# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=471 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 472 --- ## [Bubby List?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bubby-list/98293)
**Author:** [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2002, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bubby-list/98293 "2002-03-14T17:35:17Z")
Anybody know what the buddy list is for/does? Cheers --- ## [Double posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posts/98238)
**Author:** [@The\_Ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ryan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2002, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posts/98238 "2002-03-14T17:07:28Z")
Do you have some sort of filtering device for double posts? --- ## [Why do I have to log in for every post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433)
**Author:** [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2002, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433 "2002-03-14T17:05:26Z")
Since I logged in to post in vix’s testing thread, every time I try to post the board makes me log in. Does this new software not like me? I didn’t go out with it’s sister… --- ## [Arnold Winkelried is an administrator?! Since when?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arnold-winkelried-is-an-administrator-since-when/98126)
**Author:** [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2002, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arnold-winkelried-is-an-administrator-since-when/98126 "2002-03-14T16:55:36Z")
Congratulations on your promotion, man. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Mods, upon reporting posts/posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-upon-reporting-posts-posters/98248)
**Author:** [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2002, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-upon-reporting-posts-posters/98248 "2002-03-14T16:33:44Z")
Would you prefer us to email you with a report of, say, a possible troll, or to use the “report this post” function? Is one method more convenient or quicker than the other? Thanks. --- ## [FAQ FAQ FAQ ... why is there no FAQ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-faq-faq-why-is-there-no-faq/98285)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2002, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-faq-faq-why-is-there-no-faq/98285 "2002-03-14T16:24:40Z")
And I don’t mean the one on posting protocols that’s in this forum, or the one on how the board itself functions (that button at the top of the page). Why is there no FAQ for questions that have actually been asked on t… --- ## [Please, can links be in color?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-can-links-be-in-color/97494)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2002, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-can-links-be-in-color/97494 "2002-03-14T10:37:27Z")
Perhaps someone has already asked this. Perhaps I can do this myself? Is it a function of the Board Admins/Mods? I’ll go crazy if links are the same color as text. When you get time. --- ## [Temporary lockups while other pages loading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-lockups-while-other-pages-loading/97500)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2002, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-lockups-while-other-pages-loading/97500 "2002-03-14T06:39:09Z")
Ages ago I asked on the GQ why it was that certain sites (such as cnet) seemed to “grab” my computer so that while they were loading, I couldn’t do anything else. I can’t find that thread, but I didn’t get any real answe… --- ## [testy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testy/98060)
**Author:** [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2002, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testy/98060 "2002-03-14T05:30:48Z")
test --- ## [Excuse me? Light blue and purple link colors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-light-blue-and-purple-link-colors/98152)
**Author:** [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2002, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-light-blue-and-purple-link-colors/98152 "2002-03-14T04:59:24Z")
Uhh… What happened to the old colors? I liked those… --- ## [A minor request: signature default change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-request-signature-default-change/97981)
**Author:** [@Drastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drastic)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2002, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-request-signature-default-change/97981 "2002-03-14T03:58:14Z")
I’m seeing various threads, of usual Doperific variety. Within them, posters’ sigs are repeating over and over again. I know folks aren’t doing this deliberately–it’s very easy to overlook that the “show signature” opt… --- ## [Request to disable text color changing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-to-disable-text-color-changing/98030)
**Author:** [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2002, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-to-disable-text-color-changing/98030 "2002-03-14T03:51:58Z")
In this thread, several posters (including myself) mentioned not digging or having mixed feelings about the ability to change the color of the text in a post. I would like to ask that this feature be disabled. It’s a fu… --- ## [Logging out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logging-out/98197)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2002, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logging-out/98197 "2002-03-14T03:50:37Z")
Help!!! About half the time I access the SDMB is from my college computer center. I just noticed today that I was kept logged in on the computer I used to access the Board. How do I log out? On the temp board, just c… --- ## [Two design notes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-design-notes/97444)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_Who)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2002, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-design-notes/97444 "2002-03-14T03:43:11Z")
First of all I must say that I REALLY like the new design. Crisper and more-soothing colors…I am quite impressed. And the post editor is a dream come true for anyone concerned with making a better post. Thanks to ever… --- ## [Sig help please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-help-please/98014)
**Author:** [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2002, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-help-please/98014 "2002-03-14T03:14:49Z")
Tell me, do you see my sig? --- ## [A faster return after posting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-faster-return-after-posting/98128)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2002, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-faster-return-after-posting/98128 "2002-03-14T03:13:45Z")
Maybe I’m just impatient. After I make a reply post, the system takes me to my freshly made post. Then I click the BACK button four times, quickly. Back,back,back,back, like some electronic Chris Berman. Is there a more … --- ## [What Time is It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-is-it/97624)
**Author:** [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2002, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-is-it/97624 "2002-03-14T00:08:19Z")
I just noticed after logging out that the latest posts are displayed as “5:30 p.m.” or so (it’s around 11:30 a.m. here as I write this), meaning that the post times are marked using GMT. After re-logging in , the times a… --- ## [Anyone else finding the new board very slow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-finding-the-new-board-very-slow/97668)
**Author:** [@lurker\_b](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurker_b)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2002, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-finding-the-new-board-very-slow/97668 "2002-03-13T20:34:58Z")
I have no desire to look a gift horse in the mouth, and I’m not expecting any admin or mod to reply to this post anytime soon. They clearly have other immediate priorities. I just want to know if anyone else if having si… --- ## [old board feature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-board-feature/98087)
**Author:** [@justwannano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justwannano)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2002, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-board-feature/98087 "2002-03-13T18:04:00Z")
The old message board had a feature I liked. When I would open a thread the thread title would be of a different color the next time I looked at the list of threads. I found this feature handy. Is it possible to incor… --- ## [IMPORTANT!!! When changing your email address . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-when-changing-your-email-address/97925)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2002, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-when-changing-your-email-address/97925 "2002-03-13T13:54:46Z")
Please be sure when changing your email address to type it in twice; once to change, once to confirm. When you only type it once, your registration is thrown into message board limbo and you will not be able to sign in … --- ## [Verdana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verdana/97954)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2002, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verdana/97954 "2002-03-13T12:55:56Z")
Maybe I forgot what the old SDMB really looked like, but for whatever reason the stock Verdana font seems … well, a bit odd. Refresh my foggy memory – was the default font displayed in the SDMB always Verdana? --- ## [testing sig changes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-sig-changes/98023)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2002, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-sig-changes/98023 "2002-03-13T08:54:11Z")
test --- ## [Sig Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/97657)
**Author:** [@Jeeves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeeves)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2002, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/97657 "2002-03-13T07:32:18Z")
Wow, all these fancy features. And all I am doing is a .sig test. Oh, I have to insert a :smiley: just for fun. And bold to. Wow, that is too cool. Makesformatting a breeze! Well, here goes! --- ## [Super Moderator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-moderator/97650)
**Author:** [@aenea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aenea)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2002, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-moderator/97650 "2002-03-13T04:16:51Z")
Is there any difference between this designation and a regular mod? Xplain to the blonde, please. . . . . --- ## [Trouble Reports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-reports/97504)
**Author:** [@Truth\_Seeker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truth_Seeker)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2002, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-reports/97504 "2002-03-13T03:29:45Z")
Since we’re essentially beta testing the board installation, perhaps we can post problem reports (and ONLY problem reports) in this thread. This might make it a bit easier for the Admins to sort out what’s going on. Be… --- ## [Request for a minor reformat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-minor-reformat/97784)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2002, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-minor-reformat/97784 "2002-03-13T02:47:05Z")
To the right of the “The Straight Dope” banner at the top of the message board are 7 buttons in a straight line. I request that those buttons be reformatted to two lines. The problem is that the rightmost two buttons ex… --- ## [What's New? What's Not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-whats-not/97442)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2002, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-whats-not/97442 "2002-03-13T02:42:11Z")
Obviously we have a different color scheme. What else has changed? Which new features are active, and which are not going to be available to us? (Like, for example, some folks got to sneak in early and change their ti… --- ## [Thanks TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-tubadiva/97837)
**Author:** [@chukhung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chukhung)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2002, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-tubadiva/97837 "2002-03-13T02:09:08Z")
Now I’ve got an account that works. --- ## ["Please choose the day of the week on which weeks start in your culture." Eh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-choose-the-day-of-the-week-on-which-weeks-start-in-your-culture-eh/97467)
**Author:** [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2002, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-choose-the-day-of-the-week-on-which-weeks-start-in-your-culture-eh/97467 "2002-03-13T01:28:19Z")
Apparently, “this is so the calendar appears correct to you.” Since the calendar is disabled at present…what’s this all about? --- ## [Just a test, folks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test-folks/97771)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2002, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test-folks/97771 "2002-03-13T01:08:33Z")
Cripes, now I gotta learn this one. Looks cool, anyway. Peace, mangeorge :smiley: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=470) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=472)