# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=462 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 463 --- ## [Advertising on the home page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertising-on-the-home-page/108411)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2002, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertising-on-the-home-page/108411 "2002-05-12T15:41:05Z")
Let’s say I wanted to buy the ad space that appears at the top of the home page for The Straight Dope. Do I have to advertise a product or service? Could I just buy an ad that says: “I Like Pie” or “Nothing to see here, … --- ## [What happened....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened/105994)
**Author:** [@Kru-baby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kru-baby)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2002, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened/105994 "2002-05-12T15:32:46Z")
I apologize if you guys have already answered this question, I really did read to see if I could find the answer but I couldnt. Anyway, What happened to all of the posts that were on the BBQ pit? There used to be a lot… --- ## [Masturbate! (Can I say masturbate in my sig?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbate-can-i-say-masturbate-in-my-sig/108205)
**Author:** [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2002, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbate-can-i-say-masturbate-in-my-sig/108205 "2002-05-12T02:24:15Z")
I have a new sig (see below) that I’ve posted a few times around. I’ve heard no squaking about it, so I assume it’s OK but wanted to double check. Can I get a ruling? Zette --- ## [Database problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/database-problems/108213)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2002, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/database-problems/108213 "2002-05-11T00:13:46Z")
I’ve noticed the last few days that if I look at more than a few threads,I start getting database error messages. Did a hamster die,or is it just me? --- ## [Complete Idiot Needs Linking Help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-idiot-needs-linking-help/108089)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2002, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-idiot-needs-linking-help/108089 "2002-05-10T21:29:42Z")
OK. I want to link to a web site in a thread. But I don’t want to just highlight and paste http://www.lincolncenter.org/search/results.asp?session=CC9FF454-D7A2-40C6-AE2D-E770BE702D17&version=&ws=&bc=5&hdnSearchType=Pro… --- ## [Question about searches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-searches/108285)
**Author:** [@RickQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickQ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2002, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-searches/108285 "2002-05-10T16:05:21Z")
I have been trying to look up threads on DVD related topics in the last couple of days, but the minimum length of searchable words is 4 letters. Is there a way to search for 3 letter words or acronyms? Thank you … --- ## [Still Getting Logged Out Unexpectedly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-getting-logged-out-unexpectedly/108188)
**Author:** [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2002, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-getting-logged-out-unexpectedly/108188 "2002-05-10T14:33:12Z")
Perhaps I am being an idiot and missing something (in fact, it’s very likely) but about a quarter of the time when I try and post, and hit submit, I am told that I’m not currently logged in. I have clicked yes on “brows… --- ## [What the hey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hey/108045)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2002, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hey/108045 "2002-05-10T14:17:50Z")
How can a poster (Brick Road) have zero posts? --- ## [IMHO vs Great Debates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-vs-great-debates/108221)
**Author:** [@ice1000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ice1000)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2002, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-vs-great-debates/108221 "2002-05-10T14:02:30Z")
SO if I have a question that doesn’t have a factual answer and I believe that many people will respond, how do I choose wether to post it in IMHO or Great Debates? They seem pretty similar to me… --- ## [I Ed Zotti registered at this board? Or Slug?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ed-zotti-registered-at-this-board-or-slug/108008)
**Author:** [@Victory\_Candescence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victory_Candescence)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2002, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ed-zotti-registered-at-this-board-or-slug/108008 "2002-05-09T14:37:35Z")
Is Ed Zotti registered at this message board? How about Slug? --- ## [Putz meaning, proper usage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putz-meaning-proper-usage/107896)
**Author:** [@cleops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cleops)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2002, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putz-meaning-proper-usage/107896 "2002-05-09T13:29:02Z")
On the smilies, what does “putz” (mean, please? What does it mean if you include it in your post? And–just curious, I have no specific objection–how did this ;j ethnicity/religion get unique representation on the smili… --- ## [Question re: copyrighted material](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-copyrighted-material/107968)
**Author:** [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2002, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-copyrighted-material/107968 "2002-05-09T05:04:01Z")
After he removed the entire lyrics of a song that I had posted in a thread, Coldfire suggested that I do a search on “fair use” (which I can’t, because “use” is three letters long and therefore not searchable by the sear… --- ## [Forum Display Date/Time Stamp problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-display-date-time-stamp-problem/107940)
**Author:** [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2002, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-display-date-time-stamp-problem/107940 "2002-05-09T03:16:00Z")
Last night, just as I was heading off to bed, I posted one last response to the Does the Church require Catholics to oppose the 1st Amendment? thread. It was just after 2:30 AM,my time (EDT). When I brought up the Gre… --- ## [I am not getting e-mail notification.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-getting-e-mail-notification/107758)
**Author:** [@urban1a](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urban1a)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2002, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-getting-e-mail-notification/107758 "2002-05-09T02:00:29Z")
I am not getting e-mail notification when someone responds to a thread I have also responded to. I am subscribed to all of the boards and have the appropriate option checked. Can anyone explain? Have I done something … --- ## [Envelopes Don't Change Color?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/envelopes-dont-change-color/107789)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2002, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/envelopes-dont-change-color/107789 "2002-05-09T01:13:36Z")
Did y’all disable that function? I thought that a post with 15 replies or more than 150 views got a red envelope. (Example: The “Replacement Cecil” thread started by Fenris) Thanks Q --- ## [Unwritten "rule" about # of started threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwritten-rule-about-of-started-threads/106205)
**Author:** [@RaCha\_ar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaCha_ar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2002, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwritten-rule-about-of-started-threads/106205 "2002-05-08T20:02:55Z")
I might be insane, but I seem to remember once before the Winter of Our Missed Content reading that there was a “rule” about not starting more than one thread per forum per day. As there seems to be a rash of people star… --- ## [Lost Password](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-password/107366)
**Author:** [@Guybud5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guybud5)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2002, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-password/107366 "2002-05-07T18:17:13Z")
Hey Admins… HELP! I forgot my password (formerly known as Muffinman) and cannot remember what it was. I have not entered it since I first got my accound (back in 1999 I believe) and entered an email address which I no … --- ## [Hi Im New](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-im-new/107686)
**Author:** [@Genocide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genocide)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2002, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-im-new/107686 "2002-05-07T14:45:57Z")
alright, yeah anyone online. Whats this board about? --- ## [First post with new username](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-with-new-username/105822)
**Author:** [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2002, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-with-new-username/105822 "2002-05-06T22:46:06Z")
Hello. I used to be cuautemhoc but now I’m rand 100. Mad props to TubaDiva for changing my username. I hereby promise to post more often. Love, rand --- ## [Suddenly QUOTES are broken -- ??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-quotes-are-broken/107473)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2002, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-quotes-are-broken/107473 "2002-05-06T18:02:41Z")
After this sentence that I’m typing right now, I’m going to insert the start-quote code (left square bracket, the word QUOTE, right square bracket). What I anticipate seeing when I post it, though, is literallly what I… --- ## [Missing posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-posts/107335)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2002, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-posts/107335 "2002-05-06T16:04:36Z")
Since the crash, there’s been about a half dozen times I’ve submitted a post and never had it appear in the thread. I’ve submitted these posts in the same manner as others which appear with no problem and, as far as I ca… --- ## [Why won't my links \*change\* color?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-links-change-color/107457)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2002, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-links-change-color/107457 "2002-05-06T12:31:54Z")
Look, I know I come running in here every time something’s not 100%, but that’s what this forum is for, right? I hit “refresh” on a forum, and all of a sudden, I didn’t have BrightLinks any more. I had to log in to chec… --- ## [designs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/designs/107059)
**Author:** [@Anubis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anubis)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2002, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/designs/107059 "2002-05-06T06:12:16Z")
I am trying to post a pretty design made out of keyboard characters on MPSIMS. I get it all made up, preview my post, and it is all clumped together in a big clumpy E(you have to use your imagination to see the E). Is … --- ## [Quote tags malfunctioning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-tags-malfunctioning/107474)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2002, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-tags-malfunctioning/107474 "2002-05-06T05:40:32Z")
What’s up with the quote tags in my post here? Wonky tags here. --- ## ["Testing, testing" he said.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-testing-he-said/107469)
**Author:** [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2002, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-testing-he-said/107469 "2002-05-06T03:29:30Z")
Ooooo-kay. Is this happening to anyone else? Or did I just take the red pill or something? Italic. Underline Bold red --- ## [Why do my links have no color?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-links-have-no-color/107422)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2002, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-links-have-no-color/107422 "2002-05-06T01:41:16Z")
I am finding that when I insert the text between &, the font remains this grayish color, whereas it used to be purple. I also find that other poster’s links are purple, too. Am I missing something? Is it a product of … --- ## [Linking to a Post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-to-a-post/107266)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2002, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-to-a-post/107266 "2002-05-05T15:42:48Z")
Before, it was possible to construct a link to a given post within a thread by substituting the number of the post twice into a complex URL (which I always obtained by opening a random active thread with the go-to-last-p… --- ## [Is the board slower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-board-slower/107175)
**Author:** [@turner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turner)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2002, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-board-slower/107175 "2002-05-05T15:06:32Z")
Does the board seem slower in the past two or three weeks? I don’t think its my system because I don’t have problems when I log into any other site–just SDMB --- ## [Fair warning: Do NOT compose your post before logging in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fair-warning-do-not-compose-your-post-before-logging-in/106910)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2002, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fair-warning-do-not-compose-your-post-before-logging-in/106910 "2002-05-05T14:43:06Z")
Maybe others can benefit from my misfortune if I share it here. I duplicated the problem, so I think it wasn’t just a burp. If you have cleared your cookies, or otherwise haven’t logged in, and compose a post in the han… --- ## [Testing...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/107364)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2002, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/107364 "2002-05-05T05:13:14Z")
Testing…Testing…Whew! I thought I messed up something, but I see it is alright now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=461) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=463)