# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=466 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 467 --- ## [All times are GMT?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-times-are-gmt/103014)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2002, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-times-are-gmt/103014 "2002-04-11T14:18:03Z")
Hmmmm. I see the problem now. Your GMT clock is one hour fast. As far as I am aware GMT is not subject to Daylight Savings adjustments. At the time of posting GMT should have read 11:03 --- ## [Why isn't the SDMB indexed on Google?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-the-sdmb-indexed-on-google/102148)
**Author:** [@Mr.Frink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Frink)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2002, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-the-sdmb-indexed-on-google/102148 "2002-04-11T01:08:18Z")
I punched in my user name on Google, and was surprised that none of my SDMB threads came up. I checked a few other user names of my fellow dopers, but none of the results linked to the SDMB. So, I’m wondering…does Googl… --- ## [How much time do the Mods spend moderating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-time-do-the-mods-spend-moderating/102089)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2002, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-time-do-the-mods-spend-moderating/102089 "2002-04-10T22:51:43Z")
Some questions about the fine art of moderating: Do you have a fixed schedule? Is there a moderator “on duty” at any given time? How much time do you spend moderating? If a Mod wants to quit, how is it done? How is a n… --- ## [Do i have to ask permission to have a long "Location" in my profile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-ask-permission-to-have-a-long-location-in-my-profile/102369)
**Author:** [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2002, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-ask-permission-to-have-a-long-location-in-my-profile/102369 "2002-04-10T16:16:58Z")
i can’t seem to get everything in there, and i see people with humongous amounts of text there. If so, can somone please add “aka Barsoom” to the end of mine? it cuts off after the aka. Thanks --- ## [Tried to reply but not allowed, and THEN the thread disappeared!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tried-to-reply-but-not-allowed-and-then-the-thread-disappeared/102814)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2002, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tried-to-reply-but-not-allowed-and-then-the-thread-disappeared/102814 "2002-04-10T13:56:55Z")
I just tried to post a reply to a thread in MPSIMS, (started by RawISsydney) and was informed by the board that I had no right of access even though I WAS logged in etc. Then when I tried to go back into MPSIMS to have … --- ## [How to Use the "Report Post to Moderator" Function](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-use-the-report-post-to-moderator-function/100972)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2002, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-use-the-report-post-to-moderator-function/100972 "2002-04-10T05:47:29Z")
There is a thread going on in IMHO with a suspicious OP, and when I hit the button to report her post to a moderator, I read that the uses for this function did not include reporting suspected trolls. Am I reading the di… --- ## [How Do I Find The Profile Of A User Who Has No Post Count?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-the-profile-of-a-user-who-has-no-post-count/102688)
**Author:** [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2002, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-the-profile-of-a-user-who-has-no-post-count/102688 "2002-04-10T05:10:49Z")
The subject pretty much covers it. Mr Cazzle’s two efforts at posting were lost during the downtime, and I don’t know his user number. How can I locate his profile? I’m curious to see what date he joined on, and so forth… --- ## [enable the poll feature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enable-the-poll-feature/102180)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2002, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enable-the-poll-feature/102180 "2002-04-10T04:20:33Z")
The version of VBulletin now used by SDMB (2.2.1) comes with a poll feature that has been disabled by the Admins/mods. It allows any user to initiate a poll and invite votes for up to 10 items. This would have been an … --- ## [Dear, Sweet, Kind, Lovable TubaDiva...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-sweet-kind-lovable-tubadiva/101030)
**Author:** [@Quark\_W.Griswold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quark_W.Griswold)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2002, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-sweet-kind-lovable-tubadiva/101030 "2002-04-10T00:26:37Z")
Could you please deactivate this screen name, or whatever it is you do, so that I may register anew on the SDMB? I’ve finally found my true self. Thank You! --- ## [Deus ex Machina -\> lal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deus-ex-machina-lal/102663)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2002, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deus-ex-machina-lal/102663 "2002-04-09T23:36:40Z")
:confused: How’d the thread title change to a post title? --- ## [The great smiley changeover!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-smiley-changeover/102216)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2002, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-smiley-changeover/102216 "2002-04-09T15:46:03Z")
Due to popular demand, we’re bringing back the coloured smilies from vBulletin 1.x. The change is starting now, so you might see some unexpected behaviour in the smiley list. please be patient. --- ## [Smilie colours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smilie-colours/102647)
**Author:** [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2002, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smilie-colours/102647 "2002-04-09T15:43:19Z")
When I returned to the new boards, well, you can imagine my disappointment when I found that the muli-ethnic nature of the Smilies of the Straight Dope \[sup\]TM\[/sup\] had been reduced to a bland palid yellow :frowning: “… --- ## [Testing - not original thread title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-not-original-thread-title/102669)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2002, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-not-original-thread-title/102669 "2002-04-09T14:56:59Z")
Quand le brouillard se lève et traîne, Sur la colline et sur la plaine… --- ## [testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/102027)
**Author:** [@POWER\_station](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/POWER_station)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2002, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/102027 "2002-04-09T07:41:53Z")
ghfghghfghg --- ## [Pining for the coloured smilies....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pining-for-the-coloured-smilies/98216)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2002, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pining-for-the-coloured-smilies/98216 "2002-04-09T04:02:07Z")
I like the new vB, really I do. I like the fact that the ChiReader thought it was worth spending the $$ for an upgrade: “they like us - they really like us!” But I miss the green smilie, sticking out its tongue; the so… --- ## [Automatic Default To GQ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-default-to-gq/102126)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2002, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-default-to-gq/102126 "2002-04-08T17:52:04Z")
Earlier this evening I tried to post into Cafe Society, not realizing I was not on the MB. I wrote my post, but when I clicked SUBMIT NEW THREAD, I was asked to log in again. Okay. I did, thinking that my post was stil… --- ## [Just wondering..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-wondering/102410)
**Author:** [@The\_Punkyova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Punkyova)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2002, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-wondering/102410 "2002-04-08T14:10:57Z")
What are the checkmarks for? There is one to the left of the SDMB link that didn’t seem to do anythng when I clicked it. There is one after everypost, some black, some yellow, that also don’t seem to do anything, and w… --- ## [Help me locate a thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-locate-a-thread/102402)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2002, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-locate-a-thread/102402 "2002-04-08T02:07:05Z")
It’s only a few days old, I believe. At least, I know it was active on Saturday. I think it was in MPMIMS or in IMHO- something about people’s alteregos, who they “really” are. I’ve tried searching for it several times t… --- ## [hiliting test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiliting-test/102401)
**Author:** [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2002, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiliting-test/102401 "2002-04-08T01:34:06Z")
Lots of words \[unquoted phrase\](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=108226&highlight=conditions wherein it is socially acceptable to do things normally) \[quoted phrase\] (http://boards.straightd… --- ## [Why is this board so slow sometimes???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-board-so-slow-sometimes/101225)
**Author:** [@Niobium\_Knight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Niobium_Knight)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2002, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-board-so-slow-sometimes/101225 "2002-04-07T23:21:33Z")
It’s terribly unreliable. --- ## [Pay to play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-to-play/102307)
**Author:** [@Weeks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weeks)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2002, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-to-play/102307 "2002-04-07T16:05:39Z")
Hey folks, Seein’ as how the speed of the boards has come up yet again as a GQ, has a subscription service or a donation button ever been brought up? I mean, $.50 each would probably go a long way, no? Just how mu… --- ## [testy calls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testy-calls/101476)
**Author:** [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2002, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testy-calls/101476 "2002-04-07T05:33:00Z")
\[ul\]The Straight Dope Message Board \[list\]The Straight Dope Message Board \[list\]The Straight Dope Message Board \[list\]The Straight Dope Message Board\[/ul\] \[ul\]The Straight Dope Message Board \[li\]Great Debates\[/li\]\[l… --- ## [Is BANNED more trouble than it's worth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-banned-more-trouble-than-its-worth/102169)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2002, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-banned-more-trouble-than-its-worth/102169 "2002-04-06T13:02:57Z")
I was reading the recent igotit thread in the Pit, which is now locked, and was thinking if the BANNED label is more trouble than it is worth. I mean, everybody could see that igotit was banned, and questions are automa… --- ## [Who (or what) is Logical\_Phallusy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-is-logical_phallusy/102054)
**Author:** [@Anubis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anubis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2002, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-is-logical_phallusy/102054 "2002-04-05T20:39:13Z")
In MPSIMS, there is a thread started by Roger the Shrubber entitled Okay, we gotta try this game!. Yet the forum says that is was started by Logical\_Phallusy, and that name is not a link to anything. Is Logical\_Phallus… --- ## [how do I shorten a link??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-shorten-a-link/101571)
**Author:** [@pegleg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pegleg)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2002, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-shorten-a-link/101571 "2002-04-05T13:36:41Z")
When supplying a link, how do I shorten it from http://www.skytechimages.com/pages/cpcheli.htm to “click here” or just “here” Thanks, Bob --- ## [Don't forget the link. Here's how to post one, Part Next](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290)
**Author:** [@Show\_Biz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Show_Biz)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2002, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290 "2002-04-05T13:21:28Z")
http://this\_bad\_link\_has\_no\_space\_in\_front.com IMPORTANT: if you want to use “automatic links” put a space in front of it or the software won’t add {url} and {/url}. \*\* http://this\_good\_link\_DOES\_have\_a\_space.com\*\* Pl… --- ## [Sometimes it works..sometimes it doesn't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-it-works-sometimes-it-doesnt/101903)
**Author:** [@anenquiringmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anenquiringmind)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2002, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-it-works-sometimes-it-doesnt/101903 "2002-04-05T01:48:37Z")
Just a test to see if it’ll work this time --- ## [1 st time test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-st-time-test/101581)
**Author:** [@Nevermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nevermind)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2002, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-st-time-test/101581 "2002-04-05T01:32:13Z")
I am going to haveto come back to figureout how to use \[list=1\] \[li\]these cute \[/li\]\[li\]little \[/li\]\[li\]smilies\[/li\]\[/list=1\] --- ## [Last page = last post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-page-last-post/101853)
**Author:** [@Tattva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tattva)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2002, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-page-last-post/101853 "2002-04-04T21:33:20Z")
When trying to go to the last page of a popular thread coughChidopecough it takes you to the last post, instead of the top of the last page. :whine: Can we change it?? :smiley: Or do more people prefer this method? --- ## [Missing OP's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-ops/101642)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2002, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-ops/101642 "2002-04-04T21:33:11Z")
I did a quick search in ATMB but didn’t see a thread on this. I’ve noticed that some OP’s are being eaten - for example, my thread here. What’s the dealio? Esprix [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=465) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=467)