# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=460 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 461 --- ## [Subscribe vs. email notify](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribe-vs-email-notify/110461)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2002, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribe-vs-email-notify/110461 "2002-05-26T12:58:23Z")
Is there a difference at all between subscribing to a thread and checking the email notification box when replying? Also, is it OK to keep all of my subscriptions to old threads, or should I be unsubscribing when the th… --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/110867)
**Author:** [@Tyrrell\_McAllister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyrrell_McAllister)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2002, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/110867 "2002-05-26T02:31:27Z")
\[b\*\*\*\*\]\*\* \[i\*\*\*\*\]\* \[u\*\*\*\*\] --- ## [adding new smilies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-new-smilies/108297)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2002, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-new-smilies/108297 "2002-05-26T00:09:47Z")
Addition of smilies The staff has had a long discussion about the possibility of adding smilies. The feeling amongst the staff (and from what I’ve read on the board, the feeling amongst the membership) is that some peop… --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/110816)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2002, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/110816 "2002-05-25T18:15:52Z")
Test of Opera’s text-shifting functionality. Right-justified text. Left-justified text. --- ## [Why are the times people posted all wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-times-people-posted-all-wrong/110790)
**Author:** [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2002, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-times-people-posted-all-wrong/110790 "2002-05-25T14:25:19Z")
I’ve been wondering about this ever since the big change- whenever I post (Central Standard, same as the server), the time that shows up in the post is seriously off from the ‘real’ time. How come? At first I assumed i… --- ## [Opera and SDMB problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opera-and-sdmb-problems/110261)
**Author:** [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2002, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opera-and-sdmb-problems/110261 "2002-05-24T18:03:17Z")
I just wanted to let people who use Opera as their browser and haven’t updated recently that Opera now has its own support forums, located here. As the Opera forums are also powered by vBulletin 2.2.4, it’s worth lettin… --- ## [Board Stats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-stats/109676)
**Author:** [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2002, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-stats/109676 "2002-05-24T14:42:09Z")
Do you have board stats available (other than the front page’s # of members or # of posts)? I guess, like hits per day, members with highest post counts, largest thread (in replies), etc. I was just curious. If not, no… --- ## [Smiley link test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-link-test/110413)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2002, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-link-test/110413 "2002-05-24T14:05:56Z")
:slight\_smile: --- ## [Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatal-error-maximum-execution-time-of-30-seconds-exceeded/110562)
**Author:** [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2002, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatal-error-maximum-execution-time-of-30-seconds-exceeded/110562 "2002-05-24T06:49:58Z")
In the past half hour or so, when I’ve tried to reply to or view threads, I’ve received this error message before being able to do so: Also, I’ve just had the connection time out on me (no big deal, as it happens all t… --- ## [Weird message box sizes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-message-box-sizes/109655)
**Author:** [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2002, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-message-box-sizes/109655 "2002-05-24T03:26:45Z")
I was curious why, occasionally, do the text boxes end up different sizes on threads? Sometimes to the point to where you have to shift the screen horizontally to read the posts. When it happens once on a thread, it is … --- ## [When is the board's anniversary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-boards-anniversary/109365)
**Author:** [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2002, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-boards-anniversary/109365 "2002-05-23T20:36:14Z")
When did it come into being? Either this one or the AOL one? --- ## [What Does "42" Mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-42-mean/110128)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2002, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-42-mean/110128 "2002-05-23T12:38:50Z")
What is the inside joke regarding the number 42? Why is it considered funny here?? Thanks. --- ## [Guest Status?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guest-status/109470)
**Author:** [@Kamandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamandi)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2002, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guest-status/109470 "2002-05-22T23:01:02Z")
We of course have “member”, “moderator”, “administrator”, “Perfect Master” and “banned”. Now we seem to have “guest” posters. Greymatters appeared to be one for a while when I last posted in this thread, but now he’s a … --- ## [Why only one post every 60 seconds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-only-one-post-every-60-seconds/110214)
**Author:** [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2002, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-only-one-post-every-60-seconds/110214 "2002-05-22T22:21:25Z")
How come the moderators have chosen to only allow one post every 60 seconds? I know it’s probably to prevent people screwing with the message boards, but I like to have about 10 threads open at once and its just a hassl… --- ## [New thread pages when # of replies is \< 50 / 100?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-pages-when-of-replies-is-50-100/110281)
**Author:** [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2002, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-pages-when-of-replies-is-50-100/110281 "2002-05-22T13:15:39Z")
I’ve noticed in a couple of multiple-page threads that a new page has begun with the 148th or 149th post rather than the 50th or 100th. An example is Londope thread. Is this because there have been posts deleted from th… --- ## [Database Errors- an email has been sent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/database-errors-an-email-has-been-sent/108312)
**Author:** [@Melandry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melandry)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2002, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/database-errors-an-email-has-been-sent/108312 "2002-05-22T13:11:19Z")
On the “database error” page, the message says something like “An email has been sent to our technical support staff.” Does it really generate an automatic email every time someone gets a database error? And if so, who … --- ## [wrong forum question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-forum-question/110219)
**Author:** [@Lyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lyra)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2002, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-forum-question/110219 "2002-05-22T11:12:54Z")
If you see something obviously in the wrong forum and it is not seen by the moderators, is offense taken if you email someone? Or is it better to stay out of it? I just saw a thread in the totally wrong forum, and it … --- ## [Double posting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posting/109392)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2002, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posting/109392 "2002-05-21T08:10:48Z")
Lately it seems if I post and have to wait more than 2 minutes or so for the confirmation message, I end up with a double post. Occasionally if it’s taking too long, I’ll just hit Stop, and go back to the forum manually,… --- ## [Need some help finding a thread…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-help-finding-a-thread/109994)
**Author:** [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2002, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-help-finding-a-thread/109994 "2002-05-21T07:57:18Z")
A few days ago (You know, it could be a week or two ago, I really don’t remember) I ran across a thread complaining about an application and Windows XP. The specific complaint was that after installing the app, the pers… --- ## [Super fast board - WTF](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-fast-board-wtf/109747)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2002, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-fast-board-wtf/109747 "2002-05-21T07:15:28Z")
Ok most of the time this board is so slow that I can click on a link and have lunch before the page loads (almost) but recently sometimes the board acts so quick (like pulling from the HD instead of the net) and sometime… --- ## [Chicago Reader Editorial Meetings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-editorial-meetings/109982)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2002, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-editorial-meetings/109982 "2002-05-21T06:54:08Z")
Is SDMB represented at these meetings, and what if anything gets discussed? Just wondering. Thanks Quasi --- ## [Question About SOP IN GD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-sop-in-gd/109820)
**Author:** [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2002, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-sop-in-gd/109820 "2002-05-21T04:51:25Z")
I was curious as to how this is “done around here”. In this thread, december posts a link to an article, along with a excerpt of it and asks for opinions. Czarcasm then asks where december’s opinion on the thread is. … --- ## [Threads responded to not subscribing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-responded-to-not-subscribing/109913)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2002, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-responded-to-not-subscribing/109913 "2002-05-20T23:12:10Z")
Is there a reason that random threads that I respond to aren’t automatically subscribing? It seems like responding to a thread was an automatic subscription until about Wednesday of this past week. jayjay --- ## [Request for those using the spoiler tag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-those-using-the-spoiler-tag/109713)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2002, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-those-using-the-spoiler-tag/109713 "2002-05-20T12:28:11Z")
Please say exactly what it is that you’re spoilering, in normal text, before the tag. It doesn’t help when you put your spoiler into a spoiler tag, when I still have to highlight the dang thing to find out what movie/TV… --- ## [Any plans for a 30th anniversary whoop-de-do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-plans-for-a-30th-anniversary-whoop-de-do/109873)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2002, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-plans-for-a-30th-anniversary-whoop-de-do/109873 "2002-05-20T02:16:42Z")
Since the Straight Dope celebrates its 30th anniversary next year, are there any plans to mark the occasion? Perhaps a cool t-shirt? --- ## [View New Posts overrided by changing my email.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-new-posts-overrided-by-changing-my-email/109765)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2002, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-new-posts-overrided-by-changing-my-email/109765 "2002-05-19T12:25:28Z")
Perhaps this has been mentioned, but a quick search didn’t provide any help. I got home from work tonight at 6:00, logged on and deleted my email address from being visible on the boards. I’m trying an experiment to se… --- ## [Test - don't read](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read/103935)
**Author:** [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2002, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-dont-read/103935 "2002-05-19T02:45:48Z")
Just want to see if I can still submit forms through company firewall. --- ## [\[code\] experiment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-experiment/108935)
**Author:** [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2002, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-experiment/108935 "2002-05-18T19:15:32Z")
Item1 Item2 Item3 Item4 Name1 x x x x Name2 x x x x Name3 x … --- ## [slow boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-boards/109685)
**Author:** [@Diff\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diff_T)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2002, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-boards/109685 "2002-05-18T19:11:08Z")
I’m going to hold in my hate because I like these SD boards. I just wrote a long post, and it was deleted because the boards went down again. I know these are free, I’m just frustrated. I know boards that are in this … --- ## [Possible to download a huge thread for later perusing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-to-download-a-huge-thread-for-later-perusing/109650)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2002, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-to-download-a-huge-thread-for-later-perusing/109650 "2002-05-18T13:21:19Z")
I’ve noticed that, since the board upgrade, some threads have gotten to be quite large. Is there a way to download such a a thread in order to read it offline? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=459) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=461)