# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=523 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 524 --- ## [Cecil's equipment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-equipment/495)
**Author:** [@Jorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jorge)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2000, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-equipment/495 "2000-12-11T01:24:10Z")
In his classic response to the question about 1,000,000 Chinese jumping off chairs, Cecil refers to his Apple 380S GT. Written in 1983 or so (in the First Book, printed 1984), that seems rather state-of-the-art; we shoul… --- ## [GaspodE vs. GaspodA is this the same person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaspode-vs-gaspoda-is-this-the-same-person/44931)
**Author:** [@Anti\_Pro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anti_Pro)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2000, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaspode-vs-gaspoda-is-this-the-same-person/44931 "2000-12-10T23:04:14Z")
I noticed a ‘Gaspoda’ responding to a number of posts in GQ by copying a previous post and then adding ‘putz’. Then a similiar name ‘Gaspode’ was answering other questions, but not with the obligatory copying nor the put… --- ## [help! same IP address, different person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-same-ip-address-different-person/44855)
**Author:** [@Sweet\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweet_Lotus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2000, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-same-ip-address-different-person/44855 "2000-12-10T20:15:25Z")
I want to register at the SDMB, but my sister already registered (under this username) and used this computer to post, and now it won’t let me register as a different person! Can anyone help me register? --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/44878)
**Author:** [@Ablett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ablett)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2000, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/44878 "2000-12-10T11:40:52Z")
test --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/44877)
**Author:** [@Ablett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ablett)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2000, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/44877 "2000-12-10T11:34:34Z")
test --- ## [Why do we use the \* instead of quotation marks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-use-the-instead-of-quotation-marks/44734)
**Author:** [@Azazel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azazel)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2000, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-use-the-instead-of-quotation-marks/44734 "2000-12-10T00:45:40Z")
I’m sure there must be a simple explanation, but could someone enlighten me? --- ## [Just a test. Ignore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test-ignore/44483)
**Author:** [@Inky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inky_1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2000, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test-ignore/44483 "2000-12-09T22:57:15Z")
test test test test\* test \[l\]test\[/t\] --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/44792)
**Author:** [@Ablett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ablett)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2000, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/44792 "2000-12-09T19:23:59Z")
fgh fg f r d s l hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj j h hj hj hj jh hj hj hj hj hj hj hj j h hj hj hj jh hj hj hj hj hj hj hj j h hj hj hj jh hj hj hj hj hj hj hj j h hj hj … --- ## [quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes/44773)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2000, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes/44773 "2000-12-09T17:43:25Z")
Okay, something is driving me nuts. I want to quote other remarks, but nothing I do seems to work. Sure, I can type , but how do you cut and paste a remark to put inbetween? --- ## [How do I do a putz, grin and shock smiley?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-do-a-putz-grin-and-shock-smiley/44757)
**Author:** [@Ablett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ablett)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2000, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-do-a-putz-grin-and-shock-smiley/44757 "2000-12-09T17:32:15Z")
n/t --- ## [Testing .sig - don't mind me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-sig-dont-mind-me/44696)
**Author:** [@SisterCoyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SisterCoyote)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2000, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-sig-dont-mind-me/44696 "2000-12-09T13:52:40Z")
Test --- ## [Test of something noticed in Cecil section](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-of-something-noticed-in-cecil-section/35656)
**Author:** [@Kyberneticist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyberneticist)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2000, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-of-something-noticed-in-cecil-section/35656 "2000-12-09T08:51:03Z")
http://www.islam- qa.com/QA/5|Jurisprudence\_and\_Islamic\_Rulings(Fiqh)/Alhudood\_WatTa’azeerat(Punishment\_and\_Judicial Sentences\_)/Punishment\_of\_one\_who\_leaves\_Islaam.27031998.696.shtml Board software wants a space there … --- ## [Web Cite? Since when.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-cite-since-when/44680)
**Author:** [@Anachronism](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anachronism)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2000, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-cite-since-when/44680 "2000-12-08T21:57:16Z")
I have noticed in several posts site spelled cite, is this a kewl message board thing or what? All message boards or just this one? Since when? And why wasn’t I, being a cool person, informed of this change;)? --- ## [What threads deserve a "Permanent Bump" to FAQ status?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-threads-deserve-a-permanent-bump-to-faq-status/42390)
**Author:** [@The\_Saint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Saint)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2000, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-threads-deserve-a-permanent-bump-to-faq-status/42390 "2000-12-08T19:10:53Z")
I was inspired by this post on YMMV…huh? I think we ought to add this information to the FAQ. Lemme lean on you folks a little. Please drop me an email of all the information, links, etc., anything that you believe ne… --- ## [Missing thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-thread/42366)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2000, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-thread/42366 "2000-12-08T18:08:53Z")
I went a-spelunking for a thread for the “SDMB’s greatest threads” thread {ahem} and could not find my old chestnut, the infamous “I can remain silent no longer.” Where did it go? Or can I just not find it for some reaso… --- ## [SIMILIES](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similies/44472)
**Author:** [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2000, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similies/44472 "2000-12-08T15:02:49Z")
Is there a list of similies somewhere? The only one’s I can figure out are :slight\_smile: :wink: and :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Moderating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderating/43602)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2000, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderating/43602 "2000-12-08T10:06:33Z")
For as much time as I spend here and as much as I post and as familiar as I am with this place (regardless of my current “one trick pony” status)… well, does anybody think I should apply to be a moderator? Are there any … --- ## [Moderators disciplining or expelling users](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-disciplining-or-expelling-users/44200)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2000, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-disciplining-or-expelling-users/44200 "2000-12-08T07:20:32Z")
How exactly does this work? I know it’s fairly straightforward in a case where the offender is insulting a fellow member, using profanity in anger, or issuing threats. But I have seen cases where a user was threatened p… --- ## [How many posts can a thread have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-can-a-thread-have/44425)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2000, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-can-a-thread-have/44425 "2000-12-08T01:08:41Z")
Simple: How many posts can a thread have before it is officially “done”? This question was brought on by this thread here. I mean, after 422 posts, what else could POSSIBLY be said about Jack Dean Tyler that hasn’t been … --- ## [Heres a repeat of an earlier question, also sent via E-mail by PlanMan...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-repeat-of-an-earlier-question-also-sent-via-e-mail-by-planman/43758)
**Author:** [@FireTiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FireTiger)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2000, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-repeat-of-an-earlier-question-also-sent-via-e-mail-by-planman/43758 "2000-12-07T21:23:38Z")
What happens when there are several people in the same household registered, and/or using a lan/home network, or using the same computer? It sould be easy to tell Me(FireTiger) from him(PlanMan)as I cannot spell at all, … --- ## [posts counter not accurate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-counter-not-accurate/44454)
**Author:** [@Chas.E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chas.E)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2000, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-counter-not-accurate/44454 "2000-12-07T20:51:26Z")
I just noticed that if I post two consecutive messages in one thread, the counter for my number of posts does not increment. Check this out: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=948047#post948047 B… --- ## [SDMB Book of Records?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-of-records/44069)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2000, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-of-records/44069 "2000-12-07T20:47:36Z")
I read the exhaustive per-day posting frequency chart and am wondering about the following records: Most posts in a (1 day, week, month) period. Highest/lowest views-to-replies ratio. Most posts to tank (that is, no r… --- ## [Can I change my user id # to 1? (I see it's not being used)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-change-my-user-id-to-1-i-see-its-not-being-used/44056)
**Author:** [@User\_10K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/User_10K)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2000, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-change-my-user-id-to-1-i-see-its-not-being-used/44056 "2000-12-07T05:43:34Z")
The first id# that’s valid is \*\*Lynn Bodoni - Administrator \*\* #3 is Dan Kaplan - Administrator #4 is dunl - Administrator #5 is the first regular member \*\*jkeene \*\*who never posted! #6 is \*\*Ed Zotti - Administrator … --- ## [changing font sizes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-font-sizes/44177)
**Author:** [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2000, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-font-sizes/44177 "2000-12-07T02:55:12Z")
I give up. I tried changing the font size in one of my messages, to no avail. I need help. I tried: \[font size=-2\]blah blah blah\[/font\] then: \[font size=1\]blah blah blah\[/font\] then: \[FONT SIZE=1\]blah blah blah\[/FONT\] … --- ## [TEST ignore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/44388)
**Author:** [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2000, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-ignore/44388 "2000-12-06T22:11:41Z")
testing --- ## [Any news on the server business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-news-on-the-server-business/44164)
**Author:** [@Silo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2000, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-news-on-the-server-business/44164 "2000-12-06T17:27:02Z")
So what’s up? Is the Chi-Reader going to let us pool money towards an improved server? (anxiously looking forward to a faster site) -Mike --- ## [Test post, please ignore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post-please-ignore/44318)
**Author:** [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2000, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post-please-ignore/44318 "2000-12-06T16:09:27Z")
Just checking to see if this works. --- ## [I would like to bring this to your attention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-bring-this-to-your-attention/43503)
**Author:** [@Righteous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Righteous)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2000, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-bring-this-to-your-attention/43503 "2000-12-06T13:31:10Z")
i have posted a couple of messages in another forum and each time the moderator of that forum (mr. winklereid) has tried to stop my discussion (mr. winklereid seems to think pornography on the internet is a good idea.) h… --- ## [Troll? Sock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-sock/43539)
**Author:** [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2000, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-sock/43539 "2000-12-06T05:19:45Z")
Boy, do I feel stupid! But I gotta ask: what is a troll, and what is a sock? --- ## [test post, ignore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post-ignore/44206)
**Author:** [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2000, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post-ignore/44206 "2000-12-06T05:12:03Z")
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