# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=478 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 479 --- ## [How can the SDMB can be a viable business enterprise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-the-sdmb-can-be-a-viable-business-enterprise/92781)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2001, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-the-sdmb-can-be-a-viable-business-enterprise/92781 "2001-11-12T16:09:19Z")
Well… now that the Chicago Reader has decided that the SDMB is going to have to get up off it’s lazy ass and get a job or get out of the house what can we do to make an honest living? I suspect that as a matter of prac… --- ## [How much money do we need?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-we-need/92816)
**Author:** [@slackergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slackergirl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2001, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-we-need/92816 "2001-11-12T04:08:14Z")
In this thread http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1812157#post1812157 the concept of buying vanity ads came up. I think several of us had been pondering it on our own. My question is, how much mo… --- ## [Daily Maintenence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-maintenence/92401)
**Author:** [@Gartog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gartog)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2001, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-maintenence/92401 "2001-11-11T23:01:02Z")
I was just wondering, what happens during the daily maintence? a de-frag sort of operation? Thanks --- ## [MASSIVE TEXT ON FORUM! ARRRGHHH!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-text-on-forum-arrrghhh/92445)
**Author:** [@Biffer\_Spice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffer_Spice)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2001, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-text-on-forum-arrrghhh/92445 "2001-11-11T19:54:46Z")
Can anyone help? On most websites, things are normal, but on UBB forums, everything’s gone REALLY BIG!! It’s all along the lines of Easy Reading now, with about 5 words to a line, etc. Does anyone know why this is? And h… --- ## [Why haven't you been able to keep advertisers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-you-been-able-to-keep-advertisers/89490)
**Author:** [@blackmonday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blackmonday)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2001, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-you-been-able-to-keep-advertisers/89490 "2001-11-10T23:14:24Z")
Will someone please tell me why no one wants to advertise on this site? Your main pages invite advertisers, and quote prices. You have had ads in the past. Altoids and something new age, if I recall. Theads available … --- ## [Lo, Damn Ye Vile Software That Knows Not My Name...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lo-damn-ye-vile-software-that-knows-not-my-name/92621)
**Author:** [@DougC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DougC)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2001, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lo-damn-ye-vile-software-that-knows-not-my-name/92621 "2001-11-10T22:59:18Z")
\------because when I search by my own username, nothing comes up. Is it too short? (my username, that is) (and shut up) MC --- ## [The Jack Dean Tyler / JDT / J. Dean Tyler Threads : Bumper Pack Christmas Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jack-dean-tyler-jdt-j-dean-tyler-threads-bumper-pack-christmas-edition/42270)
**Author:** [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2001, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jack-dean-tyler-jdt-j-dean-tyler-threads-bumper-pack-christmas-edition/42270 "2001-11-10T15:04:38Z")
Well, after my nice cup of tea / quilt-making session with the Straight Dope Fisher Women yesterday, I feel like a little house tidying. Just putting these in the archive for future ease of reference. Penile Lengthening… --- ## [Acronyms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronyms/92436)
**Author:** [@Yondan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yondan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2001, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronyms/92436 "2001-11-10T04:23:31Z")
I don;t know where this question should go, but I’m putting it here. Is there a listing of acronyms somewhere? I can figure most of them out (IRL, IMHO, IMNSHO, WTF) but some just escape me. --- ## [Mod fights over forum jurisdiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-fights-over-forum-jurisdiction/92179)
**Author:** [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2001, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-fights-over-forum-jurisdiction/92179 "2001-11-10T01:21:03Z")
I was just curious if “behind the scenes” the mods ever get in disagreements over where threads should be? For that matter do you mods ever argue about anything board related other than the content of a particular threa… --- ## [Another forum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-forum/92394)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2001, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-forum/92394 "2001-11-09T22:47:13Z")
This is just a suggestion. Maybe there could be a forum for in-depth discussion of personal problems. Divorce, death in the family, intervention and so on, are not always subjects for the Pit, but they’re not M&P either.… --- ## [Locked threads vs Totally removed threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locked-threads-vs-totally-removed-threads/92124)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2001, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locked-threads-vs-totally-removed-threads/92124 "2001-11-09T20:58:59Z")
I see threads get locked for a variety of reasons, but have any been completely removed for reasons OTHER than being old and not posted to in a while? --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/92291)
**Author:** [@BottledBlondJeanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BottledBlondJeanie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2001, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/92291 "2001-11-09T20:52:13Z")
testes testes 1,2. . .3? --- ## [A question about usernames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-usernames/92311)
**Author:** [@Tycho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tycho)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2001, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-usernames/92311 "2001-11-09T18:20:39Z")
I signed up with this board last month after a short period of lurking, but I chose a username completely at random. I’d really like to change this to match my yahoo or college username, but I suspect I can’t do this wit… --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/89584)
**Author:** [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2001, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/89584 "2001-11-09T17:27:29Z")
purely a test --- ## [Test of linking to posts, not just threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-of-linking-to-posts-not-just-threads/92063)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2001, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-of-linking-to-posts-not-just-threads/92063 "2001-11-09T17:15:31Z")
Ok, this is the test post… --- ## [One Thing I Really Like About SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-i-really-like-about-sdmb/92381)
**Author:** [@Tazma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tazma)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2001, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-i-really-like-about-sdmb/92381 "2001-11-09T06:39:00Z")
I like it when I click on a link and it automatically opens in a new window. I wish all the message boards I visit did that. Thanks for making Fighting Ignorance\[sup\]TM\[/sup\] so very much more readable! --- ## [Crackpot...erm...\*unorthodox\* science theories...which forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackpot-erm-unorthodox-science-theories-which-forum/92205)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2001, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackpot-erm-unorthodox-science-theories-which-forum/92205 "2001-11-09T15:38:06Z")
If I decided to post my proof that all quarks were made up of a new sub-sub particle called peanutbutterandjellyium, or if I decided that circumcision and eating too few carrots leads to civil unrest and has prevented us… --- ## [Spaces after quotes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaces-after-quotes/92426)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2001, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaces-after-quotes/92426 "2001-11-09T15:31:58Z")
I’m just trying to figure out where to start typing after a quote, as I seem to get a lot of blank space in my posts. Here are some test lines: Typing on the same line as the \[ /quote \] Typing the line directly below… --- ## [How do I](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i/92429)
**Author:** [@glass\_onion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glass_onion)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2001, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i/92429 "2001-11-09T15:06:59Z")
OK, how do i do that line/quote thing to quote from another post? I’ve benen trying \[hr\] but it aint working, thanks --- ## [Testy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testy/92399)
**Author:** [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2001, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testy/92399 "2001-11-09T09:10:43Z")
//sub//Whatisthis?//sub// /sub/whatisthis?/sub/ --- ## [Testy#2 (too dumb?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testy-2-too-dumb/92400)
**Author:** [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2001, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testy-2-too-dumb/92400 "2001-11-09T09:07:17Z")
/sub/What about this?//sub//) --- ## [TEST](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/92360)
**Author:** [@jack\_ss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jack_ss)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2001, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/92360 "2001-11-09T04:22:43Z")
Try leaving your garage door open about 6 inches and set one of \[url=“http://www.havahart.com/nuisance/cats/stray\_cat\_rescue\_kit.htm”\]these up in it. You can usually rent one from your local animal shelter, which makes e… --- ## [stupid q, how do i get a thread deleted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-q-how-do-i-get-a-thread-deleted/92337)
**Author:** [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2001, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-q-how-do-i-get-a-thread-deleted/92337 "2001-11-09T02:16:42Z")
I started a thread a long time ago that i would like deleted for personal reasons. how do i go about doing that? --- ## [GD/GQ OPs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gd-gq-ops/92224)
**Author:** [@IzzyR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IzzyR)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2001, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gd-gq-ops/92224 "2001-11-09T01:30:25Z")
Supposing one has a GQ about a controversial topic. The actual answer may be a factual one. But due to the controversial nature of the topic, it is likely that there will be different responses, which will cause, in all … --- ## [Sig. a page long of a BANNED poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-a-page-long-of-a-banned-poster/92190)
**Author:** [@Gartog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gartog)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2001, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-a-page-long-of-a-banned-poster/92190 "2001-11-09T01:20:31Z")
I have just been reading some ATMB Threads, and noticed that the same post kept appearing over and over. looking closer it seems that the BANNED highjacks sig. is about a page long, and this is what I was seeing repeate… --- ## [They Cheated! They Posted Tomorrow's Posts Today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-cheated-they-posted-tomorrows-posts-today/92270)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2001, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-cheated-they-posted-tomorrows-posts-today/92270 "2001-11-09T00:04:34Z")
Actually, Conflakes, Dr Paprika, Gollum, and APB9999 already posted this weekend’s posts, while I’m still stuck here in mid-Thursday. How come they get to be in 11/10 and 11/11 already, while I’m still stuck in 11/8? Did… --- ## [Naked Newbie Coming Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-newbie-coming-out/91182)
**Author:** [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2001, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-newbie-coming-out/91182 "2001-11-08T20:24:00Z")
::cautiously approaches lectern, gathers his courage, and speaks to the Teeming Millions:: Hello. Let me introduce myself. My name is algernon… and I am a newbie. I feel a little exposed, hence the title of this OP (pl… --- ## [A request to ALL POSTERS and Tuba](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-to-all-posters-and-tuba/83926)
**Author:** [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2001, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-to-all-posters-and-tuba/83926 "2001-11-08T14:57:38Z")
Pretty, pretty, PRETTY please put the following in your posts: \[/sup\] \[/sub\] \[/i\] \[/b\] \[\*\*/url\] It will not harm your post OR your sig, but when someone uses the “printable page” thingie, if there are coding errors the… --- ## [An orgy of new windows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-orgy-of-new-windows/92100)
**Author:** [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2001, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-orgy-of-new-windows/92100 "2001-11-08T13:37:15Z")
A couple of time recently when I clicked on a link, I got an orgy of new windows popping up. I mean, like 30 or 40. They kept coming and coming. :smiley: Is that the SDMB problem, or my problem? --- ## [Newbies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967)
**Author:** [@Daowajan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daowajan)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2001, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967 "2001-11-07T22:16:25Z")
How many join every day, on average? P.S. I am a moron. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=477) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=479)