# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=492 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 493 --- ## [putting \\"quotes\\" in the title;](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-quotes-in-the-title/78203)
**Author:** [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2001, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-quotes-in-the-title/78203 "2001-08-26T21:49:09Z")
nt --- ## [Avoiding duplicate posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoiding-duplicate-posts/78194)
**Author:** [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2001, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoiding-duplicate-posts/78194 "2001-08-26T20:02:33Z")
My message boards have a nice little message that comes up if you try to post the same message twice, which means no duplicate posts: "You have already posted a message to this discussion which: Was posted within the… --- ## [This is a test post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-post/77586)
**Author:** [@WPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WPL)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2001, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-post/77586 "2001-08-26T12:41:43Z")
…I’m just trying this out. --- ## [User name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name/77832)
**Author:** [@hampster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hampster)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2001, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name/77832 "2001-08-26T05:50:31Z")
What would be the best way for me to change my user name? I suppose I could just re-register, but then I’d be counting as 2 people, and there’s nothing in the faq about closing your own account. Would I be able to ge… --- ## [Spacing test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spacing-test/78092)
**Author:** [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2001, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spacing-test/78092 "2001-08-25T17:40:53Z")
Here’s a sentence. Here’s another. Grab your gear. Run for cover. Bite your buttons, Eat your shoes. Does this board change spacing rules ? Here’sXaXsentence.XHere’sXanother. GrabXyourXgear.XXRunXforXcover… --- ## [Proper Forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-forum/77974)
**Author:** [@IzzyR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IzzyR)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2001, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-forum/77974 "2001-08-24T20:13:26Z")
In a recent BBQ Pit thread, Alphagene said Which after some delay he did. I would like to make clear that it is not my intention to complain about the thread being locked - frankly I think it had run its course. But I… --- ## [A question about my registration date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-my-registration-date/77822)
**Author:** [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2001, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-my-registration-date/77822 "2001-08-24T19:36:34Z")
Would it be possible for someone to change the date on which they registered in their profile? For example, I joined June 6, 2000. Would I be able to change that to, say, May 25? I ask out of pure speculation. I have no… --- ## [Threaded mode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threaded-mode/77839)
**Author:** [@Baltazar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baltazar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2001, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threaded-mode/77839 "2001-08-24T17:18:44Z")
Is it possible to see a thread (with replies) in a threaded modus (instead for flat) ?? I’m new here so this question may seem strange. . --- ## [For the moderators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-moderators/77675)
**Author:** [@gorewonfla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gorewonfla)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2001, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-moderators/77675 "2001-08-24T17:13:05Z")
Will you tell us who the 200,000th person to post is? --- ## [The Search opinion should be improven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-search-opinion-should-be-improven/77795)
**Author:** [@Baltazar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baltazar)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2001, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-search-opinion-should-be-improven/77795 "2001-08-24T17:10:43Z")
(It’s possible that there are some options I didn’t try, but here I go) I miss something fundamental with the search option here. When i search: The word I search for can be used several times in a big thread with a l… --- ## [signature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature/77863)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2001, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature/77863 "2001-08-24T13:18:52Z")
I have tried to modify my profile to include a signature, but it doesn’t come up when i post. What’s up? --- ## [I just saw something really weird...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-something-really-weird/77350)
**Author:** [@Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_AL_Einstein)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2001, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-something-really-weird/77350 "2001-08-24T05:12:34Z")
Has “rainchikki” changed her username to “racinchikki”? Because “racinchikki” is the name I just saw in MPSIMS. I did some searching. There seems to be only “racinchikki”, no “rainchikki”. Possibilities: 1: It was alwa… --- ## [Board errors? Tuba?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-errors-tuba/77724)
**Author:** [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2001, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-errors-tuba/77724 "2001-08-24T05:11:33Z")
In this thread, Tuba came in (as the only respondant) and said she was closing the thread… OK, I agreed in general… However, the thread does NOT show as being closed, and it does not show that anyone responded at all… W… --- ## [When do you get paid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-get-paid/77655)
**Author:** [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2001, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-get-paid/77655 "2001-08-24T02:11:09Z")
I remember Tubadiva back in 97. I assumed she played tuba in her HS band. She was a moderator on the AO board. Lynn Bodoni was a wisecracking active poster back then. They are both administrators. I assume this site is r… --- ## [getting multiple links to work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-multiple-links-to-work/77776)
**Author:** [@Spyderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spyderman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2001, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-multiple-links-to-work/77776 "2001-08-23T22:04:36Z")
what am i doing wrong? I am trying to provide three different links but instead it shortens my OP and only links to the last link? If you can make sense out of my question kudos you are a uber-genuis --- ## [this is just a test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/77520)
**Author:** [@Baltazar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baltazar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2001, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/77520 "2001-08-23T21:13:43Z")
mtest --- ## [test post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/77759)
**Author:** [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2001, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/77759 "2001-08-23T18:51:45Z")
Like, I said, this is a test. --- ## [Problems with password...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-password/77554)
**Author:** [@rob\_s](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rob_s)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2001, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-password/77554 "2001-08-23T12:23:46Z")
Dunno if this is the right place for this post - sorry if it should be somewhere else. I’ve been trying to log in to edit my posts but when I type my password I run out of space. I got the auto e-mail wossname to send m… --- ## [Maximum password length](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-password-length/77457)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2001, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-password-length/77457 "2001-08-23T10:59:15Z")
How many characters can my SDMB password be? I changed it recently, because of the Announcement, and I got curious. --- ## [Is there a "search" tool for the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-search-tool-for-the-sdmb/77680)
**Author:** [@Evno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evno)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2001, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-search-tool-for-the-sdmb/77680 "2001-08-23T06:10:08Z")
Sometimes I can forget about something I wanted to read or check on later. Is there a keyword search available for all the posts? --- ## [Welcome our new moderators!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-moderators/77178)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2001, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-moderators/77178 "2001-08-23T05:52:12Z")
As I’m sure some of you have noticed by now, DrMatrix and bibliophage have joined the Straight Dope Message Board staff. We’re tickled to have them both on board. Please congratulate and commiserate with our new mods! … --- ## [New forum suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-forum-suggestions/76358)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2001, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-forum-suggestions/76358 "2001-08-23T03:26:07Z")
I remember there being a discussion way back about what new forums to add, if any. Not sure if this is still an issue, but anyway, my suggestions. Specific Questions I.e., question which have a single, specific answer … --- ## [something != something else](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-something-else/77166)
**Author:** [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2001, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-something-else/77166 "2001-08-23T00:41:59Z")
I’ve seen in a few threads this construction, where a comparison seems to be made between two different things. It reads something like this: “something != something else” At first I thought that the exclamation mark w… --- ## [Search function](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function/77165)
**Author:** [@Eyke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyke)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2001, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function/77165 "2001-08-22T21:20:58Z")
Good day: I tried doing a search. It prompts me for my UID and password every time. I have not been on the boards for some months, does that matter? I did change my password per Tubadiva’s request. TIA --- ## [Life summons me, and I must follow.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-summons-me-and-i-must-follow/76884)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2001, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-summons-me-and-i-must-follow/76884 "2001-08-22T18:14:44Z")
Well, folks, the next two semesters, I’ll be back on a full course load, including three credits each of General Relativity, from a professor who’s been known to assign forty hours of homework a week. I think you can se… --- ## [test thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/77286)
**Author:** [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2001, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/77286 "2001-08-22T17:14:15Z")
this is a test --- ## ["Quotes" in subject lines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes-in-subject-lines/77534)
**Author:** [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2001, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes-in-subject-lines/77534 "2001-08-22T14:44:28Z")
test --- ## [""Quotes"" in subject lines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes-in-subject-lines/77533)
**Author:** [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2001, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes-in-subject-lines/77533 "2001-08-22T13:39:08Z")
testing --- ## [change in search default](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-in-search-default/77324)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2001, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-in-search-default/77324 "2001-08-22T04:26:14Z")
From what I have seen, the search function under each post which according to the parallel function on the “profile” screen should provide a “Search: All posts by this registered user”, is now by default only providing t… --- ## [Bandwidth increased?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bandwidth-increased/77072)
**Author:** [@Oblong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oblong)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2001, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bandwidth-increased/77072 "2001-08-22T00:29:16Z")
Has anything happened to make the boards load much quicker recently? I’ve noticed they are loading quicker and thus I can visit more. (aren’t you glad about that?) note: Not complaining or anything, just curious if a ch… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=491) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=493)