# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=455 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 456 --- ## [A Proposal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-proposal/119575)
**Author:** [@Babar714](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babar714)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2002, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-proposal/119575 "2002-07-21T00:09:43Z")
I propose a new SDMB forum. As I have posted previously, I work the graveyard shift at a hotel. I’ve noticed other members up late, seemingly looking for someone to talk to, and getting few takers (not that my thread w… --- ## [Test Post... Experimenting w/ code](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post-experimenting-w-code/119970)
**Author:** [@SuperNova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNova)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2002, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post-experimenting-w-code/119970 "2002-07-20T14:37:45Z")
Just experimenting with some code… ignore…:rolleyes: HELLO Spiderman What are you up to today? :smack: check it out \[ul\] \[li\]Apples\[/li\]\[li\]Oranges\[/li\]\[li\]Bananas\[/li\]\[li\]Kiwi\[/li\]\[li\]Sponge\[/li\]\[/ul\] http://w… --- ## [How many printed pages in a SDMB "page"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-printed-pages-in-a-sdmb-page/119772)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2002, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-printed-pages-in-a-sdmb-page/119772 "2002-07-20T02:41:55Z")
I’d sure like to know this before I start to print something! I printed a thread from MPSIMS tonight, and didn’t realize until the first page issued from the printer that it was going to be seventeen pages long! My dough… --- ## [SDMB policy question for administrators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-policy-question-for-administrators/119590)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2002, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-policy-question-for-administrators/119590 "2002-07-20T02:10:16Z")
With respect to terms, phrases, or statements that can reasonably be construed as pejorative, disrespectful, or vulgar, toward others, which (if any) of the following are officially “fair game”? \[ul\] \[li\]Perceived race… --- ## [practice post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post/118926)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2002, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post/118926 "2002-07-20T00:50:39Z")
http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/loth/g/r/gracer/kesr05.jpg.html --- ## [Registration Agreement - Don't be a jerk.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registration-agreement-dont-be-a-jerk/119778)
**Author:** [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2002, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registration-agreement-dont-be-a-jerk/119778 "2002-07-19T22:48:42Z")
From the new and improved registration agreement: Now, I have no problems asking people not to be a jerk. And I have no problem with any of the rules of the agreement. They’re very good and useful rules. However, I don… --- ## [Sig Test ... pay no attention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test-pay-no-attention/119844)
**Author:** [@Orual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orual)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2002, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test-pay-no-attention/119844 "2002-07-19T17:47:47Z")
blah blah blitty blah… Which is how Gary, Indiana came to be the stinky pit of evil it is today. --- ## [A question about the banning of JET](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-banning-of-jet/119109)
**Author:** [@Siddhartha\_Vicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siddhartha_Vicious)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2002, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-banning-of-jet/119109 "2002-07-19T07:03:58Z")
I didn’t care for the guy. I’m glad he’s gone. The SDMB is a private board, and can kick off anyone they please. I think that the administrators and mods here are great. They are even-handed and fair, and tend to giv… --- ## [StraightDope Architecture...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-architecture/119558)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2002, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-architecture/119558 "2002-07-18T17:16:44Z")
Why is the board now designed to show a blank response box at the bottom of the page everytime I open a window to post a new thread? I believe it shows up after I submit a question - after the screen “returns” you to yo… --- ## [Search not working?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-not-working/118915)
**Author:** [@KellyM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyM)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2002, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-not-working/118915 "2002-07-17T19:12:09Z")
I did a search today for a term that I know matches a post I made the day before. I requested search in all forums and all posts since a week ago, so it should have matched. I got no matches. Is there a problem with t… --- ## [Moving Threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-threads/119348)
**Author:** [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2002, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-threads/119348 "2002-07-17T13:38:31Z")
If I wanted a thread moved from one forum to the other, do I email a Mod? --- ## [No link to "Thread Starter's" profile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-link-to-thread-starters-profile/119153)
**Author:** [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2002, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-link-to-thread-starters-profile/119153 "2002-07-17T09:23:47Z")
Apologies if this is a double thread, I lost one to preview. A thread, More on Ethanol Concentration currently on page 2 of GQ started by Popup, shows tc as the thread starter and doesn’t link to a profile. Why is that? … --- ## [Slow? I can't get into the boards at all most days!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-i-cant-get-into-the-boards-at-all-most-days/118718)
**Author:** [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2002, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-i-cant-get-into-the-boards-at-all-most-days/118718 "2002-07-17T02:37:05Z")
I haven’t read all the threads in this forum, but from the titles and the few I’ve read, it appears folks are complaining about slowness. I was tolerant of that – I’d just busy myself with something else or watch tv – b… --- ## [How about a computer problems forum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-computer-problems-forum/118075)
**Author:** [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2002, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-computer-problems-forum/118075 "2002-07-16T19:57:44Z")
I’ve been seeing a huge increase in the number of people using the SDMB (usually in General Questions) to ask for Technical Assistance in solving their computer problems. I’m wondering if it might be a good idea to add … --- ## [I can't use the reply box at the bottom of the page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-use-the-reply-box-at-the-bottom-of-the-page/119089)
**Author:** [@piaffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/piaffe)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2002, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-use-the-reply-box-at-the-bottom-of-the-page/119089 "2002-07-16T14:35:23Z")
This is odd, but the first time I post to a forum during a “session,” I can use the box at the bottom of the page w/o having to call up a separate reply window. However, subsequent attempts to do so don’t work; I simply… --- ## [George Bush and Harken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-bush-and-harken/119183)
**Author:** [@johnof6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnof6)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2002, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-bush-and-harken/119183 "2002-07-16T04:40:30Z")
Pres. Bush was guilty of insider trading. Input please. --- ## [Multiple e-mails for replies to a subscribed thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-e-mails-for-replies-to-a-subscribed-thread/119150)
**Author:** [@Ripple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ripple)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2002, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-e-mails-for-replies-to-a-subscribed-thread/119150 "2002-07-16T00:54:53Z")
Whenever I am subscribed to a thread I will receive a separate e-mail for each reply to the thread, whether I’ve visited the thread again or not. Each of these e-mails say: “There may be other replies also, but you wil… --- ## [Link Seeing Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-seeing-problem/118913)
**Author:** [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2002, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-seeing-problem/118913 "2002-07-15T23:16:37Z")
This concerns Cessandra’s wedding dress thread, specifically, the OP. I can’t see the picture linked to in the OP, darn it! I don’t have any useful advice for her thread, but I want to see the pretty dress. What I see i… --- ## [Please clue me in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-clue-me-in/118753)
**Author:** [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2002, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-clue-me-in/118753 "2002-07-13T14:55:19Z")
Laugh if you must, but what the hell does it mean when someone posts “42”? --- ## [Visionary test post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visionary-test-post/118548)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2002, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visionary-test-post/118548 "2002-07-12T04:48:46Z")
If I have not seen as far as others, it is because giants were standing on my shoulders. --- ## [I think you boys have had enough beans!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-you-boys-have-had-enough-beans/118381)
**Author:** [@taggert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taggert)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2002, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-you-boys-have-had-enough-beans/118381 "2002-07-11T06:48:06Z")
Mongo, come here! --- ## [It's back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-back/118121)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2002, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-back/118121 "2002-07-10T23:43:32Z")
Yay! Any information on what the problem was? --- ## [acronyms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronyms/118239)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2002, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronyms/118239 "2002-07-10T20:22:55Z")
Is there a list of SDMB acronyms? I can figure out the majority of them, but some, like YMMV, just baffle me. --- ## [Practice post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post/118169)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2002, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post/118169 "2002-07-10T02:48:59Z")
http://www.geocities.com/autotheist/physics/sr.htm --- ## [What happened today? Were boards down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-today-were-boards-down/118155)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2002, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-today-were-boards-down/118155 "2002-07-10T02:35:55Z")
With everything as slow as it’s been, it’s hard to tell whether the server is overloaded or if it’s down completely. I was unable to access the boards at all today during what are normally peak hours–about 11:30am-4:30p… --- ## [Testing, to see how to use this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-to-see-how-to-use-this/118077)
**Author:** [@aquariusrhimme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aquariusrhimme)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2002, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-to-see-how-to-use-this/118077 "2002-07-09T16:57:45Z")
blee blee blee blee blee blee blee.com \[EMAIL=translucent\_wings@hotmail.com\]the bleester blee? \[ul\] \[li\]small blee\[/li\]\[li\]Medium Blee\[/li\]\[li\]LARGE BLEE\[/li\]\[/ul\] blee :slight\_smile: :frowning: :o :smiley: … --- ## [what is a troll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-troll/117751)
**Author:** [@MissGypsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissGypsy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2002, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-troll/117751 "2002-07-08T23:58:54Z")
I know this may be a stupid question… but what, exactly, is a troll, and what is trolling? I see references to it, but I am unclear on what it is. (I know what socks are, BTW, from various threads and related posts from … --- ## [Let me try this again -- a vBulletin hack to speed up the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-try-this-again-a-vbulletin-hack-to-speed-up-the-sdmb/117691)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2002, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-try-this-again-a-vbulletin-hack-to-speed-up-the-sdmb/117691 "2002-07-08T19:32:47Z")
Yesterday, I posted the location of a hack that is reported to speed up vBulletin queries to the MySQL database. The original message is gone … might have been a forum glitch. If it wasn’t … why was it deleted? --- ## [Name in Caps = Shouting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-in-caps-shouting/116723)
**Author:** [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2002, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-in-caps-shouting/116723 "2002-07-08T19:27:02Z")
Is this true? See http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=2233827#post2233827 --- ## [Why is this forum so sloooww?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-forum-so-sloooww/117815)
**Author:** [@violet9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/violet9)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2002, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-forum-so-sloooww/117815 "2002-07-08T03:58:25Z")
I have a dsl line and my internet speed is almost always lickity-split. SD however, is completely maddening - no matter WHAT I do, it often takes as long as 2-4 MINUTES to get into a thread or post. Is there ANYTHING I… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=454) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=456)