# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=543 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 544 --- ## [need help! how to quote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-how-to-quote/23894)
**Author:** [@lunapark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lunapark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2000, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-how-to-quote/23894 "2000-07-06T13:48:11Z")
I want to post replies in some of the threads, but i have NO CLUE how to quote, aside from copy and pasting. Please let me know how, Thanks --- ## [Board statistics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-statistics/24627)
**Author:** [@TheThill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheThill)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2000, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-statistics/24627 "2000-07-06T09:34:00Z")
Are there any statistics available on the number or registered users, threads, posts, posts per user etc? If not, it might be nice to add a feature like that for the great many of us who are statistically obsessed. --- ## [Now WebTV Compliant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-webtv-compliant/24613)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2000, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-webtv-compliant/24613 "2000-07-06T02:43:12Z")
Thank God! :slight\_smile: --- ## [Test Message](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-message/24645)
**Author:** [@eponymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eponymous)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2000, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-message/24645 "2000-07-05T22:49:11Z")
This is a test…this is only a test. --- ## [Will the members list be turned back on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-members-list-be-turned-back-on/24626)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2000, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-members-list-be-turned-back-on/24626 "2000-07-05T15:07:20Z")
What seems to be the problem? --- ## [The e-mail's turned off ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-e-mails-turned-off/24456)
**Author:** [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2000, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-e-mails-turned-off/24456 "2000-07-05T15:03:12Z")
It says when I try to see a e-mail address of another poster that it’s been turned off by the Admin. Is this just part of the upgrade or is it a new security measure ? --- ## [Has it really gotten that bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-it-really-gotten-that-bad/24173)
**Author:** [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2000, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-it-really-gotten-that-bad/24173 "2000-07-05T13:06:28Z")
Has trolling really gotten that bad on the SDMB? We have lost so many features! Some may be good losses, some not, that’s a matter of individual preference for all here. However, if things keep going the way they had bee… --- ## [Font sizes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/font-sizes/24574)
**Author:** [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2000, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/font-sizes/24574 "2000-07-04T19:52:19Z")
How can I change font size within my post or sig? Thanks! :slight\_smile: --- ## [Exactly what was updated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exactly-what-was-updated/24487)
**Author:** [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2000, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exactly-what-was-updated/24487 "2000-07-04T16:18:35Z")
First off, thank you all you had something to do with the update. Thank you for making it so quick and everything. OK, OK, I see some stuff that’s different: The members icon, the printable version, etc. Could we get a … --- ## [PVonAtark is dead... Long live PVonAtark!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pvonatark-is-dead-long-live-pvonatark/24482)
**Author:** [@Ambumax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambumax)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2000, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pvonatark-is-dead-long-live-pvonatark/24482 "2000-07-04T02:14:12Z")
Greetings and Salutations. I am the poster formerly know as PVonAtark. You may not remember me, (heavens know I didn’t say much) but I used to be known as PVonAtark. A fatal crash necessitated that I restore my computer… --- ## [Why am I not being returned to the message board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-not-being-returned-to-the-message-board/24505)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2000, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-not-being-returned-to-the-message-board/24505 "2000-07-04T02:10:55Z")
I noticed today whilst posting both replies and new threads I am returned, not to the message board, but to the thread I posted to. (Don’t let the Grammar Harpy see that sentence!) --- ## [what's this blue arrow for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-blue-arrow-for/24500)
**Author:** [@vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2000, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-blue-arrow-for/24500 "2000-07-04T00:46:07Z")
What are these blue arrows next to the orange envelopes next to updated threads? I know the orange envelopes indicate a an newly posted to thread, so then, what is the blue arrow for? And will the arrow ever point up? --- ## [Congrats on the update](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congrats-on-the-update/24458)
**Author:** [@VaHermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VaHermit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2000, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congrats-on-the-update/24458 "2000-07-03T23:41:32Z")
Just a quick note to congratulate and thank all those responsible for the quick and pain-free update. I had visions of days/weeks with no SDMB and was wondering where I could get a fix if the corner dealers were out of … --- ## [How do I get special characters in my messages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-special-characters-in-my-messages/24457)
**Author:** [@red\_dragon60](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/red_dragon60)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2000, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-special-characters-in-my-messages/24457 "2000-07-03T19:15:01Z")
I know about holding down \[alt\] and typing numbers while \[numlock\] is engaged, but I don’t have any idea about what the characters are. Is there a guide that says what numbers will give what symbols? I really need this f… --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/24350)
**Author:** [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2000, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/24350 "2000-07-03T19:12:16Z")
This is a test of the message board system. If this had been an actual message, it would have (hopefully) been more interesting --- ## [Am I back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-back/24454)
**Author:** [@Carl\_Berry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Berry)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2000, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-back/24454 "2000-07-03T18:35:43Z")
Returning from a great 12 day cruise/tour in Alaska yesterday (7/2) one of the things that I checked on was to see I was still excluded from the SDMB.I was. But, today I may be able to post due to the upgrade of 7/3. Thi… --- ## [If you get this before 3 July...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-get-this-before-3-july/24351)
**Author:** [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2000, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-get-this-before-3-july/24351 "2000-07-03T00:50:54Z")
What upgrades are being done? What can we expect to see? --- ## [Suggestions to pass to vB people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-to-pass-to-vb-people/24373)
**Author:** [@Salton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salton)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2000, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-to-pass-to-vb-people/24373 "2000-07-02T21:15:57Z")
I know it’s too late for this coming version update, but it’s not going to be the last update. It would make a better search if the qualifiers were “intersected” instead of “added”. When you ask for a key word ANd a pe… --- ## [Yet another test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-test/24337)
**Author:** [@Qwisp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwisp)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2000, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-test/24337 "2000-07-02T07:19:30Z")
I just fixed my sig and I want to see if it works --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/22754)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2000, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/22754 "2000-07-02T00:40:31Z")
test --- ## ['Guest'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guest/24116)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2000, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guest/24116 "2000-07-01T23:57:56Z")
What does the designation ‘Guest’ mean? How would one become a Guest here? --- ## [FAQ improvements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-improvements/24211)
**Author:** [@ren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ren)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2000, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-improvements/24211 "2000-07-01T20:55:49Z")
Just the other day I was trying to figure out how to use subscripts. The vendor-supplied information in vB does not mention them. I just stumbled across a thread where Arnold reveals that there are {sub} and {sup} tags. … --- ## [Is it just me or do the links really not work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-do-the-links-really-not-work/24240)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2000, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-do-the-links-really-not-work/24240 "2000-07-01T17:50:45Z")
Every time I click on a link, my computer freezes for a minute and the link never pops up. Is it just my computer? If it isn’t, why is this happening? --- ## [Email notification is also turned off.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-notification-is-also-turned-off/24033)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2000, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-notification-is-also-turned-off/24033 "2000-07-01T17:27:54Z")
Because of abuse of this function (legitimate posters getting flooded with emails they didn’t ask for), we have been forced to turn off the “email notification – email sent to you whenever someone replies to your post” f… --- ## [How do you moderators do your job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-moderators-do-your-job/23099)
**Author:** [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2000, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-moderators-do-your-job/23099 "2000-07-01T08:11:37Z")
I imagine y’all slowly hunting and pecking 24/7 across your assigned boards, checking each thread for trolls, sock puppets, and wrongly-posted threads, to the detriment of your health, social life, and IRL jobs. Or is i… --- ## [First unread post.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-unread-post/24088)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2000, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-unread-post/24088 "2000-07-01T03:19:47Z")
The “Go to first unread post” feature is present on some threads, but not on others. Any idea why? Am I doing something wrong? Peace, mangeorge --- ## [Monday is the 3rd, not the 2nd.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monday-is-the-3rd-not-the-2nd/24216)
**Author:** [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2000, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monday-is-the-3rd-not-the-2nd/24216 "2000-06-30T23:41:31Z")
Is the board going down on Monday, or on the 2nd? --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/24198)
**Author:** [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2000, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/24198 "2000-06-30T19:45:49Z")
Giant Nuclear Space Poodles --- ## [New messages aren't shown....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-messages-arent-shown/24098)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2000, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-messages-arent-shown/24098 "2000-06-30T19:42:54Z")
When there’s a new message in a thread, the envelope is red. But sometimes I’ll post a thread, move to another forum, come back to the previous forum to find that the “last post” name isn’t mine but the envelope isn’t re… --- ## [Help w/keeping up with the boards.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-w-keeping-up-with-the-boards/23921)
**Author:** [@Aglarond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aglarond)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2000, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-w-keeping-up-with-the-boards/23921 "2000-06-30T16:46:22Z")
I tried to search for this, but couldn’t find it. I’m new to the board and am having trouble keeping up with the new posts. As I leave one board and go to the next, and then back again, stuff I’ve already looked at is st… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=542) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=544)