# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=50 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 51 --- ## [Counting forum posting numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counting-forum-posting-numbers/853955)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counting-forum-posting-numbers/853955 "2020-05-19T01:02:16Z")
Specifically, I was wondering if the number of posts in the Quarantine Zone was flattening :slight\_smile: But I couldn’t figure out a way to make the search function show anything like that – posts this week, posts sinc… --- ## [Why has my iPhone started logging me out of the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-my-iphone-started-logging-me-out-of-the-sdmb/854051)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-my-iphone-started-logging-me-out-of-the-sdmb/854051 "2020-05-18T18:54:40Z")
Straightforward question, istm. The phone is a plain vanilla iPhone 11. The browser is Firefox. All updates remain up to date. The issue begin about a week ago. If I don’t look at one of my browser screens that is open t… --- ## [If we don't support this type of thread for women, why is this thread ok?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-dont-support-this-type-of-thread-for-women-why-is-this-thread-ok/853745)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-dont-support-this-type-of-thread-for-women-why-is-this-thread-ok/853745 "2020-05-17T20:36:05Z")
We’ve been working hard to reduce misogyny at the Dope, and have made a lot of progress. Thank you everyone. I saw this thread about good-looking male celebrities, and I wondered, if we don’t allow (or at least we disco… --- ## [The Banning of Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-banning-of-shodan/853763)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 425\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-banning-of-shodan/853763 "2020-05-17T04:06:29Z")
Since it has been 8 months since the suspension and since the suspension was only for a week, banning is harsh. A one month suspension would be more appropriate. --- ## [Miller, a word about what you consider my "doxxing" of right-wingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miller-a-word-about-what-you-consider-my-doxxing-of-right-wingers/853740)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miller-a-word-about-what-you-consider-my-doxxing-of-right-wingers/853740 "2020-05-16T22:53:39Z")
Miller: In the Pit thread “Fucking idiot coronavirus-loving rednecks in Michigan,” you edited a post of mine, claiming I was a little too close to doxxing people. I wholeheartedly disagree with your assessment. Severa… --- ## [Posting as a poster, or a moderator, or a spokes-moderator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-as-a-poster-or-a-moderator-or-a-spokes-moderator/853945)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-as-a-poster-or-a-moderator-or-a-spokes-moderator/853945 "2020-05-16T22:47:59Z")
I rise to a point of order. When this thread was closed, Colibri wrote that Engineer\_Comp\_Geek had provided the moderators’ answer in post 49. Here is the part that Colibri quoted. When ECG speaks of why he did not mo… --- ## [Homophobia on the Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homophobia-on-the-dope/852855)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homophobia-on-the-dope/852855 "2020-05-16T21:01:09Z")
Apologies for the title. I’m not quite sure about the term “homophobia”. What I am getting at is unthinking stereotypes and the privilege to punch down on full display. In this thread, a question is posed about good nam… --- ## [Closed thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-thread/853911)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-thread/853911 "2020-05-16T10:40:42Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=896310 #3 Report Post Unread Yesterday, 05:29 PM Colibri Colibri is offline SD Curator of Critters Moderator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Panama Posts: 45,… --- ## [How to tell when my subscription is due?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-when-my-subscription-is-due/853869)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-when-my-subscription-is-due/853869 "2020-05-15T19:11:38Z")
I looked in User CP under paid subscriptions, but there is no date shown. --- ## [WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf/853875)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf/853875 "2020-05-15T19:05:13Z")
I paid hard-earned money to join this board for the collective wisdom. Fix this shit. A server that can handle traffic is not that hard to accomplish. :frowning: --- ## [Would it be possible to have a ‘hide this thread’ feature on this board’s software?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-have-a-hide-this-thread-feature-on-this-board-s-software/853753)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-have-a-hide-this-thread-feature-on-this-board-s-software/853753 "2020-05-14T02:49:37Z")
Obviously, this isn’t anything that could or will happen soon, getting the board stable and keeping the SDMB open are the two priorities for the SDMB. But, in a future perfect world, does the software allow for a hide t… --- ## [Shodan is Banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-is-banned/853758)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-is-banned/853758 "2020-05-14T01:22:09Z")
For earning a warning following a recent suspension, poster Shodan is banned from the SDMB. Warning: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22301444&postcount=78 Recent Suspension: https://boards.straigh… --- ## [RioRico has been suspended for 30 days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riorico-has-been-suspended-for-30-days/853625)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riorico-has-been-suspended-for-30-days/853625 "2020-05-11T04:00:00Z")
RioRico has been suspended for receiving several warnings after a 7-day suspension in January. The most recent warning is here: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22297680&postcount=3059 The previous s… --- ## [Is there a way to search for posts within a specific thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-for-posts-within-a-specific-thread/853487)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-for-posts-within-a-specific-thread/853487 "2020-05-10T15:58:04Z")
Let’s say I’ve posted a handful of times to one of those fifty page threads, and I’d like to find all the posts I’ve made without having to search through each page of the thread for my name. I know the search function w… --- ## [Is it forbidden to post invitations to Zoom, Discord, Skype, etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-forbidden-to-post-invitations-to-zoom-discord-skype-etc/853362)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2020, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-forbidden-to-post-invitations-to-zoom-discord-skype-etc/853362 "2020-05-10T01:16:45Z")
Talking to people via text is great. But real-time voice would be appreciated. --- ## [Any way to keep the damn banner ads from invisibly overlapping the "Submit Post" button?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-keep-the-damn-banner-ads-from-invisibly-overlapping-the-submit-post-button/853432)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-keep-the-damn-banner-ads-from-invisibly-overlapping-the-submit-post-button/853432 "2020-05-09T15:26:35Z")
Something I’ve noticed recently- the banner ads at the bottom invisibly overlap the “Submit Post”, “Submit New Thread” or “Preview Post” buttons at the bottom of the screen. In other words, no visible part of the ad ove… --- ## [Board has become aggressive about Sultantheme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-has-become-aggressive-about-sultantheme/848302)
**Author:** [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-has-become-aggressive-about-sultantheme/848302 "2020-05-09T13:21:48Z")
I hate the Sultantheme’s theme with the fire of a thousand suns. I don’t think it should be the default theme. I’d prefer it didn’t exist at all. It’s horrible on a desktop, and it’s even more unreadable on a phone. So w… --- ## [Do people who get warnings get a notification?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-who-get-warnings-get-a-notification/853361)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-who-get-warnings-get-a-notification/853361 "2020-05-08T18:51:25Z")
I was perusing the Quarantine Zone and thinking to myself what an unexpected nightmare it seems to have been to moderate. Warnings left right and centre… my sympathy to the mods. And then it made me think about my own h… --- ## [Proposal: Ban on minimizing "truther" statements about Covid/Coronavirus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposal-ban-on-minimizing-truther-statements-about-covid-coronavirus/853341)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposal-ban-on-minimizing-truther-statements-about-covid-coronavirus/853341 "2020-05-08T17:36:29Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22289127&postcount=31 This has got to be one of the stupidest and most reprehensible statements I’ve seen on these boards. If someone dies from X, you don’t factor in… --- ## [I know, here's my hat... uneven modding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-heres-my-hat-uneven-modding/853268)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-heres-my-hat-uneven-modding/853268 "2020-05-07T20:26:13Z")
If you ever wonder why people stop coming here, one reason could be the fact this has turned into an echo chamber where unpopular opinions are told to take their hat and leave. And, worse, it is enforced by uneven moddin… --- ## [Putting the “F” word in a thread title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-the-f-word-in-a-thread-title/853108)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-the-f-word-in-a-thread-title/853108 "2020-05-07T16:51:32Z")
In a current thread in GQ, someone says: (They wrote “F\*ck”) I’ve been here a while and I don’t remember a “board preference” against just writing out “fuck”. I have no need or desire to do so but I’m curious, is the… --- ## [Why isn't The Straight Dope very popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-the-straight-dope-very-popular/850837)
**Author:** [@Doctorhmmmm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctorhmmmm)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-the-straight-dope-very-popular/850837 "2020-05-05T04:11:32Z")
This site is so old and so cool I was just wondering why such a nostalgic and cool place not very popular? --- ## [John\_Stamos'\_Left\_Ear is suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-stamos-left-ear-is-suspended/852889)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-stamos-left-ear-is-suspended/852889 "2020-04-30T04:00:00Z")
For receiving a warning following a week’s suspension in February, John\_Stamos’\_Left\_Ear is suspended for 30 days. Most recent warning: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22276583&postcount=519 Suspen… --- ## [Why is the BBQ Pit called that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-bbq-pit-called-that/852697)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-bbq-pit-called-that/852697 "2020-04-28T21:29:04Z")
I have been at this board for almost 11 years (I had lurked some years before), but this question makes me feel like a noob. The Pit, I understand. But what stands BBQ for? Surely not grilling? --- ## [Suggestion about moderation that might help the mods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-about-moderation-that-might-help-the-mods/852550)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-about-moderation-that-might-help-the-mods/852550 "2020-04-28T15:23:04Z")
This is in reference to this point where Colibri expresses some understandable frustration. I admit that I responded to the offending post, but caught Colibri’s moderation in time to self-edit my post. However, it is c… --- ## [Where did the ‘back’ button go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-back-button-go/852689)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-back-button-go/852689 "2020-04-28T03:54:49Z")
Seriously. Is it just me? It’s just gone. What’s up with that? --- ## [Featured article link on SD homepage not working](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/featured-article-link-on-sd-homepage-not-working/852652)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/featured-article-link-on-sd-homepage-not-working/852652 "2020-04-27T17:38:48Z")
“Is setting yourself on fire a good way to treat snakebite?,” it reads, but when I click on it nothing happens. I’ve tried several times over the past day or so. --- ## [YouTube links as cites in GD, GQ, and Politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-links-as-cites-in-gd-gq-and-politics/852493)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-links-as-cites-in-gd-gq-and-politics/852493 "2020-04-24T20:53:58Z")
Should there, could there be a rule against people using videos as cites in GD, GQ, and Politics, except when the point of debate is whether a certain source said a certain thing? It seems like the opposite of fair pl… --- ## [Is Board traffic up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-board-traffic-up/852310)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-board-traffic-up/852310 "2020-04-24T02:42:18Z")
Is there a silver lining in the miasma? I’ve noticed lately the SDMB has slowed down from even its usual standard. Could it be that we’re seeing more users, more posters, longer average time per user, or whatever other m… --- ## [Russian bots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-bots/852292)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-bots/852292 "2020-04-23T23:35:46Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=893971 Jonathan Chance Moderator \*Guidance: Stop accusing others of being Russian bots Guys, I love you all dearly. I do. But this habit you’ve developed of casu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=49) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=51)