# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=516 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 517 --- ## [Is Dougie\_Monty psychic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dougie_monty-psychic/52585)
**Author:** [@Tommy\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tommy_the_Cat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2001, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dougie_monty-psychic/52585 "2001-01-31T18:19:55Z")
In this thread, DM seems to respond “I hope so too,SC.” or something to that effect. I can only guess that SC is SqrlCub. My question is that SqrlCub’s answer comes AFTER DM has already responded. About 8 hours after. A… --- ## [What long-time/prolific posters have been banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-long-time-prolific-posters-have-been-banned/52353)
**Author:** [@schief2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/schief2)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2001, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-long-time-prolific-posters-have-been-banned/52353 "2001-01-31T00:18:20Z")
I’ve been following the recent thread discussing the reasons why peace was banned, and while I miss the guy a little (watching posters try and engage him in straightforward debate was like watching someone try to grab a… --- ## [Seeking closure... or something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-closure-or-something/52238)
**Author:** [@Fatwater\_Fewl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fatwater_Fewl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2001, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-closure-or-something/52238 "2001-01-30T14:23:28Z")
Are threads automatically closed after a certain amount of time passed with no new posts? Can the person who started a thread ask that it be closed? I’m not real familiar yet with how things are done around here, but th… --- ## [HELP! My GF and I share a computer; how does she register under another member name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-gf-and-i-share-a-computer-how-does-she-register-under-another-member-name/52218)
**Author:** [@Origato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Origato)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2001, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-gf-and-i-share-a-computer-how-does-she-register-under-another-member-name/52218 "2001-01-29T14:35:13Z")
The subject says it all. When I go to register her, it says I’m already registered under Origato. Duh, I know that. But there is no option for an additional name. BTW, she just attended her first DopeFest (mine too, Hou… --- ## [Good news for once, eh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-for-once-eh/52000)
**Author:** [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2001, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-for-once-eh/52000 "2001-01-29T12:19:39Z")
See now, all of you. This is the story of a board experience. Lately, ol’ Gussie (the server) has been pretty slow. I’m using a 1 mb cable connection, and in KC, which means I’m a short Ma Bell hop to Chicago, where Gus… --- ## [Night of the Living Dead Threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-of-the-living-dead-threads/52241)
**Author:** [@Quark\_W.Griswold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quark_W.Griswold)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2001, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-of-the-living-dead-threads/52241 "2001-01-29T11:11:00Z")
How old is too old to pull up an old thread and comment on or add to it? (Assuring one has something pertinent to add, and not just a “mee too” or something ridiculously mundane and pointless?) Are there different “rule… --- ## ["Go To First Unread Post"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-first-unread-post/50026)
**Author:** [@PlanMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlanMan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2001, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-first-unread-post/50026 "2001-01-29T08:27:28Z")
Howcum … sometimes the subject message appears when I go into a thread, and sometimes it doesn’t? Seems to not work both ways, too. When I’ve read everything, it’ll appear, then jump me to the end. Other times, when I’ve… --- ## [Sig Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/51859)
**Author:** [@smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smoke)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2001, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/51859 "2001-01-29T04:57:46Z")
Just testing a new sig- what do you think? Stupid? --- ## [Another GQ suggestion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-gq-suggestion/52165)
**Author:** [@yabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yabob)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2001, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-gq-suggestion/52165 "2001-01-28T21:06:28Z")
It DOES seem that GQ gets a lot of threads, and it might be nice to identify some subclass of questions and make a new forum to reduce the number. It seems to me that a large identifiable segment might be “Soliciting Fre… --- ## [Next Page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-page/52138)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2001, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-page/52138 "2001-01-28T18:35:10Z")
So I click “read new posts” and get a page of threads. Open up the 7 or 8 of them that I am interested in in separate windows and read them. Somewhere on this page is a thread, e.g., “Die, Gibbon Girls, Die”. I finish re… --- ## [why peace was banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-peace-was-banned/51766)
**Author:** [@smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smoke)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2001, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-peace-was-banned/51766 "2001-01-28T17:20:33Z")
Well, after reading a bunch of threads, I can sort of figure it out. Such a shame though, he/she/it was VERY entertaining. So this brings me to my question: How can I get a list of all of the banned posters? I’ve tried … --- ## [Message Board abbreviations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-board-abbreviations/51999)
**Author:** [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2001, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-board-abbreviations/51999 "2001-01-28T17:09:18Z")
I’m a newbie to the Boards, who knows some of the abbreviations (LOL, BTW) but some of the rest stump me. Is there some kind of on-line orientation handbook I can consult as I tread carefully down the paths to knowledge? … --- ## [itty bitty font](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itty-bitty-font/51176)
**Author:** [@Carina42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carina42)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2001, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itty-bitty-font/51176 "2001-01-28T12:07:40Z")
How do I get the small font? I did a search, and don’t see instructions in the vB code page… Thenkyou in advance! --- ## [Hyperlink test 2-16-00](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlink-test-2-16-00/824)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2001, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlink-test-2-16-00/824 "2001-01-27T20:11:07Z")
Another oxymoron: “Libertarian government” (which see). --- ## [them little faces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/them-little-faces/51598)
**Author:** [@Janx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Janx)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2001, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/them-little-faces/51598 "2001-01-27T14:41:05Z")
how do you get the little smiley faces into your post? --- ## [How come the Weird Earl Archive never gets updated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-the-weird-earl-archive-never-gets-updated/51888)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2001, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-the-weird-earl-archive-never-gets-updated/51888 "2001-01-27T11:08:23Z")
I wanted to return to a Weird Earl I had seen a couple of weeks ago, but it wasn’t listed in the archive. Any chance of getting the archives updated on a regular basis? --- ## [Who wants to see Anthracite as a moderator of a new forum on Power etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-see-anthracite-as-a-moderator-of-a-new-forum-on-power-etc/50547)
**Author:** [@justwannano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justwannano)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2001, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-see-anthracite-as-a-moderator-of-a-new-forum-on-power-etc/50547 "2001-01-27T11:05:24Z")
Anthracite commented And you could also create a new forum for Automotive, Power, Energy and Environment threads, and make me the Moderator May I be the 2nd to say YEAH I’m just plain impressed on her answers and the … --- ## [I am Ramanon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-ramanon/51984)
**Author:** [@ramanon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ramanon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2001, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-ramanon/51984 "2001-01-27T08:12:00Z")
I am the mighty Ramanon. Thank you most kindly --- ## [What years were the forums active on AOL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-years-were-the-forums-active-on-aol/50992)
**Author:** [@Seen\_to\_it\_already](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seen_to_it_already)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2001, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-years-were-the-forums-active-on-aol/50992 "2001-01-27T06:52:46Z")
With all this talk of copyright and conversions membership growth, I keep reading about the AOL system, but never dates. What years was that operational? Was it run concurrently with this board for a while? Was this b… --- ## [Quoting external sources](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-external-sources/51925)
**Author:** [@Mr.Svinlesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Svinlesha)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2001, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-external-sources/51925 "2001-01-26T23:29:34Z")
I’ve noticed that moderators delete posts that contained entire copywrited articles and such. On the other hand, it’s pretty standard procedure to quote from a reference text on occasion (when one is backing up one’s arg… --- ## [Jumbled up posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumbled-up-posts/51667)
**Author:** [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2001, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumbled-up-posts/51667 "2001-01-26T13:44:44Z")
Alright, I wasn’t going to say anything about this but now I’m completely miffed. For the last few days I’ve been cruising around here and noticing a large number of posts with horrendous spelling. Not the normal typos … --- ## [The 10,000 post question!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10-000-post-question/51555)
**Author:** [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2001, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10-000-post-question/51555 "2001-01-25T23:37:04Z")
I realize it may be a little early for this, but handy has posted, as of this moment, 8,220 messages to this board. I think it’s safe to assume he’ll get to 10,000 posts before anyone else (or maybe not!). What I’d like… --- ## [Threads containing Cecil's posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-containing-cecils-posts/51041)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2001, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-containing-cecils-posts/51041 "2001-01-25T19:18:53Z")
I did a search this morning for all threads that our beloved Perfect Master, Cecil Adams, has posted to. As it had on another recent occasion when I did the same search, the search engine produced, among other things, 22… --- ## [changing a post count?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-a-post-count/51487)
**Author:** [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2001, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-a-post-count/51487 "2001-01-25T10:07:04Z")
Hey Tuba, et alia . . . I know it’s possible to change a username and keep a postcount the same. Is it possible to change a postcount and keep the same username? Say, f’rinstance, I wanted to reset my postcount to zero… --- ## [Change 'witnessing' mission of GD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-witnessing-mission-of-gd/51435)
**Author:** [@Felice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Felice)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2001, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-witnessing-mission-of-gd/51435 "2001-01-24T23:27:19Z")
I’ve noticed there seems to be an awful lot of ‘witnessing’ threads in Great Debates. This makes sense, because, after all, it does state up front that that is the forum for witnessing. But those threads aren’t really de… --- ## [Back to "Go To First Unread Post"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-go-to-first-unread-post/51549)
**Author:** [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2001, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-go-to-first-unread-post/51549 "2001-01-24T14:58:38Z")
PlanMan asked about this in this thread, but did not seem to get an answer. I’m curious, too, so I am restating the question. \*\* Why does the “Go To First Unread Post” link appear at the top of some threads and not othe… --- ## [Smiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiles/51469)
**Author:** [@Davidbw1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davidbw1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2001, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiles/51469 "2001-01-24T01:57:17Z")
How is it that you make smiles anyway? --- ## [really stupid question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-stupid-question/50509)
**Author:** [@cheezit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheezit)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2001, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-stupid-question/50509 "2001-01-23T16:31:11Z")
I have read it many many times. “Search the archives.” O.K. Where in the h… are the archives, apart from the search feature? Inquiring “empty” minds want to know. :smiley: --- ## [Probably dumb question: Archiving old threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probably-dumb-question-archiving-old-threads/51259)
**Author:** [@bunnymom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bunnymom)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2001, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probably-dumb-question-archiving-old-threads/51259 "2001-01-22T21:47:20Z")
I was just wondering about that. Seems like a year ago there was some mention of archiving or outright deleting old threads (more than 6 months since last post). To ease the load on the server. Is this just not feasable… --- ## [Archive Access- The Books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archive-access-the-books/51267)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2001, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archive-access-the-books/51267 "2001-01-22T19:04:09Z")
I wanted to link in an old Straight Dope bit from one of the original books. The thread was re:body hair, and it’s need. I seemed to remember Unca Cecil covering this in one of the books. I went to search, and typed in … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=515) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=517)