# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=494 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 495 --- ## [e-mail notification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mail-notification/76275)
**Author:** [@pezwookiee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezwookiee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2001, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mail-notification/76275 "2001-08-15T20:00:08Z")
Hey, I really dig keeping up with how a thread evolves, so I always choose to get e-mail notification of new posts. But what about when I have nothing to say and still would like an e-mail notification with each new post… --- ## [Pages not refreshing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pages-not-refreshing/76256)
**Author:** [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2001, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pages-not-refreshing/76256 "2001-08-15T10:15:52Z")
Today, whilst mooching around the boards, I’ve been noticing that the main forum pages don’t appear to be refreshing. I click on a thread, read the OP and see that there are several replies, but when I click to back to t… --- ## [Is cross-site posting OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cross-site-posting-ok/76046)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2001, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cross-site-posting-ok/76046 "2001-08-15T07:30:21Z")
Cross-forum posting is understandably a bad idea. But what about cross-site posting? Is it bad form to post the same slightly technical (well, from my perspective) MS Access question both to GQ and to outside message boa… --- ## [Possible to change alias w/o new account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-to-change-alias-w-o-new-account/76336)
**Author:** [@PublicBlast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PublicBlast)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2001, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-to-change-alias-w-o-new-account/76336 "2001-08-15T06:35:07Z")
Moderators and other Dopers– The recent board hack has made me realize that it’s stupid to use my current SMDB alias, which is identical to my username on many more sensitive websites (even tho my password is different)… --- ## [Something weird going on....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-weird-going-on/76268)
**Author:** [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2001, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-weird-going-on/76268 "2001-08-15T04:48:40Z")
It takes no time at all to open a thread. It takes a VERY long time to make a post, five, ten, even fifteen minutes. The search engine also takes a VERY long time to work or it doesn’t work at all. --- ## [Jerry -- Why do a daily backup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-why-do-a-daily-backup/75282)
**Author:** [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2001, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-why-do-a-daily-backup/75282 "2001-08-14T23:38:39Z")
In the “I hate to complain, but…” thread that was locked – jdavis posted this: I’m just curious here, but I wonder why you perform a daily backup when it seems that a days worth of posts are certainly not critical to t… --- ## [No acknowledgement of posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-acknowledgement-of-posts/76267)
**Author:** [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2001, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-acknowledgement-of-posts/76267 "2001-08-14T21:53:44Z")
I’ve notited today that when I submit a post, I get no “thank you” acknowlegement, and am not taken to my post. Nothing at all happens on this end when I press the submit button, but the reply is posted successfully to t… --- ## [Boards Hacked??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boards-hacked/75742)
**Author:** [@John487](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John487)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2001, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boards-hacked/75742 "2001-08-14T18:42:45Z")
What happened?? --- ## [Moderator's regularity – a concerned voice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-regularity-a-concerned-voice/76174)
**Author:** [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2001, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-regularity-a-concerned-voice/76174 "2001-08-14T14:51:03Z")
When growing up we abbreviated anything massive to ‘mass’. This appears to have caught on given the ‘Admin Options’ at page, bottom right and, I have to say, it gladdens my heart. Just how massive are these prunes, how … --- ## [an i free here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-i-free-here/75242)
**Author:** [@vannaken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vannaken)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2001, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-i-free-here/75242 "2001-08-14T14:10:00Z")
do i get to talk about anything i want with out a prick mob deleting or closing down my thread…? can i say… fuck shit cunt pussy asshole cock whore dickhead etc around here with out this—\> \*\*\*\* happeningto it? … --- ## [password](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password/75746)
**Author:** [@The\_Punkyova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Punkyova)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2001, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password/75746 "2001-08-14T02:02:27Z")
When I logged on, there was a message on the homepage to change my password. (Not just mine, I know, but I can only handle one thing, here.) So…how do I do this? Also, and probably unrelated, my weekly e-mail always has… --- ## [Two questions, if I may...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-if-i-may/75993)
**Author:** [@warmgun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/warmgun)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2001, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-if-i-may/75993 "2001-08-13T23:25:41Z")
Why no spell check? 60 sec post delay, why? --- ## [Thank you Jerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-jerry/75750)
**Author:** [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2001, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-jerry/75750 "2001-08-13T13:08:38Z")
Jerry, Thank you very much for your hard work in getting our boards back up and running. I’m sorry some \*sshole had to cause you such a hard time. I appreciate it very, very much. Zette --- ## [Confused by Thread Closure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-by-thread-closure/75839)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2001, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-by-thread-closure/75839 "2001-08-13T01:06:39Z")
There was an active thread on George Bush’s IQ here: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=80397 Manhattan just closed this thread. His comment announcing the closure was, “Feh.” Am I missing some… --- ## [Coding question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coding-question/75935)
**Author:** [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2001, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coding-question/75935 "2001-08-12T23:56:20Z")
I’m starting to pound some of the UBB code into my head, and I know how to do bold, italics, links, things like that, but how do I make the text really small? I can’t find it in the FAQs. --- ## [Passwords broken how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passwords-broken-how/75885)
**Author:** [@Avumede](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avumede)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2001, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passwords-broken-how/75885 "2001-08-12T23:23:47Z")
Are passwords stored in plaintext here? I’m just wondering how paranoid I need to be about the break-in. If the passwords are stored in plaintext, it might be good to change it everywhere I use it. If the password is sto… --- ## [Two of my posts disappeared!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-of-my-posts-disappeared/75784)
**Author:** [@Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_AL_Einstein)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2001, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-of-my-posts-disappeared/75784 "2001-08-12T20:54:55Z")
Pretty sure they were both in GD, I noticed they were gone early in the AM Sat 8/11 Eastern Time, the same time that first saw the message that the site had been hacked. Has this happened to anyone else? --- ## [Crisis posting awards. You know who you are...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crisis-posting-awards-you-know-who-you-are/75751)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2001, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crisis-posting-awards-you-know-who-you-are/75751 "2001-08-12T17:57:26Z")
Even though the officials haven’t posted in this thread to tell us what happened, we hereby award various threads for gallantry under fire. First to post after being knocked off line: About this Message Board at 11:37 … --- ## [Signatures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signatures/75875)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2001, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signatures/75875 "2001-08-12T14:19:54Z")
OK, now that the board is running faster, is it OK to use signatures again, or should we still not do that? Just curious. --- ## [Search tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-tips/75834)
**Author:** [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2001, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-tips/75834 "2001-08-12T14:15:40Z")
Okay, why the hell can I never find anything with the search feature? Google is my loyal slave. Lycos is my grovels at my feet. Alta Vista peels grapes and feeds them to me one-by-one. People from all over the depart… --- ## [Why is it so big??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-big/75674)
**Author:** [@shannybonanny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shannybonanny)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2001, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-big/75674 "2001-08-12T05:20:50Z")
Okay, is it still doing it? --- ## [The Mods Themselves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mods-themselves/75344)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2001, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mods-themselves/75344 "2001-08-12T03:43:45Z")
The Greek Gods didn’t get along. They were always fighting and intriguing among themselves. The occasional savvy mortal could play the Gods off against each other for his own gain. The mods themselves are a rather diver… --- ## [Profile Time Stamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profile-time-stamp/75801)
**Author:** [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2001, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profile-time-stamp/75801 "2001-08-12T02:35:52Z")
Cause I had to change my password I noticed in the Profile section they have a Time Stamp where you can adjust the board hours for your time zone but don’t it doesn’t list what numbers you should use. What would be the P… --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/75854)
**Author:** [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2001, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/75854 "2001-08-12T00:36:29Z")
testing --- ## [testing if mozilla can change its password for this site..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-if-mozilla-can-change-its-password-for-this-site/75794)
**Author:** [@ramesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ramesh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2001, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-if-mozilla-can-change-its-password-for-this-site/75794 "2001-08-11T12:55:06Z")
testing testin, --- ## [Guy Stuff thread..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-stuff-thread/75780)
**Author:** [@warmgun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/warmgun)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2001, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-stuff-thread/75780 "2001-08-11T09:52:07Z")
Chronos says the longest thread is ‘Guy Stuff’ but I couldn’t find it. Anybody? --- ## [When did the threads revert to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-threads-revert-to/75759)
**Author:** [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2001, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-threads-revert-to/75759 "2001-08-11T05:16:57Z")
It’s not a bitch or complaint, but in the fix process what did the date and/or of the last posts revert to? --- ## [Sheesh! They really did it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheesh-they-really-did-it/75754)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2001, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheesh-they-really-did-it/75754 "2001-08-11T04:41:46Z")
There’s stuff missing. I read the ice/freezing thread this morning before I went to work. But now were back to two days ago. I know we’ll get answers eventually. --- ## [What's up with BUMP??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-bump/75641)
**Author:** [@hermn8r](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hermn8r)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2001, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-bump/75641 "2001-08-10T04:03:43Z")
I have seen several threads that contain a post that has the single word BUMP in it. Often like this: BUMP Sorry if this is a silly question, but what does that mean? --- ## [Moderator Posting Frequency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-posting-frequency/74653)
**Author:** [@IzzyR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IzzyR)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2001, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-posting-frequency/74653 "2001-08-10T01:28:07Z")
It would seem to me that there is a negative correlation between moderator status and posting frequency. In GD, the forum that I frequent the most, neither of the two moderators seem to post frequently with their “Modera… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=493) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=495)