# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=491 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 492 --- ## [signature line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-line/79231)
**Author:** [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2001, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-line/79231 "2001-09-01T01:37:31Z")
I can’t see my own signature line. Can other people see it, or is it just not there, and if so, why not? --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/79141)
**Author:** [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2001, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/79141 "2001-08-31T16:36:30Z")
This Thread. --- ## [Go to first unread post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-first-unread-post/79037)
**Author:** [@WEW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WEW)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2001, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-first-unread-post/79037 "2001-08-31T15:06:44Z")
Three questions \[list=1\] \[li\]Why don’t all forums display the “Go to frist unread post” message at the top when I return to a thread that I’ve been to before?\[/li\]\[li\]Why do the ones that do take me to one or two posts… --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/78720)
**Author:** [@WEW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WEW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2001, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/78720 "2001-08-31T14:36:50Z")
test --- ## [Moderators posing as members](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-posing-as-members/77650)
**Author:** [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2001, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-posing-as-members/77650 "2001-08-31T06:14:22Z")
I just saw a reply form Chronos with “member” instead of “moderator” below his handle. I have seen moderators reply as members (making an honest reply, rather than educating someone on improper stuff), but Chronos was th… --- ## [Separate board board for tech support?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separate-board-board-for-tech-support/78789)
**Author:** [@uglybeech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uglybeech)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2001, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separate-board-board-for-tech-support/78789 "2001-08-31T01:59:51Z")
I don’t mean SDMB tech support, I just mean all those generic tech support requests like “how do I network my WindowsME and Powermac” “Why does my Navigator 4.7 keep crashing when I…” you get the idea. I know I’m still r… --- ## [testy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testy/79027)
**Author:** [@twiggy\_smithereens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twiggy_smithereens)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2001, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testy/79027 "2001-08-31T00:01:35Z")
just seeing if this works… --- ## [Behind the SDMB curtain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behind-the-sdmb-curtain/78774)
**Author:** [@vandergeld](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandergeld)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2001, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behind-the-sdmb-curtain/78774 "2001-08-30T21:50:37Z")
Oh great and powerful MODS, I have ventured to the great chamber that is the SDMB, and asked some questions, got some answers…but I want to see behind the curtain! How does this thing work? Is there a dungeon full of sla… --- ## [Am I imagining things, or...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-imagining-things-or/78885)
**Author:** [@Zaphod\_Beeblebrox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zaphod_Beeblebrox)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2001, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-imagining-things-or/78885 "2001-08-30T18:43:44Z")
Did my number of posts decrease since my last visit? I was pretty sure I had over 100 posts, but my last one showed only 98 (this post should say “99”). Was there some sort of board cleaning that caused this, or is my m… --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/78961)
**Author:** [@WEW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WEW)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2001, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/78961 "2001-08-30T18:33:37Z")
bold itialics www.straightdope.com \[list\] \[li\]one\[/li\]\[li\]two\[/li\]\[li\]three\[/li\]\[list\] \[list=a\] \[li\]one\[/li\]\[li\]two\[/li\]\[li\]three\[/li\]\[/list=a\] \[list=1\] \[li\]a\[/li\]\[li\]b\[/li\]\[li\]c\[/li\]\[/list=1\] --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/76118)
**Author:** [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2001, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/76118 "2001-08-30T13:23:38Z")
don’t mind me --- ## [Where's the "log out" button?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-log-out-button/78876)
**Author:** [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2001, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-log-out-button/78876 "2001-08-30T12:32:50Z")
I have this terrible feeling I’m going to find the screamingly obvious answer to this 5 minutes after I post, but… The vBulletin FAQ mentions a “log out” link which deletes all SDMB-set cookies, so that (for example) th… --- ## [test thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/78871)
**Author:** [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2001, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/78871 "2001-08-30T03:03:27Z")
Please move this to ATMB! --- ## [IMHO has fallen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-has-fallen/78711)
**Author:** [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2001, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-has-fallen/78711 "2001-08-29T23:44:45Z")
I just checked in, and noticed that IMHO is now the bottommost forum on the main index page, below the Pit. All the other fora are in the right order. What happened? Was it not hanging on tightly enough? Did Great Deba… --- ## [How far can you take a topic off forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-can-you-take-a-topic-off-forum/69922)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2001, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-can-you-take-a-topic-off-forum/69922 "2001-08-29T21:40:47Z")
Hey I got a question for the hard working Mods. I want to be a good poster, I try but sometimes run into a catch 22 situation: Sometimes when posting is a forumn (usally GQ) I offer my point of view and/or counter oppo… --- ## [The forums are moving! The forums are moving!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-forums-are-moving-the-forums-are-moving/78710)
**Author:** [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2001, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-forums-are-moving-the-forums-are-moving/78710 "2001-08-29T16:53:39Z")
Maybe I missed the discussion on this, but the BBQ forum just jumped from the bottom of the list of forums- where it rightfully belongs, I might add- to the second to the bottom. I’m outraged!! Well, actually I’m not, … --- ## [A request on the QUOTE function](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-on-the-quote-function/78465)
**Author:** [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2001, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-on-the-quote-function/78465 "2001-08-29T14:58:28Z")
I see that a lot of the bolding errors are seemingly caused not simply by failing to close a \[\*\*b\] tag but by using the quote function and forgetting to delete the first one. Is this really necessary? After all, the tex… --- ## [board maintenance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-maintenance/78564)
**Author:** [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2001, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-maintenance/78564 "2001-08-29T10:54:07Z")
What exactly is being “maintained” and how, during board maintenance at the wee hours of the morning? --- ## [A cut and paste question...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cut-and-paste-question/78060)
**Author:** [@darkcool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/darkcool)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2001, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cut-and-paste-question/78060 "2001-08-29T08:26:02Z")
I can’t cut and paste to make quotes as per the vb code directions either from the orig post or after I try to post reply. What am I doing wrong…or rather what is the proper way to cut and paste for quoting a previous po… --- ## [Hello. A quick question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-a-quick-question/78388)
**Author:** [@BuddhaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuddhaDog)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2001, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-a-quick-question/78388 "2001-08-29T03:14:25Z")
Can I no longer show jpgs like we used to? Did manhattan ever receive his $10,000 from Phaedrus? Did anyone ever prove that CKDexterHaven is Cecil? --- ## [A "Mod Appreciation Party"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mod-appreciation-party/78248)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2001, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mod-appreciation-party/78248 "2001-08-29T00:17:53Z")
Has it ever been considered? If not, then may it be now? We could pick a site that’s easy to get to (in the US) and spend a weekend thanking those of you who keep us in line and keep this MB going. The Holidays would b… --- ## [Hey Jill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-jill/78283)
**Author:** [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2001, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-jill/78283 "2001-08-28T17:55:37Z")
You wanna accept our e-mails? Or have you had it with us? I e-mailed you a question and it was bounced back- --- ## [odd smilie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-smilie/76537)
**Author:** [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2001, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-smilie/76537 "2001-08-28T17:13:19Z")
Typically when going through old threads the old smilie code is changed into text. But in the first thread Sweet Sue has a smilie. Ok I can deal with that. But it’s a type of smilie I’ve never seen? Looks like a smilie w… --- ## [Is it possible to get my name changed and keep my post count?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-get-my-name-changed-and-keep-my-post-count/77764)
**Author:** [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2001, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-get-my-name-changed-and-keep-my-post-count/77764 "2001-08-28T14:38:47Z")
…since I was in fact the one who posted them. I keep thinking of good names and I am tired of mine. It just doesn’t have the same ring as some of the other names I have come up with. --- ## [How do Ichange my UserName?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-ichange-my-username/78494)
**Author:** [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2001, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-ichange-my-username/78494 "2001-08-28T13:15:26Z")
How would I go about changing my UserName from “Mudshark2911” to just “Mudshark”? --- ## [Jill Magruder = JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jill-magruder-jillgat/77987)
**Author:** [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2001, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jill-magruder-jillgat/77987 "2001-08-28T07:22:00Z")
Just thought I’d make a change here. I hope that doesn’t freak anybody out. Everything else about me is exactly the same! And yes, this is cross-posted in GQ. So sue me. --- ## [Mundane questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-questions/77748)
**Author:** [@cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cynic)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2001, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-questions/77748 "2001-08-28T07:19:48Z")
I’ve noticed quite a few posts in the GQ forum that are on the order of “What is a ?”. These questions could be answered just as easily by typing “” into any search engine. They must know this. What is their motivation? … --- ## [Does Chicago Reader own the text?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-chicago-reader-own-the-text/78360)
**Author:** [@Oblong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oblong)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2001, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-chicago-reader-own-the-text/78360 "2001-08-27T18:16:28Z")
I saw something very interesting that I initially thought may be of interest in another MB community. I was going to paste the text and a link on the other MB, and email the author of the text to let him know his thought… --- ## [OK, why did the enema thread vanish while I was reading it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-why-did-the-enema-thread-vanish-while-i-was-reading-it/78147)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2001, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-why-did-the-enema-thread-vanish-while-i-was-reading-it/78147 "2001-08-27T11:49:55Z")
Granted it was not appropriate for this MB at all, did ya have to yank it right out of my hands, like my mom did when she caught me with dad’s copy of playboy when I was 12? Jeez. --- ## [For the mods: How did Yogi Yorgenson get banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-mods-how-did-yogi-yorgenson-get-banned/78217)
**Author:** [@gorewonfla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gorewonfla)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2001, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-mods-how-did-yogi-yorgenson-get-banned/78217 "2001-08-27T09:17:57Z")
I can’t figure out which of the many reasons there could be. Is it… No white supremacy allowed Instead of fighting ignorance, contributing to it No ethnic slurs allowed or another reason? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=490) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=492)