# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=505 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 506 --- ## [New thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread/64529)
**Author:** [@bdb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2001, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread/64529 "2001-05-06T08:51:19Z")
I just tried to open a new thread and it didn’t work. So I’m trying again to see what happens. --- ## [HELP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help/63830)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2001, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help/63830 "2001-05-06T07:41:52Z")
I can’t log on to the SDMB from home. (I’m posting from work.) When I try, my computer says that “The server is not responding” I’ve contacted my ISP, Intermedia At Home (cable modem) & they haven’t gotten back to me y… --- ## [other message boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-message-boards/63981)
**Author:** [@\_authority](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_authority)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2001, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-message-boards/63981 "2001-05-06T01:49:53Z")
This thread will most likely get bounced pretty quick. Don’t get me wrong I love the SDMB content wise, but not the way it locks up at busy parts of the day. Can anyone recomend message boards simular to SDMB (GD and GQ… --- ## [Test post--unreliable connection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post-unreliable-connection/64482)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2001, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post-unreliable-connection/64482 "2001-05-05T22:54:35Z")
Re WTBS Series, Rocky Road --- ## [Are old threads being deleted? (or do I just not know how to search?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-old-threads-being-deleted-or-do-i-just-not-know-how-to-search/64241)
**Author:** [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2001, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-old-threads-being-deleted-or-do-i-just-not-know-how-to-search/64241 "2001-05-05T19:41:18Z")
The obvious answer is that I do not know how to search, which will be pointed out to me when someone links to a thread that answers this exact question. Lately it seems that some older threads I have been searching for … --- ## [Well, now, this was interesting ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-now-this-was-interesting/64389)
**Author:** [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2001, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-now-this-was-interesting/64389 "2001-05-05T19:38:19Z")
Received on the screen just a few minutes ago, while trying to access MPSIMS. What does this mean? --- ## [It's a blur!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-blur/64437)
**Author:** [@ageless6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ageless6)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2001, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-blur/64437 "2001-05-05T11:14:18Z")
Wow. I usually log on between midnight and six A.M., and even then it gets pretty sluggish at times. But tonight is the fastest I have seen the board, bar none. Anyone know any reason for this? (That’s PST, by the way.… --- ## [So,so.Slow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-so-slow/63976)
**Author:** [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2001, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-so-slow/63976 "2001-05-04T16:21:19Z")
Please change the clock-work or put a new elastic band in your server because the slow running is driving me nuts! sometimes its 5 minutes between updates or page changes. --- ## [link test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-test/63802)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2001, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-test/63802 "2001-05-04T14:27:58Z")
my church --- ## [What can get a post "locked"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-get-a-post-locked/64154)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2001, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-get-a-post-locked/64154 "2001-05-04T02:37:00Z")
I;m not sure if this the right place to ask, but; I posted a question in GQ Tell the white guyand the moderator locked it. I re-read my post and the replies, but didn’t see what was wrong. I’m not contesting the mod’s … --- ## [Question about vB code](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-vb-code/64173)
**Author:** [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2001, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-vb-code/64173 "2001-05-04T02:25:18Z")
I’ve read all faq’s on vB code, and was wondering, at the risk of exposing myself as computer illiterate (o.k. , too late for that), how to get a specific (attributed) quote i.e. “originally posted by x”. Are there any o… --- ## [How long may a thread title be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-may-a-thread-title-be/64143)
**Author:** [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2001, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-may-a-thread-title-be/64143 "2001-05-03T12:49:47Z")
What is the limit? How many characters and spaces can be put in that little rectangle up there? (Not that I’m planning on creating a long-ass title; I’m just curious.) --- ## [Can't e-mail pages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-e-mail-pages/64142)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2001, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-e-mail-pages/64142 "2001-05-03T11:40:09Z")
I was trying to e-mail a couple of threads to a friend, but got a message telling that I wasn’t logged on (I was) or I was trying to edit messages (I wasn’t). I WAS able to e-mail then pages using AOL’s “favorite places”… --- ## [Practice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice/63857)
**Author:** [@ellen97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ellen97)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2001, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice/63857 "2001-05-03T03:06:12Z")
Hi, I just wanted to try to start a thread. I’ve been reading the board for almost a year now and I figured it was time to try posting. Here is my website: http://www.henry-net.com/~steele --- ## [Serif and san-serif type in posts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serif-and-san-serif-type-in-posts/64069)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2001, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serif-and-san-serif-type-in-posts/64069 "2001-05-02T17:14:52Z")
Here’s a little something I’ve noticed lately. Sometimes my posts will be in the normal san-serif typeface, but some times it’ll be in a slightly larger, heavier serif face. An example is here. In my last post the “quo… --- ## [extra long links and spaces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-long-links-and-spaces/64016)
**Author:** [@Sterra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterra)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2001, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-long-links-and-spaces/64016 "2001-05-02T07:28:35Z")
apparently if you get links long enough a space appears http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/newthread.php?action=newthread&forumid=2http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/newthread.php?action=newthread&forumid=2 right in s… --- ## [A question about the URL= command](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-url-command/63736)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2001, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-url-command/63736 "2001-04-30T13:59:08Z")
Why is it necessary to include the http:// in a link to a website? If you don’t, it defaults a bunch of boards.straightdope.com garbage. Is this a bug? Or is that the way it’s supposed to be? --- ## [i'm sorry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry/63811)
**Author:** [@jhyll06](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jhyll06)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2001, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry/63811 "2001-04-30T13:56:53Z")
to chronos (moderator) Thanks for saying that my IQ is above 250 but you really insulted me. I mispelled some words because i'm in a hurry. I'm not an idiot, exuse me.I made another thread regarding that topic because i… --- ## [Yet Another Suggestion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-suggestion/63842)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2001, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-suggestion/63842 "2001-04-30T13:31:43Z")
Howz about gettin’ The Reader to make the SDMB an operation of the non-profit org. Then, we could give you gobs of money to buy a new server without weird tax consequences. -friedo --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/63436)
**Author:** [@Kate\_Hallberg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kate_Hallberg)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2001, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/63436 "2001-04-29T16:27:38Z")
Bottle feeding poll National Public Radio? --- ## [Google expands...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-expands/63583)
**Author:** [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2001, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-expands/63583 "2001-04-29T15:10:50Z")
Just thought you’d like to know. http://groups.google.com/googlegroups/archive\_announce.html --- ## [I don't mean to sound bitchy, but does this site...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-mean-to-sound-bitchy-but-does-this-site/63420)
**Author:** [@chicken-wired](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicken-wired)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2001, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-mean-to-sound-bitchy-but-does-this-site/63420 "2001-04-29T05:26:13Z")
reside on a slow server. This is one of my favorite sites but I seldom visit because it takes forever for the next page to load. Based on my limited knowledge of the internet, I would think that, despite its relatively l… --- ## [Request for a new smilie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-new-smilie/56152)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2001, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-new-smilie/56152 "2001-04-29T00:00:05Z")
While the SDMB smilies fit most occasions, I find that there’s one smiley sorely lacking. I long for a “barfy-faced” smiley. Those of you who’re the same rough age group as me will remember sticking “Mr. Yuk” stickers o… --- ## [How do I properly reward the Mods and Admins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-properly-reward-the-mods-and-admins/63162)
**Author:** [@Albert\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Albert_Rose)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2001, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-properly-reward-the-mods-and-admins/63162 "2001-04-28T23:54:12Z")
I’m asking this because I owe TVeblen a 4-pack of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. How can I get it to her? --- ## [Are the category headings copyrighted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-category-headings-copyrighted/63663)
**Author:** [@sethdallob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sethdallob)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2001, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-category-headings-copyrighted/63663 "2001-04-28T22:39:24Z")
I might become the editor for a social clubs newsletter, and it would be perfect to use the IMHO, BBQ pit, etc. headings for pages. Are these copyrighted features of the site? --- ## [Different message board views](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-message-board-views/62956)
**Author:** [@jcgmoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jcgmoi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2001, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-message-board-views/62956 "2001-04-28T18:29:05Z")
At least 95% of the time I visit the message boards this is how the salutation appears: \[ul\] Welcome back jcgmoi. You last visited: 04-22-2001 07:26 PM. The time now is 11:09 PM. View new posts \[/ul\] This is convenie… --- ## [Go to the first unread post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-the-first-unread-post/62538)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2001, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-the-first-unread-post/62538 "2001-04-28T15:21:28Z")
What determines when you get this message? I got it on a thread I’d never posted to today, and didn’t get it on one I’d seen it on yesterday. What gives? --- ## [An idea for the server??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-idea-for-the-server/63438)
**Author:** [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2001, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-idea-for-the-server/63438 "2001-04-28T00:14:15Z")
I don’t know if anyone else has ever come up with this exact idea, but I think it’s interesting. I know people have tried all sorts of ideas, and keep coming up dead-ended. What if the Chicago Reader stopped making phys… --- ## [is HTML ever on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-html-ever-on/63217)
**Author:** [@Roger\_the\_Shrubber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_the_Shrubber)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2001, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-html-ever-on/63217 "2001-04-27T01:28:37Z")
Well? I saw in the FAQ that 'moderators will choose whether to turn on html…" (paraphrased) And I have never seen html code as on in those things. you know, \ HTML code is Off. Smilies are On. vB code is On. \[IMG\] … --- ## [Just a test. Nothing to read. Move along.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test-nothing-to-read-move-along/62792)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2001, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test-nothing-to-read-move-along/62792 "2001-04-26T15:56:23Z")
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