# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=508 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 509 --- ## [Question about someone who may have been banned...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-someone-who-may-have-been-banned/61209)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2001, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-someone-who-may-have-been-banned/61209 "2001-04-08T02:02:06Z")
Ok, I hope I’m not overstepping a boundary, but I’m trying to find out if Massive\_attack was an aquaintance of mine… I’ve been telling all my friends about the SD, and one of them told me this morning that he finally po… --- ## [Why can't we give you money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-give-you-money/58941)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2001, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-give-you-money/58941 "2001-04-07T00:20:10Z")
In another thread TubaDiva said \[q\] - It’s not that Jerry doesn’t care or the Reader doesn’t give a damn, but we are still not making them any money and they are not inclined to throw more money our way for no return on… --- ## [Server Question: Simple one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/server-question-simple-one/61086)
**Author:** [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2001, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/server-question-simple-one/61086 "2001-04-06T21:38:57Z")
My question is this: Is the SDMB hosted on the same server as the Straight Dope website? If so, why does the website load so much faster? Just curious, really. Thank you. --- ## [SDMB is crashing my computer!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-is-crashing-my-computer/60957)
**Author:** [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2001, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-is-crashing-my-computer/60957 "2001-04-06T15:27:47Z")
In my office, they just replaced my old desktop with an IBM ThinkPad. Ever since, at least twice a day, my computer has frozen while I’ve been scrolling down a thread on the message board. It completely freezes - I can’t… --- ## [Posting links](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-links/55850)
**Author:** [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2001, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-links/55850 "2001-04-06T01:12:55Z")
How do I post a link without displaying the entire URL? For instance, just linking the word “here” instead of having to write http://www.straightdope.com. --- ## [Right-justify in vBcode? Or multiple spaces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-justify-in-vbcode-or-multiple-spaces/60907)
**Author:** [@Ross](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ross)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2001, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-justify-in-vbcode-or-multiple-spaces/60907 "2001-04-05T20:36:36Z")
Observe my sig. The only reason I’ve used the smilies is to get some space between the quote from ChiefScott and the hyperlink. Ideally I’d like to right-justify the hyperlink… it seems I just can’t use multiple spaces o… --- ## [Netscape test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netscape-test/60863)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2001, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netscape-test/60863 "2001-04-05T01:28:53Z")
A Netscape browser was bundled with some software I loaded, so I want to test the small text that does not work on MSIE. \[sub\]sub\[/sub\] \[sub\]\[sup\]small\[/sup\]\[/sub\]test \[sup\]sup\[/sup\] --- ## [Just a thought from the other side](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-thought-from-the-other-side/60611)
**Author:** [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2001, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-thought-from-the-other-side/60611 "2001-04-04T01:52:04Z")
Okay, so I am not the grand wiz of message boards, I just opened my own though… Anyhow, I have noticed that recently a few threads pop up that are meant to die For the last time, NSYNC is not a damn BAND!. Started July … --- ## [So how DO you submit a link for Weird Earl's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-submit-a-link-for-weird-earls/60576)
**Author:** [@71-Hour\_Achmed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/71-Hour_Achmed)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2001, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-submit-a-link-for-weird-earls/60576 "2001-04-03T20:10:47Z")
Like this one: http://www.acme.com/jef/killer/ Warning, DON’T click on “Crash”. It really will. --- ## [Cussing Victorians on the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cussing-victorians-on-the-sdmb/60604)
**Author:** [@Mysphyt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mysphyt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2001, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cussing-victorians-on-the-sdmb/60604 "2001-04-03T13:40:32Z")
I, true to form, am confused. I’ve seen this happen quite a bit, but am not quite sure what to make of it. Several posters I’ve seen in certain threads will consistently hyphen out words, most commonly God (that is, G-d … --- ## [A little practice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-practice/60077)
**Author:** [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2001, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-practice/60077 "2001-04-03T01:25:26Z")
This is a thread http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=48114. --- ## [cross-posting: a simple suggestion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cross-posting-a-simple-suggestion/60010)
**Author:** [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2001, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cross-posting-a-simple-suggestion/60010 "2001-04-02T22:02:36Z")
In light of recent events/developments, and of the fact that newbies and other more senior members of this community may not be entirely familiar with even the most basic rules of Netiquette, I would suggest that you ame… --- ## [Are banned people allowed a 'last post'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-banned-people-allowed-a-last-post/59750)
**Author:** [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2001, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-banned-people-allowed-a-last-post/59750 "2001-04-02T20:04:47Z")
I’m just wondering if people sentenced to be banned will be notified before the fact to allow them to say goodbye etc.? --- ## [Teeny-weeny sigs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeny-weeny-sigs/60108)
**Author:** [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2001, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeny-weeny-sigs/60108 "2001-04-02T17:43:31Z")
Ok, so this IS mundane and pointless, but it also has to do with the board itself, soooo… Is it just me, or are more and more people making their sigs subscript or superscript? Do I need to get out the magnifying glass?… --- ## [Thanks for banning fatherjohn......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-banning-fatherjohn/60455)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2001, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-banning-fatherjohn/60455 "2001-04-02T14:51:04Z")
Even if he didn’t deserve it :rolleyes: , you mods may have done the boards the best service I have seen so far. Even I’m not THAT much of an idiot. --- ## [I Want a Promotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-promotion/59990)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2001, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-promotion/59990 "2001-04-01T16:25:30Z")
I want to write guest columns for Cecil’s Mailbag (or Staff Reports or whatever they’re called now). I’m reasonably knowledgeable on many subjects and on one subject I can legitimately be considered an expert (hell, I’ve… --- ## [When you post a link...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-post-a-link/60306)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2001, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-post-a-link/60306 "2001-04-01T06:00:45Z")
…how do you get the link to read as something other than the URL? Like posting the link to JAXAshby’s home page, but identifying it as Closeups of Jennifer Lopez at the Oscars, to sucker people in. --- ## [Question For TubaDiva/ A Request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-tubadiva-a-request/60297)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2001, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-tubadiva-a-request/60297 "2001-04-01T02:50:37Z")
Dear Tuba– Dan De Carlo is a cartoonist. For 50 years he has worked for Archie Comics. He created Josie & The Pussycats & A. Comics gave him the motion picture rights at the time he created the comic. Recently, he aske… --- ## [Does the board load slowly for everyone...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-board-load-slowly-for-everyone/59926)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2001, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-board-load-slowly-for-everyone/59926 "2001-03-31T21:29:35Z")
Or just me? I like to go through MPSIMS from thread to thread. I click on the oldest unread thread, and just keep clicking “Next Thread” until I’ve had enough. But lately, a lot of threads don’t appear with the “Last Thr… --- ## [Suggestion for raising money. Buy ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-raising-money-buy-ads/60231)
**Author:** [@coming\_up\_for\_air](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coming_up_for_air)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2001, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-raising-money-buy-ads/60231 "2001-03-31T21:27:32Z")
I put this on Astro’s thread, but it seems like a separable topic to me now, so I’m repeating it in a fresh thread. --- ## [Is advertising ok?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-advertising-ok/60144)
**Author:** [@PeeWee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeeWee)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2001, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-advertising-ok/60144 "2001-03-31T17:10:46Z")
I notice a lot of people who’s signature includes a link to their website. I can’t find any real rules on this site other than what’s in the FAQ. Is advertising acceptable on SDMB? --- ## [A cookie crumb(le)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cookie-crumb-le/59623)
**Author:** [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2001, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cookie-crumb-le/59623 "2001-03-31T07:59:02Z")
I usually leave cookies turned off at home (and on at work), so I was surprised to see some differentiation in the thread folders tonight. While I’ve checked, and, sure enough, got’em turned off, the thread folders are d… --- ## [Does TubaDiva actually play the tuba?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-tubadiva-actually-play-the-tuba/59763)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2001, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-tubadiva-actually-play-the-tuba/59763 "2001-03-31T00:56:33Z")
Enquiring minds want to know! :slight\_smile: --- ## [Idiotic question #2 - why no drug paraphenalia questions in GQ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-question-2-why-no-drug-paraphenalia-questions-in-gq/59770)
**Author:** [@sethdallob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sethdallob)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2001, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-question-2-why-no-drug-paraphenalia-questions-in-gq/59770 "2001-03-30T07:21:22Z")
Before you read on, please note that I’m massively ignorant on this topic – and I have no interest in and drug related material… Given that we can ask questions on a wide swath of quasi-legal activities in GQ, why do th… --- ## [Moderator, please read...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-please-read/59787)
**Author:** [@Gambit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gambit)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2001, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-please-read/59787 "2001-03-29T14:17:04Z")
I just came into the SDMB through the “Message Board” link on the main page, and it says I last visited at around nine this evening. One problem…I wasn’t home at nine o’clock, or near a computer where I was, to visit… M… --- ## [How do you become a mod?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-become-a-mod/50065)
**Author:** [@Mercutio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercutio)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2001, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-become-a-mod/50065 "2001-03-29T01:38:16Z")
I am relatively new here so I am very interested about how someone becomes a mod. To me, it just seems the come out of nowhere. Anyone know? --- ## [To the mods, Tuba (or Cecil if he wants to answer)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-mods-tuba-or-cecil-if-he-wants-to-answer/59761)
**Author:** [@Oicu812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oicu812)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2001, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-mods-tuba-or-cecil-if-he-wants-to-answer/59761 "2001-03-28T20:51:53Z")
Is the problem with this board bandwidth or server capacity? It always slows down about 10AM EST, and stays very slow throughout the afternoon. Are we exceeding the available bandwidth for the site, or is the server har… --- ## [It's awfully fast here for a weekday afternoon...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-awfully-fast-here-for-a-weekday-afternoon/59214)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2001, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-awfully-fast-here-for-a-weekday-afternoon/59214 "2001-03-28T20:01:58Z")
you guys didn’t sneak a new server without telling us, did you? Add a few T3’s? Or poison half the registered users? Damn thing is coming up in a snap…positively freaky for the SDMB… --- ## [Concerning ISP's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerning-isps/59819)
**Author:** [@cheezit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheezit)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2001, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerning-isps/59819 "2001-03-28T19:38:03Z")
Concerning ISP’s. If 3 people, all from the same ISP in the same small town, and don’t know each other, all register at this message board, or any other board for that matter, and one of them is a “repeat offender” and … --- ## [Thread Sixty Thousand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-sixty-thousand/59815)
**Author:** [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2001, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-sixty-thousand/59815 "2001-03-28T19:22:22Z")
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