# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=501 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 502 --- ## [new thread titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-titles/69468)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2001, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-titles/69468 "2001-06-20T17:37:05Z")
When I’m posting a new thread, the title always ends up as the subject of my OP. Since this isn’t how all threads start, how do I prevent that from happening? --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/69452)
**Author:** [@dobbinaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dobbinaire)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2001, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/69452 "2001-06-20T09:41:11Z")
cite --- ## [what is this forum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-forum/69310)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2001, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-forum/69310 "2001-06-20T05:26:24Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?forumid=8&daysprune=1000 --- ## [test!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/69392)
**Author:** [@Mercutio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercutio)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2001, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/69392 "2001-06-20T05:24:43Z")
irc:irc.pimpwar.com --- ## [How long does a name change take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-a-name-change-take/69215)
**Author:** [@wayward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wayward)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2001, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-a-name-change-take/69215 "2001-06-19T23:55:07Z")
I’m not going start mod/admin-bashing, I know they’re busy and have a hell of a lot to do but the thing is, I e-mailed TubaDiva about a name change nearly a week ago and nothing’s happened yet. There seems to be two pos… --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/69312)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2001, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/69312 "2001-06-19T09:24:31Z")
: + ) = : + ( = : + D = ; + ) = : + o = --- ## [Sympathy For The Devil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sympathy-for-the-devil/69144)
**Author:** [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2001, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sympathy-for-the-devil/69144 "2001-06-19T06:12:41Z")
I could accept getting BANNED for libel or slander, but the added charge of “posting copyrighted materials” stinks of the Niedermeyer-Sergeant-At-Arms gambit in the movie Animal House. Could you explain this rule? Are so… --- ## [How to save to an HTML file](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-save-to-an-html-file/69260)
**Author:** [@Jeannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeannie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2001, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-save-to-an-html-file/69260 "2001-06-19T05:51:13Z")
I know this is a really stupid question. Someone in a thread somewhere suggested saving old threads to an HTML file. How would I do that? I thought the only way I could save a thread would be to c the whole thing into a … --- ## [How do we know that tires are now at last safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-that-tires-are-now-at-last-safe/68425)
**Author:** [@don\_willard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_willard)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2001, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-that-tires-are-now-at-last-safe/68425 "2001-06-19T00:30:22Z")
Since everything is made by just anybody, especially in the Third World, and then labelled by various supposedly respectable brand or bigshot names (which names have been bought by faceless multinational corporations own… --- ## [About the search function and its effect on the server](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-search-function-and-its-effect-on-the-server/69071)
**Author:** [@sulawesi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sulawesi)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2001, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-search-function-and-its-effect-on-the-server/69071 "2001-06-18T13:57:10Z")
Okay, I’m going to show off my incredible lack of internet savvy here, but what exactly does the search function do to the server that’s so hard on it? Furthermore (and this is the stupid part), since I don’t really know… --- ## [A Question about long usernames?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-long-usernames/69151)
**Author:** [@Anniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anniz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2001, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-long-usernames/69151 "2001-06-18T12:58:06Z")
Isn’t it any way possible to not be alloved to have so damn loooooooong user names. Check the MPSIMS now, how you have to scroll at the bottom of the site to be able to read it all. It’s just a bit irritating. --- ## [Testing, testing - One, Two, One Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-testing-one-two-one-two/69044)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Bee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Bee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2001, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-testing-one-two-one-two/69044 "2001-06-18T07:58:16Z")
:slight\_smile: --- ## [Can't get through to the Straight Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-get-through-to-the-straight-dope/64127)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2001, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-get-through-to-the-straight-dope/64127 "2001-06-17T23:47:53Z")
If you know of people who can’t get through to the Straight Dope Website or the SDMB, this may be because of a problem with their Internet service provider’s domain name server. On April 13, our tech guys changed the IP … --- ## [Sig Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/69107)
**Author:** [@Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_AL_Einstein)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2001, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/69107 "2001-06-17T20:29:12Z")
Sig test. --- ## [Just out of curiosity...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-out-of-curiosity/67892)
**Author:** [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2001, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-out-of-curiosity/67892 "2001-06-17T18:05:07Z")
Why does andros’s post count read 0 in this this thread? --- ## [Thread-view count: Does it include the OP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-view-count-does-it-include-the-op/68808)
**Author:** [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2001, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-view-count-does-it-include-the-op/68808 "2001-06-17T05:20:34Z")
I just started a new thread over in IMHO. When I saved it and then refreshed the forum page, I saw my new thread with 0 replies, but 1 pageview. Am I that one view? Did I automatically “view” the thread once by creating … --- ## [Another sig' test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-sig-test/69060)
**Author:** [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2001, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-sig-test/69060 "2001-06-17T04:21:13Z")
Sig’ test --- ## [Can't do a search for a poster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-do-a-search-for-a-poster/69032)
**Author:** [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2001, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-do-a-search-for-a-poster/69032 "2001-06-17T02:47:47Z")
I tried to do a search for my friend’s username (he is a relatively new poster), but got an error… His username is Mr O, is that too short for the search dealy? I’m guessing it probably is… Hmm… --- ## [STOP THE PRESS!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-the-press/69001)
**Author:** [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2001, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-the-press/69001 "2001-06-16T23:50:06Z")
Please do not dispose of the evidence (erem… ) old threads! It is an important feature that all of us willing suckers (read: volunteer paying subscribers) are desirous of. Yup, just keep an archive of the old threads a… --- ## [Archiving SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archiving-sdmb/69019)
**Author:** [@isam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/isam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2001, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archiving-sdmb/69019 "2001-06-16T19:45:40Z")
A suggestion instead of deleting the messages that are older would be to archive them for posterity… there are MANY MANY messages on the board, and if they are deleted, then questions which were asked before will just be… --- ## [sig lines and search function](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-lines-and-search-function/68681)
**Author:** [@moi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2001, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-lines-and-search-function/68681 "2001-06-16T16:37:23Z")
Hi, Tuba Diva!:slight\_smile: In this thread, Anthracite said: Is this true? I seem to remember some trouble back in the days of–dare I say it?–“all your base” b/c a user had the catch phrase in his/her sig line, which… --- ## [How do I translate a UUB thread ID into a vB ID?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-translate-a-uub-thread-id-into-a-vb-id/68991)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2001, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-translate-a-uub-thread-id-into-a-vb-id/68991 "2001-06-16T14:29:45Z")
In a recent thread someone asked about Phaedrus. For some reason that gave me the urge to go back and read some of the weirdness. However, every single Phaedrus thread that I read referred to the “Flat Earth” thread. The… --- ## [Only registered users may use Search now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-registered-users-may-use-search-now/68837)
**Author:** [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2001, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-registered-users-may-use-search-now/68837 "2001-06-16T01:49:18Z")
Every morning, the first thing I do here is search for the threads where I’ve been posting to see if anyone has replied during my absence. I usually do this before I log-in. I just type in the (http://boards.straightdope… --- ## [About pruning old threads...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-pruning-old-threads/68210)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2001, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-pruning-old-threads/68210 "2001-06-15T01:08:38Z")
Can we request specific threads to be pruned? I’m not talking about controversial threads - what I was thinking about are the dopefest planning threads that have served their purpose and are now completely obsolete. If t… --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/68786)
**Author:** [@F-Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F-Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2001, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/68786 "2001-06-14T20:46:44Z")
Am a posting a tread --- ## [Testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/68596)
**Author:** [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2001, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/68596 "2001-06-14T01:00:27Z")
I’ve not been able to substitute URLs lately, so I must be doing something wrong. Let me practice here --- ## [How Do I Keep My Evil Twin From Posting...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-my-evil-twin-from-posting/68466)
**Author:** [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2001, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-my-evil-twin-from-posting/68466 "2001-06-13T02:05:51Z")
really dumb things using my username? --- ## [Testing, testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-testing/68146)
**Author:** [@Skijumper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skijumper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2001, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-testing/68146 "2001-06-12T22:15:25Z")
Hello y’all! --- ## [Archives? Confused!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archives-confused/68076)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2001, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archives-confused/68076 "2001-06-11T19:34:39Z")
Didn’t this message board keep an archive of old threads? Isn’t it searchable? if so, it doesn’t appear to be accessible when I go to “Search”. I was curious to raise an old posted question of mine now that I have some … --- ## [Religious trollery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-trollery/391)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2001, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-trollery/391 "2001-06-11T14:51:45Z")
In the General Questions forum there have been a number of topics which serve no purpose except trolling. I’m talking topics like “Why do everyone hate Catholics?”, “Atheism a religion?”, “Genesis creation in the bible d… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=500) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=502)