# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=490 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 491 --- ## [Millionth post not far away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millionth-post-not-far-away/46728)
**Author:** [@Reuben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reuben)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2001, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millionth-post-not-far-away/46728 "2001-09-06T19:13:05Z")
I just posted something to another thread… I noticed that the querystring of the URL has an ID for my post. The URL in question was : http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=989879 This infers that po… --- ## [Where are The Rules posted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-rules-posted/79863)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2001, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-rules-posted/79863 "2001-09-06T18:39:34Z")
Okay, I went looking for the rules to point someone to them, and couldn’t find them. The FAQ file above is the generic board file, no list of rules like “Don’t be a jerk” and “Do Not Feed The Trolls” and “Only flame in T… --- ## [Bandwidth Saving Suggestion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bandwidth-saving-suggestion/80020)
**Author:** [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2001, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bandwidth-saving-suggestion/80020 "2001-09-06T17:50:02Z")
It’s quite common here (particularly in GQ) for certain questions to be responded to with “You know, you should really have Googled that first”, or “The search engine is your friend”. How about a middle ground solution … --- ## [Doper staff board meetings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-staff-board-meetings/80024)
**Author:** [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2001, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-staff-board-meetings/80024 "2001-09-06T15:51:30Z")
Mods, admins: Idle curiousity here: have you guys ever met IRL? Y’all have annual Creative Teamwork retreats in the Rockies? Sua --- ## [Are "profane" and "vulgar" messages really against the rules of the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-profane-and-vulgar-messages-really-against-the-rules-of-the-sdmb/79797)
**Author:** [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2001, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-profane-and-vulgar-messages-really-against-the-rules-of-the-sdmb/79797 "2001-09-06T14:50:27Z")
According to the Registration Agreement: It’s tempting to say that if “false” and “inaccurate” postings were grounds for banning, a bunch of people would have been long gone. However, “knowingly” false or inaccurate wo… --- ## [Test account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-account/80023)
**Author:** [@Deptford](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deptford)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2001, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-account/80023 "2001-09-06T13:57:11Z")
Just testing that i can post. Feel free to delete this --- ## [Referencing individual posts...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/referencing-individual-posts/79826)
**Author:** [@warmgun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/warmgun)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2001, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/referencing-individual-posts/79826 "2001-09-06T03:11:48Z")
I know how to url reference threads, but I notice sometimes when pointing out something specific or a specific poster the link goes straight to that post. How do you do that? --- ## [proposed new forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-new-forum/79651)
**Author:** [@zuma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuma)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2001, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-new-forum/79651 "2001-09-06T01:14:30Z")
As much as i think that there are already too many forums here (IMHO and Cafe Society), there has been an increasing amount of clutter of the “the moon landings were a hoax”, “prove to me that crop circles were not made … --- ## ["-gry" (and other inside jokes at the SDMB)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gry-and-other-inside-jokes-at-the-sdmb/79638)
**Author:** [@pezwookiee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezwookiee)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2001, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gry-and-other-inside-jokes-at-the-sdmb/79638 "2001-09-06T01:05:21Z")
ACK!!! Inside jokes! Fine, fine, if you don’t want to tell me, don’t… But, jeez!!! I need to know! Can someone please explain the continual references I’m finding to a thread containing a riddle about words ending with … --- ## [e-mail this page to someone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mail-this-page-to-someone/79758)
**Author:** [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2001, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mail-this-page-to-someone/79758 "2001-09-05T20:45:44Z")
I don’t seem to be able to e-mail a page to anyone. Is that reserved for moderators/administrators? It seems like it would be a good way to draw someone’s attention to the SDMB. --- ## [Is it "mod bashing" if you think most mods are nice, but a couple are jerks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-mod-bashing-if-you-think-most-mods-are-nice-but-a-couple-are-jerks/79802)
**Author:** [@Mark\_IV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_IV)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2001, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-mod-bashing-if-you-think-most-mods-are-nice-but-a-couple-are-jerks/79802 "2001-09-05T04:14:14Z")
Is it “mod bashing” if you think most mods are nice, but a couple are jerks? I don’t think so. The mods are a mixed bag, like any other subset of the board, and the Community of Man. I’m not going to like the same peopl… --- ## [Small problem re: IE explorer and board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-problem-re-ie-explorer-and-board/79571)
**Author:** [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2001, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-problem-re-ie-explorer-and-board/79571 "2001-09-05T00:20:55Z")
Ok, I hope this is in the right place. Also please note that I’m not a computer expert and try not to snicker too loudly at me, thanks. :slight\_smile: I access the board while at work (don’t tell the fuzz) through a net… --- ## [Trouble searching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-searching/79714)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2001, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-searching/79714 "2001-09-04T20:49:19Z")
I apologize if this has been covered, but I am having trouble searching. And that’s my question. I log in to search and after entering the search criteria I am sent back to the login page. Repeatedly. I think this chang… --- ## [turn off cookies during maintenance time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-off-cookies-during-maintenance-time/79643)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2001, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-off-cookies-during-maintenance-time/79643 "2001-09-04T08:56:30Z")
I know this is not a big deal in the major scheme of things, but here in Israel we are 8 hours ahead of Chicago, so the maintanance time falls smack in the middle of our day. I can understand the need to do maintenance, … --- ## [Take It Easy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-it-easy/79602)
**Author:** [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2001, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-it-easy/79602 "2001-09-04T04:23:56Z")
I am down in the Pit recently when I come across a thread which originates from a guy who goes by the name of xanakis. I say to one and all that I neither like nor dislike xanakis. I do not attach any importance to his … --- ## [I can't seem to change my profile...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-change-my-profile/79603)
**Author:** [@Edward\_J\_Cunningham\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_J_Cunningham_1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2001, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-change-my-profile/79603 "2001-09-04T01:46:54Z")
Oh, I can still post here, but whenever I go to my profile and try to change it, I get a message saying that someone else has my e-mail address. That other person is probably me, since I may have registered under two nam… --- ## [What is a "sock puppet" and why is it bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-sock-puppet-and-why-is-it-bad/77438)
**Author:** [@THespos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THespos)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2001, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-sock-puppet-and-why-is-it-bad/77438 "2001-09-03T23:58:13Z")
UncleBeer uses this term all the time and I can’t figure out what he means by the context. A little help? --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/79093)
**Author:** [@Slip\_Mahoney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slip_Mahoney)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2001, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/79093 "2001-09-03T15:51:21Z")
Apparently, it’s good form to bold a member’s name, so let’s see if I know how. \[q\]bold\[/q\] --- ## [Some more Odes to Various Forums....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-more-odes-to-various-forums/73399)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2001, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-more-odes-to-various-forums/73399 "2001-09-03T13:25:26Z")
My original idea was to post an ode to each forum in each forum. I started with An Ode to the Pit, which I posted there, though in retrospect it didn’t really belong there. Anyway, as I finished this Ode to Great Debates… --- ## [cafe society???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafe-society/79099)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2001, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafe-society/79099 "2001-09-03T13:09:11Z")
Huh? Why is it positioned smack dab it the middle instead of in alphabetical order? It seems out of place there anyway as GQ and GD seem to be serious questions and IMHO and MPSIMS are for not serious questions. I was … --- ## [Cafe Society clarification, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafe-society-clarification-please/79384)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2001, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafe-society-clarification-please/79384 "2001-09-02T21:19:04Z")
Anything about the arts goes here, right? Questions, opinions, debates, anything. Right? :wink: Peace, mangeorge --- ## [New forum, new moderator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-forum-new-moderator/78715)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2001, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-forum-new-moderator/78715 "2001-09-02T20:36:49Z")
Yes, we have a new forum here at the SDMB, for artistic types. I hope you all have fun with it. And I also hope you join me in welcoming Ukulele Ike to our staff. I expect the requisite description of his politics and … --- ## [Is there a doper chat room somewhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-doper-chat-room-somewhere/78877)
**Author:** [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2001, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-doper-chat-room-somewhere/78877 "2001-09-02T20:34:55Z")
Can someone direct me to a chat room where I can talk to other straight dope aficionados in real time? To be more specific, I’d be way more interested in IMHO type stuff than Great Debates. --- ## [Deleted thread, possibly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleted-thread-possibly/79180)
**Author:** [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2001, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleted-thread-possibly/79180 "2001-09-01T01:50:47Z")
I had posted to Tom Waits Patiently’s thread “I am Rude” in MPSIMS. A few minutes later, I got an e-mail notification that someone had replied. I clicked on the link, and I was told that there was an error displaying the… --- ## [JillGat = Jill Magruder = JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jillgat-jill-magruder-jillgat/78850)
**Author:** [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2001, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jillgat-jill-magruder-jillgat/78850 "2001-09-01T22:08:34Z")
Okay, okay… in an attempt NOT to draw attention to myself, I did. So forget the name change! I’m JillGat, dammit! Jill Gat --- ## [Allow meeeee 2 introduce myselves \[:-)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allow-meeeee-2-introduce-myselves/79275)
**Author:** [@\_DATo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_DATo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2001, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allow-meeeee-2-introduce-myselves/79275 "2001-09-01T15:51:41Z")
My name is DATo Diomedies DATonian, formerly of CT Latte Chat Room. I gots this addy to ‘The Straight Dope’ message board at IMDb and I decided 2 register so I could make new phriends and spew my philosophies of life to … --- ## [test sig](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-sig/79286)
**Author:** [@Qwertyasdfg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertyasdfg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2001, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-sig/79286 "2001-09-01T14:43:19Z")
fdasfads --- ## [New Forum Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-forum-question/79169)
**Author:** [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2001, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-forum-question/79169 "2001-09-01T13:14:50Z")
If if got a question like what is the name of a certain movie, followed by a vague description, what forum would that go into now, General Questions or Cafe Society? --- ## [Two people, one name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-people-one-name/78321)
**Author:** [@gorewonfla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gorewonfla)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2001, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-people-one-name/78321 "2001-09-01T03:24:25Z")
Two people use this handle. One uses it twice as much as the other. Do a lot of people share names or should we get separate ones? --- ## [That neat little blue bar that shows current users. . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-neat-little-blue-bar-that-shows-current-users/78083)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2001, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-neat-little-blue-bar-that-shows-current-users/78083 "2001-09-01T02:11:34Z")
doesn’t seem to be there during peak hours. Is it me or does it stop functioning after a certain number of people sign on? Do you guys turn it on and off? BTW, I like it. I’ve always wondered how many people were out th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=489) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=491)