# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=53 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 54 --- ## [Where is the sticky for off board searching...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-sticky-for-off-board-searching/847836)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2020, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-sticky-for-off-board-searching/847836 "2020-02-13T05:23:46Z")
of the Dope? I can’t find it. --- ## [Bijou Drains is suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-suspended/847927)
**Author:** [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2020, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-suspended/847927 "2020-02-12T05:00:00Z")
For refusing to follow moderator instructions, Bijou Drains has been suspended for 1 week. https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22137212&postcount=88 --- ## [John Stamos Left Ear is Suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-stamos-left-ear-is-suspended/847857)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2020, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-stamos-left-ear-is-suspended/847857 "2020-02-12T05:00:00Z")
For repeatedly violating moderator instructions, poster John Stamos Left Ear is suspended for one week. Warned and prohibited from the Iowa Caucus thread. https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22120191&po… --- ## [Missing Thread. Spooky? Or am I insane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-thread-spooky-or-am-i-insane/847578)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-thread-spooky-or-am-i-insane/847578 "2020-02-10T23:28:50Z")
I started a thread yesterday. “Quit pointing that bad, bad, bad Finger at Beckdawrek” It keeps disappearing. Or am I going crazier? ETA- it’s not in the least an important thread. Just wondering. --- ## [Reply with quote feature intermittently malfunctioning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-with-quote-feature-intermittently-malfunctioning/847541)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-with-quote-feature-intermittently-malfunctioning/847541 "2020-02-10T00:04:11Z")
I’ve noticed on several threads this morning that when selecting the ‘reply with quote’ option, no quote appears to respond to. --- ## [Ambiguous warning about "white people" post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambiguous-warning-about-white-people-post/847635)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2020, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambiguous-warning-about-white-people-post/847635 "2020-02-09T17:32:20Z")
Here is the link to the post that got warned: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22127484&postcount=77 Obviously this is a highly incendiary post, and the poster probably knew full well it would be ince… --- ## [Why are my posts not included in thread post count?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-my-posts-not-included-in-thread-post-count/847598)
**Author:** [@stretch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stretch)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-my-posts-not-included-in-thread-post-count/847598 "2020-02-09T17:21:48Z")
Why are my posts in this thread: not showing the number of replies for the thread, not showing when I click that number to see the posters in the thread, not showing in the posts by me search, thread is not showing i… --- ## [Blank Slate has been suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-slate-has-been-suspended/847671)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2020, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-slate-has-been-suspended/847671 "2020-02-09T05:00:00Z")
After discussion following this post: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22127033&postcount=69 And following a problematic PM to staff, poster Blank Slate is suspended for one week. --- ## [I do NOT understand my recent Warning.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-understand-my-recent-warning/847476)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2020, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-understand-my-recent-warning/847476 "2020-02-05T01:28:57Z")
I was Warned in Politics & Elections for the following post: I thought that the rule against insults applied to insulting Dopers. No Doper is a “Bernie Brat” — my insult was directed at the off-site opinionater I quot… --- ## [Responding Versus Voting in a Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/responding-versus-voting-in-a-poll/847331)
**Author:** [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/responding-versus-voting-in-a-poll/847331 "2020-02-04T22:58:48Z")
There is a thread in IMHO inquiring about snoring. At 6 a.m. on Saturday it had 27 responses listed but 82 votes in the various categories. How can that be? I, perhaps foolishly, assume the vBulletin software prevents mo… --- ## [What is this crazy magic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-crazy-magic/846890)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2020, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-crazy-magic/846890 "2020-02-04T02:18:28Z")
I’m seeing posts a hour ahead of me. I’m in Arkansas. Shouldn’t I be in the same time zone as the SD? Can this be a time warp? I’m…kinda… Scared!:eek: freaky --- ## [Saucywench suspended rather than banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saucywench-suspended-rather-than-banned/847391)
**Author:** [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saucywench-suspended-rather-than-banned/847391 "2020-02-02T17:51:38Z")
OK - she got pushed a little in that one thread but it was still over the top at least in terms of jerkishness if not beyond. And with the thread locked after she was banned just to be unlocked long enough to lighten it … --- ## [Charlie Wayne has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-has-been-banned/847388)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-has-been-banned/847388 "2020-02-02T16:46:18Z")
We have been debating whether Charlie Wayne was a troll or not. Yesterday, he was kind enough to clarify the matter. Accordingly, he is now banned. --- ## [Does management plan at any time to admonish saucywench?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-management-plan-at-any-time-to-admonish-saucywench/847341)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-management-plan-at-any-time-to-admonish-saucywench/847341 "2020-02-02T16:43:04Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=889324 I reported this poster twice yesterday for abusive name calling inappropriate for MPSIMS but there has been no checking of saucywench’s behaviour. Does that… --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/847347)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2020, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/847347 "2020-02-02T04:46:03Z")
Some issues are being reported with the boards at the moment, so I thought I’d see if I’ve been affected. Test test test. --- ## [Multiple User IDs or Accts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-user-ids-or-accts/847285)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-user-ids-or-accts/847285 "2020-02-01T19:10:36Z")
I know there is a rule against one person having more than one ID or account. But I see considerable confusion. Some people call these socks. But other people seem to think that socks only refer to people who bring two o… --- ## [my address bar says 'not secure".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-address-bar-says-not-secure/847292)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-address-bar-says-not-secure/847292 "2020-01-31T20:43:43Z")
IDK how long this has been going on. I just noticed it today. Is this something I need to be worried about? Using Chrome if that matters. --- ## [Registered User ???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registered-user/847274)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registered-user/847274 "2020-01-31T04:06:03Z")
Earlier tonight, in one of the current threads about Kobe’s crash & helicopter black boxes, Broomstick linked to an old thread about another crash. Post #5 has NinetyWt listed as a “Registered User”. What the heck is t… --- ## [There should be some penalty for protesting your warning and not having it overturned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-should-be-some-penalty-for-protesting-your-warning-and-not-having-it-overturned/846901)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-should-be-some-penalty-for-protesting-your-warning-and-not-having-it-overturned/846901 "2020-01-29T19:39:52Z")
While it’s okay to discuss board moderation in a general aspect, I think it’s detrimental for the board’s culture for people who get a warning to then start a thread in ATMB to complain about the warning. Getting a warn… --- ## [Download Tapatalk Notifier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-tapatalk-notifier/846629)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-tapatalk-notifier/846629 "2020-01-29T19:19:26Z")
Why am I suddenly getting pop-up messages that can’t be closed telling me to download Tapatalk Notifier “to be notified of private messages on this forum”? And how do I stop it? I don’t have Tapatalk on my phone, even, … --- ## [I'm protesting my Warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-protesting-my-warning/846746)
**Author:** [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-protesting-my-warning/846746 "2020-01-29T00:00:25Z")
On the thread “Why are pretty much all mass shooters male?” i asked and then Chronos said Being on the conservative-right wing- traditionally Christian side of the SDMB I thought these two questions were completely r… --- ## [Machinaforce has been suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machinaforce-has-been-suspended/847071)
**Author:** [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machinaforce-has-been-suspended/847071 "2020-01-27T18:59:34Z")
For repeatedly ignoring moderator instructions, Machinaforce has been suspended for 30 days. Warnings: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22083155&postcount=55 https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/sho… --- ## [Test for Unicode characters/odd symbols](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-for-unicode-characters-odd-symbols/846965)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-for-unicode-characters-odd-symbols/846965 "2020-01-27T10:42:53Z")
Trying to get a generic “music note” to show in a post. 1D15C Well that didn’t work. Can anyone tell me what’s go8ng on with this page on Unicode, or if I should care for this task? --- ## [what do friend request on this board mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-friend-request-on-this-board-mean/846978)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-friend-request-on-this-board-mean/846978 "2020-01-26T21:07:22Z")
I see 2 requests in my Inbox, one from a poster I’ve never heard of, can’t find a single post that person has ever posted that I have responded to, and one from someone who seems to have left the board in 2017 - when I … --- ## [About General Questions \[complaint about a warning\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-general-questions-complaint-about-a-warning/846784)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-general-questions-complaint-about-a-warning/846784 "2020-01-26T17:39:08Z")
According to the forum description and the FAQ, GQ is about factual information. How do posts that start with “I hope” fit in? Shouldn’t that be in IMHO or MPSIMS? --- ## [Please stop linking to the page number.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-linking-to-the-page-number/846872)
**Author:** [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-linking-to-the-page-number/846872 "2020-01-24T01:04:17Z")
An open request to pretty much everyone, but especially mods. The SDMB has a feature to choose how many posts per page, I have it set to 200 and am unsure why anyone would actually choose less. Regardless because people … --- ## [EasyPhil has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easyphil-has-been-banned/846871)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easyphil-has-been-banned/846871 "2020-01-24T00:08:35Z")
EasyPhil has been banned for trolling. After reviewing his behavior in multiple threads over the last couple months, it was the consensus of the moderating team that he had not been posting in good faith, and was taking… --- ## [Political jabs now allowed in GQ (as long as it is anti-Trump)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-jabs-now-allowed-in-gq-as-long-as-it-is-anti-trump/846566)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-jabs-now-allowed-in-gq-as-long-as-it-is-anti-trump/846566 "2020-01-22T19:47:24Z")
Here are examples of political jabs that I have found in GQ, reported, waited 24 hours and no action from any mod. How many of these do you think should be modded according to Straight Dope rules. In regards to whether… --- ## [Ok, so Winkelried's back...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-winkelrieds-back/846487)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-winkelrieds-back/846487 "2020-01-20T19:53:01Z")
The esteemed Arnold Winkelried has been summoned by some dark magic by our own TubaDiva. And apparently whatever voodoo she’s mastered actually works, because Noodles has returned. See: https://boards.straightdope.com/s… --- ## [Curious about the name of one of the boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-about-the-name-of-one-of-the-boards/846332)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2020, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-about-the-name-of-one-of-the-boards/846332 "2020-01-20T18:13:24Z")
Hello. I’ve always been curious about the name of the board, “Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share”. I could well be mistaken. But somehow I imagine there may be a funny story behind the way that name was selected. If … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=52) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=54)