# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=549 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 550 --- ## [Why the Comments boards are underused](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-comments-boards-are-underused/20861)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2000, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-comments-boards-are-underused/20861 "2000-05-30T05:56:46Z")
When a post is made to Comments on Cecil’s Columns that does not apply to one of his columns, it’s moved to another board. Ditto for Comments on Mailbag Answers. But when someone asks a question in one of the other colum… --- ## [Idea to speed up message boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-to-speed-up-message-boards/20816)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2000, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-to-speed-up-message-boards/20816 "2000-05-29T18:57:30Z")
Would it be possible to have a mirror to the “Threadspotting” thread? The link on the front page could point to that mirror, which could be updated, say, every hour or so. Accessing it would then just be a normal file tr… --- ## [jumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpy/20807)
**Author:** [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2000, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpy/20807 "2000-05-29T16:04:19Z")
When you read the SECOND \[or more\] page of topics & write a message, after the message posts, you are sent back to the first page! It should send you back to the page of topic s you were reading! --- ## [You need a "Graceful Degradation" plan for slow times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-need-a-graceful-degradation-plan-for-slow-times/20306)
**Author:** [@It\_is\_to\_laugh-Non](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_is_to_laugh-Non)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2000, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-need-a-graceful-degradation-plan-for-slow-times/20306 "2000-05-29T06:28:20Z")
You need a “Graceful Degradation” plan for slow times. When you post the “too many posters” message, it should trigger a halt to searches. If searches are off and still too many posters, drop (or queue-up) New Threads. … --- ## [Now the Signatures update too???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-the-signatures-update-too/20608)
**Author:** [@SterlingNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SterlingNorth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2000, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-the-signatures-update-too/20608 "2000-05-29T05:37:04Z")
Wow, go away and in three months time, the who board changes. I like the preview (finally!!!) function. I like the go to new post button. But of all the things to be updated dynamically, why the signature?? Right now… --- ## [Congrats New Mods!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congrats-new-mods/20575)
**Author:** [@coosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coosa)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2000, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congrats-new-mods/20575 "2000-05-29T03:22:39Z")
Damn, you folks at the SD work fast! I’m gone a few hours and the whole board changes - new mods everywhere and even a new forum! My mind is still boggling. But I’ve found that a little alcohol helps with the boggles, … --- ## [How do you get the small caps, again? They aren't on my "Character Map"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-the-small-caps-again-they-arent-on-my-character-map/20115)
**Author:** [@Diagonal\_Twin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diagonal_Twin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2000, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-the-small-caps-again-they-arent-on-my-character-map/20115 "2000-05-28T14:59:43Z")
How do you get the small caps, again? They aren’t on my “Character Map” program. Do you have to ask for Non-Western coding or something? That’s the only option I see, but it make the screen a mess. --- ## ["Search" icon on individual postings doesn't work!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-icon-on-individual-postings-doesnt-work/18717)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2000, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-icon-on-individual-postings-doesnt-work/18717 "2000-05-27T23:22:10Z")
I’ve clicked on this icon, to find postings under my name for X number of days. I just get a message on the screen that ‘no matches were found.’ Why doesn’t this work? --- ## [following e-mails](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/following-e-mails/20691)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2000, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/following-e-mails/20691 "2000-05-27T20:59:00Z")
Diva - I recommend that there be a feature on the MB which would allow a poster to DEselect the e-mail feature on their post. I am interested in the follow up to my posts - for a while - but I see that frequently, the th… --- ## ["In My Humble Opinion?" NOW OPEN!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-now-open/20522)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2000, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-now-open/20522 "2000-05-27T16:52:52Z")
Hmmmm? What’s with the new forum? --- ## [Is it only me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-only-me/20538)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2000, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-only-me/20538 "2000-05-26T22:07:35Z")
Or is putting up the new forum bringing the board down? I get in, I read one post, I can’t get back. Must be me. --- ## [Maybe it's not a bug. Maybe it's an undcoumented feature.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-its-not-a-bug-maybe-its-an-undcoumented-feature/20612)
**Author:** [@Nurlman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nurlman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2000, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-its-not-a-bug-maybe-its-an-undcoumented-feature/20612 "2000-05-26T19:54:29Z")
This is an effort to try and isolate a bug that I think I’ve found with the new software. In a recent thread I posted in GQ, the subject line I typed in read: Origin of expression “shaggy dog story” However, the softw… --- ## [Logic spotted on front page!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logic-spotted-on-front-page/20607)
**Author:** [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2000, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logic-spotted-on-front-page/20607 "2000-05-26T18:03:30Z")
While I’m not hot on the idea of a IMHO forum, I do want to congratulate whoever ‘fixed’ the order of forums into a more logical hierarchy. It now follows the flow through which I go through the forums. Thanks. Peace. … --- ## [What's this "Too many people logged on" nonsense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-too-many-people-logged-on-nonsense/19897)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2000, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-too-many-people-logged-on-nonsense/19897 "2000-05-26T13:14:49Z")
I was reading a thread, tried to get back to the forum and got a message that said something like “Too many users logged, this message has been sent to the technical team.” And then I was booted. Why was I chosen to be … --- ## [Master List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-list/1214)
**Author:** [@Chrome\_Toaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chrome_Toaster)\ **Replies:** 444\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2000, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-list/1214 "2000-05-26T12:39:31Z")
Is there a list of all of the SDMB members accessible anywhere? “A slightly altered view of the world…” Chrome Toaster --- ## [Tuba, Could You Come Here a Sec?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuba-could-you-come-here-a-sec/20563)
**Author:** [@Chrome\_Toaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chrome_Toaster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2000, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuba-could-you-come-here-a-sec/20563 "2000-05-26T12:24:57Z")
I just noticed that the old, 9-page-long “Master List” thread has been resurrected, and people are posting to it, rather than to Master List Redux,the continuation of the Master List. I know you closed the long, unweild… --- ## [Change of moderators in "Comments on Cecil's Columns"--NEW MODERATOR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-of-moderators-in-comments-on-cecils-columns-new-moderator/19639)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2000, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-of-moderators-in-comments-on-cecils-columns-new-moderator/19639 "2000-05-26T01:23:39Z")
Jillgat will not longer moderate Comments on Cecil’s Columns; she’s got some real life stuff to attend to and can’t hang with us. For the time being, CKDextHavn will moderate CCC, stay tuned for further developments. y… --- ## [Very strange glitch.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-strange-glitch/20553)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2000, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-strange-glitch/20553 "2000-05-26T00:21:07Z")
This is so weird that I thought it deserved it’s own thread. I usually surf the SDMB with IE5. Since last night, IE can’t seem to call up any of the pages after the main message board menu. No forum pages, no threads. Af… --- ## [just a test, pay me no mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test-pay-me-no-mind/20472)
**Author:** [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2000, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-test-pay-me-no-mind/20472 "2000-05-25T22:17:42Z")
okay --- ## [Using search](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-search/20434)
**Author:** [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2000, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-search/20434 "2000-05-25T20:53:07Z")
I cannot get the message board search to work. I type in my seach and I get to a screen that says: Thank you for searching. Your search is in progress and you will be taken to the results in a moment. Thank you for your… --- ## [All suggestions for the new MB here, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-suggestions-for-the-new-mb-here-please/18326)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2000, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-suggestions-for-the-new-mb-here-please/18326 "2000-05-25T07:54:39Z")
Hey folks, lets give the Mods a break. They have been working like crazy this past weekend, and having everyone throw in their two cents all over ATMB can’t be helpful. I started this thread for one reason. If you have a… --- ## [Threadspotting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadspotting/20371)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2000, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadspotting/20371 "2000-05-25T07:42:12Z")
Y’know, I am an idiot. I make this admission of my own free will. What saddens my mother is that I make it with pride. Anyway… If there is another thread for nominating threadspotting topics, I missed it. I THOUGHT mayb… --- ## [Hi Tuba, I gotta question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-tuba-i-gotta-question/20441)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2000, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-tuba-i-gotta-question/20441 "2000-05-25T04:50:49Z")
How do you change your username? --- ## [Sig test only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test-only/20457)
**Author:** [@Germ\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Germ_Boy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2000, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test-only/20457 "2000-05-24T21:11:41Z")
I told you, it’s only a sig test. Sheesh… --- ## [Using search](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-search/20435)
**Author:** [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2000, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-search/20435 "2000-05-24T19:49:51Z")
I cannot get the message board search to work. I type in my seach and I get to a screen that says: Thank you for searching. Your search is in progress and you will be taken to the results in a moment. Thank you for your… --- ## [\[sub\] and \[sup\] aren't in the vB code page. Anyone know of other "secret" codes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sub-and-sup-arent-in-the-vb-code-page-anyone-know-of-other-secret-codes/20405)
**Author:** [@Show\_Biz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Show_Biz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2000, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sub-and-sup-arent-in-the-vb-code-page-anyone-know-of-other-secret-codes/20405 "2000-05-24T19:14:04Z")
\[sub\]{sub}\[/sub\] and \[sup\]{sup}\[/sup\] aren’t in the “vB code” page. Anyone know of other “secret” codes? --- ## [testers: why you no use "preview"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testers-why-you-no-use-preview/19763)
**Author:** [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2000, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testers-why-you-no-use-preview/19763 "2000-05-24T18:37:37Z")
Is there something I’m missing here? What do you see by posting a test rather than clicking “preview”? picmr --- ## [Wishes: Easier ways to jump around](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishes-easier-ways-to-jump-around/20246)
**Author:** [@JoltSucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoltSucker)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2000, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishes-easier-ways-to-jump-around/20246 "2000-05-24T17:58:12Z")
I used to haunt just General Discussion, but now I’ve branched out to MPSIMS (or whatever it’s called). My wish is for an easier way to jump to the other boards, from at least the top level of the board that you happen t… --- ## [About Preview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-preview/20352)
**Author:** [@SoapBoxMessiah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoapBoxMessiah)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2000, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-preview/20352 "2000-05-24T17:31:45Z")
Wouldn’t it be better if it also showed you the Author column and your sig? You know, so it would actually look like the real post would. --- ## [\[sub\] and \[sup\] aren't in the](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sub-and-sup-arent-in-the/20404)
**Author:** [@Show\_Biz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Show_Biz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2000, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sub-and-sup-arent-in-the/20404 "2000-05-24T14:42:50Z")
\[sub\]{sub}\[/sub\] and \[sup\]{sup}\[/sup\] aren’t in the “vB code” page. Anyone know of other “secret” codes? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=548) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=550)