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**Author:** [@Obvious\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obvious_Guy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2000, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-icons/21709 "2000-06-11T11:36:59Z")
What are all the message icons you can use? such as :slight\_smile: :frowning: :smiley: Also being fairly new to SDMB is there anything else I should know about posting? Please help a poor newbie out. --- ## [Question for TubaDiva. . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-tubadiva/21875)
**Author:** [@Heloise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heloise)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2000, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-tubadiva/21875 "2000-06-11T09:23:47Z")
I apologize if you’ve answered this before. I have a rather inane question, but this has been bugging me because I’m not sure how to read your name. Is it TubaDiva as in diva, singer, or TubaDiva, as in (read New Yorkes… --- ## [It seems really slow out today, or is it just me? (ha ha)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-seems-really-slow-out-today-or-is-it-just-me-ha-ha/21674)
**Author:** [@Show\_Biz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Show_Biz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2000, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-seems-really-slow-out-today-or-is-it-just-me-ha-ha/21674 "2000-06-11T09:07:12Z")
I don’t want to burst anyones’s balloon, since I see everyone else praising the speed, but I’ve seen my last post go over a minute before returning. I’m on IE 5, with AltaVisa service running at “115200” which is 57K v.9… --- ## [What happened to my thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-thread/21820)
**Author:** [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2000, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-thread/21820 "2000-06-10T22:46:12Z")
I posted a topic with the title “Why isn’t Georgia’s flag controversial?” earlier this week (Tuesday I think). There were many replies and this evening I had an SDMB notice that there was another reply, but it isn’t ther… --- ## [Board Etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-etiquette/21793)
**Author:** [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2000, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-etiquette/21793 "2000-06-10T20:20:45Z")
Salutations – I’m a relatively new member. I originally joined just to take part in the questions and debates, etc., but I’m starting to get a feel of the community that’s arisen here, and I pretty much like it. So as n… --- ## [Hi Cecil.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-cecil/21615)
**Author:** [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2000, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-cecil/21615 "2000-06-10T16:10:25Z")
How are you? --- ## [Question For Tuba and/or SDMB Techs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-tuba-and-or-sdmb-techs/21664)
**Author:** [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2000, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-tuba-and-or-sdmb-techs/21664 "2000-06-10T08:35:42Z")
Okay, recently several of us SDMBers got hit with a bunch of “Cheer up!” messages. Apparently, someone named ‘Sarah’ IMed everyone she could (including people she did not know) and asked them to send a message to us to ‘… --- ## [How do you use the damn smilies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-use-the-damn-smilies/21479)
**Author:** [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2000, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-use-the-damn-smilies/21479 "2000-06-10T06:37:22Z")
See question in subject field --- ## [Etiquette / legality / morality of quoting posts elsewhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-legality-morality-of-quoting-posts-elsewhere/21698)
**Author:** [@Boris\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boris_B)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2000, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-legality-morality-of-quoting-posts-elsewhere/21698 "2000-06-10T05:12:14Z")
What is the policy regarding quoting Dope posters elsewhere? I mean, if I were to use SDMB threads (minus any lengthy C. Adams quotes) as fodder for my upcoming book on web culture, would I be sued, go to Hell, or be con… --- ## [SDSTAFF, SD SAB: Who's who?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdstaff-sd-sab-whos-who/21902)
**Author:** [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2000, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdstaff-sd-sab-whos-who/21902 "2000-06-10T04:38:45Z")
Tuba, Feel free to pop this over to the Mailbag if this is CKDext’s field of expertise. What exactly is the difference between the Straight Dope Staff and the Straight Dope Science Advisory Board? Are these folks assi… --- ## [Friends, Romans, Dopers: Lend Me Your Tips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-romans-dopers-lend-me-your-tips/21879)
**Author:** [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2000, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-romans-dopers-lend-me-your-tips/21879 "2000-06-10T01:49:49Z")
I’m sure this plea has gone out before, so I apologize in advance. But I’m looking for ideas SDMB users have developed for keeping track of where they’ve posted and how to get there again. The message boards I’m familia… --- ## [Better watch out, better not pout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-watch-out-better-not-pout/21884)
**Author:** [@Jois](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jois)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2000, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-watch-out-better-not-pout/21884 "2000-06-09T18:18:05Z")
Somebody would like to see internet users take responsibility for their words: http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/06/cyber/cyberlaw/09law.html --- ## [I have changed again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-changed-again/21805)
**Author:** [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2000, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-changed-again/21805 "2000-06-09T09:17:52Z")
Okay. Sorry about al the confusion, but I have gone back to my original(from June of 99) user name of vanilla. Not vanillanice, but just plain vanilla. I will vow to never change it again. --- ## [replies ending up in different threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies-ending-up-in-different-threads/18892)
**Author:** [@zuma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuma)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2000, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies-ending-up-in-different-threads/18892 "2000-06-09T04:35:55Z")
I’ve noticed a lot of this lately, and tonight it happened to me. If this has been brought up before, I apologize. Hopefully this ends up in the right forum hehe. --- ## [Special Character Codes List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-character-codes-list/21595)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2000, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-character-codes-list/21595 "2000-06-08T18:37:13Z")
In the “(for manhattan) codes for special characters” thread, there was a comprehensive list of special character codes, but the software changeover mucked it all up. Could the original author (Arnold Winkelried) or some… --- ## [Should sigs be automatic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-sigs-be-automatic/21024)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2000, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-sigs-be-automatic/21024 "2000-06-08T17:27:55Z")
The way the system is currently set up, sigs are automatically attached to every post you make, unless you deselect that option. We’re considering doing it the other way around – if you want a sig in your post, you sele… --- ## [Great Caesar's ghost!! You MUST read this...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-caesars-ghost-you-must-read-this/21627)
**Author:** [@DBCooper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DBCooper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2000, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-caesars-ghost-you-must-read-this/21627 "2000-06-08T16:47:46Z")
Petty fools. This is only a TEST POST. You’ve fallen for the oldest trick in the book, the one that single-handedly keeps junk e-mail distributors afloat. You see a catchy subject heading…open the e-mail…and BAM…you’re … --- ## [Why Doesn't this work with WebTV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-this-work-with-webtv/19263)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2000, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-this-work-with-webtv/19263 "2000-06-08T03:32:55Z")
I noticed I can’t get into the new board from WebTV. Is this permenant. What would WebTV have to do to be able to get into this board. (Not like they’d do it though) :frowning: --- ## [Changing one's user name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-ones-user-name/21708)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2000, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-ones-user-name/21708 "2000-06-08T03:22:25Z")
If you change your user name, does your # of posts follow? --- ## [How to use HTML special characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-use-html-special-characters/21663)
**Author:** [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2000, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-use-html-special-characters/21663 "2000-06-07T20:34:43Z")
The following is plagiarized from Arnold Winkelried’s thread about special characters. To use these codes you must preview your reply. (To see the preview post correctly you can preview twice, provided you are not doing … --- ## [Hardware upgrade for the SDMB, plus other news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardware-upgrade-for-the-sdmb-plus-other-news/21165)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2000, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardware-upgrade-for-the-sdmb-plus-other-news/21165 "2000-06-07T14:49:49Z")
Just talked to our tech guys and am happy to report the following: Last Friday 5/26/00 we ordered a 2nd processor for our server, which can run two processors in tandem. It should arrive in a few days. This should pro… --- ## [The Wish List Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wish-list-thread/21498)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2000, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wish-list-thread/21498 "2000-06-07T13:04:53Z")
I know that there was somewhere, somewhen, a thread about “suggestions for the new board”, but it’s not anywhere in the last ten days and I wouldn’t want to resurrect something older than that, so here goes. I’m creating… --- ## [Dear Tuba](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-tuba/21429)
**Author:** [@WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallyM7)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2000, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-tuba/21429 "2000-06-05T23:05:37Z")
My daughter Amy, who is 18, would like to register with the board. The only problem is, we only have one connection. She’d introduce herself to the board and state that I’m her Dad, so there would be no question of sock… --- ## [Whatever you did, thank you!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-you-did-thank-you/21045)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2000, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-you-did-thank-you/21045 "2000-06-05T23:02:27Z")
Halleluia! For the first time in two weeks, I’m able to access the boards in daylight! I don’t know what, if anything, was done, but it sure seems to have helped big-time! Thank you, whoever was responsible, and keep up … --- ## [TubaDiva is the best moderator in all of moderatordom!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-is-the-best-moderator-in-all-of-moderatordom/21126)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2000, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-is-the-best-moderator-in-all-of-moderatordom/21126 "2000-06-05T16:40:43Z")
So, there’s nothing I can do to stop all my Biggirls from changing into Pink Slinkys? The reason why I ask is that my hubby is supposed to be registering (he lurks now) and he is supposed to guess who is me by my posts … --- ## [testing the smiles........](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-smiles/20977)
**Author:** [@olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/olive)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2000, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-smiles/20977 "2000-06-05T15:12:31Z")
:0 :slight\_smile: ;( :\> :frowning: \<3 --- ## [Just Testing my new pc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-my-new-pc/21410)
**Author:** [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2000, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-my-new-pc/21410 "2000-06-05T03:43:19Z")
I’ll see if I can read this --- ## [You should disallow leading blanks in usernames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-should-disallow-leading-blanks-in-usernames/20888)
**Author:** [@WebMasterUSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WebMasterUSA)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2000, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-should-disallow-leading-blanks-in-usernames/20888 "2000-06-04T20:11:27Z")
You should disallow leading blanks in usernames. I guess I was the first to do this, but now that " BANNED" was dropped, I’d hate to see further examples, as it does cause confusion. (Long story, please skip. Proposal … --- ## [Don't Mind Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-mind-me/21285)
**Author:** [@Fleetwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fleetwood)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2000, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-mind-me/21285 "2000-06-04T17:58:12Z")
Just a test. I have never started a thread and this is my big chance. --- ## [annoyance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoyance/21242)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2000, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoyance/21242 "2000-06-04T08:28:52Z")
Okay, here’s something that I just can’t seem to get used to. Posters who are banned who continue to show up in a thread. Specifically, I see their name and note it says “banned”, then continue to read their later posts … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=546) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=548)