# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=538 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 539 --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/28544)
**Author:** [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2000, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/28544 "2000-08-08T07:15:49Z")
Just a test Virtually yours, DrMatriX --- ## [Need a little help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-little-help/28234)
**Author:** [@triton277](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/triton277)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2000, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-little-help/28234 "2000-08-08T05:21:04Z")
How the hell can we get two different screen names on the same computer? There are two people here who want to submit and neither one of us want to be responsible for the other’s actions. And, frankly, we are extremely a… --- ## [Question on scripting in threads and post counts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-scripting-in-threads-and-post-counts/28333)
**Author:** [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2000, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-scripting-in-threads-and-post-counts/28333 "2000-08-08T05:06:35Z")
How are people able to change the size of the font in threads etc… I’ve looked around and can’t find the code their refering to. Superscript? Someone mentioned this in another thread and it got me wondering: Why are… --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/27751)
**Author:** [@Super\_Fire\_Convoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Fire_Convoy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2000, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/27751 "2000-08-08T03:21:04Z")
Testing… testing… --- ## [I'm claiming Longest Name on the Board!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-claiming-longest-name-on-the-board/28253)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2000, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-claiming-longest-name-on-the-board/28253 "2000-08-07T07:24:03Z")
Thanks for the suggestion Majordomo --- ## [Scope of searches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scope-of-searches/27371)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2000, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scope-of-searches/27371 "2000-08-07T00:08:22Z")
I sense that, when I click on the search icon, the search that will be made for me doesn’t include the very recent posts–that is, within the last few days. Am I correct? --- ## [What is spam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-spam/28319)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2000, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-spam/28319 "2000-08-06T19:53:00Z")
Saw a thread in IMHO that said “spam edited by Slythe”. What is it and why would itneed to be edited? --- ## [Changing sigs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-sigs/28314)
**Author:** [@Soda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soda)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2000, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-sigs/28314 "2000-08-06T18:28:53Z")
Here’s something that I’ve been wondering about for quite some time… Why is it that sigs sometimes change? In this thread, Shayna’s post from May 5, 2000 has a sig which consists in part of a link to the SD people pages… --- ## [only testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-testing/28337)
**Author:** [@darkcool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/darkcool)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2000, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-testing/28337 "2000-08-06T17:33:17Z")
:slight\_smile: --- ## [How do you save pages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-save-pages/28251)
**Author:** [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2000, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-save-pages/28251 "2000-08-06T15:41:05Z")
Yeah, when you click on file:save (to save the page you are reading) you get a really weird non-html format. Even the printable version isn’t in HTML. Surely there must be a better way to save than to copy & paste the pa… --- ## [testing quote within a quote. only a test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-quote-within-a-quote-only-a-test/28320)
**Author:** [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2000, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-quote-within-a-quote-only-a-test/28320 "2000-08-06T11:23:07Z")
you’re right, what she said didn’t warrant a pit thread. This thread isn’t about her. And the fact that you continue to think it is after I explained it to you only shows how narrow-minded you are. \[/QUOTE\] --- ## [just trying to get this right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-trying-to-get-this-right/27787)
**Author:** [@Or\_n\_ry\_Oscar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Or_n_ry_Oscar)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2000, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-trying-to-get-this-right/27787 "2000-08-05T22:58:04Z")
this is the URL I want to send: washingtonpost.com --- ## [multiple-user registration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-user-registration/27932)
**Author:** [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2000, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-user-registration/27932 "2000-08-05T20:39:54Z")
Is it possible for my daughter to register on the SDMB? She has her own user name for AOL, but when she files in to the Board it welcomes me back, and does not allow for a new registration. Please help, as she would lik… --- ## [Going to Hell in a Hand Basket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-hell-in-a-hand-basket/28088)
**Author:** [@Clarissa\_Moore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clarissa_Moore)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2000, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-hell-in-a-hand-basket/28088 "2000-08-05T19:43:16Z")
“Going to Hell in a Hand Basket” Many people use this old expression, yet I’ve never found a source for it. Anyone know? Any guesses? Slightest clue appreciated. Thank you. --- ## [This is just a test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870)
**Author:** [@Shylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shylock)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2000, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-a-test/26870 "2000-08-05T19:41:59Z")
Testing here :slight\_smile: Next I’ll test a reply to my own thread! So exciting… --- ## [Okay, the virgin post.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-the-virgin-post/28185)
**Author:** [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2000, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-the-virgin-post/28185 "2000-08-05T19:40:46Z")
I would break into the “test one two three” riff from Rent, but I’m not feeling particularly musical at the moment. I just want to make sure that this works… I don’t want to look like one of the uneducated masses. andy… --- ## [testing vB codes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-vb-codes/28243)
**Author:** [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2000, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-vb-codes/28243 "2000-08-05T19:28:02Z")
\[url=“http://www.vbulletin.com”\]My Daughter’s a Doper! Tryin’ to get the hang of this newfangled stuff. --- ## [Spacing and Indenting- Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spacing-and-indenting-help/28026)
**Author:** [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2000, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spacing-and-indenting-help/28026 "2000-08-04T17:25:19Z")
Okay, as you look at my sig, you may find it disctintly ugly looking. Quite frankly, the bold names directly over top of each other create a poor balance of space. I’d be much happier with the overall look of the sig if… --- ## [my hovercraft is full of eels :P](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hovercraft-is-full-of-eels-p/28055)
**Author:** [@ren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ren)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2000, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hovercraft-is-full-of-eels-p/28055 "2000-08-04T17:10:22Z")
So there’s no line for subject within the thread on the page where you start a new thread 'cause it’s used to title the whole thread… --- ## [Members icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/members-icon/27783)
**Author:** [@APB9999](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/APB9999)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2000, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/members-icon/27783 "2000-08-04T09:25:18Z")
In the upper right hand corner of every page is a “members” icon which, I assume, is meant to tell who is logged on at a given time. It is always disabled, every time I’ve tried it. Why? Specifically, it says --- ## [E-Mailing a page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mailing-a-page/28034)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Vega](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Vega)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2000, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mailing-a-page/28034 "2000-08-04T09:20:49Z")
Hey Gang! Dunno if I did it wrong, not holding my legs right, or what. I tries to e-mail a page to myself for future reference, and when I clicked on the e-mail page link, it asked me to log on. I tried and it said my u… --- ## ["just a test using quotes"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test-using-quotes/26544)
**Author:** [@lswote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lswote)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2000, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test-using-quotes/26544 "2000-08-04T06:35:43Z")
testing to see if putting quotes in the title works. --- ## ['going to hell in a handbasket'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-hell-in-a-handbasket/28086)
**Author:** [@Clarissa\_Moore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clarissa_Moore)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2000, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-hell-in-a-handbasket/28086 "2000-08-04T02:49:18Z")
Many people still use this old expression, yet I’ve never found a source that can tell me where it came from? Does anyone know? Any guesses? Slightest clue appreciated. Thank you! --- ## [New user so...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-so/27970)
**Author:** [@darkcool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/darkcool)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2000, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-so/27970 "2000-08-04T02:43:22Z")
How do you get to sdpeoplepages? How do you create a hyperlink word? Sorry, I know these are probably basic, but I’m still new to computers. Thanks, Steve --- ## [The e-mail URL saga continues...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-e-mail-url-saga-continues/27621)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2000, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-e-mail-url-saga-continues/27621 "2000-08-03T22:19:32Z")
I got a real nice reply in this forum when I asked what to do when I can’t click on an e-mail hyperlink from a public computer. Unfortunately, the copy-and-paste procedure didn’t work when I tried it: All I got was the l… --- ## [Finding message board threads.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-message-board-threads/28017)
**Author:** [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2000, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-message-board-threads/28017 "2000-08-03T20:15:34Z")
This is different than Chronos’ thread. I see people being encouraged to do a search because it’s already been discussed in a previous thread. Lately, I’ve been learning how to post and reply better, i.e., a firm under… --- ## [Test and Thanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-and-thanks/27915)
**Author:** [@Badge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badge)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2000, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-and-thanks/27915 "2000-08-03T19:23:47Z")
Just a test, to make sure I got in (looks good so far). Many thanks to TubaDiva for fixing things and getting me added to the membership. :slight\_smile: --- ## [This is so frustrating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-so-frustrating/27816)
**Author:** [@gillygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gillygirl)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2000, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-so-frustrating/27816 "2000-08-03T18:26:12Z")
how do you cut and paste something in to put in the “quote” dealies? it says just cut and paste but i do that here in aol and it wont past into the reply message deal! i just came across a test thread that talked about … --- ## [Resurrecting archived threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrecting-archived-threads/27797)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2000, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrecting-archived-threads/27797 "2000-08-03T03:20:54Z")
OK, somebody correct me if I’m wrong, but as I understand it, the threads which were archived under UBB (Guy Stuff, Why Pray?, etc.) are still sitting around on a disk somewhere, but in a format which vB can’t understand… --- ## [Test thread for URL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-for-url/27369)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2000, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-for-url/27369 "2000-08-03T02:03:19Z")
Getting to the thread indicated by http:boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=29293=this hyperlink should be easy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=537) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=539)