# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=480 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 481 --- ## [why is "The Straight Dope" webpage so slow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-straight-dope-webpage-so-slow/90611)
**Author:** [@bladeohlsson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bladeohlsson)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2001, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-straight-dope-webpage-so-slow/90611 "2001-10-30T23:50:57Z")
I love this page, but for some reason it is slower than most homepages? I know there is a lot of people accessing it, but there are almost no images. Are there any plans to improve this? I think it would be a much better… --- ## [A very odd thing. Admins look at this...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-odd-thing-admins-look-at-this/90403)
**Author:** [@Mac\_Guffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mac_Guffin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2001, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-odd-thing-admins-look-at-this/90403 "2001-10-30T23:27:51Z")
I was in General questions, and this thread was on the front page… http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=11807 But as near as I can tell, the last time anyone posted to this thread was last year. … --- ## [How do I change my username?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-my-username/90561)
**Author:** [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2001, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-my-username/90561 "2001-10-30T23:18:13Z")
When I first became a doper I was unable to come up with a witty or interesting username. Now I would like to change the boring one I have but can’t figure out how. On my user profile I change everything but my username.… --- ## [UL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ul/90467)
**Author:** [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2001, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ul/90467 "2001-10-30T16:47:54Z")
Lately I’ve noticed a lot of uses of the term UL. What does it mean? --- ## [Sigity-Linkity-Testaroo!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigity-linkity-testaroo/90539)
**Author:** [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2001, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigity-linkity-testaroo/90539 "2001-10-30T15:55:49Z")
Let’s see if they work. --- ## [Nothing to see here...just a sig test...go away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-to-see-here-just-a-sig-test-go-away/90519)
**Author:** [@Xploder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xploder)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2001, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-to-see-here-just-a-sig-test-go-away/90519 "2001-10-30T14:45:33Z")
test --- ## [SDMB Searches - WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-searches-wtf/90513)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2001, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-searches-wtf/90513 "2001-10-30T14:01:49Z")
I just submitted a thread on the Cafe Society MB, and was dutiful in doing a search before I submitted to try to avoid a redundant thread. So I hit “search” and typed in “Beatles” (the question has to do with whether the… --- ## [Why are there no "yo mama" jokes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-yo-mama-jokes/90376)
**Author:** [@shimmery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shimmery)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2001, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-yo-mama-jokes/90376 "2001-10-30T11:07:22Z")
I noticed when the “yo mama” jokes thread in the pit was locked, it was with the explanation that nowhere on the SDMB are yo mama jokes allowed. Why? --- ## [can't find a thread in search....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-a-thread-in-search/90006)
**Author:** [@pezwookiee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezwookiee)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2001, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-a-thread-in-search/90006 "2001-10-30T04:08:22Z")
Hey, I remember a while back reading a column that Cecil did about whether or not “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” is based on a true story. I tried using search, but was unable to find the article. Is the articale still ar… --- ## [questions about individual forum posting pivileges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-individual-forum-posting-pivileges/90213)
**Author:** [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2001, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-individual-forum-posting-pivileges/90213 "2001-10-30T02:12:15Z")
Can a person have their posting privileges turned off per forum? purely hypothetical example: If I wanted to, could I have my posting privileges turned off in GD, but still be able to post in the other forums? related … --- ## [What is this message board's hardware platform?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-message-boards-hardware-platform/89762)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2001, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-message-boards-hardware-platform/89762 "2001-10-30T01:50:48Z")
This is not about the administration of the board but simply a factual, general geek hardware question which is why I’m posting it here. Move if you must mods, but I think the question is possibly of general interest. I… --- ## [smilie test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smilie-test/90015)
**Author:** [@sandalwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandalwood)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2001, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smilie-test/90015 "2001-10-29T06:28:38Z")
:p: :smiley: :frowning: :mad: :wally :wink: --- ## [Can something be done about \*dubbele\*'s sig line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-something-be-done-about-dubbele-s-sig-line/90236)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2001, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-something-be-done-about-dubbele-s-sig-line/90236 "2001-10-29T06:22:43Z")
I’m sure you’ve seen it: about forty lines of blank space before the text. Waste of bandwidth. Can he be persuaded to change it? --- ## [Multiple links in one post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-links-in-one-post/90193)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2001, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-links-in-one-post/90193 "2001-10-29T01:17:38Z")
How can I get more than one link in a post? --- ## [A dare to the person who physically maintains the SDMB server](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dare-to-the-person-who-physically-maintains-the-sdmb-server/89731)
**Author:** [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2001, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dare-to-the-person-who-physically-maintains-the-sdmb-server/89731 "2001-10-28T22:23:56Z")
Defragment the server’s entire hard-drive. I dare you! Anyone want to back me up? --- ## [vB Code utility?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-code-utility/90133)
**Author:** [@Ace\_Face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace_Face)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2001, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-code-utility/90133 "2001-10-28T20:58:11Z")
I was wondering, with all the tech-savy people on this board, has anyone created a freeware/shareware utility for inserting vB code? When you’re responding to a long post, it gets annoying typing all those brackets, sla… --- ## [A Modest Proposal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-proposal/90137)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2001, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-proposal/90137 "2001-10-28T20:50:22Z")
Has any thought ever been given to deleting posts in Great Debates which do not contribute to the debate? I mean posts that are PURELY insulting, or joking, or whatever. It gets so old. There are appropriate forums for … --- ## [wheeee!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheeee/90085)
**Author:** [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2001, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheeee/90085 "2001-10-28T20:46:32Z")
\[sub\]Wheeeeeeee!\[/sub\] \[sub\]\[sup\]Wheeeeeeee!\[/sub\]\[/sup\] --- ## [How does this board describe itself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-board-describe-itself/90106)
**Author:** [@aftermarketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aftermarketeer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2001, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-board-describe-itself/90106 "2001-10-28T20:45:59Z")
I thought it would be a question-answer place for obscure facts, like the column, but it seems to be all over the place. Not that that’s bad, I suppose. But you are directed to post only about old columns on the forum th… --- ## [Jokes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes/90094)
**Author:** [@DarkPrince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarkPrince)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2001, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes/90094 "2001-10-28T17:04:48Z")
I’m just wondering…why was the yo momma jokes thread closed? They weren’t any worse than some other jokes I’ve read around here. I’ll provide links if you wish them. I’m not meaning to complain, just wondering for what r… --- ## [The proper use of the "putz" smilie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-use-of-the-putz-smilie/89772)
**Author:** [@Mars\_Horizon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mars_Horizon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2001, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-use-of-the-putz-smilie/89772 "2001-10-28T15:41:38Z")
I have a question about the “putz” smilie. You know, :wally Maybe I am the only one who has noticed this, but I get a mixed message from that smilie. One one hand, it is grinning and winking, but OTOH, it is directing … --- ## [Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question/89970)
**Author:** [@PhiloVance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhiloVance)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2001, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question/89970 "2001-10-27T17:17:43Z")
What does: ::: d & r ::: mean? --- ## [Unable to edit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unable-to-edit/89498)
**Author:** [@Obvious\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obvious_Guy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2001, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unable-to-edit/89498 "2001-10-27T16:59:17Z")
The edit/delete button will not work. It goes to a screen where is asks for my username and password. I enter it, then it justs loops back to that screen. Yes I have cookies on and yes I entered my username\\password corr… --- ## [Why isn't handy a mod?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-handy-a-mod/89106)
**Author:** [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2001, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-handy-a-mod/89106 "2001-10-27T14:47:31Z")
With a post count like handy has, why isn’t he a mod? --- ## [How does the board know what post I read last?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-board-know-what-post-i-read-last/89781)
**Author:** [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2001, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-board-know-what-post-i-read-last/89781 "2001-10-26T23:28:18Z")
Happens when I open a subject, it says, SKIP TO FIRST UNREAD POST, or somethin. So, I look over my shoulder & there isn’t anyone there monitoring which post I read last. This is creepy. --- ## [Signature is retroactive too??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-is-retroactive-too/89782)
**Author:** [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2001, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-is-retroactive-too/89782 "2001-10-26T16:03:04Z")
I know that your post count is retroactive, i.e. if you look at your past posts it will display the number of total posts you have currently, not the number you had at the time of the post. whew But am I going crazy, or… --- ## [link test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-test/89786)
**Author:** [@poohpah\_chalupa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/poohpah_chalupa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2001, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-test/89786 "2001-10-26T15:32:53Z")
Jane Monheit --- ## [Any $$ In Straight Dope Website?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-in-straight-dope-website/89368)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2001, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-in-straight-dope-website/89368 "2001-10-26T15:27:57Z")
Just wondering how web sites like Straight Dope make money, if any…I don’t see any banners advertising links to Mortgage Companies (thankfully), nor do I see an address where you can send donations to Cecil (hope I haven… --- ## [Ignore this post (a sig test Test)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-this-post-a-sig-test-test/89518)
**Author:** [@Gartog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gartog)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2001, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-this-post-a-sig-test-test/89518 "2001-10-26T05:31:01Z")
I guessing this is too late but anyway . . . Do you use Windows? If so there is a program called Front Page Express that come with windows that is a visual WYSISYG (What you see is what you get) editor, similar to a des… --- ## [Help I'm banned and I can't post at home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-im-banned-and-i-cant-post-at-home/87809)
**Author:** [@PhiloVance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhiloVance)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2001, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-im-banned-and-i-cant-post-at-home/87809 "2001-10-26T02:56:06Z")
I’ve sent a couple of emails to the webmaster in the last few days, but no response. Thought I’d try here. At home I get the message your IP address has been banned, to contact us click here. Well I clicked here and th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=479) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=481)