# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=514 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 515 --- ## [test post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/54116)
**Author:** [@Impolex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Impolex)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2001, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/54116 "2001-02-12T05:19:43Z")
big newbie, big newbie that’s what i am, don’t mind me. very innocent. doesn’t bite. wait, yes i do. forgive. thank you. love grav. --- ## [Old threads popping up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-popping-up/54085)
**Author:** [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2001, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-popping-up/54085 "2001-02-12T05:02:33Z")
I’ve noticed a bunch of old threads (by old, I mean ~a year ago) that have been posted to in the last couple of days. Is the housecleaning causing old threads to spontaneously resurface, where they are then responded to,… --- ## [Links to treads never work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-treads-never-work/54047)
**Author:** [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2001, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-treads-never-work/54047 "2001-02-12T00:23:45Z")
Whenever I click on a link to a Straight Dope thread \[the link being contained in a post\] it opens up a new window and takes me to the opening page of the SDMB where are listed the different forums. Why doesn’t it link m… --- ## [Hyperlink test - ignore please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlink-test-ignore-please/54076)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2001, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlink-test-ignore-please/54076 "2001-02-11T22:40:33Z")
TrekWeb This should be a link to a Star Trek website --- ## [Ki-yaaahh...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ki-yaaahh/53972)
**Author:** [@Mr.Sheepshead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Sheepshead)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2001, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ki-yaaahh/53972 "2001-02-11T19:00:35Z")
Testing --- ## [let's see if this works](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-this-works/54043)
**Author:** [@dr\_hermes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dr_hermes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2001, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-this-works/54043 "2001-02-11T16:58:36Z")
Just trying to write something in \*\* bold \*\* but there are two {b} parentheses {b} available. --- ## [Who is "reg | guest"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-reg-guest/53942)
**Author:** [@sulawesi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sulawesi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2001, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-reg-guest/53942 "2001-02-11T15:44:24Z")
When I read old (before the software switch) threads, many posts are cut off in mid-phrase and the post below, always blank, is attributed to reg. Why does this happen? --- ## [Sig Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/54014)
**Author:** [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2001, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/54014 "2001-02-11T07:10:07Z")
Just a passing sig test, in the fields of time … --- ## [Test Thread #1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-1/53984)
**Author:** [@KP235](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KP235)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2001, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-1/53984 "2001-02-11T04:04:06Z")
This is test thread #1. --- ## [test thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/53988)
**Author:** [@The\_Red\_Menace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Red_Menace)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2001, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/53988 "2001-02-11T03:47:28Z")
i am posting! what joy --- ## [So, when's the next book coming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whens-the-next-book-coming/53663)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2001, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whens-the-next-book-coming/53663 "2001-02-10T23:47:28Z")
Isn’t it about time? --- ## [Just a test. Don't mind me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test-dont-mind-me/53946)
**Author:** [@Siddhartha\_Vicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siddhartha_Vicious)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2001, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test-dont-mind-me/53946 "2001-02-10T23:43:53Z")
Just curious about something. --- ## [PS Gnarly Narly Dude, what is YOUR problem? - TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps-gnarly-narly-dude-what-is-your-problem-tubadiva/53937)
**Author:** [@Gnarly\_Narly\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gnarly_Narly_Dude)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2001, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps-gnarly-narly-dude-what-is-your-problem-tubadiva/53937 "2001-02-10T21:24:26Z")
I have only one problem. I don’t like moderators that take potshots at people and then lock the thread. It’s rude. --- ## [Sig test. Again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test-again/53488)
**Author:** [@Carina42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carina42)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2001, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test-again/53488 "2001-02-10T20:49:02Z")
hmmm. Let’s see. --- ## [username guidelines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-guidelines/53814)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2001, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-guidelines/53814 "2001-02-10T19:42:48Z")
I notice we have a new member on the boards named “Beer Nazi” and I hate to drag him into battle without ever having read a post of his or hers…BUT… It made me wonder if there’s any sort of limitations as to what our us… --- ## [1st post testis - practice makes purrrfecto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-post-testis-practice-makes-purrrfecto/53844)
**Author:** [@Rico\_Swervy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico_Swervy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2001, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-post-testis-practice-makes-purrrfecto/53844 "2001-02-10T19:07:33Z")
Mumbo jumbo blah blah ah ha Britney Beers :slight\_smile: --- ## [Wherefore art thou mod?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherefore-art-thou-mod/53638)
**Author:** [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2001, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherefore-art-thou-mod/53638 "2001-02-10T12:42:38Z")
I can get the page where there is a list of forums to display but when things are going weird & I need to inform the moderators that they need to push the big button, I can’t. Why? Because when you click on the moderato… --- ## [test,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/53718)
**Author:** [@relic\_11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/relic_11)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2001, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/53718 "2001-02-10T06:59:03Z")
How’s this? --- ## [Another Thread Not Taking Addl. Posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thread-not-taking-addl-posts/53811)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2001, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thread-not-taking-addl-posts/53811 "2001-02-10T06:20:28Z")
Over in GD, “Could Hitler have gone to heaven” ( http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=59118 ) is refusing to accept additional posts. I tried with both the top and bottom “post reply” buttons and a… --- ## [How to turn off email announcements?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-turn-off-email-announcements/53166)
**Author:** [@Race\_Bannon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Race_Bannon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2001, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-turn-off-email-announcements/53166 "2001-02-10T03:49:01Z")
I’d like to discontinue email announcements for one particular thread only. How can I do this? --- ## [How do I quote someone else's post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-someone-elses-post/53581)
**Author:** [@jack\_ss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jack_ss)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2001, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-someone-elses-post/53581 "2001-02-10T03:42:24Z")
How do I quote some one else, as to respond to them? Cut & paste? --- ## [Question about font.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-font/53850)
**Author:** [@Soup\_Nazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_Nazi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2001, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-font/53850 "2001-02-10T00:54:59Z")
I have a question. How do you make bold, underlined, and italicized print in a post? I have absolutely no clue how to do it, and I’d like some help to make my posts fresher and better looking. Thanks tons. --- ## [New ISP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-isp/53717)
**Author:** [@CLedet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CLedet)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2001, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-isp/53717 "2001-02-09T06:11:17Z")
Finally dumped AOL. How do I sign on with my new ISP? Do I have to change names or can I keep my name. I would hate to loose my post count, I’m trying to keep up with handy. --- ## [We're Mods of the Round Table...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-mods-of-the-round-table/53521)
**Author:** [@Tommy\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tommy_the_Cat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2001, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-mods-of-the-round-table/53521 "2001-02-08T10:40:57Z")
What I’m wondering about is the meeting of the Mods. Do the Moderators/Administrators ever get together to discuss pressing issues to the SDMB? Does Coldie hop the Dope Jet\[sup\]TM\[/sup\] to fly to the Fortress of Dopitude… --- ## [Dazed, ageless and confused](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dazed-ageless-and-confused/53494)
**Author:** [@ageless6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ageless6)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2001, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dazed-ageless-and-confused/53494 "2001-02-08T01:07:13Z")
If I want to tell a friend about the SD, am I allowed to email him/her the home page,or can I only tell them to go to THE STRAIGHT DOPE? --- ## [ignore me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-me/53265)
**Author:** [@Susan\_Bananahands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susan_Bananahands)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2001, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-me/53265 "2001-02-07T17:41:45Z")
I’m practicing :slight\_smile: :stuck\_out\_tongue: :wally) --- ## [Editing my posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-my-posts/53395)
**Author:** [@Kansas\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kansas_Man)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2001, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-my-posts/53395 "2001-02-07T04:07:01Z")
When I click on the edit/delete button near my post, it prompts me for a username / password. When I input the info, it days the info was wrong. I have used this info to access my profile info, so I know that it is corr… --- ## [How does the views feature work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-views-feature-work/53424)
**Author:** [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2001, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-views-feature-work/53424 "2001-02-07T01:16:03Z")
How does it work? Does it go up everytime a single person views the thread? If I refresh, does it count as another view? Does it only count once per user? Once per session? Once per user per post? Inquiring minds want t… --- ## [change username](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-username/53420)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Creant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Creant)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2001, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-username/53420 "2001-02-07T00:11:58Z")
I wasn’t feeling particularly creative when I first registered. How (if at all) can I change my username? --- ## [My Signature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-signature/53324)
**Author:** [@JCThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JCThunder)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2001, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-signature/53324 "2001-02-06T23:25:54Z")
My sig doesn’t work… Help me!!! (Here’s what it says next to it in my profile if that helps). Thanks - JC Signature: Optional signature you may use to appear at bottom of your posts. HTML code is Off vB Code is On \[… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=513) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=515)