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## [RioRico has been suspended for one week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riorico-has-been-suspended-for-one-week/846669)
For accumulating four warnings in six weeks, RioRico has been suspended for one week. https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22086858&postcount=9 https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=2203820…
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## [JC, Mark Warnings Clearer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jc-mark-warnings-clearer/846552)
This one. Might want to mark it more clearly as an official warning (which it is), rather than the ambiguous “The Moderatator Speaks” crap. Not for me (who gets the PM) but so everyone else knows either accusing someone…
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## [UnwittingAmericans is banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwittingamericans-is-banned/846544)
For earning a warning following suspension, poster UnwittingAmericans is banned. https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22083597&postcount=27 Recent suspension: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showth…
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## [Can we link to our own tweets or other social media?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-link-to-our-own-tweets-or-other-social-media/846290)
I’m very active on Twitter and Instagram. Can I link to my own posts on social media in response to a thread? For example: OP: What did you think of this movie? Dalej42: I thought it sucked \
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\
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**Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-avatar/846370 "2020-01-16T20:35:30Z")
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## [Now why is it doing this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-why-is-it-doing-this/846403)
Try to post, hit submit, it hangs for about 15 seconds, then goes to the page that says you have to wait 60 seconds to post again. AGAIN? I’m only trying to post ONCE. But I don’t hit submit on the 60 seconds page, that …
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## [Can anyone help me learn how to use Multi-Quote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-learn-how-to-use-multi-quote/846400)
I tried using Multi-Quote but failed to figure out how to make it work. I Googled, “Straight Dope how to use multi-quote” and got this link: https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Straight+Dope+how+to+use…
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## [Expired security certificate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-security-certificate/846254)
When I try to connect to boards.straightdope.com/sbmd I get the following error from Bitdefender (my antivirus program) displayed in my browser: This similar error popped up three times in Bitdefender, probably because…
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## [A Small Suggestion or Request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-small-suggestion-or-request/844882)
About four years ago, I became unhappy with my experience on this board and it seemed to me this board likewise became unhappy with my participation here. So, I left and did not post here at all during those four years. …
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## [Online Portrait Gallery update](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-portrait-gallery-update/846359)
I am sharing news / getting opinions about the SDMB Online Portrait Gallery in a thread in MPSIMS. See you there if you are interested in the topic.
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## [Certification expired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/certification-expired/846260)
I just got a warning from my virus protection that the board’s certificate isn’t valid. I came in anyway, but everything is broken.
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## [Straight Dope: Site Not Secure, Invalid Certificate, Expired Certificate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-site-not-secure-invalid-certificate-expired-certificate/825722)
I just got a message coming to this site using Firefox and had to add an exception.
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## [Should I start reporting what I consider to be hijacks? (GD)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-start-reporting-what-i-consider-to-be-hijacks-gd/846194)
With the new rules for Great Debates, the staff are clearly calling for more focused threads with less hijacks. There are plenty of posts that I think are hijacks. Should I report them? I personally could not care less …
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## [Threats of legal actions gets you banned but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threats-of-legal-actions-gets-you-banned-but/845797)
I have no problem with this rule, but am curious as to why that particular act is considered more heinous than threatening harm. I know threatening harm could get one banned but strict reading of the rules implies you m…
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## [Thank you for changing Election to Politics & Elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-changing-election-to-politics-elections/845740)
Thanks, mods and admins! It’s been long overdue and I didn’t want y’all to think that no one noticed or appreciated it now that it finally happened. Good job! ETA: Great; I missed an “s” in the thread title. :smack:
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## [Who does the SDMB mandate that I be offended by?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-the-sdmb-mandate-that-i-be-offended-by/845739)
Johnathan Chance wrote in New Rules for Great Debates and Elections – January 2020 that “Posters do not have the right to remain unoffended by other posters statements and opinions.” Since board policy now specifies tha…
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## [Link to compilations of previous threads on "Tired Topics"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-to-compilations-of-previous-threads-on-tired-topics/845753)
In the name of fighting ignorance, and to be nice to new members with doubts about climate change etc, I recommend linking to a compilation of previous threads for each “Tired Topic”. ~Max
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## [New Rules for Great Debates and Elections – What Has Changed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rules-for-great-debates-and-elections-what-has-changed/845732)
Could someone clarify what the differences are between the previous rules and the new rules? Thanks.
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## [Pointing out trolls, a question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointing-out-trolls-a-question/845677)
What is the policy for pointing out trolling in Elections or Great Debates? I read the sticky but I am unsure what specifically constitutes trolling or how far someone can walk the line. Ditka was good at walking the l…
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## [Shodan is suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-is-suspended/840152)
For four warnings in just under a year, two of which for trolling, Shodan has been suspended for one week. https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21856017&postcount=122 https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb…
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## [Rules about lobbying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-about-lobbying/845546)
Another poster mentioned actively lobbying for a law or policy change. I want to know more and possibly participate. It’s not really on-topic for the thread, so I would start a new one. This triggered a mental warning be…
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## [Posting pic instructions, s'il vous plait (encore!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-pic-instructions-sil-vous-plait-encore/845484)
Seen posts about this before, but never really took note. This time I will. (Couldn’t find any sticky about it.)
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## [What should be in Great Debates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-in-great-debates/845475)
I posted a straight up question in General Questions What prompted IG Michael Horowitz to investigate FISA abuse? which was immediately moved to Great Debates. I started a different thread in Great Debates FISA warrant …
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## [Strange Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-problem/845439)
About one hour ago I made a post to this forum to discuss the problem of time outs and I asked some general questions. That is not the problem I wish to now discuss. A few minutes ago, I came to this forum and decided t…
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## [Double posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posts/844964)
We already know the problems with 502/504 errors. When you get those errors after attempting to post, that often leads to double posting. Look in any forum here, you’ll find double posts because of this.
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## ["Red Pill" warning in GD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-pill-warning-in-gd/819588)
Here are the series of posts: I think this is incorrect moderation. “Red Pill” is a specific and particularly disgusting ideology – a spin off of the Men’s Rights movement that is somehow even more hateful. I have …
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## [Can I change my notification email address?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-change-my-notification-email-address/845424)
I’m using my work email but want to change to a different one. I can’t seem to find a way to do it.
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## [Pitting question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-question/845407)
If you’re getting pitted, is it kosher for you to come in and defend yourself?
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## [ECG, you're flat-out wrong.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ecg-youre-flat-out-wrong/845357)
Here, you say : but you’re wrong. I was criticizing \*all \*the moderation of GD. and as for : I do, and did, have an “actual specific issue to discuss”. Which is that tolerance of obvious trolls is what is killing G…
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## [An example of what's wrong with GD moderation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-example-of-whats-wrong-with-gd-moderation/844771)
This thread. Why was it moved to the Pitand not just shut down for obviously being in the wrong forum and being distinctly trollish as well? More importantly, why wasn’t the OP at the very least mod-noted? It’s not lik…
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