# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=456 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 457 --- ## [Sig test--you've been warned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test-youve-been-warned/116830)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2002, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test-youve-been-warned/116830 "2002-07-06T18:47:28Z")
--- ## [A hack to speed up the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hack-to-speed-up-the-sdmb/117570)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2002, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hack-to-speed-up-the-sdmb/117570 "2002-07-06T12:41:06Z")
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2774 Think it’ll work? --- ## [Testing (whew!)...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-whew/117592)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2002, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-whew/117592 "2002-07-06T04:08:08Z")
I say “whew!” because I have been trying to post a message on Bill Maher (of ABC’s now-cancelled Politically Incorrect). I have already tried several times, all to no avail. I guess it must be a problem with the boards t… --- ## [what does the buddy list do/finding recent posts by a particular poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-buddy-list-do-finding-recent-posts-by-a-particular-poster/117381)
**Author:** [@piaffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/piaffe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2002, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-buddy-list-do-finding-recent-posts-by-a-particular-poster/117381 "2002-07-05T16:56:53Z")
Is there something analagous to subscribing to a thread that can be used to keep up with a particular poster’s recent posts (other than doing a search)? I tried to do this by adding someone to my buddy list, but I can’t… --- ## [There's a little kink in the database.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-little-kink-in-the-database/117491)
**Author:** [@femtosecond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femtosecond)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2002, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-little-kink-in-the-database/117491 "2002-07-05T15:00:54Z")
Look at this: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=104387 Eaten posts are nothing new, but an empty poll in GQ? Interestingly, it is one of the reassigned thread IDs from after the hack, it once … --- ## [What's up with all these abreviations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-all-these-abreviations/117393)
**Author:** [@DrLiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrLiver)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2002, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-all-these-abreviations/117393 "2002-07-05T14:58:53Z")
Hmm…I’m not quite sure that abbreviation is the right word but…anyway you people here on this board use tons of ‘abbreviations’ that I don’t understand, would someone please explain to me the following; and post some mor… --- ## [Aw man, the Boards burped again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-man-the-boards-burped-again/116736)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2002, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-man-the-boards-burped-again/116736 "2002-07-05T05:02:01Z")
Specifically in my kickass thread about the weekend, my OP dissapeared. Shoot, I spent some time on that one. . . Mods, somethin’ happen over there? Did Lance Armstrong quit pedaling the bike attached to the generator … --- ## [Arghhhh, logged out again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arghhhh-logged-out-again/104636)
**Author:** [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2002, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arghhhh-logged-out-again/104636 "2002-07-04T22:32:41Z")
I swear I feel like killing someone if only I knew who … I unexpectedly find myself logged out but not at any random time, no, only after I have submitted a long, well composed, post which took me an hour to do. And al… --- ## [I don't understand MPSIMS vs IMHO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-mpsims-vs-imho/115452)
**Author:** [@Cessandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cessandra)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2002, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-mpsims-vs-imho/115452 "2002-07-04T14:30:55Z")
I’m sorry, I don’t understand which threads go where. I was gone when the new forum was created, and I just never figured it out. Several of my threads have been moved. So, before I post this: A thread asking people … --- ## [Sticky Italics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticky-italics/117091)
**Author:** [@The\_Wrong\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Wrong_Girl)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2002, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticky-italics/117091 "2002-07-04T13:48:49Z")
No matter how often I preview, and move the words around, whenever I italicize something, it always ends up looking like this. What can I do to make the italicized word look more separate from words around it, and not … --- ## [When is the board least busy? (GMT)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-board-least-busy-gmt/117148)
**Author:** [@Victory\_Candescence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victory_Candescence)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2002, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-board-least-busy-gmt/117148 "2002-07-04T08:27:57Z")
Clicking on links and waiting a long time takes a long time. At what time of day is the SDMB least used? I’m shocked this hasn’t been asked before. A search turned up no threads in the last month with the word “busy” … --- ## [Unread Threads/Posts being incoreectly labeled as "Read"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unread-threads-posts-being-incoreectly-labeled-as-read/117102)
**Author:** [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2002, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unread-threads-posts-being-incoreectly-labeled-as-read/117102 "2002-07-03T20:41:57Z")
For starters, Before I created a new thread on a question I would have been certain was asked before I ran a search going back 3 months on the keywords “read” and “unread” in the About This Message Board Forum. The sear… --- ## [e-mail notices, subscribe, new post...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mail-notices-subscribe-new-post/116244)
**Author:** [@Tiburon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiburon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2002, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mail-notices-subscribe-new-post/116244 "2002-07-02T03:08:12Z")
When I start a new post, I get an e-mail notice when someone has replied to the thread. Great! But if I respond to a thread, I do not always get notice that a new response has been posted. If I subscribe specifically … --- ## [My original post was eaten?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-original-post-was-eaten/116734)
**Author:** [@Thunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thunder)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2002, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-original-post-was-eaten/116734 "2002-07-01T16:17:07Z")
I just started a new thread in the Pit. After a long wait and the eventual timeout, I went to check if anything showed up or not. Well, the new topic was there and 1 reply, but no original post? :confused: --- ## [Invisible posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-posts/116819)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2002, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-posts/116819 "2002-07-01T15:41:37Z")
I thought that I’d seen this happen before, but couldn’t nail it down. Now I’ve found a thread that has “disappeared”: Minority Report questions (spoilers) If you do a search on the above thread, it shows as last post… --- ## [Why site so slow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-site-so-slow/116752)
**Author:** [@John\_Zahn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Zahn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2002, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-site-so-slow/116752 "2002-07-01T00:14:11Z")
I’ve never been on a slower running message board than SD. Is this because it has so many members? This place is great, and I’m hoping to participate more, but often waiting five minutes or more for after each click of… --- ## [Holy page formatting, Batman!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-page-formatting-batman/116718)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2002, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-page-formatting-batman/116718 "2002-06-30T18:01:44Z")
I just wanted to see if anyone else noticed this. While perusing this forum, I came across this here thread. About half of the way down is a post by youreeitherbiographyoryourenot that actually pushes the ‘title block’ … --- ## [I think the time on this site is off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-time-on-this-site-is-off/116505)
**Author:** [@Big\_Kahuna\_Burger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Kahuna_Burger)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2002, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-time-on-this-site-is-off/116505 "2002-06-30T16:21:54Z")
My computer clock’s in sync pretty much with the 11 o’clock news’s, and the SDMB says it’s actually 3 minutes ahead. I’ve noticed that the time around here is sometimes the same as my computer’s, sometimes it’s ahead, an… --- ## [Request clarification on file-sharing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-clarification-on-file-sharing/116563)
**Author:** [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2002, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-clarification-on-file-sharing/116563 "2002-06-29T22:41:28Z")
In a current Pit thread, Coldfire noted the following: Now, I’m pretty sure as to the answer of my question, but I’m going to ask it just to make doubly sure. Would it be all right for me to make a post about a movie … --- ## [Link directly to a specific post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-directly-to-a-specific-post/116605)
**Author:** [@Cessandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cessandra)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2002, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-directly-to-a-specific-post/116605 "2002-06-29T21:15:11Z")
Specific posts have ids for things like quotes and such. Can you link directly to a specific post? --- ## [Just for fun... coloured links](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-for-fun-coloured-links/116587)
**Author:** [@nikjohns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikjohns)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2002, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-for-fun-coloured-links/116587 "2002-06-29T20:45:22Z")
Just thought this might make… well, nobody, interested, but it is kinda cool: SDMB SDMB SDMB This is done by simply combining the and \[COLOR\] tags. Note that the tag must go before the \[COLOR\] tag: SDMB And d… --- ## [I want to email someone, but..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-email-someone-but/116594)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2002, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-email-someone-but/116594 "2002-06-29T19:29:26Z")
the email address on his profile doesn’t seem to be correct. I received an error message each time I sent it. Now I suppose I should contact a mod, but which one? Who to choose? I don’t want to just follow him around the… --- ## [Would the Chicago Reader consider charging for this site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-chicago-reader-consider-charging-for-this-site/116335)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2002, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-chicago-reader-consider-charging-for-this-site/116335 "2002-06-29T04:23:03Z")
I had an OP eaten and then swallowed into a great abyss this afternoon. I couldn’t even hit the “back” button to try to at least retrieve what I’d typed to copy and paste when I tried again. Of course, I wasn’t sure I s… --- ## [Markers for threads one has posted in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/markers-for-threads-one-has-posted-in/116403)
**Author:** [@CyberPundit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyberPundit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2002, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/markers-for-threads-one-has-posted-in/116403 "2002-06-28T18:16:39Z")
A lot of bulletin boards have a feature where a thread you have posted in has a mark (usually a big black dot) next to the thread title. Any possibility of introducing this highly convenient feature here? --- ## [Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions/116371)
**Author:** [@astoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astoops)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2002, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions/116371 "2002-06-28T16:39:54Z")
I have just registered and am trying to figure out how your message board works. I don’t see titles for the threads (except for the first few, listed by the moderator and the administrator). How do I see those messages… --- ## [Siggy test, read at risk of boredom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/siggy-test-read-at-risk-of-boredom/116023)
**Author:** [@Daerlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daerlyn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2002, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/siggy-test-read-at-risk-of-boredom/116023 "2002-06-28T05:17:39Z")
test --- ## [New message overflow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-message-overflow/116196)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2002, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-message-overflow/116196 "2002-06-27T21:45:31Z")
For the past 4 days, the message board has stopped updating what messages it thinks are new to me. That is, all messages posted since the 22nd are still shown as new. Anyone know what I can do to fix this? Do I have an e… --- ## [SDMB Archived On Another Site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-archived-on-another-site/103162)
**Author:** [@SoulFrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoulFrost)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2002, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-archived-on-another-site/103162 "2002-06-27T06:34:36Z")
Many of you may already be aware of this site, but for those of you who aren’t: http://www.boardreader.com/ This site archives many different message boards, and the Straight Dope is one of them. I prefer their archiv… --- ## [MPSIMS not updating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-not-updating/116095)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2002, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-not-updating/116095 "2002-06-27T02:19:12Z")
I posted to this thread about 3½ hours ago which means it should appear on the first page near the middle, but it’s not. It’s listed on page 2 with Eve as the last poster. --- ## [Amount of threads on this board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amount-of-threads-on-this-board/115641)
**Author:** [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2002, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amount-of-threads-on-this-board/115641 "2002-06-27T01:22:02Z")
It seems to vary fron day to day. Is that how it’s set up or is it just me? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=455) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=457)