# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=484 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 485 --- ## [Editing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing/87002)
**Author:** [@McStain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McStain)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2001, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing/87002 "2001-10-12T08:28:23Z")
Is there a reason I can’t edit my own messages? I try, and it makes me sign in, but won’t accept my login. --- ## [Just in for tests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-for-tests/86812)
**Author:** [@manwithaplan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manwithaplan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2001, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-for-tests/86812 "2001-10-12T06:39:39Z")
Check out the headline here --- ## [how many faces do we have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-faces-do-we-have/86295)
**Author:** [@Erwin\_Deja\_Wu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erwin_Deja_Wu)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2001, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-faces-do-we-have/86295 "2001-10-12T04:07:36Z")
:slight\_smile: :frowning: :smiley: :X :open\_mouth: just testing … what else? --- ## ["You Are Not Logged In....."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-not-logged-in/86927)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2001, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-not-logged-in/86927 "2001-10-12T04:05:11Z")
Just got this from MPSIMS when I tried to reply to a post, even though I have been logged in all day and had been answering posts right up until I got that message. So when I did try to log in the board kept refusing my … --- ## [Testing double quote bug "Testing"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-double-quote-bug-testing/86912)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2001, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-double-quote-bug-testing/86912 "2001-10-11T22:44:23Z")
Just testing for myself. --- ## ["If you can read this, the double-quotes bug is DEAD!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-can-read-this-the-double-quotes-bug-is-dead/86459)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2001, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-can-read-this-the-double-quotes-bug-is-dead/86459 "2001-10-11T22:35:28Z")
Preview no longer erases double quotes and everything following them in the subject! Oh frabjous day! Ding, dong, the bug is dead! --- ## [What Do OP and IMHO mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-op-and-imho-mean/86768)
**Author:** [@don\_willard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_willard)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2001, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-op-and-imho-mean/86768 "2001-10-11T16:39:50Z")
What do OP and IMHO mean? --- ## [testing,testing...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-testing/86700)
**Author:** [@leroy\_the\_mule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leroy_the_mule)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2001, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-testing/86700 "2001-10-11T12:39:35Z")
You die of radiation poisoning or you \[url="http://yarchive.net/med/aluminum.html"do fine with aluminum. Kind of turns the old health-food dogma on its ear, doesn’t it --- ## [I don't like me anymore...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-me-anymore/85833)
**Author:** [@Anubis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anubis)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2001, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-me-anymore/85833 "2001-10-11T08:21:53Z")
… So how can I change my username? I don’t see a way on Edit Profile. --- ## [Sig test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/86695)
**Author:** [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2001, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/86695 "2001-10-11T00:51:29Z")
Just a test. --- ## [What are these icons for...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-icons-for/86404)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2001, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-icons-for/86404 "2001-10-10T23:49:15Z")
When you go to any SD message board, what are the icons in the two left-most columns? Maybe I missed something, but I don’t see their purpose. One symbol is an envelope which can be orange or yellow. I believe a blue “?”… --- ## [Should the mods intevene when a thread veers off topic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-mods-intevene-when-a-thread-veers-off-topic/86298)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2001, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-mods-intevene-when-a-thread-veers-off-topic/86298 "2001-10-10T21:52:52Z")
(I’m not saying that the mods don’t already have enough to do, what with dealing with various lunatics etc), but ‘in theory’… Should the mods intervene when a topic gets hijacked, or if it turns into something that the … --- ## [How is it even possible that people have socks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-even-possible-that-people-have-socks/86444)
**Author:** [@Lucki\_Chaarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucki_Chaarms)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2001, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-even-possible-that-people-have-socks/86444 "2001-10-10T21:39:02Z")
Hey, I’ve never posted here, but this might be the forum for this. I am an idiot you see, and when attemting to modify my profile I repeatedly got to the register screen. The thing is, I’m not cookied and it still knew … --- ## [Pages in a Thread,,,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pages-in-a-thread/86630)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2001, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pages-in-a-thread/86630 "2001-10-10T19:12:19Z")
(To the tune of “Blowing in the Wind”) “How many replies must one thread have before it will split to multiple pages?..” But, seriously folks… Jinx Thank you, you’ve been a great audience. Good night. --- ## [RE: is it possible to be too offensive...Sultan, sadness, &c.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-is-it-possible-to-be-too-offensive-sultan-sadness-c/86502)
**Author:** [@ArturoBandini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArturoBandini)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2001, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-is-it-possible-to-be-too-offensive-sultan-sadness-c/86502 "2001-10-10T15:50:53Z")
I’m tired, it’s been a long day…I promised myself not to post these thoughts until they were tight and perfectly formed, but, I’m tired and sad. I’ve been an avid reader of the Straight Dope for about fifteen years. Dis… --- ## [The Greek alphabet reference thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greek-alphabet-reference-thread/86031)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2001, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greek-alphabet-reference-thread/86031 "2001-10-09T23:07:15Z")
Not 100% sure whether this belongs here or not…anyway, I see a lot of people (myself included) who are quite fond of the symbol font. I thought I might run through the Greek alphabet for anyone who might be interested. T… --- ## [\[Hank Hill voice\]Whut th' Hell?\[/Hank Hill voice\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hank-hill-voice-whut-th-hell-hank-hill-voice/30044)
**Author:** [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2001, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hank-hill-voice-whut-th-hell-hank-hill-voice/30044 "2001-10-09T12:00:30Z")
I was posting a new thread tonite, and decided I wanted it in another forum than the one I opened the new thread box in. So I looked over the page ID to figure out how to manipulate it to post in the right place, without… --- ## [Testing title with quotes using preview 'single quote' "double quote"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-title-with-quotes-using-preview-single-quote-double-quote/86277)
**Author:** [@KeithT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KeithT)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2001, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-title-with-quotes-using-preview-single-quote-double-quote/86277 "2001-10-09T05:35:22Z")
Disregard, please. --- ## [Oddity with thread post counts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddity-with-thread-post-counts/86163)
**Author:** [@Demise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demise)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2001, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddity-with-thread-post-counts/86163 "2001-10-09T03:00:21Z")
I replied to this thread, and while my post shows up if you view the thread, the thread was not bumped and still shows zero replies. This has happened to me before, but it’s pretty odd. Is it common? --- ## [Re: "Check your Profile"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-check-your-profile/85980)
**Author:** [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2001, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-check-your-profile/85980 "2001-10-09T02:47:38Z")
I was just curious that if the email bounces (thus, and invalid email) and you suspend the person’s posting priveleges, how are they supposed to know what has happened and why? --- ## [Is it possible to go overboard in the pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-go-overboard-in-the-pit/85759)
**Author:** [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2001, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-go-overboard-in-the-pit/85759 "2001-10-09T00:50:50Z")
Has anyone ever been BANNED for being too lewd in the pit? --- ## [SDMB Etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-etiquette/86188)
**Author:** [@sir\_viks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sir_viks)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2001, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-etiquette/86188 "2001-10-08T23:45:44Z")
Sorry to ask this, for I am a newbie, but what did I do wrong in my second post in this thread? --- ## [Test sig](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-sig/85591)
**Author:** [@Enore\_Tsotset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enore_Tsotset)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2001, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-sig/85591 "2001-10-08T15:37:21Z")
Testing my sig line --- ## [test message](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-message/85908)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2001, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-message/85908 "2001-10-08T07:16:50Z")
\scrolling words\ --- ## [What time is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-is-it/85938)
**Author:** [@ozonebaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozonebaby)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2001, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-is-it/85938 "2001-10-08T03:10:10Z")
Is it just me, or is the clock on this website behind an hour? I logged on at 12:37 (I looked at the clock because I’ve been trying to figure this out) and when I got on it said, “Welcome back da’ cook. You last visited … --- ## [Win HT Track- can I do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ht-track-can-i-do-this/85796)
**Author:** [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2001, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ht-track-can-i-do-this/85796 "2001-10-07T22:37:25Z")
I have a program called Win HT Track that I use to download my Internet class information- it allows you to essentially download a website for offline viewing. Since I like to study at places that don’t always have an In… --- ## [Trouble Registering another person from the same 'puter -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-registering-another-person-from-the-same-puter/85576)
**Author:** [@Misery\_Loves\_Co](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misery_Loves_Co)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2001, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-registering-another-person-from-the-same-puter/85576 "2001-10-07T17:28:42Z")
I oscillated between emailing a random Mod or opening a thread, and decided to take a stab here. I did some searching without finding an answer, including the FAQ and this Forum. Appologies if this is a duplicate. I’ve … --- ## [Link to another thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-to-another-thread/85801)
**Author:** [@HelloKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelloKitty)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2001, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-to-another-thread/85801 "2001-10-07T03:17:00Z")
I have never figured out how to post a link to a thread found on SDMB. Any help? --- ## [really little letters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-little-letters/85718)
**Author:** [@cheezit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheezit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2001, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-little-letters/85718 "2001-10-06T05:21:28Z")
Some posters post things in really small letters. How do they do that? I looked all over the place and I can’t find it. (Which probably means that it is right in plain sight, right in front of my eyes. :D.) Anyway, how d… --- ## [Just curious about the larvae thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-curious-about-the-larvae-thread/85504)
**Author:** [@Lasset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasset)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2001, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-curious-about-the-larvae-thread/85504 "2001-10-05T19:54:50Z")
What’s the story with the larvae thread? http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=90952 Was it just started on the wrong forum? I seems like a regular question, but it got a pretty strong mod slap. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=483) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=485)