I will gr… --- ## [View to post ratio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-to-post-ratio/125736)
**Author:** [@wagnoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wagnoid)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2002, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-to-post-ratio/125736 "2002-08-27T16:12:36Z")
What is the largest view to post ratio anyone has seen around here? I nominate this one. 225:1 --- ## [Is there a policy re: one poster divulging private info about another?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-policy-re-one-poster-divulging-private-info-about-another/125567)
**Author:** [@Milossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milossarian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2002, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-policy-re-one-poster-divulging-private-info-about-another/125567 "2002-08-27T12:45:10Z")
\[sup\]DISCLAIMER: This is a general question. It is not regarding anything specific that has happened to me. Some of you may recognize the circumstance that inspired me to inquire about this topic. But in that circumstanc… --- ## [member label](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/member-label/125749)
**Author:** [@Shai\_tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shai_tan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2002, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/member-label/125749 "2002-08-27T10:21:24Z")
i noticed that most posters’ names have a label under them. Members, moderators, and EVERY NOW AND THEN… Banned. ??? Are these people truly banned? If so, how are they posting? --- ## [Use of the f-word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-the-f-word/125173)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2002, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-the-f-word/125173 "2002-08-26T12:52:22Z")
This is not a smart-aleck question; I’m genuinely curious. Arnold questioned the six occurrences of the f-word in this thread, wondering if my OP was a misdirected Pit entry. I had had a fleeting thought, when I sat dow… --- ## [Why am I unregistered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-unregistered/125434)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2002, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-unregistered/125434 "2002-08-25T02:28:22Z")
I (for the time being) am the last person to post to this thread. My name shows up fine in the thread, but on the GQ front page it shows that the last post was by Unregistered. Should I take that as a hint? Rhythmdvl, … --- ## [Slow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow/124995)
**Author:** [@lynn73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lynn73)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2002, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow/124995 "2002-08-24T22:40:56Z")
:frowning: Why is this site so slow. It takes forever to get here. Also moving around the board is very slow. When I click on posts now, I keep getting the message that the page can’t be displayed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=450) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=452)