# About This Message Board

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## [Advanced SDMB link help requested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advanced-sdmb-link-help-requested/91908)

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**Author:** [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2001, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advanced-sdmb-link-help-requested/91908 "2001-11-07T21:30:28Z")

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The really cool people on this board are able to link not only to a thread, but also to a specific post within the link. I see that it’s a matter of inserting the actual post number (or something like that) into the code…

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## [Can I post links to threads on other bulletin boards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-post-links-to-threads-on-other-bulletin-boards/91567)

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**Author:** [@Asylum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asylum)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2001, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-post-links-to-threads-on-other-bulletin-boards/91567 "2001-11-07T00:00:07Z")

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Can I? I don’t see why not, but I haven’t seen anyone else do it so I thought I’d check first.

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## [Do old names get deleted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-old-names-get-deleted/91458)

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**Author:** [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2001, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-old-names-get-deleted/91458 "2001-11-06T16:48:22Z")

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There are a couple of threads right now dealing with posters having similar names to one another, and another one listing registration dates from a while back where many many posters have never actaully posted. At some p…

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## [Choice of User Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choice-of-user-names/89565)

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**Author:** [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\
**Replies:** 35\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2001, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choice-of-user-names/89565 "2001-11-06T12:57:03Z")

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Are there any restrictions on the choice of usernames - apart from the usual coding restrictions? What I mean is, could someone register with the name grimpixe (or something equally close to my name) and go around belchi…

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## [The Length of the Needle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-length-of-the-needle/91640)

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**Author:** [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2001, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-length-of-the-needle/91640 "2001-11-06T08:26:52Z")

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Just had the following pop-up while trying to access the last post in a Pit thread: Funky stuff to be reading first thing in the a.m. I just back-clicked and tried again. Got through the second time. Thought I’d let y…

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## [food science question. Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-science-question-help/91717)

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**Author:** [@porkchop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porkchop)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2001, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-science-question-help/91717 "2001-11-06T05:18:50Z")

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Can someone settle an argument between my wife and me? She says she has read that food bacteria can begin so quickly that one should not allow a large pot of, say, soup, to cool down in a refrigerator. Supposedly, the so…

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## [Who started this message board & what was the intention?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-started-this-message-board-what-was-the-intention/91387)

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**Author:** [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2001, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-started-this-message-board-what-was-the-intention/91387 "2001-11-05T03:19:58Z")

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My guess is it’s Ed, but I don’t think he could do it alone. So, must have been a group of people. As to what their intentions were AT THAT TIME is still a mystery for me.

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## [usernames in the "thread starter" column](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usernames-in-the-thread-starter-column/91532)

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**Author:** [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2001, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usernames-in-the-thread-starter-column/91532 "2001-11-05T03:12:54Z")

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Ok, what the poopie happened? The “thread starter” column, used to turn the usernames into links to user profiles. But that no longer seems to be working or has been disabled. It DOES work in a search result window, how…

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## [testy testy testy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testy-testy-testy/91526)

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**Author:** [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2001, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testy-testy-testy/91526 "2001-11-05T03:09:06Z")

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\[sub\]\[sup\]\<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"\> \<HTML\> \<HEAD\>\<TITLE\>Straight Dope Message Board - Smiley Faces that Say Stuff\</title\> \<STYLE type=text…

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## [Smiley Faces that Say Stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-faces-that-say-stuff/91505)

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**Author:** [@Torgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torgo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2001, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-faces-that-say-stuff/91505 "2001-11-05T03:06:18Z")

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In this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=97122 SDMB user “samclem” used a smiley face icon saying “putz.” How to do this???

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## [Straight Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope/91436)

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**Author:** [@The\_Shill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Shill)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2001, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope/91436 "2001-11-04T17:06:55Z")

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At the risk of sounding either naive or stupid… why is this forum entitled ‘The Straight Dope’?

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## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/91197)

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**Author:** [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2001, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/91197 "2001-11-04T08:37:59Z")

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nt

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## [Name Change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/91290)

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**Author:** [@Sweet\_Sota\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweet_Sota_Girl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2001, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/91290 "2001-11-04T04:32:10Z")

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Is it possible to have my UserName changed? If so, how do I do it?

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## [How to create a Message Board like SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-a-message-board-like-sdmb/91205)

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**Author:** [@One\_Cell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_Cell)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2001, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-a-message-board-like-sdmb/91205 "2001-11-03T20:42:57Z")

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Can anyone tell me how would I go about setting up a message board similar to Straightdope.com? and how much would it cost? Do I have to hire someone to run, monitor and maintain it? Is there a book: “starting and mainta…

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## [Forum title font](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-title-font/90831)

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**Author:** [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2001, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-title-font/90831 "2001-11-03T13:13:37Z")

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Have y’all changed it? It looks different somehow - more rounded.

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## [Is this trolling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-trolling/91168)

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**Author:** [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2001, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-trolling/91168 "2001-11-03T06:31:31Z")

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I understand “sock puppet” but I guess I’m rather dense on the “trolling” concept.

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## [Thread length](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-length/91198)

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**Author:** [@Anubis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anubis)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2001, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-length/91198 "2001-11-03T03:25:14Z")

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How many posts does it take for a thread to get another page?

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## [forum pages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-pages/90987)

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**Author:** [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2001, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-pages/90987 "2001-11-02T21:32:12Z")

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Ahhhh… I remember the golden days with the pushpin wallpaper, and the threads were all on one page… which leads me to these questions: \[li\]Why aren’t the forum pages longer? IOW, why can’t e.g. page one of MPSIMS displ…

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## [A new smilie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-smilie/91136)

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**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2001, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-smilie/91136 "2001-11-02T20:41:43Z")

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You know, there have been a lot of times when I feel the need to burst into song in the middle of a post. Just today, for instance, I felt it appropriate to belt out, “Katie and Joey, sitting in a tree.” Unfortunately, n…

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## [But what does it mean...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-what-does-it-mean/90966)

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**Author:** [@Payne\_N.Diaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Payne_N.Diaz)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2001, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-what-does-it-mean/90966 "2001-11-02T16:37:09Z")

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I suppose I’m showing my newbie-ness by asking this, but I have seen this a bunch of times, and always wondered… What does “TMI” stand for? Thank you for not flaming me!

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## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/90682)

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**Author:** [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2001, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/90682 "2001-11-02T03:29:47Z")

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\[sub\] 500 posts \[/sub\]

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## [testing subject line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-subject-line/91023)

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**Author:** [@DireStraits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DireStraits)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2001, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-subject-line/91023 "2001-11-02T00:39:04Z")

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Ok… the sig line didn’t work the first time…

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## [Can I link to this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-link-to-this/90691)

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**Author:** [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2001, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-link-to-this/90691 "2001-11-01T23:30:33Z")

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I know it’s quite dumb to post a link in a thread asking if I can post the link, but I figure it’s better to get bitched out here than in GQ… Anyway, the link is http://www.wotch.com/images/promos/users/funpages/thehand…

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## [Is it Bad Manners to Poll Dopers for Information for a Teemings® Article?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-manners-to-poll-dopers-for-information-for-a-teemings-article/90984)

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**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2001, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-manners-to-poll-dopers-for-information-for-a-teemings-article/90984 "2001-11-01T22:27:22Z")

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I know it’s bad form to use the SDMB for homework. I’m kicking around an idea for a Teemings® article, and I’d like information from Dopers. Is this discouraged?

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## [OK, This is just weird. Helpful, but weird.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-this-is-just-weird-helpful-but-weird/90893)

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**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2001, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-this-is-just-weird-helpful-but-weird/90893 "2001-11-01T22:25:18Z")

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Lookie this… Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah… Blah blah blah blah blah blah\* blah blah blah… Blah blah \*blah blah blah blah blah blah blah… Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah… Blah blah \*blah …

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## [Waiting for someone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiting-for-someone/90799)

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**Author:** [@Anubis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anubis)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2001, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiting-for-someone/90799 "2001-11-01T21:27:17Z")

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If any doper sees another doper that seems like they might be da’ cook, please post their name here. da’ cook unregistered for some reason unknown to me, but told me that she emailed someone and had her posting priviligd…

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## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/90631)

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**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2001, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/90631 "2001-10-31T23:15:53Z")

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Changed ISPs and email addy, just wondering how/if it’ll affect posting.

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## [Are posts disappearing...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-posts-disappearing/90497)

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**Author:** [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2001, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-posts-disappearing/90497 "2001-10-31T23:13:20Z")

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Or is it just me? I’d post links, but every thread I visited in the last few minutes had posts missing, leading me to think that a) it’s boardwide and everybody knows what I’m talking about or b) that it’s just me.

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## [An odd non-link](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-odd-non-link/90505)

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**Author:** [@zut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zut)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2001, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-odd-non-link/90505 "2001-10-31T08:49:19Z")

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In this thread I included a url tag in my OP that didn’t get linked correctly. Evidently brackets within a link screws it up? Let’s try: Is this a link? Is \[this\] a link? Is \[this\] a link? Is this\[this\] a link? Is \[…

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## [reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply/90310)

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**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2001, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply/90310 "2001-10-31T03:21:11Z")

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Quite right about the humor; suggestion totally withdrawn. But if you’re serious about enforcing the “don’t be a jerk” rule, you might have the software look for the word “fuck” in GD, and then just poke your head in the…

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